"Lu" meaning in All languages combined

See Lu on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Etymology: Clipping of Lucy, Lucille., and similar names. Etymology templates: {{clipping of|en|Lucy, Lucille}} Clipping of Lucy, Lucille. Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Lu
  1. A diminutive of the female given name Lucy and related names. Categories (topical): English diminutives of female given names, English female given names, English given names, Languages
    Sense id: en-Lu-en-name-e5zp2E-6 Disambiguation of Languages: 16 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 5 5 6
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name [English]

IPA: /ˈlu/ Forms: Lus [plural]
Etymology: From Mandarin surname pronunciations Etymology templates: {{der|en|cmn|-}} Mandarin Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Lu (plural Lus)
  1. (countable) A Chinese surname from Mandarin.
    A Chinese surname from Mandarin from 呂/吕 (Lǚ).
    Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-Lu-en-name-Lp59~Ju8 Categories (other): English surnames
  2. (countable) A Chinese surname from Mandarin.
    A Chinese surname from Mandarin from 盧/卢 ().
    Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-Lu-en-name-LP2VeiYv Categories (other): English surnames
  3. (countable) A Chinese surname from Mandarin.
    A Chinese surname from Mandarin from 陸/陆 ().
    Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-Lu-en-name-86mFbGMk Categories (other): English surnames
  4. (countable) A Chinese surname from Mandarin.
    A Chinese surname from Mandarin from 魯/鲁 (Lǔ).
    Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-Lu-en-name-ZiVkQleX Categories (other): English surnames
  5. (countable) A Chinese surname from Mandarin.
    A Chinese surname from Mandarin from 路 ().
    Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-Lu-en-name-Fbh7J3bX Categories (other): English surnames
  6. (countable) A Chinese surname from Mandarin.
    A Chinese surname from Mandarin from 蘆/芦 ().
    Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-Lu-en-name-7E6XNcM0 Categories (other): English surnames
  7. (countable) A Chinese surname from Mandarin.
    A Chinese surname from Mandarin from 祿/禄 ().
    Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-Lu-en-name-77ttYQMU Categories (other): English surnames
  8. (countable) A Chinese surname from Mandarin.
    A Chinese surname from Mandarin from 逯 ().
    Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-Lu-en-name-B52zhZD1 Categories (other): English surnames
  9. (countable) A Chinese surname from Mandarin.
    A Chinese surname from Mandarin from 鹿 ().
    Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-Lu-en-name-HHKsNTrN Categories (other): English surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Proper name [English]

IPA: /ˈlu/ Forms: Lus [plural]
Etymology: From Hokkien 呂/吕 (Lū). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|nan-hbl|呂|tr=Lū}} Hokkien 呂/吕 (Lū) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Lu (plural Lus)
  1. A Chinese surname from Hokkien.
    Sense id: en-Lu-en-name-FhlDFLu~ Categories (other): English surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Proper name [English]

IPA: /ˈlu/, /ˈl(i)oʊ/
Etymology: From Mandarin 魯/鲁 (lǔ, “Lǔ”) pronunciation of Chinese 魯/鲁 (lǔ). Etymology templates: {{der|en|cmn|魯||Lǔ}} Mandarin 魯/鲁 (lǔ, “Lǔ”), {{der|en|zh|魯}} Chinese 魯/鲁 (lǔ) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Lu
  1. 魯國/鲁国 (Lǔguó); An ancient vassal state of China that existed approximately between 1042–249 BC. Synonyms: Loo, Lou, Louh
    Sense id: en-Lu-en-name-21siOXot
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 4

Proper name [English]

Head templates: {{en-prop}} Lu
  1. Synonym of Luren (“a Chinese language”) Synonyms: Luren [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-Lu-en-name-1FludJol Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 9 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 3 13 21 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 9 16 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 14 22
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 5

Proper name [Indonesian]

Etymology: From Hakka 盧/卢 (lú). Etymology templates: {{bor|id|hak|-}} Hakka, {{zh-m|盧}} 盧/卢 (lú) Head templates: {{id-proper noun}} Lu
  1. a surname from Hakka

Proper name [Tagalog]

IPA: /ˈlu/ [Standard-Tagalog], [ˈlu] [Standard-Tagalog] Forms: ᜎᜓ [Baybayin]
Rhymes: -u Etymology: Borrowed from Hokkien 呂/吕 (Lū). Doublet of Lou, Loo, Luy, Lew, and Du. Etymology templates: {{bor+|tl|nan-hbl|-}} Borrowed from Hokkien, {{zh-l|呂|Lū}} 呂/吕 (Lū), {{doublet|tl|Lou|Loo|Luy|Lew|Du}} Doublet of Lou, Loo, Luy, Lew, and Du Head templates: {{tl-proper noun|b=+}} Lu (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜓ)
  1. a Chinese Filipino surname from Hokkien Synonyms: Lou, Loo, Lew, Du

Symbol [Translingual]

Head templates: {{head|mul|symbol}} Lu
  1. (chemistry) lutetium. Categories (topical): Symbols for chemical elements

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1950, C. S. Lewis, The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, Fontana Lions, published 1980, →ISBN, page 27:",
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          "text": "As editor-in-chief of the pro-communist Kuangming News (光明報), Lu He-ruo (呂赫若) became a wanted man after the newspaper was raided by the authorities in August 1949. While many of his friends were arrested and executed, he managed to elude capture by hiding in the mountains of today’s New Taipei City’s Shihding District (石碇).\nLu never made it out of the mountains, and his death remained a mystery for decades.",
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        "(countable) A Chinese surname from Mandarin.",
        "A Chinese surname from Mandarin from 魯/鲁 (Lǔ)."
      ],
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    },
    {
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      "glosses": [
        "A Chinese surname from Mandarin.",
        "A Chinese surname from Mandarin from 路 (Lù)."
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          "路",
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        "A Chinese surname from Mandarin from 祿/禄 (Lù)."
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      },
      "expansion": "Lu (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜓ)",
      "name": "tl-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "Lu"
  ],
  "lang": "Tagalog",
  "lang_code": "tl",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Pages with 4 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Rhymes:Tagalog/u",
        "Rhymes:Tagalog/u/1 syllable",
        "Tagalog 1-syllable words",
        "Tagalog doublets",
        "Tagalog entries with incorrect language header",
        "Tagalog lemmas",
        "Tagalog proper nouns",
        "Tagalog surnames",
        "Tagalog surnames from Hokkien",
        "Tagalog terms borrowed from Hokkien",
        "Tagalog terms derived from Hokkien",
        "Tagalog terms with Baybayin script",
        "Tagalog terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Tagalog terms with mabilis pronunciation",
        "Tagalog terms with missing Baybayin script entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a Chinese Filipino surname from Hokkien"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "surname",
          "surname"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlu/",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈlu]",
      "tags": [
        "Standard-Tagalog"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-u"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "Lou"
    },
    {
      "word": "Loo"
    },
    {
      "word": "Lew"
    },
    {
      "word": "Du"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Lu"
}

{
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mul",
        "2": "symbol"
      },
      "expansion": "Lu",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Translingual",
  "lang_code": "mul",
  "pos": "symbol",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Pages with 4 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Symbols for chemical elements",
        "Translingual entries with incorrect language header",
        "Translingual lemmas",
        "Translingual symbols"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "lutetium."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "chemistry",
          "chemistry"
        ],
        [
          "lutetium",
          "lutetium"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(chemistry) lutetium."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "chemistry",
        "natural-sciences",
        "physical-sciences"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "Lu"
}

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