walu

See also: wału and walu'

Balinese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /walu/
• Hyphenation: wa‧lu

Etymology 1

Unknown.

Noun

walu (Balinese script ᬯᬮᬸ)

1. widow

Etymology 2

Unknown.

Noun

walu (Balinese script ᬯᬮᬹ)

1. pumpkin, flask, gourd

Banjarese

Banjarese cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : walu

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Javanese walu (cf. Javanese wolu); ultimately from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *walu, from Proto-Austronesian *walu.

Numeral

walu

1. eight

Synonyms

• dalapan

Bolongan

Bolongan numbers ^(edit)

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Cardinal: walu     Ordinal: kewalu

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *walu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwalu/

Numeral

walu

1. eight

Further reading

• Adul, M. Asfandi (1985), “walu”, in Struktur Bahasa Bulungan‎, Jakarta: Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa.

Brooke's Point Palawano

Etymology

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

Numeral

walu

1. eight

Central Dusun

Central Dusun numbers ^(edit)

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Cardinal: walu     Ordinal: kawalu

Etymology

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

Numeral

walu

1. eight

Dupaningan Agta

Etymology

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

Numeral

walu

1. eight

Fijian

Fijian cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : walu

Numeral

walu

1. eight

Guugu Yimidhirr

Noun

walu

1. temple (of head)

Synonyms

• gaman (avoidance language)

Hawaiian

Hawaiian numbers ^(edit)

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Base form: walu     Cardinal: ʻewalu     Ordinal: walu     Distributive: pāwalu     Fractional: hapawalu

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwa.lu/, [ˈʋɐ.lu]

Etymology 1

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

Numeral

walu

1. eight, eighth

Related terms

• ʻawalu
• ʻewalu

Etymology 2

Verb

walu

1. (transitive) to scratch

References

• Pukui, Mary Kawena; Elbert, Samuel H. (1986), “walu”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, →ISBN

Ibanag

Ibanag cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : walu

Numeral

walú

1. eight

Kabyle

Etymology

Likely borrowed from Algerian Arabic وَالُو.

Pronoun

walu

1. nothing

Kapampangan

Numeral

walú

1. (Súlat Wáwâ) alternative form of ualu

Limos Kalinga

Etymology

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

Numeral

walu (walú)

1. eight

Maguindanao

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Standard Maguindanaon) IPA^(key): /ˈwalu/ [ˈwa.ɭ̆u]
• Rhymes: -alu
• Syllabification: wa‧lu

Numeral

walu

1. eight

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *walu, from Proto-Germanic *waluz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwɑ.lu/

Noun

walu f

1. a mark caused by a blow or hit

Declension

Strong ō-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	walu	wala, wale
accusative	wale	wala, wale
genitive	wale	wala
dative	wale	walum

Descendants

• Middle English: wale, wælh
  • English: wale, weal
  • Scots: wale, wail

Old Javanese

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balu, compare Malay balu and Tagalog balo.

Noun

walu

1. widow

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈva.lu/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -alu
• Syllabification: wa‧lu

Noun

walu m

1. inflection of wal:
   1. locative singular
   2. vocative singular

Ponosakan

Ponosakan cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : walu

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lima, from Proto-Austronesian *lima. Compare Tagalog walo, Mongondow walu, Gorontalo walu, Javanese ꦮꦺꦴꦭꦸ (wolu).

Numeral

walu

1. eight

Sakizaya

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *walu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wa.ˈlu/, [wa.ˈlu]

Numeral

walu

1. eight

Tagakaulu Kalagan

Etymology

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

Numeral

walu

1. eight

Taroko

Noun

walu

1. bee

References

• Tseng, Teminawi (1997), 泰雅賽德克族人食物及其典故（一） [A study of Seediq Atayal's foods and their stories, Volume 1] (in Taroko, Chinese, and English), Taipei, →ISBN, page 190

Tausug

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *walu.

Pronunciation

• (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA^(key): /walu/ [wɑˈlu]
• Rhymes: -u
• Syllabification: wa‧lu

Numeral

walu (Sulat Sūg spelling وَلُ)

1. eight

Ternate

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈwa.lu]

Noun

walu

1. the calabash (Lagenaria siceraria)

References

• Rika Hayami-Allen (2001), A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

Uma

Numeral

walu

1. eight

Warlpiri

Noun

walu

1. head

Western Bukidnon Manobo

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *walu.

Numeral

walu

1. eight

Yogad

Numeral

walú

1. eight