valu

See also: Valu, vạlu, and vaļu

English

Etymology

Clipping of value.

Adjective

valu (not comparable)

1. (advertising, marketing, branding) Alternative form of value: Pertaining to value for money, or being discounted.

Usage notes

Used in advertising material, brand naming, and marketing purposes; such as naming of discount store chains, discount brand product lines, discount sale events, like ValuMart, TruValu, Valu Saturdays.

Balaesang

Noun

valu

1. water

References

• Donald F. and Sharon G. Barr and C. Salombe, Languages of Central Sulawesi: checklist, preliminary classification, language maps, wordlists, Ujung Pandang: Hasanuddin University (1979), page 98

Estonian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Finnic *valo, probably borrowed from Proto-Germanic *kwalō. Compare Swedish kval (“agony”) and German Qual (“agony”). Possibly a derivation of valge.

Noun

valu (genitive valu, partitive valu)

1. pain

Declension

Declension of valu (ÕS type 17/elu, no gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		valu	valud
accusative	nom.
	gen.	valu
genitive			valude
partitive		valu	valusid
illative		vallu valusse	valudesse
inessive		valus	valudes
elative		valust	valudest
allative		valule	valudele
adessive		valul	valudel
ablative		valult	valudelt
translative		valuks	valudeks
terminative		valuni	valudeni
essive		valuna	valudena
abessive		valuta	valudeta
comitative		valuga	valudega

Etymology 2

From valama +‎ -u.

Noun

valu (genitive valu, partitive valu)

1. cast (casting procedure)

Declension

Declension of valu (ÕS type 17/elu, no gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		valu	valud
accusative	nom.
	gen.	valu
genitive			valude
partitive		valu	valusid
illative		vallu valusse	valudesse
inessive		valus	valudes
elative		valust	valudest
allative		valule	valudele
adessive		valul	valudel
ablative		valult	valudelt
translative		valuks	valudeks
terminative		valuni	valudeni
essive		valuna	valudena
abessive		valuta	valudeta
comitative		valuga	valudega

Etymology 3

From Proto-Finnic *valo. Related to Finnish valo.

Noun

valu (genitive valu, partitive valu)

1. (poetic) lightness, light

Declension

Declension of valu (ÕS type 17/elu, no gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		valu	valud
accusative	nom.
	gen.	valu
genitive			valude
partitive		valu	valusid
illative		vallu valusse	valudesse
inessive		valus	valudes
elative		valust	valudest
allative		valule	valudele
adessive		valul	valudel
ablative		valult	valudelt
translative		valuks	valudeks
terminative		valuni	valudeni
essive		valuna	valudena
abessive		valuta	valudeta
comitative		valuga	valudega

Synonyms

• valgus

Fijian

Noun

valu

1. war
2. warfare
3. warriors

Verb

valu

1. to make war, to be at war

Finnish

Etymology 1

valaa +‎ -u

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋɑlu/, [ˈʋɑ̝lu]
• Rhymes: -ɑlu
• Syllabification^(key): va‧lu

Noun

valu

1. cast (process of casting)

