luar

See also: lũar

Galician

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *lewk-

Proto-Indo-European *-sneh₂

Proto-Indo-European *lówksneh₂

Proto-Italic *louksnā

Latin lūna

Proto-Italic *-ālis

Latin -ālis

Latin -āris

Latin lūnāris

Old Galician-Portuguese lũar

Galician luar

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese lũar, from Latin lūnāris (“of the moon”). Compare Portuguese luar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlwaɾ/ [ˈlwaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ

Noun

luar m (plural luares)

1. moonlight

Related terms

• lúa (“moon”)

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “luar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “luar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “luar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• loear (1901–1947)

Etymology

From Malay luar, from Classical Malay luar, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *luqaR.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈluar/ [ˈlu.ar]
• Rhymes: -ar
• Syllabification: lu‧ar

Noun

luar (plural luar-luar)

1. outside

   Antonym: dalam

Adjective

luar

1. external
2. foreign

   Synonym: asing

Derived terms

• keluar
• luaran

• luar negeri

Further reading

• “luar” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *luqaR.

Pronunciation

• (Baku) IPA^(key): [luäɾ]
• (Johor-Riau) IPA^(key): [luä]

Preposition

luar (Jawi spelling لوار)

1. out

Antonyms

• dalam (in, inside)

Derived terms

• luar talian
• luaran (outsider, stranger, foreigner)

Further reading

• “luar” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Portuguese

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *lewk-

Proto-Indo-European *-sneh₂

Proto-Indo-European *lówksneh₂

Proto-Italic *louksnā

Latin lūna

Proto-Italic *-ālis

Latin -ālis

Latin -āris

Latin lūnāris

Old Galician-Portuguese lũar

Portuguese luar

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese lũar, from Latin lūnāris, from lūna + -āris. Doublet of lunar.

Compare Galician luar.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /luˈa(ʁ)/ [lʊˈa(h)], (faster pronunciation) /ˈlwa(ʁ)/ [ˈlwa(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /luˈa(ʁ)/ [lʊˈa(h)], (faster pronunciation) /ˈlwa(ʁ)/ [ˈlwa(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /luˈa(ɾ)/ [lʊˈa(ɾ)], (faster pronunciation) /ˈlwa(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /luˈa(ʁ)/ [lʊˈa(χ)], (faster pronunciation) /ˈlwa(ʁ)/ [ˈlwa(χ)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /luˈa(ɻ)/ [lʊˈa(ɻ)], (faster pronunciation) /ˈlwa(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈlwaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈlwaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈlwa.ɾi/

• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Hyphenation: lu‧ar
• Homophone: loar (Portugal)

Noun

luar m (plural luares)

1. moonlight (sunlight reflected by the moon)
   • unknown, Fernando Pessoa, A hora do diabo

     «A música, o luar e os sonhos são as minhas armas mágicas. Mas por música não deve entender-se só aquela que se toca, se não também aquela que fia eternamente por tocar. Por luar, ainda, não se deve supor que se fala só do que vem da lua e faz as árvores grandes perfis; há outro luar, que o mesmo sol não exclui, e obscurece em pleno dia o que as coisas fingem ser. Só os sonhos são sempre o que são. É o lado de nós em que nascemos e em que somos sempre naturais e nossos.»

     "Music, moonlight and dreams are my magic weapons. But music should not only be understood as music that is played, but also music that remains forever unplayed. Moonlight should not be taken to mean only that which comes from the moon and makes the trees look great; there is another moonlight, which the sun itself does not exclude, and which obscures in the middle of the day what things pretend to be. Only dreams are always what they are. It's the side of us where we are born and where we are always natural and our own."

Further reading

• “luar”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
• “luar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025