polu

See also: Appendix:Variations of "polu"

Asturian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English polo.

Noun

polu m (uncountable)

  1. polo (ball game)

Etymology 2

Inherited from Latin politus, maybe through French poli.

Adjective

polu m sg (feminine singular pola, neuter singular polo, masculine plural polos, feminine plural poles)

  1. smooth, polished
  2. lush
    Eses fueyes poles.
    Those lush leaves.
  3. healthy, well cared for
    Les tos vaques tan bien poles.
    Your cows are very healthy.

Lower Sorbian

Noun

polu

  1. superseded spelling of pólu

Narua

Noun

polu

  1. moon

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɔ.lu/
  • Rhymes: -ɔlu
  • Syllabification: po‧lu

Noun

polu n

  1. dative/locative singular of pole

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

polu (Cyrillic spelling полу)

  1. dative/locative singular of pol

Wayuu

Etymology

Cognate with Wapishana ˀbaru (axe).

Noun

polu

  1. axe

West Makian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpo.l̪u/

Verb

polu

  1. (transitive) to collect, gather

Conjugation

Conjugation of polu (action verb)
singular plural
inclusive exclusive
1st person topolu mopolu apolu
2nd person nopolu fopolu
3rd person inanimate ipolu dopolu
animate
imperative nopolu, polu fopolu, polu

References

  • Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours[1], Pacific linguistics