լու

Armenian

Etymology

From Old Armenian լու (lu); see it for more.

Pronunciation

Noun

լու (lu)

  1. flea

Declension


Old Armenian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Indo-European *pluso- (flea).

Noun

լու (lu)

  1. flea
    մաքրել, որոնել զլուսmakʿrel, oronel zlusto flea, to clear from fleas
    խայթուած լուոյxaytʿuac luoyflea-bite, flea-biting
    խայթեալ ի լուոյxaytʿeal i luoyflea-bitten
  2. a kind of a sea fish
Declension
Derived terms
  • լուադեղ (luadeł)
  • լուախոտ (luaxot)
  • լուանք (luankʿ)
  • լուիճ (luič)
  • լվիճ (lvič)
Descendants

Etymology 2

From Proto-Indo-European *ḱlu-to-, from *ḱlew- (to hear). Related to լսեմ (lsem).

Noun

լու (lu) indeclinable

  1. the hearing, the act of hearing
    լու առնելlu aṙnelto make known, to bring intelligence, to announce, to publish, to divulgate, to spread the news
    լու լինելlu linelto be heard of, to be announced, to be made known, to be published, promulgated
    լու եղեն բանք նորաlu ełen bankʿ norahis words were heard
    լու ի լուlu i lupublicly, in presence, in the hearing of
    եւ ասէ ցնոսա՝ ինձ լու ի լուew asē cʿnosa, inj lu i luhe told them in my hearing
Derived terms
  • անլու (anlu)
  • անլուութիւն (anluutʿiwn)
  • անհլու (anhlu)
  • անհլութիւն (anhlutʿiwn)
  • լուական (luakan)
  • լուուցանեմ (luucʿanem)
  • հլու (hlu)
  • հլուական (hluakan)
  • հլուականութիւն (hluakanutʿiwn)
  • հլութիւն (hlutʿiwn)
  • հլուութիւն (hluutʿiwn)
  • չլուեալ (čʿlueal)
  • չհլութիւն (čʿhlutʿiwn)

References

  • Petrosean, H. Matatʿeay V. (1879), լու”, in Nor Baṙagirkʿ Hay-Angliarēn [New Dictionary Armenian–English], Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Awetikʿean, G.; Siwrmēlean, X.; Awgerean, M. (1836–1837), լու”, in Nor baṙgirkʿ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy
  • Ačaṙean, Hračʿeay (1971–1979), լու”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Dictionary of Armenian Root Words] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, Yerevan: University Press, page լսեմ
  • Martirosyan, Hrach (2010) Etymological Dictionary of the Armenian Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 8), Leiden, Boston: Brill, page 315
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