tolu

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See also: Tolú, ťölü, and tolù

English

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Etymology

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From Spanish Tolú (town in Colombia where the tree is found), from tolúes (name of a pre-Columbian people of the area).

Noun

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tolu (countable and uncountable, plural tolus)

  1. The resinous secretion of Myroxylon balsamum, used in cough syrups and perfumery.

Derived terms

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Anagrams

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Central Dusun

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Central Dusun numbers (edit)
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    Cardinal: tolu
    Ordinal: kotolu

Etymology

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *təlu, from Proto-Austronesian *təlu.

Numeral

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tolu

  1. three

Crimean Tatar

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Etymology

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From Proto-Turkic *tōlu, *tōlï, from Proto-Turkic *tōl- (to be full).

Adjective

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tolu

  1. full
  2. loaded (of guns)

Declension

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Adverb

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tolu

  1. An indefinite large number of, many

Dusun Deyah

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *təlu.

Numeral

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tolu

  1. three

Fijian

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Fijian cardinal numbers
 <  2 3 4  > 
    Cardinal : tolu

Etymology

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From Proto-Central Pacific *tolu, from Proto-Oceanic *tolu, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *təlu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *təlu, from Proto-Austronesian *təlu.

Numeral

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tolu

  1. three

Kambera

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Noun

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tolu

  1. flesh
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References

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  • Marian Klamer (1998) A Grammar of Kambera, Berlin, New York: Mouton de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 213

Niuatoputapu

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Etymology

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From Proto-Polynesian *tolu, from Proto-Oceanic *tolu, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *təlu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *təlu, from Proto-Austronesian *təlu.

Numeral

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tolu

  1. three

Niuean

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Niuean cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : tolu

Etymology

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From Proto-Polynesian *tolu, from Proto-Oceanic *tolu, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *təlu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *təlu, from Proto-Austronesian *təlu.

Numeral

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tolu

  1. three

Pukapukan

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Pukapukan cardinal numbers
 <  2 3 4  > 
    Cardinal : tolu
    Ordinal : tolu

Etymology

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From Proto-Polynesian *tolu, from Proto-Oceanic *tolu, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *təlu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *təlu, from Proto-Austronesian *təlu.

Numeral

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tolu

  1. three
    Aumai koe e tolu aku niu i te taeyao.
    You bring three coconuts for me tomorrow.
  2. third
    Ko ona te tolu i te atu ia.
    He is the third in that line.

Further reading

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Samoan

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Samoan cardinal numbers
 <  2 3 4  > 
    Cardinal : tolu

Etymology

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From Proto-Polynesian *tolu, from Proto-Oceanic *tolu, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *təlu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *təlu, from Proto-Austronesian *təlu.

Numeral

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tolu

  1. three

Ternate

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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tolu

  1. a sunhat

References

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  • Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

Tetum

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Etymology

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From Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *təlu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *təlu, from Proto-Austronesian *təlu.

Numeral

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tolu

  1. three

Tokelauan

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Tokelauan cardinal numbers
 <  2 3 4  > 
    Cardinal : tolu

Etymology

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From Proto-Polynesian *tolu. Cognates include Hawaiian kolu and Samoan tolu.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈto.lu]
  • Hyphenation: to‧lu

Verb

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tolu

  1. (stative) to be three

References

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  • R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary[1], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 459

Tongan

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Tongan cardinal numbers
 <  2 3 4  > 
    Cardinal : tolu

Etymology

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From Proto-Polynesian *tolu, from Proto-Oceanic *tolu, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *təlu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *təlu, from Proto-Austronesian *təlu.

Pronunciation

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Numeral

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tolu

  1. three

Tuvaluan

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Tuvaluan cardinal numbers
 <  2 3 4  > 
    Cardinal : tolu

Etymology

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From Proto-Polynesian *tolu, from Proto-Oceanic *tolu, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *təlu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *təlu, from Proto-Austronesian *təlu.

Numeral

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tolu

  1. three

Uneapa

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Etymology

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From Proto-Oceanic *tolu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *təlu, from Proto-Austronesian *təlu.

Pronunciation

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Numeral

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tolu

  1. three

Further reading

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  • Terry Crowley et al, The Oceanic Languages (2013), page 368

Wallisian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Polynesian *tolu, from Proto-Oceanic *tolu, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *təlu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *təlu, from Proto-Austronesian *təlu.

Numeral

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tolu

  1. three