palu
Asturian
Etymology
From Latin pālus.
Noun
palu m (plural palos)
- stick, staff
- wood
- (nautical) mast
- hit (with a stick)
- baguette
French
Etymology
Clipping of paludisme.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pa.ly/
Audio (file)
Noun
palu m (plural palus)
- (informal) malaria
- Synonyms: paludisme, malaria
Further reading
- “palu”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
- Paul, Pula
Hawaiian
Verb
palu
- to lick
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay palu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *palu (“to hammer, to hit with a hard implement”), from Proto-Austronesian *palu (“to hammer, pound, hit”). Cognate with Tagalog palo and Javanese palu.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pa.lu/
Noun
palu (first-person possessive paluku, second-person possessive palumu, third-person possessive palunya)
- hammer (tool)
- Synonyms: martil, tukul
- 2000, Goenawan Mohamad, Marx
- Dalam film kartun Tom & Jerry, palu dan dinamit dipakai buat menekankan efek lucu
Derived terms
- berpalu-palu
- berpalu-paluan
- memalu
- paluan
- palu-memalu
- terpalu
- palu arit
- palu cakar
- palu godam
- palu punca bulat
- palu punggung
- palu sabit
- palu tukang kayu
See also
- Palu
Further reading
- “palu” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
- Austronesian Comparative Dictionary - *palu₃
Javanese
Etymology
From Old Javanese palu.
Noun
palu
- hammer
Kambera
Verb
palu
- (transitive) to hit
References
- Marian Klamer (1998) A Grammar of Kambera, Berlin, New York: Mouton de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 199
Kokota
Numeral
palu
- two
Malay
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *palu (“to hammer, to hit with a hard implement”), from Proto-Austronesian *palu (“to hammer, pound, hit”). Cognate with Tagalog palo and Javanese palu.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /palu/
- Rhymes: -alu, -lu, -u
Noun
palu (Jawi spelling ڤالو, plural palu-palu, informal 1st possessive paluku, 2nd possessive palumu, 3rd possessive palunya)
- hammer
- Palu besi ― Metal hammer
- Synonym: tukul
Verb
palu (Jawi spelling ڤالو)
- (transitive) to hit; to strike
- Ali memalu Adi sebagai balasan kepada kekecamannya semasa zaman persekolahan dahulu.
- Ali's hitting Adi as a form of revenge for his bullying during their school days.
- Synonyms: pukul, hentak, ketuk
Derived terms
- dipalu
- memalu
- paluan
- pemalu
Descendants
- Indonesian: palu
Further reading
- “palu” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
- Austronesian Comparative Dictionary - *palu₃
Old Javanese
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *palu.
Noun
palu
- hammer
Papiamentu
Etymology
From Spanish palo and Dutch paal.
Noun
palu
- stick, pole
- tree
- wood
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpa.lu/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -alu
- Syllabification: pa‧lu
Noun
palu
- locative/vocative singular of pal
Welsh
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *kʷaleti. Perhaps ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kʷel- (“to turn”).[1]
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈpalɨ̞/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈpa(ː)li/
- Rhymes: -alɨ̞
Verb
palu (first-person singular present palaf)
- to dig (up), unearth, excavate
Conjugation
| singular | plural | impersonal | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |||
| present indicative/future | palaf | pali | pala | palwn | palwch | palant | palir | |
| imperfect (indicative/subjunctive)/ conditional | palwn | palit | palai | palem | palech | palent | palid | |
| preterite | palais | palaist | palodd | palasom | palasoch | palasant | palwyd | |
| pluperfect | palaswn | palasit | palasai | palasem | palasech | palasent | palasid, palesid | |
| present subjunctive | palwyf | palych | palo | palom | paloch | palont | paler | |
| imperative | — | pala | paled | palwn | palwch | palent | paler | |
| verbal noun | palu | |||||||
| verbal adjectives | paledig paladwy | |||||||
| Inflected colloquial forms | singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |
| future | pala i, palaf i | pali di | palith o/e/hi, paliff e/hi | palwn ni | palwch chi | palan nhw |
| conditional | palwn i, palswn i | palet ti, palset ti | palai fo/fe/hi, palsai fo/fe/hi | palen ni, palsen ni | palech chi, palsech chi | palen nhw, palsen nhw |
| preterite | palais i, pales i | palaist ti, palest ti | palodd o/e/hi | palon ni | paloch chi | palon nhw |
| imperative | — | pala | — | — | palwch | — |
| Note: All other forms are periphrastic, as usual in colloquial Welsh. | ||||||
Related terms
- pâl (“spade”)
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| palu | balu | mhalu | phalu |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “palu”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies