tolu

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See also: Tolú, ťölü, and tolù

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Etymology

From Spanish Tolú (“town in Colombia where the tree is found”), from tolúes (“name of a pre-Columbian people of the area”).

Noun

tolu (countable and uncountable, plural tolus)

  1. The resinous secretion of Myroxylon balsamum, used in cough syrups and perfumery.

Derived terms

Anagrams

Central Dusun

Central Dusun numbers (edit)
 ←  2 3 4  → 
    Cardinal: tolu
    Ordinal: kotolu

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *təlu, from Proto-Austronesian *təlu.

Numeral

tolu

  1. three

Crimean Tatar

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *tōlu, *tōlï, from Proto-Turkic *tōl- (“to be full”).

Adjective

tolu

  1. full
  2. loaded (of guns)

Declension

Declension of tolu
nominative tolu
genitive tolunıñ
dative toluğa
accusative tolunı
locative toluda
ablative toludan

Adverb

tolu

  1. An indefinite large number of, many

Dusun Deyah

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *təlu.

Numeral

tolu

  1. three

Fijian

Fijian cardinal numbers
 <  2 3 4  > 
    Cardinal : tolu

Etymology

From Proto-Central Pacific *tolu, from Proto-Oceanic *tolu, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *təlu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *təlu, from Proto-Austronesian *təlu.

Numeral

tolu

  1. three

Kambera

Noun

tolu

  1. flesh

References

  • Marian Klamer (1998) A Grammar of Kambera, Berlin, New York: Mouton de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 213

Niuatoputapu

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *tolu, from Proto-Oceanic *tolu, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *təlu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *təlu, from Proto-Austronesian *təlu.

Numeral

tolu

  1. three

Niuean

Niuean cardinal numbers
 <  2 3 4  > 
    Cardinal : tolu

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *tolu, from Proto-Oceanic *tolu, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *təlu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *təlu, from Proto-Austronesian *təlu.

Numeral

tolu

  1. three

Ponosakan

Ponosakan cardinal numbers
 <  2 3 4  > 
    Cardinal : tolu

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *təlu, from Proto-Austronesian *təlu. Compare Cebuano tulo, Mongondow tolu'

Numeral

tolu

  1. three

Pukapukan

Pukapukan cardinal numbers
 <  2 3 4  > 
    Cardinal : tolu
    Ordinal : tolu

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *tolu, from Proto-Oceanic *tolu, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *təlu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *təlu, from Proto-Austronesian *təlu.

Numeral

tolu

  1. three
    Aumai koe e tolu aku niu i te taeyao.
    You bring three coconuts for me tomorrow.
  2. third
    Ko ona te tolu i te atu ia.
    He is the third in that line.

Further reading

Samoan

Samoan cardinal numbers
 <  2 3 4  > 
    Cardinal : tolu

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *tolu, from Proto-Oceanic *tolu, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *təlu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *təlu, from Proto-Austronesian *təlu.

Numeral

tolu

  1. three

Ternate

Pronunciation

Noun

tolu

  1. a sunhat

References

  • Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

Tetum

Etymology

From Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *təlu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *təlu, from Proto-Austronesian *təlu.

Numeral

tolu

  1. three

Tokelauan

Tokelauan cardinal numbers
 <  2 3 4  > 
    Cardinal : tolu

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *tolu. Cognates include Hawaiian kolu and Samoan tolu.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Hyphenation: to‧lu

Verb

tolu

  1. (stative) to be three

References

  • R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎, Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 459

Tongan

Tongan cardinal numbers
 <  2 3 4  > 
    Cardinal : tolu

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *tolu, from Proto-Oceanic *tolu, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *təlu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *təlu, from Proto-Austronesian *təlu.

Pronunciation

Numeral

tolu

  1. three

Tuvaluan

Tuvaluan cardinal numbers
 <  2 3 4  > 
    Cardinal : tolu

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *tolu, from Proto-Oceanic *tolu, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *təlu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *təlu, from Proto-Austronesian *təlu.

Numeral

tolu

  1. three

Uneapa

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *tolu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *təlu, from Proto-Austronesian *təlu.

Pronunciation

Numeral

tolu

  1. three

Further reading

  • Terry Crowley et al, The Oceanic Languages (2013), page 368

Wallisian

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *tolu, from Proto-Oceanic *tolu, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *təlu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *təlu, from Proto-Austronesian *təlu.

Numeral

tolu

  1. three
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