ꦲꦸꦭꦸ

Javanese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /u.lu/
• Rhymes: -lu
• Hyphenation: ulu

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Javanese hulu (“head; head-waters of a river; head of, chief of, in charge of”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qulu, from Proto-Austronesian *qulu.

Noun

ꦲꦸꦭꦸ (ulu, hulu)

1. (literary) head
2. leader, head

Derived terms

• ꦥꦼꦔꦸꦭꦸ (pengulu)
• ꦥꦼꦔꦸꦭꦺꦴꦤ꧀ (pengulon)
• ꦲꦸꦭꦸꦲꦸꦭꦸ (ulu-ulu)
• ꦲꦸꦭꦺꦴꦤ꧀ꦲꦸꦭꦺꦴꦤ꧀ (ulon-ulon)

 

• ꦲꦸꦭꦸꦧꦭꦁ (ulu balang)
• ꦲꦸꦭꦸꦲꦠꦶ (ulu ati)

 

Etymology 2

Verb

ꦲꦸꦭꦸ (ulu)

1. (colloquial) alternative spelling of ꦮꦸꦭꦸ (wulu)

Etymology 3

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

ꦲꦸꦭꦸ (ulu)

1. to swallow

Derived terms

• ꦏꦺꦴꦭꦸ (kolu)
• ꦔꦸꦭꦺꦴꦤꦶ (nguloni)

 

Further reading

• The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2011) “ulu”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), 2nd edition, Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN