English Online Dictionary. What means lo? What does lo mean?
Translingual
Symbol
lo
- (international standards) ISO 639-1 language code for Lao.
See also
- Wiktionary's coverage of Lao terms
English
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ləʊ/
- (US) IPA(key): /loʊ/
- Homophones: low, Lowe
- Rhymes: -əʊ
Etymology 1
From Middle English lo, loo, from Old English lā (“exclamation of surprise, grief, or joy”). Conflated in Middle English with lo! (interjection), a corruption of lok!, loke! (“look!”) (as in lo we! (look we!)). Cognate with Scots lo, lu (“lo”). See also look.
Interjection
lo
- (archaic) look, see, behold (in an imperative sense).
Synonyms
- See Thesaurus:lo
Related terms
- lo and behold
Translations
Etymology 2
Variant of low.
Adjective
lo (not comparable)
- Informal spelling of low.
Derived terms
Related terms
- hi
- mid
Etymology 3
Interjection
lo
- Clipping of hello.
Alternative forms
- 'lo, 'llo
Etymology 4
Clipping of location.
Noun
lo (plural los)
- (African-American Vernacular) Clipping of location.
Etymology 5
Particle
lo
- Alternative form of lol
See also
- lo-lo
Etymology 6
From Hokkien 囉 / 啰 (--lo͘). Doublet of lor.
Alternative forms
- loh
Pronunciation
- (Singapore) IPA(key): [ˈloː˧˨]
Particle
lo
- (Singlish, Manglish, rare or in set phrases) Sentence-final particle denoting finality or completion.
- Synonyms: (Singlish) liao, already
See also
- lo hei
Anagrams
- -ol, OL, Ol., ol, ol'
Aragonese
Pronoun
lo
- him (direct object)
Asturian
Alternative forms
- llo (archaic)
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *lo, *illu, from Latin illud, neuter of ille.
Article
lo n sg (masculine el, feminine la, masculine plural los, feminine plural les)
- (definite) the
Pronoun
lo
- it (third-person singular neuter direct pronoun)
Basque
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lo/ [lo]
- Rhymes: -o
- Hyphenation: lo
Noun
lo inan
- sleep
Declension
Derived terms
Further reading
- “lo”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
- “lo”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005
Catalan
Pronunciation
- (Central) IPA(key): /lu/
- (Valencia) IPA(key): /lo/
- Rhymes: -o
Etymology 1
From Vulgar Latin *illu, from Latin illum, accusative of ille.
Pronoun
lo (enclitic, contracted 'l, proclitic el, contracted proclitic l')
- him (direct object)
Usage notes
- -lo is the full (plena) form of the pronoun. It is normally used after verbs ending with a consonant or ⟨u⟩.
- Has d'ajudar-lo. ― You have to help him.
Declension
Etymology 2
Inherited from Latin illum, from ille.
Article
lo m (feminine la, masculine plural los, feminine plural les)
- (archaic or dialectal) the (definite article)
- Synonym: (standard) el
Further reading
- “lo” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “lo”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “lo” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “lo” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Chickasaw
Pronoun
lo
- I
Chinese
Pronunciation
Noun
lo
- (neologism, mostly in compounds) Lolita fashion
- lo娘 ― lo niáng ― a girl who regularly dresses in lolita fashion
Derived terms
Cornish
Etymology
From Proto-Brythonic *lluɨɣ, from Proto-Celtic *leigā. Cognate with Welsh llwy, Breton loa (Vannes dialect loé, lui).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [loː]
Noun
lo f (plural loyow)
- spoon
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from Sranan Tongo lo, Saramaccan lɔ́, Aukan ló, all probably from Ewe hlɔ̃ (“revenge; group of (maternal) relatives responsible for exacting revenge, clan”).
Pronunciation
Noun
lo f (plural lo's)
- (chiefly Suriname) matrilineal clan within a Maroon tribe
References
Esperanto
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [lo]
- Hyphenation: lo
Noun
lo (accusative singular lo-on, plural lo-oj, accusative plural lo-ojn)
- The name of the Latin-script letter L/l.
See also
- (Latin-script letter names) litero; a, bo, co, ĉo, do, e, fo, go, ĝo, ho, ĥo, i, jo, ĵo, ko, lo, mo, no, o, po, ro, so, ŝo, to, u, ŭo, vo, zo
Franco-Provençal
Etymology 1
Inherited from Latin illum.
