# lau
## English
### Verb

lau (third-person singular simple present laus, present participle lauing, simple past and past participle laued)
* (Polari) To place upon; to put down onto.

### Anagrams

* Ula, Lua, Aul, UAL, aul, -ual, ULA, LUA, ALU, alu

## Aromanian
### Alternative forms

* alau

### Etymology

From Latin lavō. Compare Romanian la, lau.

### Verb

lau first-singular present indicative (third-person singular present indicative la, past participle latã)
* to wash
* (reflexive, mi-lau) to wash oneself

#### Synonyms

* spel, aspel

#### Related terms

* lari/lare
* lat
* spel

#### See also

* ascaldu
* culimbisescu

## Basque
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /lau̯/ [lau̯]
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -au̯
* Hyphenation: lau

### Etymology 1

From Proto-Basque *lanu, from Latin plānum.

#### Adjective

lau (comparative lauago, superlative lauen, excessive lauegi)
* flat, level
* plain, simple

##### Declension
#### Adverb

lau (comparative lauago, superlative lauen, excessive lauegi)
* simply

#### Noun

lau inan
* plain (an open, grassy, mostly treeless land)

##### Declension
### Etymology 2

From Proto-Basque *lauR (“four”). Often compared with Iberian laur (“four”) and Aquitanian *laur-, present in numerous compounds, such as *laurco, *laurina and in the toponym *Laureiereta (“Four Mills”). Possibly related to labur.

#### Numeral

lau
* four

##### Usage notes

The declension of the plural forms changes when used as a pronoun. This is not currently reflected in the table below.

##### Declension
### References

* ↑ Orduña A., Eduardo (2011) “Los numerales ibéricos y el protovasco [Iberian numerals and Proto-Basque]”, in Veleia‎ (in Spanish), volume 28, pages 125–139
* ↑ “lau” in Etymological Dictionary of Basque by R. L. Trask, sussex.ac.uk
* ↑ Mitxelena, Koldo L. (1961) Fonética histórica vasca [Basque Historical Phonetics] (Obras completas de Luis Michelena; 1) (in Spanish), Diputación Foral de Guipuzkoa, published 1990, →ISBN, page 93

### Further reading

* “lau”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
* “lau”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

## Esperanto
### Preposition

lau
* H-system spelling of laŭ

## Franco-Provençal
### Noun

lau (Old Bressan, Old Dauphinois)
* Alternative form of lèc (“lake”)

### References

* Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “lacus”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume 5: J L, page 126

## German
### Etymology

From Middle High German lā (inflected lāwe), from Old High German lāo, from Proto-West Germanic *hlāu, from Proto-Germanic *hlēwaz. Cognate with Dutch lauw. Also related to English lukewarm.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /laʊ̯/
* Rhymes: -aʊ̯
* Audio:(file)

### Adjective

lau (strong nominative masculine singular lauer, comparative lauer, superlative am lauesten or am lausten)
* Synonym of lauwarm (“lukewarm, tepid”)
* (often of wind or the night) mild; especially in the sense that it is pleasantly cool after a period of heat
    Synonym: mild
    Es war eine laue Sommernacht. ― It was a mild summer night. [i.e. one that is warm, but bringing welcome cooling after a hot day]
* cushy, easy
    ein lauer Job ― a cushy job

#### Derived terms

* für lau
* lauer Lenz (“period of idleness”)
       sich einen lauen Lenz machen ― to get on a gravy train, to ride the gravy train

### Further reading

* “lau” in Duden online
* “lau” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

## Hawaiian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈlau̯/, [ˈlɐw], [ˈlɔw] (rapid speech)

### Etymology 1

From Proto-Eastern Polynesian *lau, from Proto-Polynesian *rau, from Proto-Central Pacific *rau, from Proto-Oceanic *raun, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *raun, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *daun, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dahun (“leaf”) (compare with Malay daun, Tagalog dahon).

#### Noun

lau
* leaf

##### Derived terms

* lauoho

### Etymology 2

From Proto-Polynesian *rau (“hundred”) ultimately from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ʀatus (compare with Malay ratus, Tagalog gatos).

