valu

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See also: Valu, vạlu, and vaļu

English

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Etymology

Clipping of value.

Adjective

valu (not comparable)

  1. (advertising, marketing, branding) Alternative form of value: Pertaining to value for money, or being discounted.

Usage notes

Used in advertising material, brand naming, and marketing purposes; such as naming of discount store chains, discount brand product lines, discount sale events, like ValuMart, TruValu, Valu Saturdays.

Balaesang

Noun

valu

  1. water

References

Estonian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Finnic *valo, probably borrowed from Proto-Germanic *kwalō. Compare Swedish kval (agony) and German Qual (agony). Possibly a derivation of valge.

Noun

valu (genitive valu, partitive valu)

  1. pain
Declension
Declension of valu (ÕS type 17/elu, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative valu valud
accusative nom.
gen. valu
genitive valude
partitive valu valusid
illative vallu
valusse
valudesse
inessive valus valudes
elative valust valudest
allative valule valudele
adessive valul valudel
ablative valult valudelt
translative valuks valudeks
terminative valuni valudeni
essive valuna valudena
abessive valuta valudeta
comitative valuga valudega

Etymology 2

From valama +‎ -u.

Noun

valu (genitive valu, partitive valu)

  1. cast (casting procedure)
Declension
Declension of valu (ÕS type 17/elu, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative valu valud
accusative nom.
gen. valu
genitive valude
partitive valu valusid
illative vallu
valusse
valudesse
inessive valus valudes
elative valust valudest
allative valule valudele
adessive valul valudel
ablative valult valudelt
translative valuks valudeks
terminative valuni valudeni
essive valuna valudena
abessive valuta valudeta
comitative valuga valudega

Etymology 3

From Proto-Finnic *valo. Related to Finnish valo.

Noun

valu (genitive valu, partitive valu)

  1. (poetic) lightness, light
Declension
Declension of valu (ÕS type 17/elu, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative valu valud
accusative nom.
gen. valu
genitive valude
partitive valu valusid
illative vallu
valusse
valudesse
inessive valus valudes
elative valust valudest
allative valule valudele
adessive valul valudel
ablative valult valudelt
translative valuks valudeks
terminative valuni valudeni
essive valuna valudena
abessive valuta valudeta
comitative valuga valudega
Synonyms

Fijian

Noun

valu

  1. war
  2. warfare
  3. warriors

Verb

valu

  1. to make war, to be at war

Finnish

Etymology 1

valaa +‎ -u

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʋɑlu/, [ˈʋɑ̝lu]
  • Rhymes: -ɑlu
  • Hyphenation(key): va‧lu

Noun

valu

  1. cast (process of casting)
Declension
Inflection of valu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative valu valut
genitive valun valujen
partitive valua valuja
illative valuun valuihin
singular plural
nominative valu valut
accusative nom. valu valut
gen. valun
genitive valun valujen
partitive valua valuja
inessive valussa valuissa
elative valusta valuista
illative valuun valuihin
adessive valulla valuilla
ablative valulta valuilta
allative valulle valuille
essive valuna valuina
translative valuksi valuiksi
abessive valutta valuitta
instructive valuin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of valu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative valuni valuni
accusative nom. valuni valuni
gen. valuni
genitive valuni valujeni
partitive valuani valujani
inessive valussani valuissani
elative valustani valuistani
illative valuuni valuihini
adessive valullani valuillani
ablative valultani valuiltani
allative valulleni valuilleni
essive valunani valuinani
translative valukseni valuikseni
abessive valuttani valuittani
instructive
comitative valuineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative valusi valusi
accusative nom. valusi valusi
gen. valusi
genitive valusi valujesi
partitive valuasi valujasi
inessive valussasi valuissasi
elative valustasi valuistasi
illative valuusi valuihisi
adessive valullasi valuillasi
ablative valultasi valuiltasi
allative valullesi valuillesi
essive valunasi valuinasi
translative valuksesi valuiksesi
abessive valuttasi valuittasi
instructive
comitative valuinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative valumme valumme
accusative nom. valumme valumme
gen. valumme
genitive valumme valujemme
partitive valuamme valujamme
inessive valussamme valuissamme
elative valustamme valuistamme
illative valuumme valuihimme
adessive valullamme valuillamme
ablative valultamme valuiltamme
allative valullemme valuillemme
essive valunamme valuinamme
translative valuksemme valuiksemme
abessive valuttamme valuittamme
instructive
comitative valuinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative valunne valunne
accusative nom. valunne valunne
gen. valunne
genitive valunne valujenne
partitive valuanne valujanne
inessive valussanne valuissanne
elative valustanne valuistanne
illative valuunne valuihinne
adessive valullanne valuillanne
ablative valultanne valuiltanne
allative valullenne valuillenne
essive valunanne valuinanne
translative valuksenne valuiksenne
abessive valuttanne valuittanne
instructive
comitative valuinenne
Derived terms
compounds

