lua

See also: Appendix:Variations of "lua"

Dibabawon Manobo

Noun

lùà

1. tear; teardrop

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Fijian

Etymology

From Proto-Central-Pacific *lua, from Proto-Oceanic *luaq, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *luaq, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *luaq, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *luaq (compare Malay luah).

Verb

lua

1. to vomit

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Guinea-Bissau Creole

Etymology

From Portuguese lua. Cognate with Kabuverdianu lua.

Noun

lua

1. moon

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Hawaiian

Hawaiian cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : lua

Etymology 1

From Proto-Eastern Polynesian *rua, from Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *rua, from Proto-Polynesian *rua, from Proto-Oceanic *rua, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *dua, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *dua, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *duha, from Proto-Austronesian *duSa.

Numeral

lua

1. two
2. second
3. double

Related terms

• ʻalua
• ʻelua

Noun

lua

1. duplicate
2. companion
3. a traditional Hawaiian type of fighting

Etymology 2

From Proto-Eastern Polynesian [Term?], from Proto-Nuclear Polynesian [Term?], from Proto-Polynesian [Term?], from Proto-Oceanic [Term?], from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian [Term?], from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian [Term?], from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian [Term?] (compare Malay lubang).

Noun

lua

1. pit, hole
2. toilet

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Ido

Etymology

From lu +‎ -a.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlu.a/

Determiner

lua

1. Third-person singular possessive pronoun for non-subject referents of any gender; his, her or its; their (singular).

Usage notes

Lua is widely used in Ido, and not exclusively when a gendered possessive determiner is inappropriate, but also in order to avoid repetition depending on the user's preferences.

Hyponyms

• elua
• ilua
• olua

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Irish

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

lua m (genitive singular as substantive lua, genitive as verbal noun luaite)

1. verbal noun of luaigh
2. mention; citation, reference

Declension

Declension of lua

Fourth declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative lua Vocative a lua Genitive lua Dative lua

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Nominative an lua Genitive an lua Dative leis an lua don lua

As verbal noun

Declension of lua

Irregular

Bare forms (no plural of this noun) Case Singular Nominative lua Vocative a lua Genitive luaite Dative lua

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Nominative an lua Genitive an luaite Dative leis an lua don lua

Derived terms

• ardlua (“citation”)

References

• "lua" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
• Entries containing “lua” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “lua” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

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Kabuverdianu

Etymology

From Portuguese lua.

Noun

lua

1. moon

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Niuatoputapu

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *rua, from Proto-Oceanic *rua, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *dua, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *dua, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *duha, from Proto-Austronesian *duSa.

Numeral

lua

1. two

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Occitan

Alternative forms

• luna

Etymology

From Old Occitan, from Latin lūna.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈly.o]
• (Aranese) IPA^(key): [ˈly.a]

• Audio (Gascon)

  (file)

Noun

lua f (plural luas)

1. (Gascony) moon

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Portuguese

lua

Etymology

From Old Portuguese lũa, from Latin lūna (“moon”), from Old Latin losna, from Proto-Italic *louksnā, from Proto-Indo-European *lówksneh₂, which is derived from Proto-Indo-European *lewk-.

Cognate with Galician lúa, Catalan lluna, French lune, Italian luna, Occitan luna, Romanian lună and Spanish luna.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlu.ɐ/, [ˈlu.ɐ]

• (Northeast Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈlu.a/
• Homophone: Lua
• Hyphenation: lu‧a
• Rhymes: -uɐ

Noun

lua f (plural luas)

1. moon (largest natural satellite of planet Earth)

   Hoje, a lua está muito brilhante.

   The moon is very bright tonight.

2. (astronomy) moon (any substantially sized natural satellite of a planet)

   Marte tem duas luas, Fobos e Deimos.

   Mars has two moons, Phobos and Deimos.

Derived terms

• lua de mel
• luazinha (diminutive)

Descendants

• English: Lua

See also

• Lua f
• luar m
• luarento m

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Pukapukan

Pukapukan cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : lua     Ordinal : lua

Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *rua, from Proto-Oceanic *rua, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *duha, from Proto-Austronesian *duSa.

Numeral

lua

1. two
2. second

Derived terms

• tokalua (“pair, partner, couple”)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Polynesian *lua, from Proto-Oceanic *luaŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *luaŋ, doublet of *lubaŋ and *ʀuqaŋ.

Noun

lua

1. hole, pit, cave

   Te lua nā i te tongi ma te wōwonu.

   That hole is big and deep.

2. tomb, grave
3. path of the sun across the sky, thought of as a hole.

Derived terms

• lualua (“full of holes”)

Further reading

• Te Pukamuna | Pukapuka Dictionary

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Romanian

Alternative forms

• luva (regional, Banat)

Etymology

From older luva, from Latin levāre (“to lift”), present active infinitive of levō. Compare Aromanian ljeau, loari, Dalmatian levur, Portuguese levar, Neapolitan luvà. The loss of the initial -l- in some forms of the verb also occurs in such words as ierta, iepure, etc. Compare also Vulgar Latin *ablevāre, whence possibly Friulian jevâ, Albanian blej.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [luˈa]
• Rhymes: -a

• Audio

  (file)

Verb

a lua (third-person singular present ia, past participle luat) 1st conj.

1. to take

   Aș dori să iau prânzul cu tine. ― I would like to have lunch with you.

   Ia-mă cu tine. ― Take me with you.

Conjugation

    conjugation of lua (first conjugation, no infix)

infinitive			a lua
gerund			luând
past participle			luat
number		singular			plural
person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	iau	iei	ia	luăm	luați	iau
	imperfect	luam	luai	lua	luam	luați	luau
	simple perfect	luai	luași	luă	luarăm	luarăți	luară
	pluperfect	luasem	luaseși	luase	luaserăm	luaserăți	luaseră
subjunctive		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	să iau	să iei	să ia	să luăm	să luați	să ia
imperative		—	tu	—	—	voi	—
	affirmative		ia			luați
	negative		nu lua			nu luați

Derived terms

• luare
• relua

 

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Samoan

Samoan cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : lua

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *rua, from Proto-Oceanic *rua, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *dua, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *dua, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *duha, from Proto-Austronesian *duSa.

Numeral

lua

1. two

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Tokelauan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlu.a/
• Hyphenation: lu‧a

Etymology 1

Tokelauan cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : lua

From Proto-Polynesian *rua. Cognates include Hawaiian lua and Samoan lua.

Verb

lua

1. (stative) to be two

Etymology 2

From Proto-Polynesian *lua. Cognates include Hawaiian lua and Samoan lua.

Noun

lua

1. hole, pit

Etymology 3

From Proto-Polynesian *lua. Cognates include Tongan lua and Samoan lua.

Verb

lua

1. (intransitive) to vomit

References

• R. Simona, editor (1986) Tokelau Dictionary‎^[1], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 195

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Tuvaluan

Tuvaluan cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : lua

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *rua, from Proto-Oceanic *rua, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *dua, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *dua, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *duha, from Proto-Austronesian *duSa.

Numeral

lua

1. two

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Wallisian

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *rua, from Proto-Oceanic *rua, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *dua, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *dua, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *duha, from Proto-Austronesian *duSa.

Numeral

lua

1. two