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tolu
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English
Etymology
From Spanish Tolú (“town in Colombia where the tree is found”), from tolúes (“name of a pre-Columbian people of the area”).
Noun
tolu (countable and uncountable, plural tolus)
- The resinous secretion of Myroxylon balsamum, used in cough syrups and perfumery.
Derived terms
Anagrams
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Central Dusun
| ← 2 | 3 | 4 → |
|---|---|---|
| Cardinal: tolu Ordinal: kotolu | ||
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *təlu, from Proto-Austronesian *təlu.
Numeral
tolu
Crimean Tatar
Etymology
From Proto-Turkic *tōlu, *tōlï, from Proto-Turkic *tōl- (“to be full”).
Adjective
tolu
Declension
Adverb
tolu
- An indefinite large number of, many
Dusun Deyah
Etymology
Numeral
tolu
Fijian
| < 2 | 3 | 4 > |
|---|---|---|
| Cardinal : tolu | ||
Etymology
From Proto-Central Pacific *tolu, from Proto-Oceanic *tolu, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *təlu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *təlu, from Proto-Austronesian *təlu.
Numeral
tolu
Kambera
Noun
tolu
Related terms
- tolung (“meat”)
References
- Marian Klamer (1998), A Grammar of Kambera, Berlin, New York: Mouton de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 213
Niuatoputapu
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *tolu, from Proto-Oceanic *tolu, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *təlu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *təlu, from Proto-Austronesian *təlu.
Numeral
tolu
Niuean
| < 2 | 3 | 4 > |
|---|---|---|
| Cardinal : tolu | ||
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *tolu, from Proto-Oceanic *tolu, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *təlu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *təlu, from Proto-Austronesian *təlu.
Numeral
tolu
Ponosakan
| < 2 | 3 | 4 > |
|---|---|---|
| Cardinal : tolu | ||
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *təlu, from Proto-Austronesian *təlu. Compare Cebuano tulo, Mongondow tolu
Numeral
tolu
Derived terms
- kotolu
- soportolu
Pukapukan
| < 2 | 3 | 4 > |
|---|---|---|
| Cardinal : tolu Ordinal : tolu | ||
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *tolu, from Proto-Oceanic *tolu, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *təlu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *təlu, from Proto-Austronesian *təlu.
Numeral
tolu
Further reading
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Samoan
| < 2 | 3 | 4 > |
|---|---|---|
| Cardinal : tolu | ||
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *tolu, from Proto-Oceanic *tolu, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *təlu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *təlu, from Proto-Austronesian *təlu.
Numeral
tolu
Ternate
Pronunciation
Noun
tolu
- a sunhat
References
- Rika Hayami-Allen (2001), A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh
Tetum
Etymology
From Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *təlu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *təlu, from Proto-Austronesian *təlu.
Numeral
tolu
Tokelauan
| < 2 | 3 | 4 > |
|---|---|---|
| Cardinal : tolu | ||
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *tolu. Cognates include Hawaiian kolu and Samoan tolu.
Pronunciation
Verb
tolu
References
Tongan
| < 2 | 3 | 4 > |
|---|---|---|
| Cardinal : tolu | ||
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *tolu, from Proto-Oceanic *tolu, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *təlu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *təlu, from Proto-Austronesian *təlu.
Pronunciation
Numeral
tolu
Tuvaluan
| < 2 | 3 | 4 > |
|---|---|---|
| Cardinal : tolu | ||
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *tolu, from Proto-Oceanic *tolu, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *təlu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *təlu, from Proto-Austronesian *təlu.
Numeral
tolu
Uneapa
Etymology
From Proto-Oceanic *tolu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *təlu, from Proto-Austronesian *təlu.
Pronunciation
Numeral
tolu
Further reading
- Terry Crowley et al, The Oceanic Languages (2013), page 368
Wallisian
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *tolu, from Proto-Oceanic *tolu, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *təlu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *təlu, from Proto-Austronesian *təlu.
Numeral
tolu
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