blu
EnglishEdit
Alternative formsEdit
- (abbreviation): blu.
NounEdit
blu (plural blus)
- Abbreviation of blue.
AdjectiveEdit
blu (not comparable)
- Abbreviation of blue.
BahnarEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Bahnaric *bluː, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *bluuʔ (“thigh”); cognate with Khmer ភ្លៅ (phlɨw), Pacoh pilau and Central Nicobarese [Nancowry] pulô.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
blu
BislamaEdit
EtymologyEdit
AdjectiveEdit
blu
ItalianEdit
Alternative formsEdit
- blù (misspelling)
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from French bleu (“blue”) from Middle French bleu, from Old French blou, bleve (“pallid, wan, discoloured/discolored, blue”), from Frankish *blāu, from Proto-Germanic *blēwaz (“blue, yellowish-gray”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰl(e)h₁uos, *bʰlewas (“light-coloured/colored, blond, yellow”), from *bʰel- (“to shine”). Doublet of biavo.
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
blu (invariable)
NounEdit
blu m (invariable)
QuotationsEdit
- 1958 Domenico Modugno and Franco Migliacci - "Volare"
- Nel blu dipinto di blu, felice di stare lassù (In the sky painted blue, happy to stay up there)
Derived termsEdit
See alsoEdit
bianco | argento; grigio | nero |
rosso; cremisi | arancione; marrone; bronzo | giallo; oro; crema |
verde chiaro; limetta | verde | verde acqua; acquamarina; verde menta; verde menta scuro |
ciano; azzurro; celeste; blu petrolio; foglia di tè | azzurro; celeste; celeste scuro | blu; blu scuro |
violetto; indaco | magenta; viola | rosa; fucsia; porpora |
LadinoEdit
AdjectiveEdit
blu (Latin spelling)
MalteseEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Sicilian and/or Italian blu, from Old French bloe, from Frankish *blāu, from Proto-Germanic *blēwaz.
PronunciationEdit
AdjectiveEdit
blu (invariable)
Usage notesEdit
- Maltese originally distinguished two shades of blue: iżraq (from medium blue towards turquoise) and ikħal (from medium blue towards black). Now both of them are rare, having widely been replaced with the borrowing blu, which covers all shades. Though the word ikħal is sometimes used as a native Maltese alternative for blu in puristic style, it did not originally cover light tones.
See alsoEdit
abjad | griż | iswed |
aħmar; krimżi | oranġjo; kannella (ismar) | isfar; krema |
aħdar | ||
blu (iżraq) | blu (ikħal) | |
vjola; indigo | maġenta; vjola | roża |
NafaanraEdit
VerbEdit
blu
- to swim
- Kofi blu mu lɔɔ kre kun.
- Kofi swam across the river.
NorwegianEdit
AdjectiveEdit
blu
Derived termsEdit
PnarEdit
EtymologyEdit
From Proto-Khasian *bluː, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *bluuʔ.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
blu
Tok PisinEdit
EtymologyEdit
AdjectiveEdit
blu
VietnameseEdit
Alternative formsEdit
EtymologyEdit
From French blouse, short for blu trắng.
PronunciationEdit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓəː˨˩ lu˧˧], [ʔɓlu˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓəː˦˩ lʊw˧˧], [ʔɓlʊw˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʔɓəː˨˩ lʊw˧˧], [ʔɓlʊw˧˧]
- Phonetic: bờ lu, blu
NounEdit
blu
- (garment) white coat
- Synonym: blu trắng
WelshEdit
PronunciationEdit
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /blɨː/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /bliː/
NounEdit
blu
- Soft mutation of plu.
MutationEdit
Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
plu | blu | mhlu | phlu |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |