lua

See also: Appendix:Variations of "lua"

Translingual

Symbol

lua

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Luba-Kasai.

Dibabawon Manobo

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *luheq, from Proto-Austronesian *luSeq.

Noun

lùà

  1. tear; teardrop

Fijian

Etymology

From Proto-Central-Pacific *lua, from Proto-Oceanic *luaq, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *luaq, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *luaq, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *luaq (compare Malay luah).

Verb

lua

  1. to vomit

Galician

Noun

lua f (plural luas)

  1. Alternative form of lúa

Further reading

lua - Dicionário Estraviz

Guinea-Bissau Creole

Etymology

From Portuguese lua. Cognate with Kabuverdianu lua.

Noun

lua

  1. moon

Hawaiian
Hawaiian cardinal numbers
 <  1 2 3  > 
    Cardinal : lua

Etymology 1

From Proto-Eastern Polynesian *rua, from Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *rua, from Proto-Polynesian *rua, from Proto-Oceanic *rua, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *dua, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *dua, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *duha, from Proto-Austronesian *duSa.

Numeral

lua

  1. two
  2. second
  3. double

Noun

lua

  1. duplicate
  2. companion
  3. a traditional Hawaiian type of fighting

Etymology 2

From Proto-Eastern Polynesian [Term?], from Proto-Nuclear Polynesian [Term?], from Proto-Polynesian [Term?], from Proto-Oceanic [Term?], from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian [Term?], from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian [Term?], from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *luaŋ (compare Malay lubang).

Noun

lua

  1. pit, hole
  2. toilet

Hawaiian Creole

Etymology

From Hawaiian lua (“toilet”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /lua/

Noun

lua

  1. toilet, restroom
    You get one lua?
    Do you have a restroom?

Ido

Etymology

From lu +‎ -a.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈlu.a/

Determiner

lua

  1. Third-person singular possessive pronoun for non-subject referents of any gender; his, her or its; their (singular).

Usage notes

Lua is widely used in Ido, and not exclusively when a gendered possessive determiner is inappropriate, but also in order to avoid repetition depending on the user's preferences.

Hyponyms

Ilocano

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *luheq, from Proto-Austronesian *luSeq.

Noun

luá

  1. tear; teardrop

Irish

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

lua m (genitive singular as substantive lua, genitive as verbal noun luaite)

  1. verbal noun of luaigh
  2. mention; citation, reference

Declension
Declension of lua

Fourth declension

Bare forms (no plural of this noun)

Case Singular
Nominative lua
Vocative a lua
Genitive lua
Dative lua

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular
Nominative an lua
Genitive an lua
Dative leis an lua

don lua

As verbal noun
Declension of lua

Irregular

Bare forms (no plural of this noun)

Case Singular
Nominative lua
Vocative a lua
Genitive luaite
Dative lua

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular
Nominative an lua
Genitive an luaite
Dative leis an lua

don lua

Derived terms

References
  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “lua”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
  • Entries containing “lua” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
  • Entries containing “lua” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

Kabuverdianu

Etymology

From Portuguese lua.

Noun

lua

  1. moon

Kapampangan

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *luheq, from Proto-Austronesian *luSeq.

Noun

lua

  1. tear; teardrop

Niuatoputapu

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *rua, from Proto-Oceanic *rua, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *dua, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *dua, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *duha, from Proto-Austronesian *duSa.

Numeral

lua

  1. two

Occitan

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Occitan, from Latin lūna.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈly.o]
  • (Aranese) IPA(key): [ˈly.a]
  • Audio (Gascon)(file)

Noun

lua f (plural luas)

  1. (Gascony) moon

Pangasinan

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *luheq, from Proto-Austronesian *luSeq.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈlwa/, [ˈlwa]

Noun

luá

  1. tear; teardrop

Portuguese
lua

Etymology

From Old Portuguese lũa, from Latin lūna (“moon”), from Old Latin losna, from Proto-Italic *louksnā, from Proto-Indo-European *lówksneh₂, which is derived from Proto-Indo-European *lewk-.

