palu

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin pālus.

Noun

palu m (plural palos)

1. stick, staff
2. wood
3. (nautical) mast
4. hit (with a stick)
5. baguette

French

Etymology

Clipping of paludisme.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pa.ly/

• Audio

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Noun

palu m (plural palus)

1. (informal) malaria

   Synonyms: paludisme, malaria

Further reading

• “palu”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.

Anagrams

• Paul, Pula

Hawaiian

Verb

palu

1. to lick

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay palu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *palu (“to hammer, to hit with a hard implement”), from Proto-Austronesian *palu (“to hammer, pound, hit”). Cognate with Tagalog palo and Javanese palu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pa.lu/

Noun

palu (first-person possessive paluku, second-person possessive palumu, third-person possessive palunya)

1. hammer (tool)

   Synonyms: martil, tukul

   • 2000, Goenawan Mohamad, Marx:

     Dalam film kartun Tom & Jerry, palu dan dinamit dipakai buat menekankan efek lucu

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Derived terms

See also

• Palu

Further reading

• “palu” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
• Austronesian Comparative Dictionary - *palu₃

Javanese

Etymology

From Old Javanese palu.

Noun

palu

1. hammer

Kambera

Verb

palu

1. (transitive) to hit

References

• Marian Klamer (1998) A Grammar of Kambera, Berlin, New York: Mouton de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 199

Kokota

Numeral

palu

1. two

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *palu (“to hammer, to hit with a hard implement”), from Proto-Austronesian *palu (“to hammer, pound, hit”). Cognate with Tagalog palo and Javanese palu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /palu/
• Rhymes: -alu, -lu, -u

Noun

palu (Jawi spelling ڤالو, plural palu-palu, informal 1st possessive paluku, 2nd possessive palumu, 3rd possessive palunya)

1. hammer

   Synonym: tukul

   Palu besi ― Metal hammer

Verb

palu (Jawi spelling ڤالو)

1. (transitive) to hit; to strike

   Synonyms: pukul, hentak, ketuk

   Ali memalu Adi sebagai balasan kepada kekecamannya semasa zaman persekolahan dahulu.

   Ali's hitting Adi as a form of revenge for his bullying during their school days.

Derived terms

Descendants

• Indonesian: palu

Further reading

• “palu” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
• Austronesian Comparative Dictionary - *palu₃

Old Javanese

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *palu.

Noun

palu

1. hammer

Papiamentu

Etymology

From Spanish palo and Dutch paal.

Noun

palu

1. stick, pole
2. tree
3. wood

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpa.lu/

• Audio

  (file)

• Rhymes: -alu
• Syllabification: pa‧lu

Noun

palu

1. locative/vocative singular of pal

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *kʷaleti. Perhaps ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kʷel- (“to turn”).

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈpalɨ̞/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈpa(ː)li/
• Rhymes: -alɨ̞

Verb

palu (first-person singular present palaf)

1. to dig (up), unearth, excavate

Conjugation

Related terms

• pâl (“spade”)
• pladur (“scythe”)

Mutation

References