Alternative forms
- le
Determiner
lo m (prevocalic l', feminine singular la, masculine plural los, feminine plural les)
- the (masculine singular definite article)
Pronoun
lo m (prevocalic l') (ORB, broad)
- him, it (third-person singular masculine accusative)
See also
References
- le [1] in DicoFranPro: Dictionnaire Français/Francoprovençal – on dicofranpro.llm.umontreal.ca
- lo in Lo trèsor Arpitan – on arpitan.eu
Etymology 2
Noun
lo (Old Dauphinois)
- Alternative form of lop (“wolf”)
References
- Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “lŭpus”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume 5: J L, page 457
Etymology 3
Noun
lo (Old Dauphinois)
- Alternative form of lèc (“lake”)
References
- Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “lacus”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume 5: J L, page 126
Galician
Etymology 1
See o. Compare Portuguese lo.
Article
lo m sg (feminine singular la, masculine plural los, feminine plural las)
- Alternative form of o (“the”, masculine singular)
Usage notes
The l- forms of article are compulsorily used after the preposition por and adverb u. It is optional when the preceding word ends in -r or -s, after unstressed pronouns nos, vos and lles (when they are enclitc) of ambos, entrambos, todos, tras and copulative conjunction (e mais and tonic pronouns vós and nós followed by a numerical precision).
Related terms
- la
- o
Etymology 2
Pronoun
lo m (accusative)
- Alternative form of o (“him”)
Usage notes
The l- forms of accusative third-person pronouns are used when the preceding word ends in -r or -s, and is suffixed to the preceding word.
Related terms
- la
- no
- o
Ido
Etymology
Back-formation from co (“this”), to (“that”), based on la (“the”), ol (“it”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lo/, /lɔ/
Pronoun
lo
- referring to a previous sentence or phrase, i.e. a fact rather than an object; it, the
References
Indonesian
Etymology 1
From Betawi Kota lo (“you”), from Hokkien 汝 (lú). Doublet of lu.
Pronoun
lo
- (chiefly Jakarta, slang) Second-person singular pronoun: you, your, yours
- Oke, kalau lo baper, yuk cabut. ― OK, if you are sensitive, let's go!
Synonyms
Indonesian informal second-person pronouns:
- anta (informal, mainly used by Muslim community)
- antum (informal, mainly used by Muslim community)
- coen (slang, East Java)
- ente (informal, mainly used by Betawi ethnic group)
- kamu (intimate)
- ko, kowe (informal, Java)
- kon, koen (colloquial, East Java)
- lu, lo, loe, elu (informal, mainly used by Betawi ethnic group)
- mika, mike (informal, Eastern Sumatra)
References
Etymology 2
Interjection
lo
- Alternative spelling of loh.
Particle
lo
- Alternative spelling of loh.
Further reading
- “lo” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Interlingua
Pronoun
lo
- it, that (direct object)
- Tu lo audi? – Do you hear it?
Related terms
- illo
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): °/lo/°, /lo/°
- Rhymes: -o
- Hyphenation: lo
- (Rome) IPA(key): /o/*
Etymology 1
From Vulgar Latin *illu, from Latin illum, illud, by dropping il- and -m.
Article
lo m sg (plural gli)
- the form of il that is used before the so-called impure consonants, that is, s+consonant (impure s), gn, pn, ps, x, y, or z, and before i+vocal; before a vowel it becomes l'; the
- l’osso ― the bone
- lo stato ― the state
- lo zio ― the uncle
- lo ione ― the ion
Etymology 2
From Latin illum.
Alternative forms
- -lo (enclitic)
Pronoun
lo m sg (plural li, female la)
- (accusative) him
- Lo conosci? ― Do you know him?
- (accusative) it, this or that thing
- Synonym: ciò
- Quando te lo diedi. ― When I gave it to you.
