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Lau

Lau

See also: lau, lầu, lâu, laŭ, lẩu, and la'u

English

Proper noun

Lau

  1. A surname of Chinese origin.

Related terms

  • Liu

Translations


Danish

Etymology

Variant of Lauge.

Proper noun

Lau

  1. A male given name.

lau

lau

See also: Lau, lầu, lâu, laŭ, lẩu, la'u, and łá’ȕ

Aromanian

Alternative forms

Verb

lau (third-person singular present indicative la, past participle latã)

  1. I wash.
  2. (reflexive, mi-lau) I wash myself.

Synonyms

Related terms


Basque

Basque cardinal numbers
 <  3 4 5  > 
    Cardinal : lau
    Ordinal : laugarren

Numeral

lau

  1. four

Adjective

lau

  1. flat, level
  2. plain, simple

Adverb

lau

  1. simply

Esperanto

Preposition

lau

  1. H-system spelling of laŭ

German

Etymology

From Old High German lāo.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -aʊ

Adjective

lau

  1. lukewarm

Hawaiian

Noun

lau

  1. leaf

Hiri Motu

Pronoun

lau

  1. 1st-person singular pronoun: I, me

See also


Lojban

Rafsi

lau

  1. rafsi of cladu.

North Frisian

Noun

lau

  1. lion

Synonyms


Old Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *lọβ̃, from Proto-Celtic *ɸlāmā, from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₂meh₂ (palm, hand).

Noun

lau f

  1. hand

Descendants


Rapa Nui

Adjective

lau

  1. wide

Samoan

Noun

lau

  1. leaf

Tocharian B

Adverb

lau

  1. away
    ṣañ wrat lau tärkanacer
    You are going to let your vow away. (literally)
    You are going to break your vow.

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

Noun

lau

  1. reed, arundinaceous cane

Verb

lau

  1. wipe

Derived terms

  • lau sạch

See also


Welsh

Pronunciation

  • (North Wales) IPA(key): /laɨ̯/
  • (South Wales) IPA(key): /lai̯/

Noun

lau

  1. Soft mutation of llau (lice).

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
llau lau unchanged unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.