German

Noun

Alu n ‎(genitive Alus, no plural)

1. Abbreviation of Aluminium.

English

Noun

alu ‎(plural alus)

1. Alternative form of aloo

French

Noun

alu m ‎(uncountable)

1. (colloquial) Short for aluminium.

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay alu, from Proto-Malayic *halu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qahəlu, *laqəlu, from Proto-Austronesian *qaSəlu.

Noun

alu

1. pestle (instrument used with a mortar to grind things)

Latvian

Noun

alu f

1. accusative singular form of ala
2. instrumental singular form of ala
3. genitive plural form of ala

alu m

1. vocative singular form of alus
2. accusative singular form of alus
3. instrumental singular form of alus

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *halu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qahəlu, *laqəlu, from Proto-Austronesian *qaSəlu.

Alternative forms

• الو

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alu/
• Rhymes: -alu, -lu, -u

Noun

alu ‎(Jawi spelling الو)

1. pestle (instrument used with a mortar to grind things)

Old Prussian

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *alu, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂elut-.

Cognate with Common Slavic *olъ ‎(“beer”) and Lithuanian alùs ‎(“beer”).

Noun

alu

1. beer

References

• Derksen, Rick (2008) Etymological Dictionary of the Slavic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 4), Leiden, Boston: Brill, ISBN 978 90 04 15504 6, page 370

Pitjantjatjara

Noun

alu

1. liver

Rohingya

Etymology

From Bengali.

Noun

alu

1. potato

Samoan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *alu

Verb

alu

1. To go

Tongan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *alu

Verb

alu

1. to go