lau

See also: Lau, laŭ, lẩu, and łá’ȕ

Aromanian

Alternative forms

• alau

Etymology

From Latin lavō. Compare Daco-Romanian la, lau.

Verb

lau (third-person singular present indicative la, past participle latã)

1. I wash.
2. (reflexive, mi-lau) I wash myself.

Synonyms

• spel, aspel

Related terms

• lare/lari
• lat
• spel

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Basque

Basque cardinal numbers

<  3	4	5  >
Cardinal : lau     Ordinal : laugarren

Numeral

lau

1. four

Adjective

lau

1. flat, level
2. plain, simple

Adverb

lau

1. simply

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German

Etymology

From Old High German lāo.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -aʊ

Adjective

lau

1. lukewarm

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Hawaiian

Noun

lau

1. leaf

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Hiri Motu

Pronoun

lau

1. 1st-person singular pronoun: I, me

See also

Hiri Motu personal pronouns

			singular	plural
1st person			lau	ai (exclusive) ita (inclusive)
2nd person			oi	umui
3rd person			ia	idia

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Lojban

Rafsi

lau

1. rafsi of cladu.

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North Frisian

Noun

lau

1. lion

Synonyms

• lööw

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Old Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *ɸlāmā, from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₂meh₂ (“palm, hand”).

Noun

lau f

1. hand

Descendants

• Welsh: llaw

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Rapa Nui

Adjective

lau

1. wide

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Romanian

Verb

lau

1. first-person singular present tense form of la.
2. first-person singular subjunctive form of la.
3. third-person plural present tense form of la.

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Samoan

Noun

lau

1. leaf

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Welsh

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /laɨ/

Noun

lau f pl

1. Mutated form of llau (“lice”).

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
llau	lau	unchanged	unchanged

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Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): /l̪ɐw˧˧/
• (Huế) IPA^(key): /lɐw˧˧/
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): /l̻ʲɐw˧˥/

Noun

lau

1. reed, arundinaceous cane

Verb

lau

1. wipe