See also: wału and walu'

Balinese

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Romanization

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walu

  1. Romanization of ᬯᬮᬸ
  2. Romanization of ᬯᬮᬹ

Banjarese

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Banjarese cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : walu

Etymology

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Borrowed from Old Javanese walu (cf. Javanese wolu); ultimately from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *walu, from Proto-Austronesian *walu.

Numeral

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walu

  1. eight

Synonyms

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Brooke's Point Palawano

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *walu, from Proto-Austronesian *walu.

Numeral

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walu

  1. eight

Central Dusun

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Central Dusun numbers (edit)
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    Cardinal: walu
    Ordinal: kawalu

Etymology

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *walu, from Proto-Austronesian *walu.

Numeral

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walu

  1. eight

Dupaningan Agta

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *walu, from Proto-Austronesian *walu.

Numeral

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walu

  1. eight

Fijian

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Fijian cardinal numbers
 <  7 8 9  > 
    Cardinal : walu

Numeral

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walu

  1. eight

Guugu Yimidhirr

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Noun

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walu

  1. temple (of head)

Synonyms

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  • gaman (avoidance language)

Hawaiian

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Hawaiian numbers (edit)
 ←  7 8 9  → 
    Base form: walu
    Cardinal: ʻewalu
    Ordinal: walu
    Distributive: pāwalu
    Fractional: hapawalu

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈwa.lu/, [ˈʋɐ.lu]

Etymology 1

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From Proto-Polynesian *walu, from Proto-Oceanic *walu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *walu, from Proto-Austronesian *walu.

Numeral

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walu

  1. eight, eighth
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Etymology 2

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Verb

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walu

  1. (transitive) to scratch

References

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  • Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “walu”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press

Ibanag

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Ibanag cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : walu

Numeral

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walú

  1. eight

Kabyle

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Pronoun

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walu

  1. nothing

Kapampangan

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Numeral

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walú

  1. (Súlat Wáwâ) Alternative form of ualu

Limos Kalinga

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *walu, from Proto-Austronesian *walu.

Numeral

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walu (walú)

  1. eight

Maguindanao

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *walu, from Proto-Austronesian *walu.

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard Maguindanaon) IPA(key): /ˈwalu/ [ˈwa.ɭ̆u]
  • Rhymes: -alu
  • Syllabification: wa‧lu

Numeral

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walu

  1. eight

Old English

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *walu, from Proto-Germanic *waluz.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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walu f

  1. a mark caused by a blow or hit

Declension

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Descendants

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  • Middle English: wale, wælh
    • English: wale, weal
    • Scots: wale, wail

Old Javanese

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balu, compare Malay balu and Tagalog balo.

Noun

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walu

  1. widow

Polish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈva.lu/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -alu
  • Syllabification: wa‧lu

Noun

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walu m

  1. inflection of wal:
    1. locative singular
    2. vocative singular

Sakizaya

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Etymology

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From Proto-Austronesian *walu.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /wa.ˈlu/, [wa.ˈlu]

Numeral

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walu

  1. eight

Tagakaulu Kalagan

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *walu, from Proto-Austronesian *walu.

Numeral

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walu

  1. eight

Tausug

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *walu.

Pronunciation

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  • (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA(key): /walu/ [wɑˈlu]
  • Rhymes: -u
  • Syllabification: wa‧lu

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walu

  1. eight

Ternate

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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walu

  1. the calabash (Lagenaria siceraria)

References

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  • Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

Numeral

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walu

  1. eight

Warlpiri

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Noun

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walu

  1. head

Western Bukidnon Manobo

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *walu.

Numeral

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walu

  1. eight

Yogad

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Numeral

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walú

  1. eight