different between luan vs luau

English

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /?lu(w)?n/

Noun

luan (countable and uncountable, plural luans)

1. Alternative spelling of lauan

Anagrams

• Alun, An-lu, Anlu, Luna, auln, luna, ulan, ulna, unal

Albanian

Etymology

Borrowed through Vulgar Latin from Latin le?, le?nem.

Noun

luan m (indefinite plural luanë, definite singular luani, definite plural luanët)

1. lion

Declension

References

Mandarin

Romanization

luan

1. Nonstandard spelling of luán.
2. Nonstandard spelling of lu?n.
3. Nonstandard spelling of luàn.

Usage notes

• English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.

Tetum

Adjective

luan

1. large

English

Alternative forms

• l??au

Etymology

From Hawaiian l??au. Replaced earlier paina (from p??ina) and ahaaina (from ?aha?aina).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?lu.a?/

Noun

luau (plural luaus or luau)

1. An elaborate Hawaiian feast featuring traditional foods and entertainment.

Translations

See also

• hula

Further reading

• l??au on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Pukui, Mary Kawena; Samuel H. Elbert (1986), Hawaiian Dictionary, Honolulu: University of Hawai‘i Press, ?ISBN, p. 214

Portuguese

Noun

luau m (plural luaus)

1. luau (elaborate Hawaiian feast)

Romanian

Verb

luau

1. third-person plural of lua