# ulo
## Alangan
### Etymology

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

### Noun

ulo
* (anatomy) head

## Capiznon
### Etymology

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

### Noun

ulo
* (anatomy) head

## Cebuano
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* Hyphenation: u‧lo
* IPA: /ˈʔulo/ [ˈʔu.l̪o]

### Noun

ulo
* (anatomy) head
* head (individual person)
* mind

#### Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:ulo.

## Chamorro
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qulu, from Proto-Austronesian *quluh.

### Noun

ulo
* (anatomy) head

## Esperanto
### Etymology

Back-formation from -ulo (“person characterized by the quality expressed in the root”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈulo]
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ulo
* Hyphenation: u‧lo

### Noun

ulo (accusative singular ulon, plural uloj, accusative plural ulojn)
* (informal) A familiar term for a person, like fellow or guy in the inclusive of both sexes sense. Also see bloke, chap, or dude.
** L. L. Zamenhof:
    Se mi ne estus jam maljuna ulo, mi tuj irus en politeknikan lernejon.
       If I weren't already an old person, I'd immediately go to a polytechnic school.
** 2004, Sylvan Zaft, “Stupid Americans!”, in soc.culture.esperanto‎ (Usenet):Nun, dank' al Dio, miloj da Islamaj intelektuloj finfine protestas kontraux tiaj "religiaj uloj" kiu fifamigas la religion.Now, thank God, thousands of Islamic intellectuals are finally protesting against such "religious people" who smear the religion.

## Fijian
### Etymology

From Proto-Central Pacific *qulo, from Proto-Oceanic *quloc (compare Maori iro), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *quləj (compare Chamorro ulo', Indonesian ulat, Malay ulat), from Proto-Austronesian *quləj.

### Noun

ulo
* maggot

## Higaonon
### Etymology

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

### Noun

ulo
* (anatomy) head

## Hiligaynon
### Etymology

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

### Noun

ulo
* (anatomy) head

## Ido
### Pronoun

ulo
* something

## Javanese
### Noun

ulo
* Nonstandard spelling of ula.

## Ratagnon
### Etymology

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

### Noun

ulo
* head

## Tagalog
### Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qulu (cf. Cebuano ulo, Chamorro ulu, Ilocano ulo, Javanese ꦲꦸꦭꦸ (ulu), Malay hulu (“head, handle”), Maori uru (“head, hair”), Tausug ū, Tetum uluk (“formerly, before”), Tiruray ulew), from Proto-Austronesian *quluh (cf. Paiwan qulu). Doublet of hulo.

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog)
** IPA: /ˈʔulo/ [ˈʔuː.lo] (noun)
*** Rhymes: -ulo
** IPA: /ʔuˈlo/ [ʔʊˈlo] (adjective)
*** Rhymes: -o
* Syllabification: u‧lo

### Noun

ulo (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜎᜓ)
* (anatomy) head (part of the body containing the brain)
* (figurative) brains; talent; intelligence
    Synonyms: utak, talino, dunong, alam
* (figurative) mind; thoughts
    Synonym: utak
* (figurative) common sense
    Synonyms: sentido komun, likas na pagkukuro, karaniwang pagkukuro, (obsolete) magmag
    Gamitin mo nga ang ulo mo!Use your common sense, man!
* chief; boss; head (of a group, office, etc.)
    Synonyms: puno, pinuno, lider, hepe
* head; unit number (used in counting herd)
    Synonyms: bilang, dami
* principal part; either of the two ends (of a table)
    Synonym: kabesera
* heading; title (of a story, news, etc.)
    Synonyms: pamagat, titulo, kapsiyon, ulong pambungad
* top; summit (of a mountain, etc.)
    Synonyms: tuktok, tugatog, taluktok
* front or principal part or position; head (of a column, squad, etc.)
    Synonyms: unahan, harapan, bukana
* dead or living body (of a wanted criminal)
    Synonyms: buhay, katawan, bangkay
    Sinumang makahahanap sa ulo ng kriminal ay tatanggap ng ₱2,000.Whoever finds the criminal's body will receive ₱2,000.
* bulb; head (of garlic, onion, etc.)
* part of a plant that resembles a head (of cabbages, and other vegetables and the like)
* top; tip (of a thing)
    Synonyms: dulo, tuktok
** head or top used for striking other objects (of a hammer, axe, etc.)
** head or top for striking, holding, or pushing (of a pin, nail, etc.)
** projecting part of an object (of an arrow, egg, etc.)
    Synonym: tingi
** head of a boil, abscess, acne, etc. (where pus accumulates)
    Synonym: mata
* headboard; top side (of a bed)
    Synonym: ulunan
* beginning; start
    Synonyms: simula, umpisa
* topic; subject (of one's speech, etc.)
    Synonym: paksa
* source; origin
    Synonyms: mula, pinagmulan, pinanggalingan
    sa ulo ng mga nagbabagang balitaat the source of breaking news
* (colloquial) cause
    Synonyms: sanhi, dahilan
* highest distinction of honor (as in a class)
* used with ng to express the superlative degree: most; best; -est
    Siya ang ulo ng yaman sa aming bayan.He is the richest in our town.
    Synonyms: sakdal, ubod, saksakan
* (slang) glans penis
    Synonym: burat
* (board games) main hole of a congkak board

#### Derived terms

* abo ang laman ng ulo
* bao ng ulo
* basag-ulera
* basag-ulero
* basag-ulo
* basag-uluhin
* bilugin ang ulo
* hiram na ulo
* init ng ulo
* isaulo
* kahinaan ng ulo
* kamote ang ulo
* kapurulan ng ulo
* kasiraan ng ulo
* katigasan ng ulo
* kaulo
* kaya ng ulo
* mabasag-ulo
* mabuti ang ulo
* mag-ibang-ulo
* magbasag-ulo
* magkabasag-ulo
* magmatigas ng ulo
* magpainit ng ulo
* magpaulo
* magsaulo
* mahangin ang ulo
* mahina ang ulo
* mainit ang ulo
* malambot ang ulo
* malamig ang ulo
* mambasag-ulo
* mang-ulo
* mangulo
* mapurol ang ulo
* masama ang ulo
* masiraan ng ulo
* matigas ang ulo
* may kato sa ulo
* may uwang sa ulo
* pag-uluhan
* pagkapangulo
* pagmamatigas ng ulo
* painitin ang ulo
* pakong-uluhan
* pampanguluhan
* pangulo
* panguluhan
* papag-initin ang ulo
* paulo
* pauluhan
* pauluhin
* pinakaulo
* sakit ng ulo
* sakit-ulo
* saulo
* sauluhin
* sira ang ulo
* sira-sira ang ulo
* sira-ulo
* tagapangulo
* tigas ng ulo
* ulo-ulo
* ulohati
* ulong pambungad
* uluhan
* uluhin
* ulunan
* umulo
* walang-laman ang ulo
* walang-ulo

#### See also

* ulon
* unan

### Adjective

uló (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜎᜓ)
* with heads together while lying down

## Waray-Waray
### Etymology

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

### Noun

ulo
* (anatomy) head

## Wolio
### Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hulaʀ, from Proto-Austronesian *Sulaʀ.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ulo/

### Noun

ulo
* snake

### References

* Anceaux, Johannes C. (1987) Wolio Dictionary (Wolio-English-Indonesian) / Kamus Bahasa Wolio (Wolio-Inggeris-Indonesia), Dordrecht: Foris