lú

See also: Appendix:Variations of "lu"

Irish

Alternative forms

• lugha (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old Irish lugu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /l̪ˠuː/
• (Aran, also) IPA^(key): /l̪ˠuə/ (corresponding to the form lugha)

Adjective

lú

1. comparative degree of beag

   An bhfuil sé níos lú ná bosca aráin? ― Is it smaller than a breadbox?

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “lú”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Entries containing “lú” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “lú” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
• Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 78
• Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 65

Mandarin

Alternative forms

• lu — nonstandard

Romanization

lú (lu², Zhuyin ㄌㄨˊ)

1. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 盧／卢
2. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 嚧／𠰷
3. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 壚／垆
4. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 廬／庐
5. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 攎／𢫘
6. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 曥／𣆐
7. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 櫨／栌
8. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 瀘／泸
9. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 炆
10. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 爐／炉
11. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 獹／𰡄
12. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 玈
13. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 璷
14. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 瓐／𰡵
15. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 矑／𪾦
16. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 籚／𰩲
17. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 纑／𮉡
18. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 罏／𬙎
19. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 臚／胪
20. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 艫／舻
21. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 蘆／芦
22. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 蠦／𫊮
23. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 轤／轳
24. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 鑪／𬬻
25. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 顱／颅
26. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 髗
27. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 魲
28. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 鱸／鲈
29. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 鸕／鸬
30. Hanyu Pinyin reading of 黸／𱋶

Vietnamese

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [lu˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [lʊw˨˩˦]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [lʊw˦˥]

Adjective

lú • (屡, 屢, 縷, 缕)

1. delusional
2. anile

Derived terms

Derived terms

• lú lẫn
• thuốc lú