Declension

Inflection of valu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		valu	valut
genitive		valun	valujen
partitive		valua	valuja
illative		valuun	valuihin
		singular	plural
nominative		valu	valut
accusative	nom.	valu	valut
	gen.	valun
genitive		valun	valujen
partitive		valua	valuja
inessive		valussa	valuissa
elative		valusta	valuista
illative		valuun	valuihin
adessive		valulla	valuilla
ablative		valulta	valuilta
allative		valulle	valuille
essive		valuna	valuina
translative		valuksi	valuiksi
abessive		valutta	valuitta
instructive		—	valuin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of valu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative valuni valuni accusative nom. valuni valuni gen. valuni genitive valuni valujeni partitive valuani valujani inessive valussani valuissani elative valustani valuistani illative valuuni valuihini adessive valullani valuillani ablative valultani valuiltani allative valulleni valuilleni essive valunani valuinani translative valukseni valuikseni abessive valuttani valuittani instructive — — comitative — valuineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative valusi valusi accusative nom. valusi valusi gen. valusi genitive valusi valujesi partitive valuasi valujasi inessive valussasi valuissasi elative valustasi valuistasi illative valuusi valuihisi adessive valullasi valuillasi ablative valultasi valuiltasi allative valullesi valuillesi essive valunasi valuinasi translative valuksesi valuiksesi abessive valuttasi valuittasi instructive — — comitative — valuinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative valumme valumme accusative nom. valumme valumme gen. valumme genitive valumme valujemme partitive valuamme valujamme inessive valussamme valuissamme elative valustamme valuistamme illative valuumme valuihimme adessive valullamme valuillamme ablative valultamme valuiltamme allative valullemme valuillemme essive valunamme valuinamme translative valuksemme valuiksemme abessive valuttamme valuittamme instructive — — comitative — valuinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative valunne valunne accusative nom. valunne valunne gen. valunne genitive valunne valujenne partitive valuanne valujanne inessive valussanne valuissanne elative valustanne valuistanne illative valuunne valuihinne adessive valullanne valuillanne ablative valultanne valuiltanne allative valullenne valuillenne essive valunanne valuinanne translative valuksenne valuiksenne abessive valuttanne valuittanne instructive — — comitative — valuinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative valunsa valunsa accusative nom. valunsa valunsa gen. valunsa genitive valunsa valujensa partitive valuaan valuansa valujaan valujansa inessive valussaan valussansa valuissaan valuissansa elative valustaan valustansa valuistaan valuistansa illative valuunsa valuihinsa adessive valullaan valullansa valuillaan valuillansa ablative valultaan valultansa valuiltaan valuiltansa allative valulleen valullensa valuilleen valuillensa essive valunaan valunansa valuinaan valuinansa translative valukseen valuksensa valuikseen valuiksensa abessive valuttaan valuttansa valuittaan valuittansa instructive — — comitative — valuineen valuinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• betonivalu
• kokillivalu
• liukuvalu
• metallinvalu
• paikallavalu
• painevalu
• pronssinvalu
• ruiskuvalu
• savenvalu
• taidevalu
• teräsvalu
• tinanvalu
• valubetoni
• valuharkko
• valuhartsi
• valukappale
• valukouru
• valumalli
• valumassa
• valumetalli
• valumuotti
• valurauta
• valusanko
• valusydän
• valutekniikka
• valuteräs
• valutuote
• valuvika

 

Further reading

• “valu”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋɑluˣ/, [ˈʋɑ̝lu(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -ɑlu
• Syllabification^(key): va‧lu

Verb

valu

1. inflection of valua:
   1. present active indicative connegative
   2. second-person singular present imperative
   3. second-person singular present active imperative connegative

French

Pronunciation

• Audio (Canada):

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Participle

valu (feminine value, masculine plural valus, feminine plural values)

1. past participle of valoir

Niuean

Niuean cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : valu

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *walu, from Proto-Oceanic *walu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *walu, from Proto-Austronesian *walu.

Numeral

valu

1. eight

Pukapukan

Pukapukan cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : valu     Ordinal : valu

Etymology

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

Numeral

valu

1. eight
2. eighth

Further reading

• Te Pukamuna | Pukapuka Dictionary

Samoan

Samoan cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : valu

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *walu, from Proto-Oceanic *walu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *walu, from Proto-Austronesian *walu.

Numeral

valu

1. eight

Swedish

Noun

valu c

1. Abbreviation of vallokalsundersökning.

Tokelauan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈva.lu]
• Hyphenation: va‧lu

Etymology 1

Tokelauan cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : valu

From Proto-Polynesian *walu. Cognates include Hawaiian walu and Samoan valu.

Verb

valu

1. (stative) to be eight

Etymology 2

From Proto-Polynesian *waru. Cognates include Hawaiian walu and Samoan valu.

Noun

valu

1. Any object used for scraping, skatching or peeling.

Verb

valu

1. (transitive) to scratch
2. (transitive, of coconuts) to grate
3. (transitive, of breadfruit) to peel; to skin

Etymology 3

Te valu (3.1).

From Proto-Polynesian *walu. Cognates include Hawaiian walu and Tuvaluan valu.

Noun

valu

1. dogtooth tuna (Gymnosarda unicolor)

References

• R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎^[2], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 425

Tongan

Tongan cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : valu

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *walu, from Proto-Oceanic *walu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *walu, from Proto-Austronesian *walu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /va.lu/

Numeral

valu

1. eight

Tuvaluan

Tuvaluan cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : valu

Numeral

valu

1. eight

Derived terms

• Tuuvalu (“Tuvalu, literally "eight standing together"”)

Uneapa

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *palu (“several, some”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *balu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /βalu/

Particle

valu

1. Pluralizes the following noun.

Further reading

• Terry Crowley et al, The Oceanic Languages (2013), pages 90 & 368