blu

See also: blù

English

Alternative forms

• (abbreviation): blu.

Noun

blu (plural blus)

1. Abbreviation of blue.

Adjective

blu (not comparable)

1. Abbreviation of blue.

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Bahnar

Etymology

From Proto-Bahnaric *bluː, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *bluuʔ (“thigh”); cognate with Khmer ភ្លៅ (phlɨw), Pacoh pilau and Central Nicobarese [Nancowry] pulô.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bluː/

Noun

blu 

1. upper leg, thigh

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Italian

Alternative forms

• blù (misspelling)

Etymology

Borrowed from French bleu (“blue”) from Middle French bleu, from Old French blou, bleve (“pallid, wan, discoloured, blue”), from Frankish *blāu, from Proto-Germanic *blēwaz (“blue, yellowish-gray”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰl(e)h₁uos, *bʰlewas (“light-coloured, blond, yellow”), from *bʰel- (“to shine”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [blu]

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• Rhymes: -u

Adjective

blu (invariable)

1. blue

Noun

blu m (uncountable)

1. the colour blue

Quotations

• 1958 Domenico Modugno and Franco Migliacci - "Volare"

  Nel blu dipinto di blu, felice di stare lassù (In the sky painted blue, happy to stay up there)

Derived terms

• bluastro

See also

Colors in Italian · colori (layout · text)

bianco	argento; grigio	nero
rosso; cremisi	arancione; marrone; bronzo	giallo; oro; crema
verde chiaro; limetta	verde	verde acqua; acquamarina; verde menta; verde menta scuro
ciano; azzurro; celeste; blu petrolio; foglia di tè	azzurro; celeste; celeste scuro	blu; blu scuro
violetto; indaco	magenta; viola	rosa; fucsia; porpora

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Ladino

Adjective

1. blue

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Maltese

Etymology

From Sicilian and/or Italian blu, from Old French bloe, from Frankish *blāu, from Proto-Germanic *blēwaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bluː/

Adjective

1. blue

Usage notes

• Maltese originally distinguished two shades of blue: iżraq (from medium blue towards turquoise) and ikħal (from medium blue towards black). Now both of them are rare, having widely been replaced with the borrowing blu, which covers all shades. Though the word ikħal is sometimes used as a native Maltese alternative for blu in puristic style, it did not originally cover light tones.

See also

• ikħal
• iżraq

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Nafaanra

Verb

blu

1. to swim

   Kofi blu mu lɔɔ kre kun.

   Kofi swam across the river.

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Norwegian

Adjective

blu

1. (obsolete) shy, unassuming

Synonyms

• blyg
• sjenert
• unnselig

Derived terms

• bluferdig
• ublu

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Occitan

Adjective

blu

1. blue (of a bluish color)

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Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English blue.

Adjective

blu

1. blue

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Vietnamese

Etymology

From French blouse, short for blu trắng.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓlu˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓlʊw˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɓlʊw˧˧]

Noun

blu

1. (garment) white coat

Synonyms

• blu trắng