blu
See also: blù
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Noun edit
blu (plural blus)
- Abbreviation of blue.
Adjective edit
blu (not comparable)
- Abbreviation of blue.
Bahnar edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Bahnaric *bluː, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *bluuʔ (“thigh”); cognate with Khmer ភ្លៅ (phlɨw), Pacoh pilau and Central Nicobarese [Nancowry] pulô.
Pronunciation edit
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blu
Bislama edit
Etymology edit
Adjective edit
blu
- blue (color/colour)
Italian edit
Alternative forms edit
- blù (misspelling)
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French bleu (“blue”) from Middle French bleu, from Old French blou, bleve (“pallid, wan, discoloured/discolored, blue”), from Frankish *blāu, from Proto-Germanic *blēwaz (“blue, yellowish-gray”). Doublet of biavo.
Pronunciation edit
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blu (invariable)
- blue (color/colour)
Noun edit
blu m (invariable)
- blue (color/colour)
Quotations edit
- 1958, Domenico Modugno, Franco Migliacci, Volare:
- Nel blu dipinto di blu, felice di stare lassù
- In the blue (sky) painted blue, happy to stay up there
Derived terms edit
See also edit
bianco | argento; grigio | nero |
rosso; cremisi | arancione; marrone; bronzo | giallo; oro; crema |
verde chiaro; limetta | verde | verde acqua; acquamarina; verde menta; verde menta scuro |
ciano; azzurro; celeste; blu petrolio; foglia di tè | azzurro; celeste; celeste scuro | blu; blu scuro |
violetto; indaco | magenta; viola | rosa; fucsia; porpora |
Ladino edit
Adjective edit
blu (Latin spelling)
- blue (color/colour)
Maltese edit
Etymology edit
From Sicilian and/or Italian blu, from Old French bloe, from Frankish *blāu, from Proto-Germanic *blēwaz.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
blu (invariable)
- blue (color/colour)
Usage notes edit
- Maltese originally distinguished two shades of blue: iżraq (from medium blue towards turquoise) and ikħal (from medium blue towards black). Now both of them are rare, having widely been replaced with the borrowing blu, which covers all shades. Though the word ikħal is sometimes used as a native Maltese alternative for blu in puristic style, it did not originally cover light tones.
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abjad | griż, rmiedi, ixheb | iswed |
aħmar; krimżi | oranġjo; kannella (ismar); kafelatte; ixqar | isfar; krema |
limetti | aħdar | nagħniegħi; żmeraldi |
turkin, turkważ | iżraq, ċelesti (smewwi) | blu (ikħal) |
vjola; indigo, nir | maġenta; vjola | roża (wardi) |
Nafaanra edit
Verb edit
blu
- to swim
- Kofi blu mu lɔɔ kre kun.
- Kofi swam across the river.
Norwegian edit
Adjective edit
blu
Derived terms edit
Pnar edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Khasian *bluː, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *bluuʔ.
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blu
Tok Pisin edit
Etymology edit
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blu
- blue (color/colour)
Vietnamese edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From French blouse, short for blu trắng.
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓəː˨˩ lu˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓəː˦˩ lʊw˧˧]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓəː˨˩ lʊw˧˧]
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Noun edit
blu
- (garment) white coat
- Synonym: blu trắng
Welsh edit
Pronunciation edit
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /blɨː/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /bliː/
Noun edit
blu
- Soft mutation of plu.
Mutation edit
Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
plu | blu | mhlu | phlu |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
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