lauz

Basque

Adjective

lauz

1. instrumental indefinite of lau

Noun

lauz

1. instrumental indefinite of lau

Numeral

lauz

1. instrumental indefinite of lau

Iu Mien

Etymology

From Proto-Hmong-Mien *-rəuX (“nest”). Cognate with White Hmong zes and Western Xiangxi Miao [Fenghuang] roul.

Noun

lauz 

1. nest

Zhuang

Pronunciation

• (Standard Zhuang) IPA^(key): /laːu˧˩/
• Tone numbers: lau²
• Hyphenation: lauz

Etymology 1

Possibly borrowed from Chinese 膋 (OC *reːw) (Schuessler, 2007). Cognate with Bouyei laauz.

Noun

lauz (Sawndip forms 𦛨 or 𰮮 or ⿰劳油, 1957–1982 spelling lauƨ)

1. animal fat
2. lard

Etymology 2

From Chinese 撈 (MC law).

Verb

lauz (1957–1982 spelling lauƨ)

1. to fish up; to dredge up; to scoop up

   Synonyms: (dialectal) log, (dialectal) luh, (dialectal) longx, (dialectal) rauz, (dialectal) lumx, (dialectal) vez, (dialectal) vaeg, (dialectal) do

Etymology 3

From Chinese 牢 (MC law).

Noun

lauz (1957–1982 spelling lauƨ)

1. prison; jail

   Synonyms: (dialectal) banfuengz, (dialectal) gam