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Definitions and meaning of alu

alu

Translingual

Symbol

alu

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for 'Are'are.

English

Noun

alu (plural alus)

  1. Alternative form of aloo.

Anagrams

  • Lua, UAL, aul, Lau, -ual, Ula, Aul, lau, ULA, LUA

Acehnese

Etymology

From Malay alur.

Noun

alu

  1. stream (small river)

Basque

Noun

alu

  1. vagina, vulva

Derived terms

  • alaba (“daughter”) (with kinship suffix -ba)

Estonian

Etymology 1

Noun

alu

  1. partitive plural of ala

Etymology 2

Noun

alu

  1. genitive singular of alg

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.ly/

Noun

alu m (uncountable)

  1. (colloquial) Clipping of aluminium

Further reading

  • “alu”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Iban

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayic *halu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qahəlu, from Proto-Austronesian *qaSəlu.

Noun

alu

  1. a pestle

References

  • Scott, N. C. (1956) A Dictionary of Sea Dayak‎[1], School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London

Ibanag

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qahəlu, from Proto-Austronesian *qaSəlu (“pestle”). Compare Tausug hallu.

Noun

alu

  1. pestle

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay alu, from Classical Malay ألو (alu), from Old Malay [script needed] (halu), from Proto-Malayic *halu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qahəlu, from Proto-Austronesian *qaSəlu (“pestle”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈalu/ [ˈa.lu]
  • Rhymes: -alu
  • Syllabification: a‧lu

Noun

alu (plural alu-alu)

  1. pestle (instrument used with a mortar to grind things)
    Synonym: antan

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “alu” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Javanese

Etymology

From Old Javanese halu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qahəlu, from Proto-Austronesian *qaSəlu (“pestle”).

Noun

alu

  1. pestle

Further reading

  • The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta (2011) “alu”, in Kamus Basa Jawa (Bausastra Jawa) [Javanese Language Dictionary (Javanese Dictionary)] (in Javanese), 2nd edition, Yogyakarta: Kanisius, →ISBN

Jingpho

Etymology

Borrowed from Burmese အလှူ (a.hlu).

Noun

alu

  1. offering, donation

References

  • Kurabe, Keita (2016 December 31) “Phonology of Burmese loanwords in Jinghpaw”, in Kyoto University Linguistic Research‎[2], volume 35, →DOI, →ISSN, pages 91–128

Laboya

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈaːlu]

Noun

alu

  1. rice pestle

References

  • Allahverdi Verdizade (2019) “alu”, in Lamboya word list‎[3], Leiden: LexiRumah

Latvian

Noun

alu f

  1. inflection of ala:
    1. accusative/instrumental singular
    2. genitive plural

Noun

alu m

  1. vocative/accusative/instrumental singular of alus

Lindu

Noun

alu

  1. direction
  2. rhythm; cadence; meter (of a poem)

Makasar

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qahelu.

Noun

alu (Lontara spelling ᨕᨒᨘ)

  1. pestle

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *halu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qahəlu, from Proto-Austronesian *qaSəlu (“pestle”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈalu/ [ˈa.lu]
  • Rhymes: -alu, -lu, -u

Noun

alu (Jawi spelling الو, plural alu-alu)

  1. pestle (instrument used with a mortar to grind things)
    Synonyms: antan, lesung

Descendants

  • Indonesian: alu

Further reading

  • “alu” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Mokilese

Verb

alu

  1. to walk

Derived terms

  • aluhdo
  • aluhjili
  • aluhla

Narua

Etymology

Cognate with Apatani alo.

Noun

alu

  1. day

Old English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑ.lu/

Noun

alu n

  1. alternative form of ealu (“ale”)

Old Prussian

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *álu.

Noun

alu

  1. mead
    • Elbing German-Prussian Vocabulary
      Bier   Piwis
      [...]
      Mete   Alu

References

  • Derksen, Rick (2008) Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 370

Pitjantjatjara

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɐlʊ]

Noun

alu

  1. (anatomy) liver

Pohnpeian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈa.lu/

Verb

alu

  1. (intransitive) to walk; swim slowly (said of a fish)

Derived terms

  • eluwe

Proto-Norse

Romanization

alu

  1. romanization of ᚨᛚᚢ

Rohingya

Alternative forms

  • (Arabic) اَلُ
  • (Bengali) আলু
  • (Myanmar) အာလူး
  • (Hanifi) 𐴀𐴝𐴓𐴟 (alu)

Etymology

From Sanskrit आलु (ālu).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɑ.ˈlu]

Noun

alu

  1. tuber, starchy root vegetable

See also

  • alu gula (“potato”)

Rukai

Verb

alu

  1. can; may

Samoan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *alu.

Verb

alu

  1. to go

Tetum

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qahəlu, from Proto-Austronesian *qaSəlu (“pestle”).

Noun

alu

  1. pestle

Tongan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *alu.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.lu/

Verb

alu

  1. to go

Source: wiktionary.org