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Translingual

Symbol

lua

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Luba-Kasai.

Albanian

Noun

lua m

  1. Alternative form of luan (Gheg)

Dibabawon Manobo

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *luheq, from Proto-Austronesian *luSeq.

Noun

lùà

  1. tear; teardrop

Fijian

Etymology

From Proto-Central-Pacific *lua, from Proto-Oceanic *luaq, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *luaq, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *luaq, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *luaq (compare Malay luah).

Verb

lua

  1. to vomit

Galician

Noun

lua f (plural luas, reintegrationist norm)

  1. reintegrationist spelling of lúa

References

  • “lua” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).

Guinea-Bissau Creole

Etymology

From Portuguese lua. Cognate with Kabuverdianu lua.

Noun

lua

  1. moon

Hawaiian

Hawaiian numbers (edit)
 ←  1 2 3  → 
    Base form: lua
    Cardinal: ʻelua
    Ordinal: lua
    Distributive: pālua
    Fractional: hapalua

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Proto-Eastern Polynesian *rua, from Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *rua, from Proto-Polynesian *rua, from Proto-Oceanic *rua, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *dua, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *dua, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *duha, from Proto-Austronesian *duSa.

Numeral

lua

  1. two
  2. second
  3. double
Derived terms

Noun

lua

  1. duplicate
  2. companion
  3. a traditional Hawaiian type of fighting

Etymology 2

From Proto-Eastern Polynesian , from Proto-Nuclear Polynesian , from Proto-Polynesian , from Proto-Oceanic , from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian , from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian , from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *luaŋ (compare Malay lubang).

Noun

lua

  1. pit, hole
  2. toilet

Hawaiian Creole

Etymology

From Hawaiian lua (“toilet”).

Pronunciation

Noun

lua

  1. toilet, restroom
    You get one lua?
    Do you have a restroom?

Ido

Etymology

From lu +‎ -a.

Pronunciation

Determiner

lua

  1. Third-person singular possessive pronoun for non-subject referents of any gender; his, her or its; their (singular).

Usage notes

Lua is widely used in Ido, and not exclusively when a gendered possessive determiner is inappropriate, but also in order to avoid repetition depending on the user's preferences.

Hyponyms

Ilocano

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *luheq, from Proto-Austronesian *luSeq.

Noun

luá

  1. tear; teardrop

Irish

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

lua m (genitive singular as substantive lua, genitive as verbal noun luaite)

  1. verbal noun of luaigh
  2. mention; citation, reference

Declension

Declension of lua

Fourth declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun)

Case Singular
Nominative lua
Vocative a lua
Genitive lua
Dative lua

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular
Nominative an lua
Genitive an lua
Dative leis an lua

don lua

As verbal noun
Declension of lua

Irregular

Bare forms (no plural of this noun)

Case Singular
Nominative lua
Vocative a lua
Genitive luaite
Dative lua

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular
Nominative an lua
Genitive an luaite
Dative leis an lua

don lua

Derived terms

References

Kabuverdianu

Etymology

From Portuguese lua.

Noun

lua

  1. moon

Kapampangan

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *luheq, from Proto-Austronesian *luSeq.

Noun

lua

  1. tear; teardrop

Niuatoputapu

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *rua, from Proto-Oceanic *rua, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *dua, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *dua, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *duha, from Proto-Austronesian *duSa.

Numeral

lua

  1. two

Occitan

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Occitan, from Latin lūna.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
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Noun

lua f (plural luas)

  1. (Gascony) moon

Pangasinan

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *luheq, from Proto-Austronesian *luSeq.

Pronunciation

Noun

luá

  1. tear; teardrop

Portuguese

Portuguese Wikipedia has an article on:
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lua

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese lũa, from Latin lūna (“moon”), from Old Latin losna, from Proto-Italic *louksnā, from Proto-Indo-European *lówksneh₂, which is derived from Proto-Indo-European *lewk-.

Cognate with Galician lúa, Spanish, Italian, and Occitan luna, Catalan lluna, French lune, and Romanian lună.

Pronunciation

Noun

lua f (plural luas)

  1. (astronomy) moon (any substantially sized natural satellite of a planet)
    Marte tem duas luas, Fobos e Deimos. ― Mars has two moons, Phobos and Deimos.

Derived terms

Related terms

Descendants

  • Guinea-Bissau Creole: lua
  • Kabuverdianu: lua
  • → English: Lua

Pukapukan

Pukapukan cardinal numbers
 <  1 2 3  > 
    Cardinal : lua
    Ordinal : lua

Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *rua, from Proto-Oceanic *rua, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *duha, from Proto-Austronesian *duSa.

