liu

See also: Appendix:Variations of "liu"

Balinese

Romanization

liu

1. Romanization of ᬮᬶᬬᬸ

Hawaiian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈli̯u/, [ˈlju]

Verb

liu

1. to turn

Derived terms

• hāliu
• hoʻohāliu

Mandarin

Romanization

liu

1. Nonstandard spelling of liū.
2. Nonstandard spelling of liú.
3. Nonstandard spelling of liǔ.
4. Nonstandard spelling of liù.

Usage notes

• Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.

Old French

Alternative forms

• leu

Etymology

Latin locus

Noun

liu oblique singular, m (oblique plural lius, nominative singular lius, nominative plural liu)

1. place

Picard

Etymology

From Latin locus.

Noun

liu m (plural lius)

1. place

Woleaian

Etymology

From Proto-Micronesian *niu, from Proto-Oceanic *niuʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *niuʀ.

Noun

liu

1. coconut

References

• Sohn, Ho-Mihn, Tawerilmang, Anthony F. (1976) “liu”, in Woleaian-English Dictionary, Honolulu, HI: University of Hawai'i Press, →ISBN, page 206