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ūlu
1a
The head of a living being.
Nan +ūlun di nalā'ay ya mumpāha' di būu'na ti numbalin hi ūban.
The head of the old person is white because it has turned to white hair.
This is a secondary cut of a fowl in butchering.
1b
The upper carcass of a butchered animal, including the head, ūlu 1a, neck, bagang 2 and shoulder and leg portion, tāpi.
This is a primary cut, bu'li, in the butchering process. The other two parts of a carcass: mid-carcass, nunti'ung, and lower carcass, nun'ekom.
1c
For someone (agent) to cut off the head from a person, animal, fowl.
An enemy was sometimes beheaded, hewat, in warfare. The head of an animal or fowl is cut off as a secondary cut, gōgod, in butchering; see ūlu 1b.
2
The prestigious leader of a village, an organization, government.
Nan adangyan an tanong di +ūlun nan himpangīli.
A rich agricultural leader is the prestigious leader of a village.
This term refers especially to an agricultural leader, tonong, and especially of the central district, haldot, but now may also refer to the position of President of the Philippines, presidenti.
A firstborn person.
Rich; go ahead; accompany someone as a guide; position oneself first; lead others in an endeavor; ritually initiate the construction of an upland field.
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