The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary

*quluh head

PAN quluh head ⇫

Form.
Trobiawan utsu head
Kavalan uRu head
Saisiyat ta-ʔœlœh head
Hoanya ulu head
Puyuma Huru cut off the head, behead
Puyuma (Tamalakaw) Huru cut off the head, behead
Paiwan qulu head
ki-qulu to headhunt, take heads

PMP qulu head; top part; leader, chief; headwaters; handle of a bladed implement; prow of a boat; first, first-born ⇫

WMP
Ivatan (Isamorong) oho head
Itbayaten oxo head (as part of body); chief head of office
Ivatan oho head
Isneg ólo the head; head chief; head, source (of a stream)
Malaweg ulu head
Itawis úlu head
Bontok ʔúlu head, top of something
Ifugaw úlu head
Yogad ulu head
Casiguran Dumagat uló head; knife handle
Pangasinan oló head
Ilokano ólo head; roof
Tagalog úlo head; principal part; top, tip of anything; front part
Chamorro ulu head
Bantuqanon uyo head
Hanunóo ʔúlu head, as of a person or animal
Tboli kulu head; beehive
Kalamian Tagbanwa kulu head
Aklanon úeo head
Inati olo head
Moken kolo prow; handle
Cebuano úlu head
Subanen/Subanun gulu head
Subanun (Sindangan) gulu head
Maranao olo head; leader, manager, captain
Manobo (Western Bukidnon) ulu head of the body; source of a river or stream
Palauan ʔiú-l his/her hair
ʔúi hair (on head)
Klata ullu head
Maguindanao úlu head
Rungus Dusun ulu head, handle (as of axe)
Tiruray ʔulew the head
Kadazan Dusun t-uhu head, handle
Minokok tuLu head
Tausug ū head
Berawan (Long Teru) uloh head
Bintulu uləw head; handle (of a bush knife)
Kenyah uləw head
Kelabit uluh head
Sangir uḷu interior country; higher, further upstream
Kejaman uləw head
Melanau Dalat uləw head
Melanau Dalat (Kampung Teh) uləw head
Melanau (Mukah) ulew head
Simalur ulu head; chief; upper part; hilt, handle
Toba Batak ulu head; chief
Karo Batak ulu origin, beginning; upper course; first; head (in combination forms)
Iban ulu hilt, handle (as of sword, paddle, knife); upper part of river basin, headwaters
Malay hulu head; upper portion; handle
hulu alu handle of pestle
hulu kapak axe-handle
ka-hulu upstream
Tonsea udu head
Maloh ulu head, top
Ponosakan ulu head
Mongondow ulu head; beginning, origin; the most prominent or highest point
Banggai ulu head
Ngaju Dayak hulo upper course (of a river), on the upper part
Bare'e ana uyu-e firstborn child
uyu beginning, first
Uma ulu first
Mori Atas ulu head
Tae' ulu head; beginning; upper part
Rejang ulew head; upland, headstream; handle, as of a dagger
Mandar ulu head
Wawonii ulu head
Wolio ulu cape of land; bring someone, lead
Enggano e-udu head
Makassarese ulu head; upper course of a river
olo front part; prow of a boat; earlier, the first, do before others;
ulu-a first-born, eldest, of children
Sundanese hulu head
Old Javanese hulu head; headwaters of a river; (often in inscriptions in the titles of officials or functionaries) head of, chief of
Javanese ulu head; leader
Balinese ulu head; top, chief; leader; upstream, uphill, above
Sasak ulu head
Kenyah (Long Ikang) uləw head

PCEMP qulu head; top part; leader, chief; headwaters; handle of a bladed implement; prow of a boat; first, first-born; hair of the head ⇫

CMP
Soboyo ulu head hair
Masiwang uli-n hair
Manipa lu head
Bobot uli-n head
Buruese olo-n head
ulu-n head
olo head; leader, chief
Saparua uru head
Amblau olo head
Watubela kulu head
Kola ulu- head
Kei uu-n head; handle of an axe, etc.
Dobel kwulu head
Fordata ulu in front; front part of something
ulu-n head; classifier for boats
Yamdena ulu-n head, head hair
ulu leader, commander, chief
Selaru k-usu-ke haft, handle of a knife
usu head
Leti ulu in front, first
Manggarai ulu head; upper end; handle, hilt; headwaters of a river
Bimanese uru head; hilt, as of a sword
ulu earlier, before
Riung ulu head
Sika olo firstborn
ʔulu go forward; the first
Ngadha olo something previous, do first, begin; old, earlier, former
ulu head; leader, chief, lord; beginning, source
Keo ulu head
Tetun ulu-k formerly, before, in times past
ulu-n head (of anything); upper part; a position of leadership, a leader
Kambera ulu haft, handle (as of a knife, axe, etc.)
Hawu uru earlier; handle (of a knife)
Rotinese ulu head hair
ulu-k in front, earlier, formerly
Morella uru-ka head
SHWNG
Buli ulu beginning, origin
Kowiai/Koiwai ur handle

POC qulu head; top part; leader, chief; headwaters; prow of a boat; first, first-born; hair of the head ⇫

