Lau

See also: Appendix:Variations of "lau"

English

Etymology

From Cantonese 劉／刘 (lau4), Hokkien 劉／刘 (Lâu) or Teochew 劉／刘 (lao5). Doublet of Luu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /laʊ/
• Rhymes: -aʊ

Proper noun

Lau

1. A surname from Chinese.

Related terms

• Liu

Translations

a Chinese surname

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 劉／刘 (lau⁴)

  Mandarin: 劉／刘 (zh) (Liú)

• Japanese: 劉 (ja) (りゅう, Ryū), ラウ (ja) (Rau)

Anagrams

• -ual, ALU, Aul, LUA, Lua, UAL, ULA, Ula, alu, aul

Danish

Etymology

Variant of Lauge.

Proper noun

Lau

1. a male given name

Kapampangan

Alternative forms

• Lawu (Súlat Wáwâ)

Etymology

From Sanskrit राहु (rāhu, “Rāhu”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlauʔ/ [ˈläː.uʔ]
• Hyphenation: La‧u

Noun

Láû

1. Rāhu

Related terms

• lau