English

Alternative forms

• (abbreviation): blu.

Noun

blu ‎(plural blus)

1. Abbreviation of blue.

Adjective

blu ‎(not comparable)

1. Abbreviation of blue.

Italian

Etymology

From French bleu "blue" from Middle French bleu, from Old French blou, bleve "pallid, wan, discoloured, blue", from Frankish *blāo, blāw, from Proto-Germanic *blēwaz ‎(“blue, yellowish-gray”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰl(e)h₁uos, *bʰlewas ‎(“light-coloured, blond, yellow”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- ‎(“to shine”). Akin to Old High German blāo "blue", Old English blāw "livid, blue", Old English blǣwen "blue-coloured, perse". More at blue.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [blu]
• Rhymes: -u

Adjective

blu ‎(invariable)

1. blue

Noun

blu ‎(invariable)

1. the colour blue

Quotations

• 1958 Domenico Modugno and Franco Migliacci - "Volare"

  Nel blu dipinto di blu, felice di stare lassù (In the sky painted blue, happy to stay up there)

Derived terms

• bluastro

See also

Ladino

Adjective

blu ? ‎(Latin spelling)

1. blue

Lojban

Rafsi

blu

1. rafsi of ciblu.

Norwegian

Adjective

blu

1. (obsolete) shy, unassuming

Synonyms

• blyg
• sjenert
• unnselig

Derived terms

• bluferdig
• ublu

Occitan

Adjective

blu

1. blue (of a bluish color)

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English blue.

Adjective

blu

1. blue

Vietnamese

Etymology

From French blouse, short for blu trắng

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ˀɓl̪u˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ˀɓlʊw˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ˀɓl̻ʲʊw˧˥]

Noun

blu

1. (garment) white coat

Synonyms

• blu trắng