Bulu (New Guinea)

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Noun

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nalu

  1. water

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Greenlandic

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Etymology

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From Proto-Inuit *nalu- (not knowing, unknown), from Proto-Eskimo *naɫu- (not knowing). Compare naluvoq (is ignorant, does not know).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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nalu

  1. ignorance

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Hawaiian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Polynesian *ŋalu (mounting wave, ocean wave) (compare with Maori ngaru, Tahitian ʻaru, Tongan ngalu, Samoan galu), from Proto-Oceanic *ŋalun (mountain wave), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qalun (long rolling wave; swell) (compare with Malay alun, Tagalog álon).[1][2][3][4]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈna.lu/, [ˈnɐ.lu]
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Noun

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nalu

  1. wave
  2. surf

Verb

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nalu

  1. (intransitive) to form waves
  2. (transitive) to ponder, speculate

References

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  1. ^ Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “nalu”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, revised & enlarged edition, Honolulu, HI: University of Hawai'i Press, →ISBN, page 260
  2. ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “galu.1”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
  3. ^ Austronesian Comparative Dictionary
  4. ^ Ross, Malcolm D., Pawley, Andrew, Osmond, Meredith (2008) The lexicon of Proto-Oceanic, volume 2: The Physical Environment, Canberra: Australian National University, →ISBN, page 99