lau

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

Aromanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin lavō. Compare Daco-Romanian la, lau.

Verb

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

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

Synonyms

See also


Basque

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

Pronunciation

  • (file)

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 Middle High German [Term?], from Old High German lāo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /laʊ̯/
  • Rhymes: -aʊ
  • (file)

Adjective

lau (comparative lauer, superlative am lausten or am lauesten)

  1. lukewarm

Further reading

  • lau in Duden online

Hawaiian

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *rau (compare Maori rau), from Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dahun (compare Malay daun).

Noun

lau

  1. leaf

Hiri Motu

Pronoun

lau

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

See also


Middle English

Noun

lau

  1. Alternative form of lawe

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

Romanian

Verb

lau

  1. first-person singular present indicative of la
  2. first-person singular present subjunctive of la
  3. third-person plural present indicative of la

Samoan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *rau (compare Maori rau), from Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dahun (compare Malay daun).

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

Etymology 1

From Proto-Vietic *k-luː, cognate with Arem /alaw/.

Noun

(classifier cây) lau (𣓿, 𦰤)

  1. reed, arundinaceous cane

Etymology 2

Verb

lau

  1. to wipe
Derived terms
Derived terms
  • lau dọn
  • 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
radicalsoftnasalaspirate
llau lau unchanged unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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