lú

See also: Appendix:Variations of "lu"

Irish

Alternative forms

• lugha (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old Irish lugu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /l̪ˠuː/
• (Aran) IPA^(key): /l̪ˠuː/; /l̪ˠuə/ (corresponding to the form lugha)

Adjective

lú

1. comparative degree of beag
   • 1906, E. C. Quiggin, A Dialect of Donegal (overall work in English), Cambridge University Press, § 339, page 117:

     ꬶlαk ʃə Nʹi꞉s Luw ꬶαm

     [Ghlac sé níos lú dh’am.]

     It took less time.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “lú”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “lú”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “lú”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024

Mandarin

Alternative forms

• lu — nonstandard

Romanization

lú (lu², Zhuyin ㄌㄨˊ)

1. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 盧／卢
2. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 嚧／𠰷
3. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 壚／垆
4. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 廬／庐
5. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 攎／𢫘
6. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 曥／𣆐
7. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 櫨／栌
8. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 瀘／泸
9. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 炆
10. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 爐／炉
11. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 獹／𰡄
12. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 玈
13. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 璷
14. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 瓐／𰡵
15. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 矑／𪾦
16. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 籚／𰩲
17. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 纑／𮉡
18. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 罏／𬙎
19. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 臚／胪
20. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 艫／舻
21. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 蘆／芦
22. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 蠦／𫊮
23. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 轤／轳
24. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 鑪／𬬻
25. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 顱／颅
26. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 髗
27. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 魲
28. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 鱸／鲈
29. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 鸕／鸬
30. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 黸／𱋶

Tlingit

Noun

lú (inalienable, see inflected forms below)

1. nose
2. beak
3. point of land
4. point of a long thin pointed object

possessives of lú

	singular	plural
1st person	ax̱ lú	haa lú
2nd person	i lú	yee lú
3rd person (human)	du lú
3rd person (non-human)	a lú
3rd person (proximate)	ash lú
Indefinite (human)	ha lú
Indefinite (non-human)	at lú
Reflexive	chush lú
Reciprocal	woosh lú

Vietnamese

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [lu˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [lʊw˨˩˦]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [lʊw˦˥]

Adjective

lú • (屢, 屡)

1. delusional
2. anile

Derived terms

• cha nó lú, chú nó khôn
• lú lẫn
• thuốc lú