ꦮꦸꦭꦸ

Javanese

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Javanese wulu, from Middle Dutch wolle, from Old Dutch *wulla, from Proto-West Germanic *wullu, from Proto-Germanic *wullō.

Noun

ꦮꦸꦭꦸ (krama ngoko wulu)

  1. (anatomy) hair
    Hyponym: rambut
  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

Inherited 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

ꦮꦸꦭꦸ (krama ngoko wulu)

  1. vowel sign i in the Javanese writing system
Derived terms
  • wulu dirga
  • wulu melik

Etymology 3

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

Noun

ꦮꦸꦭꦸ (krama ngoko wulu)

  1. (Islam) ritual washing by Muslims before prayers

References

  • “wulu” in Javanese-Indonesian Dictionary [Kamus Bahasa Jawa-Indonesia], Yogyakarta, Indonesia: The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta Special [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta], 2023.
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