#### Verb

lau
* (stative) many, numerous

#### Numeral

lau
* four hundred

### References

* Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “lau”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press

## Hiri Motu
### Pronoun

lau
* 1st-person singular pronoun: I, me

#### See also
## Kalo Finnish Romani
### Noun

lau m (genitive laavesko, nominative plural laave, genitive plural laavengo)
* word
* talk

#### Derived terms

* bürjibosko laave
* džorjilbosko lau
* hoodibosko lau
* kuti laaveskiero
* laavengiiro
* laavesgiires
* laaveskiero
* laavesko liin
* pattijako lau
* xellibosko lau
* xluutibosko lau

## Kapampangan
### Alternative forms

* lauo (Spanish orthography, obsolete)
* lawu (Súlat Wáwâ)

### Etymology

From Sanskrit राहु (rāhu, “Rāhu”). Compare Tagalog laho.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈlauʔ/ [ˈläː.uʔ]
* Hyphenation: la‧u

### Noun

láû
* eclipse (usually of the moon)

#### Derived terms

* lau aldo
* lau bulan

#### Related terms

* Lau

## Karo Batak
### Noun

lau
* water

### References

* Ahmad Samin Siregar et al. (2001). Kamus Bahasa Karo–Indonesia. Medan: Balai Pustaka, p. 119.

## Middle English
### Noun

lau
* Alternative form of lawe

## Mokilese
### Noun

lau
* tongue

#### Inflection
## North Frisian
### Alternative forms

* lööw (Föhr-Amrum, also Mooring variant)
* Lööv (Sylt)

### Etymology

From Old Frisian *lewa, from Proto-West Germanic *lēwō. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Leeuwe.

### Noun

lau m (plural laue)
* (Mooring) lion

## Old Welsh
### Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *llọβ̃, from Proto-Celtic *ɸlāmā, from Proto-Indo-European *pl̥h₂meh₂ (“palm, hand”).

### Noun

lau f
* hand

#### Descendants

* Middle Welsh: llaw
** Welsh: llaw

## Rapa Nui
### Adjective

lau
* wide

## Remontado Agta
### Noun

laú
* water

## Romanian
### Verb

lau
* inflection of la:
** first-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
** third-person plural present/imperfect indicative

## Samoan
### Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *rau (compare Maori rau), from Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dahun (compare Malay daun).

### Noun

lau
* leaf

### Numeral

lau
* hundred

#### Derived terms

* lua lau (“two hundred”)

## Tocharian B
### Adverb

lau
* away
    ṣañ wrat lau tärkanacer
       You are going to let your vow away. (literally)
       You are going to break your vow.

## Vietnamese
### Pronunciation

* (Hà Nội) IPA: [law˧˧]
* (Huế) IPA: [law˧˧]
* (Saigon) IPA: [la(ː)w˧˧]
* Audio (Saigon):(file)

### Etymology 1

From Proto-Vietic *k-luː, cognate with Arem alaw.

#### Noun

(classifier cây) lau • (𣓿, 𦰤)
* reed, arundinaceous cane

### Etymology 2
#### Verb

lau
* to clean by wiping or rubbing with a wet cloth

##### Derived terms

* lau dọn
* lau sạch

##### See also

* giặt
* rửa

## Welsh
### Pronunciation

* (North Wales) IPA: /laɨ̯/
* (South Wales) IPA: /lai̯/

### Noun

lau
* Soft mutation of llau (“lice”).

### Mutation

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

## White Hmong
### Alternative forms

* laug (for ruminant mammals)

### Etymology

From Proto-Hmong *ʔljuwᴮ (“male”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /lau̯˧/

### Adjective

lau
* (of birds) male

#### Derived terms

* lau qaib (“rooster”)

### References

* Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary‎, SEAP Publications, →ISBN, page 105.
* ↑ Ratliff, Martha (2010) Hmong-Mien language history (Studies in Language Change; 8), Camberra, Australia: Pacific Linguistics, →ISBN, page 63; 276.