See also: Valu, vạlu, and vaļu

English

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Etymology

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Clipping of value.

Adjective

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valu (not comparable)

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

Usage notes

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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

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Noun

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valu

  1. water

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Estonian

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Etymology 1

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

Noun

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valu (genitive valu, partitive valu)

  1. pain
Declension
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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

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From valama +‎ -u.

Noun

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valu (genitive valu, partitive valu)

  1. cast (casting procedure)
Declension
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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

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

Noun

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valu (genitive valu, partitive valu)

  1. (poetic) lightness, light
Declension
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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
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Fijian

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Noun

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valu

  1. war
  2. warfare
  3. warriors

Verb

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valu

  1. to make war, to be at war

Finnish

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Etymology 1

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valaa +‎ -u

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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valu

  1. cast (process of casting)
Declension
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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
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compounds

Further reading

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Etymology 2

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Pronunciation

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

Verb

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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

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Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Canada):(file)

Participle

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

  1. past participle of valoir

Niuean

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Niuean cardinal numbers
 <  7 8 9  > 
    Cardinal : valu

Etymology

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

Numeral

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valu

  1. eight

Pukapukan

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Pukapukan cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : valu
    Ordinal : valu

Etymology

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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

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valu

  1. eight
  2. eighth

Further reading

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Samoan

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Samoan cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : valu

Etymology

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

Numeral

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valu

  1. eight

Swedish

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Noun

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valu c

  1. Abbreviation of vallokalsundersökning.

Tokelauan

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Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

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Tokelauan cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : valu

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

Verb

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valu

  1. (stative) to be eight

Etymology 2

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

Noun

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valu

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

Verb

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valu

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

Etymology 3

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Te valu (3.1).

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

Noun

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valu

  1. dogtooth tuna (Gymnosarda unicolor)

References

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

Tongan

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Tongan cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : valu

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Numeral

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valu

  1. eight

Tuvaluan

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Tuvaluan cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : valu

Numeral

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valu

  1. eight

Derived terms

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Uneapa

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Particle

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valu

  1. Pluralizes the following noun.

Further reading

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