wulu

Bandjalang

Noun

wulu

  1. ankle

Javanese

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈwu.lu/
  • Hyphenation: wu‧lu
  • Rhymes: -lu, -u

Etymology 1

From Old Javanese wulu (“body hair, feather”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bulu₁ (“body hair; fur; feather”). Cognates include Tagalog búlo, Malay bulu, Balinese bulu, Sasak bulu, Sundanese bulu, Makasar bulu.

Noun

wulu

  1. (anatomy) body hair
  2. (anatomy) fur
  3. (anatomy) feather
Derived terms
  • wulu alis
  • wulu bréngos
  • wulu cumbu
  • wulu godhèg
  • wulu idep
  • wulu jawès
  • wulu jembut
  • wulu jénggot
  • wulu kèlèk
  • wulu puhun
  • wulu simbar
  • wulu wedhus

Etymology 2
Vowel sign i (wulu)

From Old Javanese hulu (“head”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qulu (“head, top part”), from Proto-Austronesian *quluh. Cognate with Balinese ulu (“vowel sign i”).

Noun

wulu

  1. vowel sign i in the Javanese writing system
Alternative forms
  • ulu (rarely used)
Derived terms
  • wulu dirga
  • wulu melik

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Arabic وُضُوء‎ (wuḍūʾ). Parallel borrowings (from Arabic) are Indonesian wudu, English wudu.

Noun

wulu

  1. (Islam) ritual washing by Muslims before prayers

Lower Sorbian

Alternative forms

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈulu/

Noun

wulu

  1. locative singular of wul

Wolof

Noun

wulu (definite form wulu wi)

  1. heifer
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