uluhati

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

Possibly borrowed from Malay ulu hati, older variant of hulu hati (“pit of the stomach; epigastrium”, literally “highest portion of the heart/liver”), from hulu (“head”) +‎ hati (“emotions”, literally “liver”). Compare Balinese hulun hati (“solar plexus, the pit of the stomach”). See also dalamhati, pighati, luwalhati, lunggati, and salaghati.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔuluˈhatiʔ/ [ʔʊ.lʊˈhaː.t̪ɪʔ]
  • Rhymes: -atiʔ
  • Syllabification: u‧lu‧ha‧ti

Noun

uluhatì (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜎᜓᜑᜆᜒ) (poetic, obsolete)

  1. remembrance; reminiscence; recollection
    Synonyms: gunita, alaala

Further reading

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