Reconstruction:Proto-Malayic/hulu(ʔ)

This Proto-Malayic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Malayic

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qulu, from Proto-Austronesian *qulu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hulu(ʔ)/

Noun

*hulu(ʔ)

1. head (part of the body)

Descendants

• Malayan
  • Malay: hulu, ulu (dated)
    • Indonesian: hulu
    • → Chinese: 烏魯／乌鲁 (Wūlǔ)
    • → English: ulu
• Urak Lawoi': ฮูลู (hulu)