lâu

See also: Appendix:Variations of "lau"

Hokkien

For pronunciation and definitions of lâu – see 樓 (“building; floor; level; etc.”).
(This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 樓).
For pronunciation and definitions of lâu – see 劉 (“a surname”).
(This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 劉).
For pronunciation and definitions of lâu – see 留 (“to stay; to remain; to ask someone to stay; to detain; etc.”).
(This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 留).

Khiamniungan Naga

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /laʊ⁵²/

Verb

lâu

  1. (Patsho) To stop moving

Vietnamese

Etymology

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *ləwʔ; cognates include Muong lô, Mon လံ (lòˀ, “long (time)”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ləw˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ləw˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ləw˧˧]
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Adverb

lâu • (舊, 𥹰, 𦧃) (diminutive reduplication lâu lâu)

  1. (of time) long
    Xương rồng lâu lâu cũng cần tưới nước.
    Even cacti need to be watered sometimes.

Derived terms

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