Numeral

lua

  1. two
  2. second
Derived terms
  • tokalua (“pair, partner, couple”)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Polynesian *lua, from Proto-Oceanic *luaŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *luaŋ, doublet of *lubaŋ and *ʀuqaŋ.

Noun

lua

  1. hole, pit, cave
    Te lua nā i te tongi ma te wōwonu.
    That hole is big and deep.
  2. tomb, grave
  3. path of the sun across the sky, thought of as a hole.
Derived terms

Further reading

Romanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From older luva, from Latin levāre (“to lift”), present active infinitive of levō. Compare Aromanian ljeau, loari, Dalmatian levur, Spanish llevar, Portuguese levar, Neapolitan luvà. The loss of the initial -l- in some forms of the verb also occurs in such words as ierta, iepure, etc. Compare also Vulgar Latin *ablevāre, whence possibly Friulian jevâ, Albanian blej.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlwa/, (prescribed but uncommon) /luˈa/
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  • Rhymes: -a
  • Hyphenation: lu‧a

Verb

a lua (third-person singular present ia, past participle luat) 1st conj.

  1. (transitive) to take
    Aș dori să iau prânzul cu tine. ― I would like to have lunch with you.
    Ia-mă cu tine. ― Take me with you.
  2. (transitive, informal) Synonym of cumpăra (“to buy”)
    Ce vrei să-ți iau de la magazin?
    What do you want me to buy you from the store?
  3. (intransitive) to take (to use up time)
    Cât îți ia să ajungi?
    How long does it take you to arrive?
  4. (transitive) to pass an examination
  5. (transitive, of mental or physical states, informal) to come upon somebody
    Mă ia tristețea când mă gândesc la asta.
    I get sad (literally, “sadness comes upon me”) when I think about it.
    Pe mulți îi ia strănutul când intră în atelierul de vopseluri.
    Many start sneezing (literally, “sneeze comes upon many”) when they enter the paint workshop.
  6. (transitive) to approach or act towards a person or a situation in a certain way
    a (o) lua încet/ușor (pe cineva)
    to go easy/slowly (on someone)
    a lua la bătaie ― to give a beating
    a lua în serios ― to take seriously
    De ce mă iei așa acuzator?
    Why are you acting so accusatory towards me?
  7. (with placeholder o) to go, head, take to, move
    a o lua la vale ― to (inertly) go downhill
    o lua înainte ― to go ahead, in advance
    După ce-ajungi în intersecție, trebuie s-o iei la stânga.
    After reaching the intersection, you must head left.
  8. (reflexive) to follow someone, often covertly
  9. (reflexive) to take after someone (follow someone’s example)
  10. (reflexive) to be caught up, occupied
    Mă luasem cu altele și am uitat.
    I’d got caught up in other things and forgot.
  11. (reflexive, colloquial) to pick on someone

Conjugation

    conjugation of lua (first conjugation, no infix)
infinitive a lua
gerund luând
past participle luat
number singular plural
person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
indicative eu tu el/ea noi voi ei/ele
present iau iei ia luăm luați iau
imperfect luam luai lua luam luați luau
simple perfect luai luași luă luarăm luarăți luară
pluperfect luasem luaseși luase luaserăm luaserăți luaseră
subjunctive eu tu el/ea noi voi ei/ele
present să iau să iei să ia să luăm să luați să ia
imperative — tu — — voi —
affirmative ia luați
negative nu lua nu luați

Synonyms

Derived terms

References

Samoan

Samoan cardinal numbers
 <  1 2 3  > 
    Cardinal : lua

Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *rua, from Proto-Oceanic *rua, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *dua, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *dua, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *duha, from Proto-Austronesian *duSa.

Numeral

lua

  1. two

Etymology 2

From Proto-Polynesian *lua, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *luaŋ.

Noun

lua

  1. hole, pit

Tokelauan

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Tokelauan cardinal numbers
 <  1 2 3  > 
    Cardinal : lua

From Proto-Polynesian *rua, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *luaŋ. Cognates include Hawaiian lua and Samoan lua.

Verb

lua

  1. (stative) to be two

Etymology 2

From Proto-Polynesian *lua. Cognates include Hawaiian lua and Samoan lua.

Noun

lua

  1. hole, pit

Etymology 3

From Proto-Polynesian *lua. Cognates include Tongan lua and Samoan lua.

Verb

lua

  1. (intransitive) to vomit

References

  • R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎, Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 195

Tuvaluan

Tuvaluan cardinal numbers
 <  1 2 3  > 
    Cardinal : lua

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *rua, from Proto-Oceanic *rua, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *dua, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *dua, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *duha, from Proto-Austronesian *duSa.

Numeral

lua

  1. two

Wallisian

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *rua, from Proto-Oceanic *rua, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *dua, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *dua, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *duha, from Proto-Austronesian *duSa.

Numeral

lua

  1. two
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