lua

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *luaq (compare Malay luah).

VerbEdit

lua

1. to vomit

Etymology 1Edit

From Proto-Eastern Polynesian *rua, from Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *rua, from Proto-Polynesian *rua, from Proto-Oceanic *rua, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *dua, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *dua, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *duha, from Proto-Austronesian *duSa.

NumeralEdit

lua

1. (cardinal) two
2. (ordinal) second
3. double

Related termsEdit

• ʻalua
• ʻelua

NounEdit

lua

1. duplicate
2. companion
3. a traditional Hawaiian type of fighting

Etymology 2Edit

From Proto-Eastern Polynesian, from Proto-Nuclear Polynesian, from Proto-Polynesian, from Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (compare Malay lubang).

NounEdit

lua

1. pit, hole
2. toilet

EtymologyEdit

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NounEdit

lua m (genitive lua)

1. mention, reference

DeclensionEdit

Derived termsEdit

• ardlua (“citation”)

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Polynesian *rua, from Proto-Oceanic *rua, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *dua, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *dua, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *duha, from Proto-Austronesian *duSa.

NumeralEdit

lua

1. two

Alternative formsEdit

• luna

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): [ˈlua]

NounEdit

lua f (plural luas)

1. (Gascony) moon

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lua

EtymologyEdit

From Old Portuguese lũa, from Latin lūna (“moon”), from Old Latin losna, from Proto-Italic *louksnā, from Proto-Indo-European *lowksneh₂, which is derived from Proto-Indo-European *lewk-.

Cognate with Galician lúa, Catalan lluna, French lune, Italian luna, Occitan luna, Romanian lună and Spanish luna.

PronunciationEdit

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈlu.ɐ/, [ˈl̪u.ə̤]
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈlu.a/, [ˈl̪u.a̤]

NounEdit

lua f (plural luas)

1. moon (largest natural satellite of planet Earth)

   Hoje, a lua está muito brilhante.

   The moon is very bright tonight.

2. (astronomy) moon (any substantially sized natural satellite of a planet)

   Marte tem duas luas, Fobos e Deimos.

   Mars has two moons, Phobos and Deimos.

Derived termsEdit

• lua de mel

See alsoEdit

• Lua f
• luar m
• luarento m

DescendantsEdit

• English: Lua

Alternative formsEdit

• (regional, Banat) luva

EtymologyEdit

From older luva, from Latin levāre (“to lift”), present active infinitive of levō. Compare Aromanian ljeau, Dalmatian levur. The loss of the initial 'l' in some forms of the verb also occurs in such words as ierta, iepure, etc. Compare also Vulgar Latin *ablevāre, whence possibly Friulian jevâ, Albanian blej.

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): [luˈa]

VerbEdit

a lua (third-person singular present ia, past participle luat) 1st conj.

1. To take.

   Aș dori să iau prânzul cu tine.

   I would like to have lunch with you.

   Ia-mă cu tine.

   Take me with you.

ConjugationEdit

Derived termsEdit

• luare
• relua

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Polynesian *rua, from Proto-Oceanic *rua, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *dua, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *dua, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *duha, from Proto-Austronesian *duSa.

NumeralEdit

lua

1. (cardinal) two

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Polynesian *rua, from Proto-Oceanic *rua, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *dua, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *dua, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *duha, from Proto-Austronesian *duSa.

NumeralEdit

lua

1. (cardinal) two