See also
References
Japanese
Romanization
lo
- Rōmaji transcription of ろ゚
- Rōmaji transcription of ロ゚
Laboya
Verb
lo
- to go
- Synonyms: kako, attu
References
- Rina, A. Dj., Kabba, John Lado B. (2011) “lo”, in Kamus Bahasa Lamboya, Kabupaten Sumba Bakat [Dictionary of Lamboya Language, West Sumba Regency], Waikabubak: Dinas Kebudayaan dan Pariwisata, Kabupaten Sumba Bakat, page 60
Lashi
Etymology
From Proto-Lolo-Burmese [Term?], from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *laj. Cognates include Chinese 來 / 来 (lái) and Burmese လာ (la).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lo˧/
Verb
lo
- (intransitive) to come
Synonyms
- ré
References
- Hkaw Luk (2017) A grammatical sketch of Lacid[5], Chiang Mai: Payap University (master thesis), page 16
Lolopo
Etymology
From Proto-Loloish *ʔ-l(y)a¹ (Bradley), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan. Cognate with Nuosu ꉐꆂ (hxa nie), Burmese လျှာ (hlya), S'gaw Karen ပျ့ၤ (plaȳ), Tedim Chin lei², Drung pvlai, Chepang ले (le).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɮo³³]
Noun
lo
- (Yao'an) tongue
Louisiana Creole
Etymology
Derived from French l’ (“the”) + French eau (“water”), with the definite article re-analyzed as part of the noun.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lo/
- Rhymes: -o
Noun
lo
- Alternative form of dolo (“water; body of water; tear”)
References
- Albert Valdman, Dictionary of Louisiana Creole (1998), →ISBN
Luxembourgish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /loː/
Adverb
lo
- Alternative form of elo
Malagasy
Adjective
lo
- rotten, spoiled
Mandarin
Romanization
lo (lo5 / lo0, Zhuyin ˙ㄌㄛ)
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 咯
lo
- Nonstandard spelling of lō.
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch *lō.
Noun
lô f or n
- clearing in a forest
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Derived terms
- lôon
Descendants
- Dutch: lo (obsolete outside toponyms)
Further reading
- “loo”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “loo”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page loo
Neapolitan
Pronoun
lo
- Alternative form of 'o
Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
lo n (definite singular loet, uncountable)
- lint
Derived terms
- loe
Verb
lo
- past of le
Norwegian Nynorsk
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /luː/
Etymology 1
Compare with Icelandic ló. May have something to do with Old Norse lagðr.
Noun
lo f (definite singular loa, indefinite plural loer, definite plural loene)
- woollen hairs that shed off knitted or woven fabrics
Derived terms
- navlelo
- stampelo
See also
- lòden
Etymology 2
From Old Norse ló, lóa.
Noun
lo f (definite singular loa, indefinite plural loer, definite plural loene)
- any of various birds of the family Charadriidae, the plovers and dotterels
Derived terms
Etymology 3
From Old Norse lóð f or n.
Noun
lo f (definite singular loa, indefinite plural loer, definite plural loene)
- (agriculture) a harvested (especially grain), that has been cut but not threshed
- (agriculture, collective) grain, husk and straw
- (agriculture) a grain harvest
- (agriculture, collective) hay
Etymology 4
From Old Norse ló f or n (“a clearing in the forest; meadow”), from Proto-Germanic *lauhō f, *lauhaz m.
Noun
lo f (definite singular loa, indefinite plural loer, definite plural loene)
- Used in placenames: meadow
- Synonyms: grasslette, eng
Related terms
- Follo
- Hafslo
- Lom
- Oslo
Etymology 5
From Dutch and/or Middle Low German.
Noun
lo m (definite singular loen, indefinite plural loar, definite plural loane)
- (nautical) part of a vessel whose side faces the wind
Synonyms
- lovart
Antonyms
- le
Adjective
lo (singular and plural lo)
- located or situated on the windy side
See also
- luv (Bokmål)
Etymology 6
From Middle Low German lot (genitive lodes). Doublet of lodd.
Noun
lo f (definite singular loa, indefinite plural loer, definite plural loene)
- a shotgun shell
Derived terms
- torelo f
Etymology 7
Akin to Icelandic löð.
Noun
lo f (definite singular loa, indefinite plural loer, definite plural loene)
- (tools) a nail header (used by a blacksmith in production of iron nails)
Derived terms
- saumlo
- spikarlo
Etymology 8
Unknown.
Noun
lo n (definite singular loet, indefinite plural lo, definite plural loa)
- natural fertilizer
- dung
Etymology 9
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
lo
- past tense of le
Etymology 10
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
lo
- imperative of loa and loe
References
- “lo” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Anagrams
- LO, OL, ol, o.l.
Occitan
Alternative forms
- lou (Mistralian)
- le (Toulouse, Massat)
- eth (Gascon)
Etymology
Inherited from Old Occitan lo, from Vulgar Latin *lo, *illu, from Latin illum.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [lu]
Article
lo (feminine la, masculine plural los, feminine plural las)
- the; masculine singular definite article
Usage notes
- In the Provençal dialect, the masculine and feminine plural is lei.
Old French
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *lo, *illu, from Latin illum; compare Old Occitan lo.
Article
lo
- (9th and 10th centuries) Alternative form of le; masculine singular oblique definite article
Pronoun
lo
- (9th and 10th centuries) Alternative form of le; masculine singular object pronoun
Old Occitan
Etymology
Inherited from Vulgar Latin *lo, *illu from Latin illum.
Compare Old French lo.
