palu

See also: pału and Palu

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin pālus.

Noun

palu m (plural palos)

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

French

Etymology

Clipping of paludisme.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pa.ly/

• Audio:

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Noun

palu m (plural palus)

1. (informal) malaria

   Synonyms: paludisme, malaria

Further reading

• “palu”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• Paul, Pula

Hawaiian

Verb

palu

1. to lick

Indonesian

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pa.lu/

• Audio:

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Noun

palu (plural palu-palu)

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

Derived terms

• berpalu-palu
• berpalu-paluan
• memalu
• palu-memalu
• paluan
• terpalu

• palu arit
• palu cakar
• palu godam
• palu punca bulat
• palu punggung
• palu sabit
• palu tukang kayu

See also

• Palu

Further reading

• “palu” 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.
• Austronesian Comparative Dictionary - *palu₃

Javanese

Etymology

From Old Javanese palu.

Noun

palu

1. hammer

Kambera

Verb

palu

1. (transitive) to hit

References

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

Kokota

Numeral

palu

1. two

Malay

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /palu/
• Rhymes: -alu, -lu, -u

Noun

palu (Jawi spelling ڤالو, plural palu-palu)

1. hammer

   Synonym: tukul

   Palu besi ― Metal hammer

Verb

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.

Derived terms

• dipalu
• memalu
• paluan
• pemalu

Descendants

• Indonesian: palu

Further reading

• “palu” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
• Austronesian Comparative Dictionary - *palu₃

Old Javanese

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *palu.

Noun

palu

1. hammer

Papiamentu

Etymology

From Spanish palo and Dutch paal.

Noun

palu

1. stick, pole
2. tree
3. wood

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpa.lu/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -alu
• Syllabification: pa‧lu

Noun

palu

1. locative/vocative singular of pal

Welsh

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *kʷaleti. Perhaps ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kʷel- (“to turn”).

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈpalɨ̞/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈpa(ː)li/
• Rhymes: -alɨ̞

Verb

palu (first-person singular present palaf)

1. to dig (up), unearth, excavate

   Synonyms: cloddio, turio

Conjugation

Conjugation (literary)

	singular			plural			impersonal
	first	second	third	first	second	third
present indicative/future	palaf	peli	pala	palwn	pelwch, palwch	palant	pelir
imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/ conditional	palwn	palit	palai	palem	palech	palent	pelid
preterite	pelais	pelaist	palodd	palasom	palasoch	palasant	palwyd
pluperfect	palaswn	palasit	palasai	palasem	palasech	palasent	palasid, palesid
present subjunctive	palwyf	pelych	palo	palom	paloch	palont	paler
imperative	—	pala	paled	palwn	pelwch, palwch	palent	paler
verbal noun	palu
verbal adjectives	paledig paladwy

Conjugation (colloquial)

inflected colloquial forms	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
future	pala i, palaf i	pali di	palith o/e/hi, paliff e/hi	palwn ni	palwch chi	palan nhw
conditional	palwn i, palswn i	palet ti, palset ti	palai fo/fe/hi, palsai fo/fe/hi	palen ni, palsen ni	palech chi, palsech chi	palen nhw, palsen nhw
preterite	palais i, pales i	palaist ti, palest ti	palodd o/e/hi	palon ni	paloch chi	palon nhw
imperative	—	pala	—	—	palwch	—

Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh.

Related terms

• pâl (“spade”)
• pladur (“scythe”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of palu

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
palu	balu	mhalu	phalu

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “palu”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
• 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