luj

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See also: lüj, lůj, and ļuj

Albanian

Verb

luj

  1. Dialectal form of luaj

Lombard

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin iūlius. Compare Italian luglio, Piedmontese luj, Ligurian lùggio, Emilian lój, Spanish julio, Friulian Lui.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

luj m

  1. July

Polish

Etymology

Possibly borrowed from Middle High German loi, loie (lazy). If so, cognate to Middle Dutch lui.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈluj/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -uj
  • Syllabification: luj

Noun

luj m pers

  1. (colloquial, derogatory) bum, scrunge, a scruffy man
    Synonyms: lump, menel, żul
  2. (colloquial, derogatory) hoodlum, rogue
    Synonyms: łobuz, opryszek, zakapior
  3. (gay slang, derogatory) heterosexual man who is the object of desire of a homosexual (Is there an English equivalent to this definition?)

Declension

Noun

luj m animal

  1. (school slang) F (falling grade)
    Synonyms: gała, lufa, pała

Declension

Derived terms

adjective

References

  1. ^ Adam Fałowski (2022) “luj”, in Słownik etymologiczny polszczyzny potocznej, Warszawa: Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN, →ISBN

Further reading

  • luj in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romani

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Romanian luni.[1]

Noun

luj f (plural luja)

  1. Monday

See also

References

  1. ^ Boretzky, Norbert, Igla, Birgit (1994) “lúja”, in Wörterbuch Romani-Deutsch-Englisch für den südosteuropäischen Raum : mit einer Grammatik der Dialektvarianten (in German), Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag, →ISBN, page 170

Further reading

  • Marcel Courthiade (2009) “i/e luj, -a- ʒ. -a, -en- = i lùj/a¹#, -a- ʒ. -e, -en-”, in Melinda Rézműves, editor, Morri angluni rromane ćhibǎqi evroputni lavustik = Első rromani nyelvű európai szótáram : cigány, magyar, angol, francia, spanyol, német, ukrán, román, horvát, szlovák, görög (overall work in Hungarian and English), Budapest: Fővárosi Onkormányzat Cigány Ház--Romano Kher, →ISBN, page 228

White Hmong

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Proto-Hmong *ljɛŋᴬ (to measure (rice)), borrowed from Middle Chinese (MC ljang|ljangH, “quantity; to measure”).[1]

Verb

luj

  1. to measure, weigh

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Chinese (luó, “mule”).[2]

Noun

luj

  1. used in luj txwv (mule)

Etymology 3

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Considered native Hmongic by Ratliff, though no reconstructed proto-form is given.[2] Any relation to Chinese (, “used in compounds to denote rolling”)?”

Noun

luj

  1. used in compounds to mean heel, elbow
Derived terms

References

  • Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary, SEAP Publications, →ISBN, pages 118-9.
  1. ^ Ratliff, Martha (2010) Hmong-Mien language history (Studies in Language Change; 8), Camberra, Australia: Pacific Linguistics, →ISBN, pages 17-8; 276.
  2. 2.0 2.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20101031002604/http://wold.livingsources.org/vocabulary/25