tolu

See also: ťölü

English

Etymology

From Spanish Tolú (“town in Colombia where the tree is found”), from Tolúes (“name of a pre-Columbian people of the area”).

Noun

tolu (countable and uncountable, plural tolus)

  1. The resinous secretion of Myroxylon balsamum, used in cough syrups and perfumery.

Derived terms

Anagrams

Crimean Tatar

Adjective

tolu

  1. full up

Declension

Adverb

tolu

  1. An indefinite large number of, many

Fijian

Fijian cardinal numbers
 <  2 3 4  > 
    Cardinal : tolu

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *tolu, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *təlu, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *təlu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *təlu, from Proto-Austronesian *təlu.

Numeral

tolu

  1. (cardinal) three

Niuatoputapu

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *tolu, from Proto-Oceanic *tolu, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *təlu, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *təlu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *təlu, from Proto-Austronesian *təlu.

Numeral

tolu

  1. three

Niuean

Niuean cardinal numbers
 <  2 3 4  > 
    Cardinal : tolu

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *tolu, from Proto-Oceanic *tolu, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *təlu, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *təlu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *təlu, from Proto-Austronesian *təlu.

Numeral

tolu

  1. (cardinal) three

Samoan

Samoan cardinal numbers
 <  2 3 4  > 
    Cardinal : tolu

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *tolu, from Proto-Oceanic *tolu, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *təlu, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *təlu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *təlu, from Proto-Austronesian *təlu.

Numeral

tolu

  1. (cardinal) three

Tetum

Etymology

From Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *təlu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *təlu, from Proto-Austronesian *təlu.

Numeral

tolu

  1. (cardinal) three

Tongan

Tongan cardinal numbers
 <  2 3 4  > 
    Cardinal : tolu

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *tolu, from Proto-Oceanic *tolu, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *təlu, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *təlu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *təlu, from Proto-Austronesian *təlu.

Numeral

tolu

  1. (cardinal) three

Tuvaluan

Tuvaluan cardinal numbers
 <  2 3 4  > 
    Cardinal : tolu

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *tolu, from Proto-Oceanic *tolu, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *təlu, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *təlu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *təlu, from Proto-Austronesian *təlu.

Numeral

tolu

  1. (cardinal) three

Wallisian

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *tolu, from Proto-Oceanic *tolu, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *təlu, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *təlu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *təlu, from Proto-Austronesian *təlu.

Numeral

tolu

  1. (cardinal) three
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