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Basque
Adjective
lauz
- instrumental indefinite of lau
Noun
lauz
- instrumental indefinite of lau
Numeral
lauz
- instrumental indefinite of lau
Iu Mien
Etymology
From Proto-Hmong-Mien *-rəuX (“nest”). Cognate with White Hmong zes and Western Xiangxi Miao roul.
Noun
lauz
- nest
Zhuang
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Possibly borrowed from Chinese 膋 (OC *reːw) (Schuessler, 2007). Cognate with Bouyei laauz.
Noun
lauz (Sawndip forms 𦛨 or 𰮮 or ⿰劳油, 1957–1982 spelling lauƨ)
- animal fat
- lard
Etymology 2
From Chinese 撈 (MC law).
Verb
lauz (1957–1982 spelling lauƨ)
- to fish up; to dredge up; to scoop up
- Synonyms: (dialectal) log, (dialectal) luh, (dialectal) longx, (dialectal) rauz, (dialectal) lumx, (dialectal) vez, (dialectal) vaeg, (dialectal) do
Etymology 3
From Chinese 牢 (MC law).
Noun
lauz (1957–1982 spelling lauƨ)
- prison; jail
- Synonyms: (dialectal) banfuengz, (dialectal) gam