lô

See also: Appendix:Variations of "lo"

Khiamniungan Naga

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lɔ⁵²/

Verb

lô

1. (Patsho) strike

Ligurian

in lô giànco – a white wolf

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /luː/

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Ligurian lovo, from Latin lupus, from an Osco-Umbrian language, from Proto-Italic *lukʷos, metathesis of Proto-Indo-European *wĺ̥kʷos.

Noun

lô m (plural loî, feminine lôa)

1. (zoology) wolf

Related terms

• lupìn

Etymology 2

From Latin illōrum, genitive plural of ille (“that”).

Pronoun

lô

1. they

Related terms

• lê

Macanese

Particle

lô

1. clipping of lôgo: future tense marker

   Língu di gente antigo di Macau
   Lô disparecê tamêm. Qui saiám!
   Unga dia, mas quanto áno,
   Quiança lô priguntá co pai-mai
   Qui cuza sã afinal
   Dóci papiaçám di Macau?

   The language of the people of Macau in the olden days
   Will soon disappear as well. What a pity!
   One day, after several years,
   A child will ask their parents
   What is, after all,
   the sweet language of Macau?

   Coraçám andá á-novi, vêlo lô ficá ferado.

   If his heart behaves like that of a youth, the old man will be duped.

Usage notes

• Generally cannot be used as the adverb meaning "soon", unlike lôgo.

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [lo˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [low˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [low˧˧]

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French lot.

Noun

lô

1. batch

   một lô hàng ― a batch of goods

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “related to the one above?”)

Noun

lô

1. a gambling game where players win if any lottery draw ends in the two digits they bet on

Related terms

• đề