OC
Puluwat wúl budding leaf, tree top
wúlú-n foliage; head hair
Chuukese wúnú-n chuuk mountain top
wúún extreme part, top
Nukuoro ulu topmost part
Levei ulu bo headwaters of a river
Nauna kulu-n puli peak of a mountain
kulu-n kIy top of a tree
Sio kulu head
Eddystone/Mandegusu ulu above, overhead; over
Cheke Holo n-ulu leader, leading person or thing, in the first position
ulu at the head of, in front of, before
k-ulu first, before others
fa-ʔulu first, before others
Bugotu ulu head, top end
Lau ulu-nao first-born, elder, senior
Tuvaluan ulu laakau head of a tree
Kilivila kulu-bakana bald (man)
Nggela ulu head, except of a chief; hair, in compounds; eastern end, upper end
'Āre'āre uru cloud, heaven, sky, top
Sa'a ulu-one the sandy tract immediately above the beach
Saliba kulu head hair
Tubetube kulu-kulu head (person’s)
Suau ʔulu head
Anuta uru head
Rennellese ʔugu head, hair of the head, head person
Rotuman ulu-ŋa top, summit -- of anything high (tree, house, hill, etc.)
Mota ulu-i hair, feathers
Samoan ulu head hair
ulu-matua firstborn, eldest child
Fijian ulu taŋa head or upper part of a river
ulu head, top
Niue ulu head, hair, bow of a ship
ulu-lima hand
ulu-aki firstborn
Tongan ʔulu head (lit. or fig.), upper end
ʔulu ʔi ʔufi yam-top
Maori uru head, in the singular; chief; top, upper end; point, of a weapon, etc.; hair of the head, in the plural
Tolai ul head, hair, top, apex, crown

PMP di qulu upstream; before ⇫

WMP
Toba Batak j-ulu-an the most honored place in the house at gatherings or feasts
j-ulu upstream, toward the mountains
Karo Batak ken-j-ulu upstream region, highlands
j-ulu upstream
n-j-ulu-i bathe upstream from someone (considered improper)
Iban d-uluʔ before, first; formerly, of old
Malay da-hulu before; in advance of; ahead
Uma ri-ʔulu the first
me-ri-ʔulu precede
Makassarese ri-olo in front, go before; earlier, the first to come; do something before something else
Balinese d-ulu uphill from
Sasak j-uluʔ passed by; do something before another
CMP
Rotinese d-ulu East

PWMP ma-qulu (gloss uncertain) ⇫

WMP
Tae' ma-ulu have an exceptionally large head, have a very large handle
Old Javanese a-hulu with a head, having the head of

PWMP maŋ-qulu (gloss uncertain) ⇫

WMP
Itbayaten maŋ-olo to get heads (in headhunting)
Iban ŋ-ulu go at the head of, lead, guide
Tae' meŋ-ulu with the head directed toward, of someone who is lying down

PWMP paŋ-qulu leader, chief ⇫

WMP
Isneg paŋ-ólo chief, head
Itawis paŋ-úlu leader
Pangasinan paŋ-úlo be a leader; eldest
paŋ-ulo-an first child
Ilokano paŋ-ólo head, chief, director, leader, commander, headman, chieftain, ruler, governor
Aklanon paŋ-úeo to lead, head, be the head (of)
Cebuano paŋ-úlu be, become a leader, chief
Karo Batak peŋ-ulu village head
Iban peŋ-ulu war leader; officially recognized area headman
Malay peŋ-hulu headman, superintendent
Tae' paŋ-ulu leader, commander
Mandar paŋ-ulu leader
Sundanese paŋ-hulu religious leader, priest
Old Javanese paŋ-hulu the one in the forefront, leader
Sasak peŋ-ulu religious leader

PMP qulu-an head-end, upper part ⇫

WMP
Ifugaw ulúw-an the rod at the head of a weaving loom which holds up the threads of the warp
Aklanon úeh-an the head, top (of bed)
Cebuano ulúh-an something at the top, at the head; head of a bed, title of a song, etc.
Tausug ūh-an tip, top or front part of something; chief of a group
Makassarese ulu-aŋ go before, lead the way
Old Javanese hulw-an the head (of a bed, etc.) as opposed to the foot
Balinese luh-an upstream, uphill
Proto-Gorontalic ulu-a upper part, head part
SHWNG
Buli olo-an village head; owner of something

PAN qulu qulu head-end, upper part ⇫

Form.
Paiwan qulu-qulu head end (as of bed)
WMP
Ilokano olo-ólo source (of a stream)
Hanunóo ʔulu-ʔúlu slung from a tumpline, i.e., a strap passing over the forward part of the head
Simalur ulu-ulu upper part, upper end, head end
OC
Roviana ululu-na high, lofty
Eddystone/Mandegusu ululu high
Lau ulu-ulu-na topmost branch of a tree
Molima ʔunu-ʔunu-na upper part of head; forehead; source of a river
ʔunu-ʔunu head

PMP qulu ni batu stubborn ⇫

WMP
Malay kepala batu stubborn, obstinate, unyielding
CMP
Rembong ulu watu stubborn

POC qulu ni panua headland ⇫

OC
Chuukese wúnú-n fénú cape, point (of an island)
Fijian ulu ni vanua mountain

PWMP qulu ni susu nipple of the breast ⇫

WMP
Toba Batak ulu ni susu nipple of the breast
Sundanese hulu susu nipple, teat

This either an alternative to the much better-attested PMP *mata ni susu nipple of the breast, or a convergent development in a small number of languages.

PMP qulu ni wahiR headwaters of a river ⇫

WMP
Iban ulu aiʔ upper part of river basin, headwaters
SHWNG
Buli waya ulu source of a river