lu-

lu-

Northern Ndebele

Etymology

From Proto-Nguni *lú-, from Proto-Bantu *dʊ́-.

Prefix

lu-

1. he, she, it; class 11 subject concord.
2. him, her, it; class 11 object concord.

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Swazi

Etymology 1

From Proto-Nguni *úlu-, from Proto-Bantu *dʊ́-dʊ̀-.

Prefix

lu-

1. Class 11 noun prefix.

Etymology 2

From Proto-Nguni *lú-, from Proto-Bantu *dʊ́-.

Prefix

lu-

1. he, she, it; class 11 subject concord.
2. him, her, it; class 11 object concord.

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Tocharian A

Verb

lu-

1. to send

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Tocharian B

Verb

lu-

1. to send

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Volapük

Prefix

lu-

1. A prefix used to form diminutive nouns or to describe something as evil.
2. step-

Derived terms

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Xhosa

Etymology

From Proto-Nguni *lú-, from Proto-Bantu *dʊ́-.

Prefix

lu-

1. he, she, it; class 11 subject concord.
2. him, her, it; class 11 object concord.

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Zulu

Etymology 1

From Proto-Bantu *dʊ̀-.

Prefix

lu-

1. Class 11 simple noun prefix.

Etymology 2

From Proto-Nguni *lú-, from Proto-Bantu *dʊ́-.

Prefix

lu-

1. he, she, it; class 11 subject concord.
2. him, her, it; class 11 object concord.

References

• C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “lu-”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “lu-”