Article
lo (feminine la)
- the; masculine singular definite article
Descendants
- Occitan: lo
Papiamentu
Etymology
From Portuguese logo ("soon") and Spanish luego ("soon, later").
Verb
lo
Indicates the future tense of a verb.
- shall
- will
Phalura
Etymology 1
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lo, ɽo/
Determiner
lo (demonstrative, Perso-Arabic spelling لوۡ)
- that (agr: dist nom masc sg)
References
- Henrik Liljegren, Naseem Haider (2011) “lo”, in Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7)[6], Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN
Etymology 2
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lo, ɽo/
Pronoun
lo (demonstrative, Perso-Arabic spelling لوۡ)
- it
- he (dist masc nom)
References
- Henrik Liljegren, Naseem Haider (2011) “lo”, in Palula Vocabulary (FLI Language and Culture Series; 7)[7], Islamabad, Pakistan: Forum for Language Initiatives, →ISBN
Polish
Pronunciation
- (Greater Poland):
- (Central Greater Poland) IPA(key): /ˈlɔ/
- (Lesser Poland):
- (Przemyśl) IPA(key): [ˈlʲɔ]
Preposition
lo
- (Poznań, Przemyśl) Alternative form of dla (“for”)
Further reading
- Waldemar Wierzba (2013) “lo”, in Słownik Poznańskie słowa i ausdrucki (in Polish), 1st edition, Mierzyn: Albus, →ISBN, page 132
- Aleksander Saloni (1899) “lo”, in “Lud wiejski w okolicy Przeworska”, in M. Arct, E. Lubowski, editors, Wisła : miesięcznik gieograficzno-etnograficzny (in Polish), volume 13, Warsaw: Artur Gruszecki, page 241
Portuguese
Etymology
See o.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: lo
Pronoun
lo
- Alternative form of o (third-person masculine singular objective pronoun) used as an enclitic and mesoclitic following a verb form ending in a consonant (-z, -r and -s, but not -m); the consonant is elided and the preceding vowel takes an accent if necessary
- Contá-lo (contar) ― To tell it.
- Contámo-lo (contamos) ― We told it.
- Fi-lo (fiz) ― I did it.
- Tem-lo (tens) ― You have it.
Coordinate terms
- no (following a nasal vowel), o (following an oral vowel)
See also
See Template:Portuguese personal pronouns for further pronouns.
Romansch
Alternative forms
- (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan) lad
Etymology
From Latin lātus.
Adjective
lo m (feminine singular loa, masculine plural los, feminine plural loas)
- (Sutsilvan) wide, broad
Synonyms
- (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Surmiran) lartg
- (Puter, Vallader) larg
Silesian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlɔ/
- Rhymes: -ɔ
- Syllabification: lo
Preposition
lo
- by, at, on
- to
- for
Further reading
- Barbara Podgórska, Adam Podgóski (2008) “lo”, in Słownik gwar śląskich [A dictionary of Silesian lects], Katowice: Wydawnictwo KOS, →ISBN, page 159
Southern Ndebele
Etymology 1
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronoun
lo
- this; class 1 proximal demonstrative.
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronoun
lo
- this; class 3 proximal demonstrative.
Spanish
Etymology
As a masculine pronoun, from Latin illum, the accusative masculine singular of ille (“that, that one”). As an article or impersonal neuter pronoun, from Latin illud, the neuter singular of ille. Compare Portuguese o.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lo/ [lo]
- Rhymes: -o
- Syllabification: lo
Pronoun
lo
- accusative of él, ello, and usted (when referring to a man); him, it, you (formal)
- lo veo ― I see it
- impersonal neuter pronoun clitic of ello; it, that
- lo es ― That’s it
Derived terms
See also
Article
lo
- neuter definite article used only before nominalized adjectives: the, that which is
- Haremos lo necesario. ― We will do the necessary / what is necessary.
- Lo blanco simboliza la pureza. ― The [colour] white symbolizes purity.
- Lo asombroso es que... ― The amazing [thing] is that...
Usage notes
- Lo usually gives the adjective an abstract quality (as above). It can also refer to a thing, but el is more common in this case, e.g. el / lo blanco de los ojos (“the white of the eye”). Lo can never be used when the adjective refers back to a noun, e.g. el barco grande y el pequeño (“the big boat and the small one”).
Further reading
- “lo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10
Sranan Tongo
Etymology 1
From English row, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *rōaną (“to row”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁reh₁- (“to row”).
Alternative forms
- ro (obsolete)
Verb
lo
- to row
- Synonym: lolo
Noun
lo
- oar
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From English row, ultimately probably from Proto-Germanic *raiwō, *raigwō, *raih- (“row, streak, line”), from Proto-Indo-European *reyk- (“to carve, scratch, etch”).
