See also: pału and Palu

Asturian

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Etymology

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From Latin pālus.

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palu m (plural palos)

  1. stick, staff
  2. wood
  3. (nautical) mast
  4. hit (with a stick)
  5. baguette

French

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Etymology

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Clipping of paludisme.

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  • IPA(key): /pa.ly/
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palu m (plural palus)

  1. (informal) malaria
    Synonyms: paludisme, malaria

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Hawaiian

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palu

  1. to lick

Indonesian

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Etymology

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From Malay palu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *palu (to hammer, to hit with a hard implement), from Proto-Austronesian *palu (to hammer, pound, hit). Cognate with Tagalog palo and Javanese palu.

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palu (first-person possessive paluku, second-person possessive palumu, third-person possessive palunya)

  1. hammer (tool)
    Synonyms: martil, tukul
    • 2000, Goenawan Mohamad, Marx:
      Dalam film kartun Tom & Jerry, palu dan dinamit dipakai buat menekankan efek lucu
      In the Tom & Jerry cartoon, hammers and dynamites are used to emphasize funny effects

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Javanese

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Etymology

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From Old Javanese palu.

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palu

  1. hammer

Kambera

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palu

  1. (transitive) to hit

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  • Marian Klamer (1998) A Grammar of Kambera, Berlin, New York: Mouton de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 199

Kokota

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Numeral

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palu

  1. two

Malay

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *palu (to hammer, to hit with a hard implement), from Proto-Austronesian *palu (to hammer, pound, hit). Cognate with Tagalog palo and Javanese palu.

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palu (Jawi spelling ڤالو, plural palu-palu, informal 1st possessive paluku, 2nd possessive palumu, 3rd possessive palunya)

  1. hammer
    Synonym: tukul
    Palu besiMetal hammer

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palu (Jawi spelling ڤالو)

  1. (transitive) to hit; to strike
    Synonyms: pukul, hentak, ketuk
    Ali memalu Adi sebagai balasan kepada kekecamannya semasa zaman persekolahan dahulu.
    Ali's hitting Adi as a form of revenge for his bullying during their school days.

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Descendants

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  • Indonesian: palu

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Old Javanese

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *palu.

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palu

  1. hammer

Papiamentu

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Etymology

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From Spanish palo and Dutch paal.

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palu

  1. stick, pole
  2. tree
  3. wood

Polish

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  • IPA(key): /ˈpa.lu/
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  • Rhymes: -alu
  • Syllabification: pa‧lu

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palu

  1. locative/vocative singular of pal

Welsh

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Etymology

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From Proto-Celtic *kʷaleti. Perhaps ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kʷel- (to turn).[1]

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palu (first-person singular present palaf)

  1. to dig (up), unearth, excavate

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Mutation

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Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
palu balu mhalu phalu
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

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  1. ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “palu”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies