different between ndi vs lua

Dogrib

Noun

ndi

1. island

Fula

Particle

ndi

1. Noun class indicator for nouns (singular)

Usage notes

• Common to all varieties of Fula (Fulfulde / Pulaar / Pular).

Article

ndi

1. (definite) the (when it follows the noun in ndi class)

   Lacciri ndi (the couscous)

Usage notes

• Common to all varieties of Fula (Fulfulde / Pulaar / Pular).

Determiner

ndi

1. (used in indicating something in ndi class)

   Ndi lacciri (this/that couscous)

Usage notes

• Common to all varieties of Fula (Fulfulde / Pulaar / Pular).

Koshin

Noun

ndi

1. water

References

• R. Blench, Beboid Comparative

Navajo

Alternative forms

• nidi

Conjunction

ndi

1. but, even, though, even though

Dibabawon Manobo

Noun

lùà

1. tear; teardrop

Fijian

Etymology

From Proto-Central-Pacific *lua, from Proto-Oceanic *luaq, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *luaq, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *luaq, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *luaq (compare Malay luah).

Verb

lua

1. to vomit

Guinea-Bissau Creole

Etymology

From Portuguese lua. Cognate with Kabuverdianu lua.

Noun

lua

1. moon

Hawaiian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Eastern Polynesian *rua, from Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *rua, from Proto-Polynesian *rua, from Proto-Oceanic *rua, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *dua, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *dua, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *duha, from Proto-Austronesian *duSa.

Numeral

lua

1. two
2. second
3. double

Related terms

• ?alua
• ?elua

Noun

lua

1. duplicate
2. companion
3. a traditional Hawaiian type of fighting

Etymology 2

From Proto-Eastern Polynesian [Term?], from Proto-Nuclear Polynesian [Term?], from Proto-Polynesian [Term?], from Proto-Oceanic [Term?], from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian [Term?], from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian [Term?], from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian [Term?] (compare Malay lubang).

Noun

lua

1. pit, hole
2. toilet

Ido

Etymology

From lu +? -a.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?lu.a/

Determiner

lua

1. Third-person singular possessive pronoun for non-subject referents of any gender; his, her or its; their (singular).

Usage notes

Lua is widely used in Ido, and not exclusively when a gendered possessive determiner is inappropriate, but also in order to avoid repetition depending on the user's preferences.

Hyponyms

• elua
• ilua
• olua

Irish

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

lua m (genitive singular as substantive lua, genitive as verbal noun luaite)

1. verbal noun of luaigh
2. mention; citation, reference

Declension

As verbal noun

Derived terms

• ardlua (“citation”)

References

• "lua" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
• Entries containing “lua” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
• Entries containing “lua” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

Kabuverdianu

Etymology

From Portuguese lua.

Noun

lua

1. moon

Niuatoputapu

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *rua, from Proto-Oceanic *rua, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *dua, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *dua, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *duha, from Proto-Austronesian *duSa.

Numeral

lua

1. two

Occitan

Alternative forms

• luna

Etymology

From Old Occitan, from Latin l?na.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?lyo]

Noun

lua f (plural luas)

1. (Gascony) moon

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese l?a, from Latin l?na (“moon”), from Old Latin losna, from Proto-Italic *louksn?, from Proto-Indo-European *lówksneh?, which is derived from Proto-Indo-European *lewk-.

Cognate with Galician lúa, Catalan lluna, French lune, Italian luna, Occitan luna, Romanian lun? and Spanish luna.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /?lu.?/, [?l?u.??]
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /?lu.?/, [?l?u.?]
• Rhymes: -u?

Noun

lua f (plural luas)

1. moon (largest natural satellite of planet Earth)

2. (astronomy) moon (any substantially sized natural satellite of a planet)

Derived terms

• lua de mel

Descendants

• English: Lua

See also

• Lua f
• luar m
• luarento m

Pukapukan

Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *rua, from Proto-Oceanic *rua, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *duha, from Proto-Austronesian *duSa.

Numeral

lua

1. two
2. second

Derived terms

• tokalua (“pair, partner, couple”)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Polynesian *lua, from Proto-Oceanic *lua?, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lua?, doublet of *luba? and *?uqa?.

Noun

lua

1. hole, pit, cave

2. tomb, grave
3. path of the sun across the sky, thought of as a hole.

Derived terms

• lualua (“full of holes”)

Further reading

• Te Pukamuna | Pukapuka Dictionary

Romanian

Alternative forms

• luva (regional, Banat)

Etymology

From older luva, from Latin lev?re (“to lift”), present active infinitive of lev?. Compare Aromanian ljeau, loari, Dalmatian levur, Portuguese levar, Neapolitan luvà. The loss of the initial -l- in some forms of the verb also occurs in such words as ierta, iepure, etc. Compare also Vulgar Latin *ablev?re, whence possibly Friulian jevâ, Albanian blej.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [lu?a]
• Rhymes: -a

Verb

a lua (third-person singular present ia, past participle luat) 1st conj.

1. to take

Conjugation

Derived terms

Samoan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *rua, from Proto-Oceanic *rua, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *dua, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *dua, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *duha, from Proto-Austronesian *duSa.

Numeral

lua

1. two

Tuvaluan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *rua, from Proto-Oceanic *rua, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *dua, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *dua, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *duha, from Proto-Austronesian *duSa.

Numeral

lua

1. two

Wallisian

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *rua, from Proto-Oceanic *rua, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *dua, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *dua, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *duha, from Proto-Austronesian *duSa.

Numeral

lua

1. two