"luʻu" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [Hawaiian]

Etymology: From Proto-Polynesian *ruku (compare with Māori ruku and Rarotongan ruku) from Proto-Oceanic *ruku “go under water, duck under sth., bow the head”. Etymology templates: {{inh|haw|poz-pol-pro|*ruku}} Proto-Polynesian *ruku, {{cog|mi|ruku}} Māori ruku, {{cog|rar|ruku}} Rarotongan ruku, {{inh|haw|poz-oce-pro|*ruku}} Proto-Oceanic *ruku Head templates: {{head|haw|verb}} luʻu
  1. to dive, plunge or dip onself, to immerse
    Sense id: en-luʻu-haw-verb-Iy1Av40X
  2. to duck i.e. to lower one's head or body out of sight or under water
    Sense id: en-luʻu-haw-verb-Jzb1o08S Categories (other): Hawaiian entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Hawaiian entries with incorrect language header: 15 85 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 9 91 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 92
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: hoʻoluʻu, mokuluʻu, waihoʻoluʻu
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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "hoʻoluʻu"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "mokuluʻu"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "waihoʻoluʻu"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "*ruku",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Polynesian/ruku"
    ],
    [
      "ruku",
      "ruku#Māori"
    ],
    [
      "ruku",
      "ruku#Rarotongan"
    ],
    [
      "*ruku",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Oceanic/ruku"
    ]
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mi",
        "2": "ruku"
      },
      "expansion": "Māori ruku",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "rar",
        "2": "ruku"
      },
      "expansion": "Rarotongan ruku",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "haw",
        "2": "poz-oce-pro",
        "3": "*ruku"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Oceanic *ruku",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Polynesian *ruku (compare with Māori ruku and Rarotongan ruku) from Proto-Oceanic *ruku “go under water, duck under sth., bow the head”.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "haw",
        "2": "verb"
      },
      "expansion": "luʻu",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hawaiian",
  "lang_code": "haw",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to dive, plunge or dip onself, to immerse"
      ],
      "id": "en-luʻu-haw-verb-Iy1Av40X",
      "links": [
        [
          "dive",
          "dive"
        ],
        [
          "plunge",
          "plunge"
        ],
        [
          "dip",
          "dip"
        ],
        [
          "immerse",
          "immerse"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "15 85",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Hawaiian entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "9 91",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "8 92",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to duck i.e. to lower one's head or body out of sight or under water"
      ],
      "id": "en-luʻu-haw-verb-Jzb1o08S",
      "links": [
        [
          "duck",
          "duck"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "luʻu"
}
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    "Hawaiian lemmas",
    "Hawaiian terms derived from Proto-Oceanic",
    "Hawaiian terms derived from Proto-Polynesian",
    "Hawaiian terms inherited from Proto-Oceanic",
    "Hawaiian terms inherited from Proto-Polynesian",
    "Hawaiian verbs",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "hoʻoluʻu"
    },
    {
      "word": "mokuluʻu"
    },
    {
      "word": "waihoʻoluʻu"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "*ruku",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Polynesian/ruku"
    ],
    [
      "ruku",
      "ruku#Māori"
    ],
    [
      "ruku",
      "ruku#Rarotongan"
    ],
    [
      "*ruku",
      "Reconstruction:Proto-Oceanic/ruku"
    ]
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "haw",
        "2": "poz-pol-pro",
        "3": "*ruku"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Polynesian *ruku",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mi",
        "2": "ruku"
      },
      "expansion": "Māori ruku",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "rar",
        "2": "ruku"
      },
      "expansion": "Rarotongan ruku",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "haw",
        "2": "poz-oce-pro",
        "3": "*ruku"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Oceanic *ruku",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Polynesian *ruku (compare with Māori ruku and Rarotongan ruku) from Proto-Oceanic *ruku “go under water, duck under sth., bow the head”.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "haw",
        "2": "verb"
      },
      "expansion": "luʻu",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hawaiian",
  "lang_code": "haw",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to dive, plunge or dip onself, to immerse"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "dive",
          "dive"
        ],
        [
          "plunge",
          "plunge"
        ],
        [
          "dip",
          "dip"
        ],
        [
          "immerse",
          "immerse"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to duck i.e. to lower one's head or body out of sight or under water"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "duck",
          "duck"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "luʻu"
}

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