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English

Proper noun

Lua

1. A lightweight programming language with dynamic typing.

Translations

Anagrams

• ALU, aul, ULA

Portuguese

Proper noun

Lua f

1. Moon (sole natural satellite of the Earth)
2. Lua (lightweight programming language)

Fijian

Verb

lua

1. to vomit

Hawaiian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Eastern Polynesian *rua, from Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *rua, from Proto-Polynesian *rua, from Proto-Oceanic *rua, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *dua, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *dua, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *duha, from Proto-Austronesian *duSa.

Numeral

lua

1. (cardinal) two
2. (ordinal) second
3. double

Related terms

• ʻalua
• ʻelua

Noun

lua

1. duplicate
2. companion
3. a traditional Hawaiian type of fighting

Etymology 2

From Proto-Eastern Polynesian, from Proto-Nuclear Polynesian, from Proto-Polynesian, from Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (compare Malay lubang).

Noun

lua

1. pit, hole
2. toilet

Irish

Noun

lua m ‎(genitive singular lua)

1. mention, reference

Declension

Derived terms

• ardlua ‎(“citation”)

Niuatoputapu

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *rua, from Proto-Oceanic *rua, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *dua, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *dua, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *duha, from Proto-Austronesian *duSa.

Numeral

lua

1. two

Occitan

Alternative forms

• luna

Etymology

From Latin lūna.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈlua]

Noun

lua f (plural luas)

1. (Gascony) moon

Portuguese

lua

Etymology

From Old Portuguese lũa, from Latin lūna ‎(“moon”), from Old Latin losna, from Proto-Italic *louksnā, from Proto-Indo-European *lowksneh₂, which is derived from Proto-Indo-European *lewk-.

Cognate with Galician lúa, Catalan lluna, French lune, Italian luna, Occitan luna, Romanian lună and Spanish luna.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈlu.ɐ/, [ˈl̪u.ə̤]
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈlu.a/, [ˈl̪u.a̤], /ˈlu.ɐ/, [ˈl̪u.ɐ̤]
• Rhymes: -uɐ

Noun

lua f (plural luas)

1. moon (largest natural satellite of planet Earth)

   Hoje, a lua está muito brilhante.‎

   The moon is very bright tonight.

2. (astronomy) moon (any substantially sized natural satellite of a planet)

   Marte tem duas luas, Fobos e Deimos.‎

   Mars has two moons, Phobos and Deimos.

Derived terms

• lua de mel

See also

• Lua f
• luar m
• luarento m

Descendants

• English: Lua

Romanian

Alternative forms

• (regional, Banat) luva

Etymology

From older luva, from Latin levāre ‎(“to lift”), present active infinitive of levō. Compare Aromanian ljeau, Dalmatian levur. The loss of the initial 'l' in some forms of the verb also occurs in such words as ierta, iepure, etc. Compare also Vulgar Latin *ablevāre, whence possibly Friulian jevâ, Albanian blej.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [luˈa]
• Rhymes: -a

Verb

a lua ‎(third-person singular present ia, past participle luat) 1st conj.

1. To take.

   Aș dori să iau prânzul cu tine.

   I would like to have lunch with you.

   Ia-mă cu tine.

   Take me with you.

Conjugation

Derived terms

• luare
• relua

Samoan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *rua, from Proto-Oceanic *rua, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *dua, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *dua, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *duha, from Proto-Austronesian *duSa.

Numeral

lua

1. (cardinal) two

Tuvaluan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *rua, from Proto-Oceanic *rua, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *dua, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *dua, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *duha, from Proto-Austronesian *duSa.

Numeral

lua

1. (cardinal) two

Wallisian

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *rua, from Proto-Oceanic *rua, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *dua, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *dua, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *duha, from Proto-Austronesian *duSa.

Numeral

lua

1. (cardinal) two