lau

See also: Lau, lầu, lâu, laŭ, lẩu, la'u, 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

• lari/lare
• lat
• spel

See also

• ascaldu
• culimbisescu

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Basque

Basque cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : lau     Ordinal : laugarren

Pronunciation

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Numeral

lau

1. four

Adjective

lau

1. flat, level
2. plain, simple

Adverb

lau

1. simply

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Esperanto

Preposition

lau

1. H-system spelling of laŭ

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German [Term?], from Old High German lāo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /laʊ̯/
• Rhymes: -aʊ

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Adjective

lau (comparative lauer, superlative am lausten or am lauesten)

1. lukewarm

Further reading

• lau in Duden online

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Hawaiian

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *rau (compare Maori rau), from Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dahun (compare Malay daun).

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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North Frisian

Noun

lau

1. lion

Synonyms

• lööw

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Old Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *lọβ̃, 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

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *rau (compare Maori rau), from Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dahun (compare Malay daun).

Noun

lau

1. leaf

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Tocharian B

Adverb

lau

1. away

   ṣañ wrat lau tärkanacer

   You are going to let your vow away. (literally)

   You are going to break your vow.

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Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [law˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [law˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [law˧˧]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Vietic *k-luː, cognate with Arem /alaw/.

Noun

(classifier cây) lau (𣓿, 𦰤)

1. reed, arundinaceous cane

Etymology 2

Verb

lau

1. to wipe

Derived terms

Terms derived from lau

• lau dọn

• lau sạch

See also

• giặt
• rửa

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Welsh

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /laɨ̯/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /lai̯/

Noun

lau

1. Soft mutation of llau (“lice”).

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
llau	lau	unchanged	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.