Further reading

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʋɑluˣ/, [ˈʋɑ̝lu(ʔ)]
  • Rhymes: -ɑlu
  • Hyphenation(key): va‧lu

Verb

valu

  1. inflection of valua:
    1. present active indicative connegative
    2. second-person singular present imperative
    3. second-person singular present active imperative connegative

French

Pronunciation

  • Audio (Canada):(file)

Participle

valu (feminine value, masculine plural valus, feminine plural values)

  1. past participle of valoir

Niuean

Niuean cardinal numbers
 <  7 8 9  > 
    Cardinal : valu

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *walu, from Proto-Oceanic *walu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *walu, from Proto-Austronesian *walu.

Numeral

valu

  1. eight

Pukapukan

Pukapukan cardinal numbers
 <  7 8 9  > 
    Cardinal : valu
    Ordinal : valu

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *walu, from Proto-Oceanic *walu, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *walu, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *walu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *walu, from Proto-Austronesian *walu.

Numeral

valu

  1. eight
  2. eighth

Further reading

Samoan

Samoan cardinal numbers
 <  7 8 9  > 
    Cardinal : valu

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *walu, from Proto-Oceanic *walu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *walu, from Proto-Austronesian *walu.

Numeral

valu

  1. eight

Swedish

Noun

valu c

  1. Abbreviation of vallokalsundersökning.

Tokelauan

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈva.lu]
  • Hyphenation: va‧lu

Etymology 1

Tokelauan cardinal numbers
 <  7 8 9  > 
    Cardinal : valu

From Proto-Polynesian *walu. Cognates include Hawaiian walu and Samoan valu.

Verb

valu

  1. (stative) to be eight

Etymology 2

From Proto-Polynesian *waru. Cognates include Hawaiian walu and Samoan valu.

Noun

valu

  1. Any object used for scraping, skatching or peeling.

Verb

valu

  1. (transitive) to scratch
  2. (transitive, of coconuts) to grate
  3. (transitive, of breadfruit) to peel; to skin

Etymology 3

Te valu (3.1).

From Proto-Polynesian *walu. Cognates include Hawaiian walu and Tuvaluan valu.

Noun

valu

  1. dogtooth tuna (Gymnosarda unicolor)

References

  • R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary[2], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 425

Tongan

Tongan cardinal numbers
 <  7 8 9  > 
    Cardinal : valu

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *walu, from Proto-Oceanic *walu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *walu, from Proto-Austronesian *walu.

Pronunciation

Numeral

valu

  1. eight

Tuvaluan

Tuvaluan cardinal numbers
 <  7 8 9  > 
    Cardinal : valu

Numeral

valu

  1. eight

Derived terms

Uneapa

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *palu (several, some), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balu.

Pronunciation

Particle

valu

  1. Pluralizes the following noun.

Further reading

  • Terry Crowley et al, The Oceanic Languages (2013), pages 90 & 368