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liu

See also: Appendix:Variations of "liu"

Balinese

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Romanization

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liu

  1. Romanization of ᬮᬶᬬᬸ

Hawaiian

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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liu

  1. to turn

Derived terms

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Mandarin

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Romanization

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liu

  1. Nonstandard spelling of liū.
  2. Nonstandard spelling of liú.
  3. Nonstandard spelling of liǔ.
  4. Nonstandard spelling of liù.

Usage notes

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  • Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.

Old French

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Latin locus

Noun

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liu oblique singular, m (oblique plural lius, nominative singular lius, nominative plural liu)

  1. place

Picard

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Etymology

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From Latin locus.

Noun

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liu m (plural lius)

  1. place

Woleaian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Micronesian *niu, from Proto-Oceanic *niuʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *niuʀ.

Noun

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liu

  1. coconut

References

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  • Sohn, Ho-Mihn, Tawerilmang, Anthony F. (1976) “liu”, in Woleaian-English Dictionary, Honolulu, HI: University of Hawai'i Press, →ISBN, page 206
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