valu

See also: vạlu and vaļu

Balaesang

Noun

valu

  1. water

References

Estonian

Etymology 1

Possibly from Proto-Germanic *kwalō. Compare Swedish kval (“agony”) and German Qual (“agony”). Possibly a derivation of valge.

Noun

valu (genitive valu, partitive valu)

  1. pain
Declension
Inflection of valu (ÕS type 17/elu, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative valu valud
accusative valu valud
genitive valu valude
partitive valu valusid
illative vallu
valusse		 valudesse
inessive valus valudes
elative valust valudest
allative valule valudele
adessive valul valudel
ablative valult valudelt
translative valuks valudeks
terminative valuni valudeni
essive valuna valudena
abessive valuta valudeta
comitative valuga valudega

Etymology 2

From valama +‎ -u.

Noun

valu (genitive valu, partitive valu)

  1. cast (casting procedure)
Declension
Inflection of valu (ÕS type 17/elu, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative valu valud
accusative valu valud
genitive valu valude
partitive valu valusid
illative vallu
valusse		 valudesse
inessive valus valudes
elative valust valudest
allative valule valudele
adessive valul valudel
ablative valult valudelt
translative valuks valudeks
terminative valuni valudeni
essive valuna valudena
abessive valuta valudeta
comitative valuga valudega

Etymology 3

From Proto-Finnic *valo. Related to Finnish valo.

Noun

valu (genitive valu, partitive valu)

  1. (poetic) lightness, light
Declension
Inflection of valu (ÕS type 17/elu, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative valu valud
accusative valu valud
genitive valu valude
partitive valu valusid
illative vallu
valusse		 valudesse
inessive valus valudes
elative valust valudest
allative valule valudele
adessive valul valudel
ablative valult valudelt
translative valuks valudeks
terminative valuni valudeni
essive valuna valudena
abessive valuta valudeta
comitative valuga valudega
Synonyms

Fijian

Noun

valu

  1. war
  2. warfare
  3. warriors

Verb

valu

  1. to make war, to be at war

Finnish

Etymology 1

valaa +‎ -u

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʋɑlu/, [ˈʋɑlu]
  • Rhymes: -ɑlu
  • Syllabification(key): va‧lu

Noun

valu

  1. cast (process of casting)
Declension
Inflection of valu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative valu valut
genitive valun valujen
partitive valua valuja
illative valuun valuihin
singular plural
nominative valu valut
accusative nom. valu valut
gen. valun
genitive valun valujen
partitive valua valuja
inessive valussa valuissa
elative valusta valuista
illative valuun valuihin
adessive valulla valuilla
ablative valulta valuilta
allative valulle valuille
essive valuna valuina
translative valuksi valuiksi
instructive — valuin
abessive valutta valuitta
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of valu (type valo)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative valuni valuni
accusative nom. valuni valuni
gen. valuni
genitive valuni valujeni
partitive valuani valujani
inessive valussani valuissani
elative valustani valuistani
illative valuuni valuihini
adessive valullani valuillani
ablative valultani valuiltani
allative valulleni valuilleni
essive valunani valuinani
translative valukseni valuikseni
instructive — —
abessive valuttani valuittani
comitative — valuineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative valusi valusi
accusative nom. valusi valusi
gen. valusi
genitive valusi valujesi
partitive valuasi valujasi
inessive valussasi valuissasi
elative valustasi valuistasi
illative valuusi valuihisi
adessive valullasi valuillasi
ablative valultasi valuiltasi
allative valullesi valuillesi
essive valunasi valuinasi
translative valuksesi valuiksesi
instructive — —
abessive valuttasi valuittasi
comitative — valuinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative valumme valumme
accusative nom. valumme valumme
gen. valumme
genitive valumme valujemme
partitive valuamme valujamme
inessive valussamme valuissamme
elative valustamme valuistamme
illative valuumme valuihimme
adessive valullamme valuillamme
ablative valultamme valuiltamme
allative valullemme valuillemme
essive valunamme valuinamme
translative valuksemme valuiksemme
instructive — —
abessive valuttamme valuittamme
comitative — valuinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative valunne valunne
accusative nom. valunne valunne
gen. valunne
genitive valunne valujenne
partitive valuanne valujanne
inessive valussanne valuissanne
elative valustanne valuistanne
illative valuunne valuihinne
adessive valullanne valuillanne
ablative valultanne valuiltanne
allative valullenne valuillenne
essive valunanne valuinanne
translative valuksenne valuiksenne
instructive — —
abessive valuttanne valuittanne
comitative — valuinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative valunsa valunsa
accusative nom. valunsa valunsa
gen. valunsa
genitive valunsa valujensa
partitive valuaan
valuansa		 valujaan
valujansa
inessive valussaan
valussansa		 valuissaan
valuissansa
elative valustaan
valustansa		 valuistaan
valuistansa
illative valuunsa valuihinsa
adessive valullaan
valullansa		 valuillaan
valuillansa
ablative valultaan
valultansa		 valuiltaan
valuiltansa
allative valulleen
valullensa		 valuilleen
valuillensa
essive valunaan
valunansa		 valuinaan
valuinansa
translative valukseen
valuksensa		 valuikseen
valuiksensa
instructive — —
abessive valuttaan
valuttansa		 valuittaan
valuittansa
comitative — valuineen
valuinensa
Compounds
compounds

