lua

See also: Appendix:Variations of "lua"

Translingual

Symbol

lua

(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

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

to vomit

Galician

Noun

lua f (plural luas)

Alternative form of lúa

Guinea-Bissau Creole

Etymology

From Portuguese lua. Cognate with Kabuverdianu lua.

Noun

lua

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

two
second
double

Related terms

ʻalua
ʻelua

Noun

lua

duplicate
companion
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

pit, hole
toilet

Hawaiian Creole

Etymology

From Hawaiian lua (“toilet”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /lua/

Noun

lua

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

Ido

Etymology

From lu +‎ -a.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈlu.a/

Determiner

lua

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

elua
ilua
olua

Ilocano

Etymology

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

Noun

luá

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)

verbal noun of luaigh
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

ardlua (“citation”)

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

moon

Kapampangan

Etymology

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

Noun

lua

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

two

Occitan

Alternative forms

luna

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)

(Gascony) moon

Pangasinan

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈlwa/, [ˈlwa]

Noun

luá

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)

(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

lua cheia
lua de mel
lua nova
luazinha

Related terms

aluado
alunagem
alunar
alunissagem
alunissar
alunizar
Lua
luar
luarento
lunar
lunático

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

two
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

hole, pit, cave
Te lua nā i te tongi ma te wōwonu.
That hole is big and deep.
tomb, grave
path of the sun across the sky, thought of as a hole.

Derived terms

lualua (“full of holes”)

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.

to take
Aș dori săiau prânzul cu tine. ― I would like to have lunch with you.
Ia-mă cu tine. ― Take me with you.
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)

number		singular			plural
infinitive			a lua
gerund			luând
past participle			luat
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
subjunctive	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

lua loc
luare
relua

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

two

Etymology 2

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

Noun

lua

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

(stative) to be two

Etymology 2

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

Noun

lua

hole, pit

Etymology 3

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

Verb

lua

(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

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

two

lua

Translingual

Symbol

Dibabawon Manobo

Etymology

Noun

Fijian

Etymology

Verb

Galician

Noun

Further reading

Guinea-Bissau Creole

Etymology

Noun

Hawaiian

Etymology 1

Numeral

Related terms

Noun

Etymology 2

Noun

Hawaiian Creole

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Ido

Etymology

Pronunciation

Determiner

Usage notes

Hyponyms

Ilocano

Etymology

Noun

Irish

Etymology

Noun

Declension

Derived terms

References

Kabuverdianu

Etymology

Noun

Kapampangan

Etymology

Noun

Niuatoputapu

Etymology

Numeral

Occitan

Alternative forms

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Pangasinan

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Portuguese

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Derived terms

Related terms

Descendants

Pukapukan

Etymology 1

Numeral

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Noun

Derived terms

Further reading

Romanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Pronunciation

Verb

Conjugation