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Translingual
Symbol
alu
- (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for 'Are'are.
English
Noun
alu (plural alus)
- Alternative form of aloo
Anagrams
Acehnese
Etymology
From Malay alur.
Noun
alu
- stream (small river)
Basque
Noun
alu
- vagina, vulva
Derived terms
- alaba (“daughter”) (with kinship suffix -ba)
Estonian
Etymology 1
Noun
alu
- partitive plural of ala
Etymology 2
Noun
alu
- genitive singular of alg
French
Pronunciation
Noun
alu m (uncountable)
- (colloquial) Clipping of aluminium
Further reading
Iban
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Malayic *halu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qahəlu, from Proto-Austronesian *qaSəlu.
Noun
alu
- a pestle
References
- Scott, N. C. (1956) A Dictionary of Sea Dayak, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London
Ibanag
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qahəlu, from Proto-Austronesian *qaSəlu (“pestle”).
Noun
alu
- pestle
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay alu, from Classical Malay ألو (alu), from Old Malay (halu), from Proto-Malayic *halu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qahəlu, from Proto-Austronesian *qaSəlu (“pestle”).
Pronunciation
Noun
alu (plural alu-alu)
- pestle (instrument used with a mortar to grind things)
- Synonym: antan
Derived terms
Further reading
Javanese
Etymology
From Old Javanese halu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qahəlu, from Proto-Austronesian *qaSəlu (“pestle”).
Noun
alu
- 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
- offering, donation
References
- Kurabe, Keita (2016 December 31) “Phonology of Burmese loanwords in Jinghpaw”, in Kyoto University Linguistic Research, volume 35, →DOI, →ISSN, pages 91–128
Laboya
Pronunciation
Noun
alu
- rice pestle
References
- Allahverdi Verdizade (2019) “alu”, in Lamboya word list, Leiden: LexiRumah
Latvian
Noun
alu f
- inflection of ala:
- accusative/instrumental singular
- genitive plural
alu m
- vocative/accusative/instrumental singular of alus
Lindu
Noun
alu
- direction
- rhythm; cadence; meter (of a poem)
Makasar
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qahelu.
Noun
alu (Lontara spelling ᨕᨒᨘ)
- pestle
Malay
Etymology
From Proto-Malayic *halu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qahəlu, from Proto-Austronesian *qaSəlu (“pestle”).
Pronunciation
Noun
alu (Jawi spelling الو, plural alu-alu, informal 1st possessive aluku, 2nd possessive alumu, 3rd possessive alunya)
- pestle (instrument used with a mortar to grind things)
- Synonyms: antan, lesung
Descendants
Further reading
Mokilese
Verb
alu
- to walk
Derived terms
Narua
Etymology
Cognate with Apatani alo.
Noun
alu
- day
Old English
Pronunciation
Noun
alu n
- Alternative form of ealu (“ale”)
Old Prussian
Etymology
From Proto-Balto-Slavic *álu.
Noun
alu
- 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
Noun
alu
- (anatomy) liver
Pohnpeian
Pronunciation
Verb
alu
- (intransitive) to walk; swim slowly (said of a fish)
Derived terms
Proto-Norse
Romanization
alu
- Romanization of ᚨᛚᚢ
Rohingya
Etymology
From Sanskrit आलु (ālu).
Pronunciation
Noun
alu
- tuber, starchy root vegetable
See also
Rukai
Verb
alu
- can; may
Samoan
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *alu.
Verb
alu
- to go
Tetum
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qahəlu, from Proto-Austronesian *qaSəlu (“pestle”).
Noun
alu
- pestle
Tongan
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *alu.
Pronunciation
Verb
alu
- to go