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʋɑluˣ/, [ˈʋɑlu(ʔ)]
  • Rhymes: -ɑlu
  • Syllabification(key): va‧lu

Verb

valu

  1. present active indicative connegative of valua
  2. second-person singular present imperative of valua
  3. second-person singular present active imperative connegative of valua

French

Pronunciation
  • Audio (CAN)(file)

Participle

valu (feminine value, masculine plural valus, feminine plural values)

  1. past participle of valoir

Niuean
Niuean cardinal numbers
 <  7 8 9  > 
    Cardinal : valu

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *walu, from Proto-Oceanic *walu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *walu, from Proto-Austronesian *walu.

Numeral

valu

  1. eight

Pukapukan
Pukapukan cardinal numbers
 <  7 8 9  > 
    Cardinal : valu
    Ordinal : valu

Etymology

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

Numeral

valu

  1. eight
  2. eighth

Further reading

Samoan
Samoan cardinal numbers
 <  7 8 9  > 
    Cardinal : valu

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *walu, from Proto-Oceanic *walu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *walu, from Proto-Austronesian *walu.

Numeral

valu

  1. eight

Swedish

Noun

valu c

  1. Abbreviation of vallokalsundersökning.

Tokelauan

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈva.lu/
  • Hyphenation: va‧lu

Etymology 1
Tokelauan cardinal numbers
 <  7 8 9  > 
    Cardinal : valu

From Proto-Polynesian *walu. Cognates include Hawaiian walu and Samoan valu.

Verb

valu

  1. (stative) to be eight

Etymology 2

From Proto-Polynesian *waru. Cognates include Hawaiian walu and Samoan valu.

Noun

valu

  1. Any object used for scraping, skatching or peeling.

Verb

valu

  1. (transitive) to scratch
  2. (transitive, of coconuts) to grate
  3. (transitive, of breadfruit) to peel; to skin

Etymology 3
Te valu (3.1).

From Proto-Polynesian *walu. Cognates include Hawaiian walu and Tuvaluan valu.

Noun

valu

  1. dogtooth tuna (Gymnosarda unicolor)

References
  • R. Simona, editor (1986) Tokelau Dictionary‎, Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 425

Tongan
Tongan cardinal numbers
 <  7 8 9  > 
    Cardinal : valu

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *walu, from Proto-Oceanic *walu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *walu, from Proto-Austronesian *walu.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /va.lu/

Numeral

valu

  1. eight

Tuvaluan
Tuvaluan cardinal numbers
 <  7 8 9  > 
    Cardinal : valu

Numeral

valu

  1. eight

Derived terms
  • Tuuvalu (“Tuvalu, literally "eight standing together"”)

Uneapa

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *palu (“several, some”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balu.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /βalu/

Particle

valu

  1. Pluralizes the following noun.

Further reading
  • Terry Crowley et al, The Oceanic Languages (2013), pages 90 & 368
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