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halu
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Finnish
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *halu, possibly from halata (“to want”) + -u
Pronunciation
Noun
halu [with illative or allative ‘for’; or with translative ‘to become’; or with first infinitive ‘to do’; or with translative of verbal noun ‘to do’ (to emphasize the result)]
Declension
Derived terms
compounds
- elämänhalu
- huvittelunhalu
- hyökkäyshalu
- kilpailunhalu
- kiusanhalu
- kokeiluhalu
- kokeilunhalu
- komeilunhalu
- kostonhalu
- kuolemanhalu
- lukuhalu
- luomishalu
- mielihalu
- miellyttämisenhalu
- mukavuudenhalu
- muutoshalu
- nautinnonhalu
- omistushalu
- opinhalu
- oppimishalu
- ostohalu
- palveluhalu
- riidanhalu
- riskinottohalu
- ruokahalu
- seikkailunhalu
- sensaationhalu
- sovinnonhalu
- sovittelunhalu
- taisteluhalu
- taistelunhalu
- tappeluhalu
- tappelunhalu
- tiedonhalu
- toiminnanhalu
- työhalu
- vaellushalu
- vaihtelunhalu
- vallanhalu
- vastustushalu
- voitonhalu
- yhteistyöhalu
- yrittämishalu
Further reading
- “halu”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023
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Indonesian
Pronunciation
Noun
- (slang) apocopic form of halusinasi (“hallucination; delusion”)
Ingrian
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *halu. Cognates include Finnish halu.
Pronunciation
Noun
halu
Declension
Synonyms
Derived terms
References
Middle English
Noun
halu
- alternative form of halwe
Old Javanese
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
halu
- club
- title of a high functionary at the court
Derived terms
- aṅhalwakĕn
- humalu
- bwat alu
- gulaṅ halu
- halu warak
Descendants
Further reading
- "halu" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.
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Sundanese
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qahəlu. Cognate of Indonesian alu.
Noun
halu (Sundanese script ᮠᮜᮥ)
Further reading
Tokelauan
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *salu. Cognates include Tuvaluan halu and Samoan salu.
Pronunciation
Noun
halu
Verb
halu
- (transitive) to sweep
- (transitive) to rake
- (transitive) to shave with a spokeshave
- (transitive) to collect, gather
Derived terms
References
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