lau

Alternative forms

• alau

Etymology

From Latin lavō. Compare Daco-Romanian la, lau.

Verb

lau (third-person singular present indicative la, past participle latã)

1. I wash.
2. (reflexive, mi-lau) I wash myself.

Pronunciation

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Numeral

lau

1. four

Adjective

lau

1. flat, level
2. plain, simple

Adverb

lau

1. simply

Preposition

lau

1. H-system spelling of laŭ

Etymology

From Middle High German [Term?], from Old High German lāo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /laʊ̯/
• Rhymes: -aʊ

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Adjective

lau (comparative lauer, superlative am lausten or am lauesten)

1. lukewarm

Further reading

• lau in Duden online

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *rau (compare Maori rau), from Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dahun (compare Malay daun).

Noun

lau

1. leaf

Pronoun

lau

1. 1st-person singular pronoun: I, me

Noun

lau

1. lion

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *lọβ̃, from Proto-Celtic *ɸlāmā, from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₂meh₂ (“palm, hand”).

Noun

lau f

1. hand

Adjective

lau

1. wide

Verb

lau

1. first-person singular present indicative of la.
2. first-person singular present subjunctive of la.
3. third-person plural present indicative of la.

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *rau (compare Maori rau), from Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dahun (compare Malay daun).

Noun

lau

1. leaf

Adverb

lau

1. away

   ṣañ wrat lau tärkanacer

   You are going to let your vow away. (literally)

   You are going to break your vow.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [law˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [law˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [law˧˧]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Vietic *k-luː, cognate with Arem /alaw/.

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /laɨ̯/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /lai̯/

Noun

lau

1. Soft mutation of llau (“lice”).

Mutation