nalu

Bulu (New Guinea)

Noun

nalu

  1. water

References

Greenlandic

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *nalu- (“not knowing, unknown”), from Proto-Eskimo *naɫu- (“not knowing”). Compare naluvoq (“is ignorant, does not know”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /na.lu/

Noun

nalu

  1. ignorance

Derived terms

Hawaiian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈna.lu/, [ˈnɐ.lu]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *ŋalu (“mounting wave, ocean wave”) (compare with Maori ngaru, Tahitian ʻaru, Tongan ngalu, Samoan galu), from Proto-Oceanic *ŋalun (“mountain wave”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qalun (“long rolling wave; swell”) (compare with Malay alun, Tagalog alon).[1][2][3][4]

Noun

nalu

  1. wave
  2. surf

Verb

nalu

  1. (intransitive) to form waves
Derived terms
  • hoʻonalu (causative)
  • nalunalu (reduplicated form)

Etymology 2

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

Verb

nalu

  1. (transitive) to ponder, to mull over
  2. (intransitive) to meditate
Derived terms
  • nanalu (reduplicated form)

References

  1. ^ Pukui, Mary Kawena; Elbert, Samuel H. (1986), “nalu”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, revised & enlarged edition, Honolulu, HI: University of Hawai'i Press, →ISBN, page 260
  2. ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “galu.1”, in “POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online”, in Oceanic Linguistics, volume 50, number 2, pages 551-559
  3. ^ Austronesian Comparative Dictionary
  4. ^ Ross, Malcolm D.; Pawley, Andrew; Osmond, Meredith (2008), The lexicon of Proto-Oceanic, volume 2: The Physical Environment, Canberra: Australian National University, →ISBN, page 99
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