# valu
## English
### Etymology

Clipping of value.

### Adjective

valu (not comparable)
* (advertising, marketing, branding) Alternative form of value: Pertaining to value for money, or being discounted.

#### Usage notes

Used in advertising material, brand naming, and marketing purposes; such as naming of discount store chains, discount brand product lines, discount sale events, like ValuMart, TruValu, Valu Saturdays.

## Balaesang
### Noun

valu
* water

### References

* Donald F. and Sharon G. Barr and C. Salombe, Languages of Central Sulawesi: checklist, preliminary classification, language maps, wordlists, Ujung Pandang: Hasanuddin University (1979), page 98

## Estonian
### Etymology 1

From Proto-Finnic *valo, probably borrowed from Proto-Germanic *kwalō. Compare Swedish kval (“agony”) and German Qual (“agony”). Possibly a derivation of valge.

#### Noun

valu (genitive valu, partitive valu)
* pain

##### Declension
### Etymology 2

From valama +‎ -u.

#### Noun

valu (genitive valu, partitive valu)
* cast (casting procedure)

##### Declension
### Etymology 3

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

#### Noun

valu (genitive valu, partitive valu)
* (poetic) lightness, light

##### Synonyms

* valgus

## Fijian
### Noun

valu
* war
* warfare
* warriors

### Verb

valu
* to make war, to be at war

## Finnish
### Etymology 1

valaa +‎ -u

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈʋɑlu/, [ˈʋɑ̝lu]
* Rhymes: -ɑlu
* Hyphenation: va‧lu

#### Noun

valu
* cast (process of casting)

##### Declension

Possessive forms of valu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) :
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
abessive
valuttani
valuittani
instructive
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
abessive
valuttasi
valuittasi
instructive
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
abessive
valuttamme
valuittamme
instructive
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
abessive
valuttanne
valuittanne
instructive
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
abessive
valuttaan valuttansa
valuittaan valuittansa
instructive
comitative
—valuineen valuinensa :

##### Derived terms

* betonivalu
* kokillivalu
* liukuvalu
* metallinvalu
* paikallavalu
* painevalu
* pronssinvalu
* ruiskuvalu
* savenvalu
* taidevalu
* teräsvalu
* tinanvalu
* valubetoni
* valuharkko
* valuhartsi
* valukappale
* valukouru
* valumalli
* valumassa
* valumetalli
* valumuotti
* valurauta
* valusanko
* valusydän
* valutekniikka
* valuteräs
* valutuote
* valuvika

#### Further reading

* “valu”, 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 2023-07-01

### Etymology 2
#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈʋɑluˣ/, [ˈʋɑ̝lu(ʔ)]
* Rhymes: -ɑlu
* Hyphenation: va‧lu

#### Verb

valu
* inflection of valua:
** present active indicative connegative
** second-person singular present imperative
** second-person singular present active imperative connegative

## French
### Pronunciation

* Audio (Canada):(file)

### Participle

valu (feminine value, masculine plural valus, feminine plural values)
* past participle of valoir

## Niuean
### Etymology

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

### Numeral

valu
* eight

## Pukapukan
### 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
* eight
* eighth

### Further reading

* Te Pukamuna | Pukapuka Dictionary

## Samoan
### Etymology

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

### Numeral

valu
* eight

## Swedish
### Noun

valu c
* Abbreviation of vallokalsundersökning.

## Tokelauan
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈva.lu]
* Hyphenation: va‧lu

### Etymology 1

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

#### Verb

valu
* (stative) to be eight

### Etymology 2

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

#### Noun

valu
* Any object used for scraping, skatching or peeling.

#### Verb

valu
* (transitive) to scratch
* (transitive, of coconuts) to grate
* (transitive, of breadfruit) to peel; to skin

### Etymology 3

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

#### Noun

valu
* dogtooth tuna (Gymnosarda unicolor)

### References

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

## Tongan
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /va.lu/

### Numeral

valu
* eight

## Tuvaluan
### Numeral

valu
* eight

#### Derived terms

* Tuuvalu (“Tuvalu, literally "eight standing together"”)

## Uneapa
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /βalu/

### Particle

valu
* Pluralizes the following noun.

### Further reading

* Terry Crowley et al, The Oceanic Languages (2013), pages 90 & 368