tolu

See also: Tolú, ťölü, and tolù

English

Etymology

From Spanish Tolú (“town in Colombia where the tree is found”), from tolúes (“name of a pre-Columbian people of the area”).

Noun

tolu (countable and uncountable, plural tolus)

1. The resinous secretion of Myroxylon balsamum, used in cough syrups and perfumery.

Derived terms

• toluene

Anagrams

• Toul, lout, ulto

Central Dusun

Central Dusun numbers ^(edit)

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Cardinal: tolu     Ordinal: kotolu

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *təlu, from Proto-Austronesian *təlu.

Numeral

tolu

1. three

Crimean Tatar

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *tōlu, *tōlï, from Proto-Turkic *tōl- (“to be full”).

Adjective

tolu

1. full
2. loaded (of guns)

Declension

Declension of tolu

nominative	tolu
genitive	tolunıñ
dative	toluğa
accusative	tolunı
locative	toluda
ablative	toludan

Adverb

tolu

1. An indefinite large number of, many

Dusun Deyah

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *təlu.

Numeral

tolu

1. three

Fijian

Fijian cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : tolu

Etymology

From Proto-Central Pacific *tolu, from Proto-Oceanic *tolu, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *təlu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *təlu, from Proto-Austronesian *təlu.

Numeral

tolu

1. three

Kambera

Noun

tolu

1. flesh

Related terms

• tolung (“meat”)

References

• Marian Klamer (1998) A Grammar of Kambera, Berlin, New York: Mouton de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 213

Niuatoputapu

Etymology

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

Numeral

tolu

1. three

Niuean

Niuean cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : tolu

Etymology

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

Numeral

tolu

1. three

Ponosakan

Ponosakan cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : tolu

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *təlu, from Proto-Austronesian *təlu. Compare Cebuano tulo, Mongondow tolu'

Numeral

tolu

1. three

Pukapukan

Pukapukan cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : tolu     Ordinal : tolu

Etymology

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

Numeral

tolu

1. three

   Aumai koe e tolu aku niu i te taeyao.

   You bring three coconuts for me tomorrow.

2. third

   Ko ona te tolu i te atu ia.

   He is the third in that line.

Further reading

• Te Pukamuna | Pukapuka Dictionary

Samoan

Samoan cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : tolu

Etymology

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

Numeral

tolu

1. three

Ternate

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈto.lu]

Noun

tolu

1. a sunhat

References

• Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

Tetum

Etymology

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

Numeral

tolu

1. three

Tokelauan

Tokelauan cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : tolu

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *tolu. Cognates include Hawaiian kolu and Samoan tolu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈto.lu]
• Hyphenation: to‧lu

Verb

tolu

1. (stative) to be three

References

• R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎^[1], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 459

Tongan

Tongan cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : tolu

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /to.lu/

Numeral

tolu

1. three

Tuvaluan

Tuvaluan cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : tolu

Etymology

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

Numeral

tolu

1. three

Uneapa

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *tolu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *təlu, from Proto-Austronesian *təlu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tolu/

Numeral

tolu

1. three

Further reading

• Terry Crowley et al, The Oceanic Languages (2013), page 368

Wallisian

Etymology

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

Numeral

tolu

1. three