Lua

See also: Appendix:Variations of "lua"

English

Etymology

From Portuguese lua (“moon”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈluːə/
Rhymes: -uːə
Hyphenation: Lu‧a

Proper noun

Lua

A lightweight programming language with dynamic typing.

Translations

a programming language (transliterations)

Arabic: لُوَا f (luwā)
Georgian: ლუა (lua)
Hebrew: לואה (luah)
Hindi: लुआ (luā)
Japanese: ルア (Rua)
Korean: 루아 (ko) (Rua)
Persian:
Dari: لُوآ (lū'ā)

Iranian Persian: لوآ (lu'â)
Portuguese: Lua (pt) f
Russian: Лу́а m (Lúa)

Anagrams

UAL, aul, Lau, -ual, ALU, alu, Ula, Aul, lau, ULA

Portuguese

Etymology

See lua.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈlu.ɐ/

Hyphenation: Lu‧a
Homophone: lua

Proper noun

Lua f

Moon (largest natural satellite of planet Earth)
Hoje, a Lua está muito brilhante. ― The Moon is very bright tonight.
Lua (lightweight programming language)

Tagalog

Etymology

From Hokkien 賴 / 赖 (Lōa).

Pronunciation

(Standard Tagalog)
- IPA^(key): /ˈlua/ [ˈluː.ɐ]
  - Rhymes: -ua
  - Syllabification: Lu‧a
- IPA^(key): /ˈlwa/ [ˈlwa] (Hokkien fluent)
  - Rhymes: -a
  - Syllabification: Lua

Proper noun

Lua (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜓᜏ)

a Chinese Filipino surname from Hokkien