tolu

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.

Anagrams

• Toul, lout, ulto

Etymology

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

Numeral

tolu

1. three

Etymology

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

Adjective

tolu

1. full
2. loaded (of guns)

Adverb

tolu

1. An indefinite large number of, many

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *təlu.

Numeral

tolu

1. three

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

Noun

tolu

1. flesh

References

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

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

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

Etymology

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

Numeral

tolu

1. three

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

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

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

Etymology

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

Numeral

tolu

1. three

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, Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 459

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

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

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

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