blu

See also: blù

English

Alternative forms

  • (abbreviation): blu.

Noun

blu (plural blus)

  1. Abbreviation of blue.

Adjective

blu (not comparable)

  1. Abbreviation of blue.

Bahnar

Etymology

From Proto-Bahnaric *bluː, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *bluuʔ (“thigh”); cognate with Khmer ភ្លៅ (phlɨw), Pacoh pilau and Central Nicobarese [Nancowry] pulô.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bluː/

Noun

blu 

  1. upper leg, thigh

Italian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from French bleu (“blue”) from Middle French bleu, from Old French blou, bleve (“pallid, wan, discoloured, blue”), from Frankish *blāo, blāw, from Proto-Germanic *blēwaz (“blue, yellowish-gray”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰl(e)h₁uos, *bʰlewas (“light-coloured, blond, yellow”), from *bʰel- (“to shine”). Akin to Old High German blāo (“blue”), Old English blāw (“livid, blue”), Old English blǣwen (“blue-coloured, perse”). More at blue.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [blu]
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  • Rhymes: -u

Adjective

blu (invariable)

  1. blue

Noun

blu m (invariable)

  1. the colour blue

Quotations

  • 1958 Domenico Modugno and Franco Migliacci - "Volare"
    Nel blu dipinto di blu, felice di stare lassù (In the sky painted blue, happy to stay up there)

Derived terms

See also

Colors in Italian · colori (layout · text)
     bianco      grigio      nero      marrone
             rosa              rosso ; cremisi              arancione              giallo ; crema
             limetta              verde                           ciano ; blu petrolio, foglia di tè
             azzurro              blu              violetto ; indaco              magenta ; viola

Ladino

Adjective

blu ? (Latin spelling)

  1. blue

Nafaanra

Verb

blu

  1. to swim
    Kofi blu mu lɔɔ kre kun.
    Kofi swam across the river.

Norwegian

Adjective

blu

  1. (obsolete) shy, unassuming

Synonyms

Derived terms

Occitan

Adjective

blu

  1. blue (of a bluish color)

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English blue.

Adjective

blu

  1. blue

Vietnamese

Etymology

From French blouse, short for blu trắng.

Pronunciation

Noun

blu

  1. (garment) white coat

Synonyms

  • blu trắng
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