galu

See also: gaļu

Chichewa

Etymology

Cognate with Tonga (Malawi) garu.

Pronunciation

Noun

galú class 1a (plural agalú class 2)Category:Chichewa lemmas#GALUCategory:Chichewa nouns#GALUCategory:Chichewa class 1a nouns#GALUCategory:Chichewa entries with incorrect language header#GALUCategory:Chichewa class 1a nouns#GALUCategory:Pages with entries#GALUCategory:Pages with 5 entries#GALU

  1. dog
Category:ny:Canids#GALU

Latvian

Noun

galu mCategory:Latvian non-lemma forms#GALUCategory:Latvian noun forms#GALUCategory:Latvian entries with incorrect language header#GALUCategory:Pages with entries#GALUCategory:Pages with 5 entries#GALU

  1. inflection of gals:
    1. accusative/instrumental singular
    2. genitive plural

Lingala

Chemical element (edit)
Ga
Atomic number 31
galu
Classification data
Period 4
Group 13
Block p-block
Class post-transition metal
Previous: ← ebendé (Fe)
Next: aseni (As) →
Category:ln:Chemical elementsCategory:ln:Post-transition metalsCategory:ln:Period 4 elementsCategory:ln:Group 13 elementsCategory:ln:Boron group elementsCategory:ln:P-block elements

Etymology

From FrenchCategory:Lingala terms borrowed from French#GALUCategory:Lingala terms derived from French#GALU gallium.

Noun

galu class 9 (plural galu class 10, colloquial plural bagalu class 2)Category:Lingala lemmas#GALUCategory:Lingala nouns#GALUCategory:Lingala class 9 nouns#GALUCategory:Lingala entries with incorrect language header#GALUCategory:Lingala class 9 nouns#GALUCategory:Pages with entries#GALUCategory:Pages with 5 entries#GALU

  1. (chemistryCategory:ln:Chemical elements#GALU) gallium

Lower Tanana

Etymology

Partially from ɬu (“ice”). The meaning of ga- is uncertain.

Pronunciation

Noun

galuCategory:Lower Tanana lemmas#GALUCategory:Lower Tanana nouns#GALUCategory:Lower Tanana entries with incorrect language header#GALUCategory:Pages with entries#GALUCategory:Pages with 5 entries#GALU

  1. agate
  2. yellow rock

References

  • Kari, James et al. (2024), Kari, James, editor, Lower Tanana Dene Dictionary, Fairbanks, Alaska: Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN, page 293
Category:taa:Rocks#GALU

Samoan

Etymology

From Proto-PolynesianCategory:Samoan terms inherited from Proto-Polynesian#GALUCategory:Samoan terms derived from Proto-Polynesian#GALU *ŋalu (“mounting wave, ocean wave”) (compare with Hawaiian nalu, Māori ngaru, Tahitian ʻaru, Tongan ngalu), from Proto-OceanicCategory:Samoan terms inherited from Proto-Oceanic#GALUCategory:Samoan terms derived from Proto-Oceanic#GALU *ŋalun (“mountain wave”), from Proto-Malayo-PolynesianCategory:Samoan terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian#GALUCategory:Samoan terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian#GALU *qalun (“long rolling wave; swell”) (compare with Malay alun, Tagalog alon).[1][2][3]

Noun

galuCategory:Samoan lemmas#GALUCategory:Samoan nouns#GALUCategory:Samoan entries with incorrect language header#GALUCategory:Pages with entries#GALUCategory:Pages with 5 entries#GALU

  1. wave

References

  1. ↑ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “galu.1”, in “POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online”, in Oceanic Linguistics, volume 50, number 2, pages 551–9
  2. ↑ Austronesian Comparative Dictionary
  3. ↑ Ross, Malcolm D.; Pawley, Andrew; Osmond, Meredith (2008), The lexicon of Proto-Oceanic, volume 2: The Physical Environment, Canberra: Australian National University, →ISBN, page 99
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