Cognate with Galician lúa, Catalan lluna, French lune, Italian, Occitan, and Spanish luna and Romanian lună.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈlu.ɐ/

  • (Northeast Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈlu.a/
  • Homophone: Lua
  • Rhymes: -uɐ
  • Hyphenation: lu‧a

Noun

lua f (plural luas)

  1. (astronomy) moon (any substantially sized natural satellite of a planet)
    Marte tem duas luas, Fobos e Deimos. ― Mars has two moons, Phobos and Deimos.

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Guinea-Bissau Creole: lua
  • Kabuverdianu: lua
  • → English: Lua

Pukapukan
Pukapukan cardinal numbers
 <  1 2 3  > 
    Cardinal : lua
    Ordinal : lua

Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *rua, from Proto-Oceanic *rua, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *duha, from Proto-Austronesian *duSa.

Numeral

lua

  1. two
  2. second
Derived terms
  • tokalua (“pair, partner, couple”)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Polynesian *lua, from Proto-Oceanic *luaŋ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *luaŋ, doublet of *lubaŋ and *ʀuqaŋ.

Noun

lua

  1. hole, pit, cave
    Te lua nā i te tongi ma te wōwonu.
    That hole is big and deep.
  2. tomb, grave
  3. path of the sun across the sky, thought of as a hole.
Derived terms
  • lualua (“full of holes”)

Further reading

Romanian

Alternative forms
  • luva (regional, Banat)

Etymology

From older luva, from Latin levāre (“to lift”), present active infinitive of levō. Compare Aromanian ljeau, loari, Dalmatian levur, Spanish llevar, Portuguese levar, Neapolitan luvà. The loss of the initial -l- in some forms of the verb also occurs in such words as ierta, iepure, etc. Compare also Vulgar Latin *ablevāre, whence possibly Friulian jevâ, Albanian blej.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [luˈa]
  • Rhymes: -a
  • Audio(file)

Verb

a lua (third-person singular present ia, past participle luat) 1st conj.

  1. to take
    Aș dori să iau prânzul cu tine. ― I would like to have lunch with you.
    Ia-mă cu tine. ― Take me with you.
  2. to take (to use up time)
    Nu va lua mult.
    It's not going to take long.

Conjugation
    conjugation of lua (first conjugation, no infix)
infinitive a lua
gerund luând
past participle luat
number singular plural
person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
indicative eu tu el/ea noi voi ei/ele
present iau iei ia luăm luați iau
imperfect luam luai lua luam luați luau
simple perfect luai luași luă luarăm luarăți luară
pluperfect luasem luaseși luase luaserăm luaserăți luaseră
subjunctive eu tu el/ea noi voi ei/ele
present să iau să iei să ia să luăm să luați să ia
imperative — tu — — voi —
affirmative ia luați
negative nu lua nu luați

Derived terms

Samoan
Samoan cardinal numbers
 <  1 2 3  > 
    Cardinal : lua

Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *rua, from Proto-Oceanic *rua, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *dua, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *dua, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *duha, from Proto-Austronesian *duSa.

Numeral

lua

  1. two

Etymology 2

From Proto-Polynesian *lua, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *luaŋ.

Noun

lua

  1. hole, pit

Tokelauan

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈlu.a/
  • Hyphenation: lu‧a

Etymology 1
Tokelauan cardinal numbers
 <  1 2 3  > 
    Cardinal : lua

From Proto-Polynesian *rua, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *luaŋ. Cognates include Hawaiian lua and Samoan lua.

Verb

lua

  1. (stative) to be two

Etymology 2

From Proto-Polynesian *lua. Cognates include Hawaiian lua and Samoan lua.

Noun

lua

  1. hole, pit

Etymology 3

From Proto-Polynesian *lua. Cognates include Tongan lua and Samoan lua.

Verb

lua

  1. (intransitive) to vomit

References
  • R. Simona, editor (1986) Tokelau Dictionary‎, Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 195

Tuvaluan
Tuvaluan cardinal numbers
 <  1 2 3  > 
    Cardinal : lua

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *rua, from Proto-Oceanic *rua, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *dua, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *dua, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *duha, from Proto-Austronesian *duSa.

Numeral

lua

  1. two

Wallisian

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *rua, from Proto-Oceanic *rua, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *dua, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *dua, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *duha, from Proto-Austronesian *duSa.

Numeral

lua

  1. two
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