Alternative forms
- ro (obsolete)
Noun
lo
- row (a line of objects of people)
- multitude, a great amount or number
- (obsolete) gang
- (obsolete) herd, pack, a (a group of animals)
Derived terms
Etymology 3
Probably from Ewe hlɔ̃ (“revenge; group of (maternal) relatives responsible for exacting revenge, clan”). Cognate of Saramaccan lɔ́, Aukan ló.
Noun
lo
- tribe, clan
Etymology 4
Likely from English low, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *lēgaz (“lying, flat, situated near the ground, low”), from Proto-Indo-European *legʰ- (“to lie”). Doublet of lagi.
Adjective
lo
- (obsolete) flat, low-lying
Derived terms
References
Swahili
Pronunciation
Interjection
lo
- oh!
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish lō, from Old Norse lóa, derived from or related to Proto-Germanic *luhsaz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /luː/
Noun
lo c
- lynx
- Synonyms: lodjur, lokatt
Declension
Derived terms
- lodjur
- lounge
Interjection
lo
- (slang) An intensifier put at the end of a sentence.
References
- lo in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- lo in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- lo in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- Slangopedia
Anagrams
- o.l.
Tok Pisin
Etymology
From English law.
Noun
lo
- law
Vietnamese
Etymology
Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 慮 (“be concerned; worry about”, SV: lự).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [lɔ˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [lɔ˧˧]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [lɔ˧˧]
Verb
lo • (𢗼, 𢥈)
- to bother; to worry
- Taylo rồi chân cũng lo ― Taylor's Hands and Feet Are All Nervy (a 1964 Nhân Dân article by Hồ Chí Minh)
- to attend to; to care for
Derived terms
Welsh
Noun
lo m
- Soft mutation of llo.
Mutation
Noun
lo m
- Soft mutation of glo.
Mutation
West Makian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /l̪o/
Conjunction
lo
- and
- Muhammad lo Hasan ― Muhammad and Hasan
- namu de esi lo ifa ― chicken eggs and kenari nuts
- (coordinating) and
- imaa me lo ido me ― he made a grab for it and caught it
- forms composite numbers
- awoinye lo minye ― eleven (literally, “ten and one”)
- atus siwe lo awoisiwe lo siwe ― nine hundred and ninety-nine (literally, “nine hundred and ninety and nine”)
References
- Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours[14], Pacific linguistics
Wutunhua
Etymology
From Tibetan ལོ (lo).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [lo]
Noun
lo
- year
- Synonym: nian
References
- Erika Sandman (2016) A Grammar of Wutun[15], University of Helsinki (PhD), →ISBN
Xhosa
Etymology 1
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ló]
Pronoun
ló
- this; class 1 proximal demonstrative.
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ló]
Pronoun
ló
- this; class 3 proximal demonstrative.
Etymology 3
Pronoun
-lo
- Combining stem of lona.
Yoruba
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lò/
Verb
lò
- (transitive) to use; to engage; to exploit
Usage notes
- lo before a direct object
Derived terms
- ìlò (“the act of using”)
- lílò
- ṣàmúlò
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lò/
Verb
lò
- to become parboiled (specifically relating to yam tubers in the process of making yam flour, èlùbọ́)
- Synonym: bọ̀
- èlùbọ́ ti lò ― The yam tuber used to prepare èlùbọ́ has become parboiled
Usage notes
- lo before a direct object
Derived terms
- lo-èlùbọ́
- ìlò
Etymology 3
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lò/
Verb
lò
- to become bendable or flexible
- Synonym: rọ̀
Usage notes
- lo before a direct object
Derived terms
- alò
- ìlò
Etymology 4
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ló/
Verb
ló
- to lose interest in something; to become disheartened
- Synonyms: sú, gọ́
Derived terms
- aló
- ìló
Zaniza Zapotec
Noun
lo
- eye
Zhuang
Pronunciation
- (Standard Zhuang) IPA(key): /lo˨˦/
- Tone numbers: lo1
- Hyphenation: lo
Etymology 1
Particle
lo (1957–1982 spelling lo)
- Used at the end of a sentence to indicate a change of state or a new situation.
- Used at the end of a sentence to express affirmation or conclusiveness.
Etymology 2
Noun
lo (Sawndip form ⿰女卢, 1957–1982 spelling lo)
- (dialectal) daughter-in-law
Etymology 3
Verb
lo (Sawndip form ⿰口卢, 1957–1982 spelling lo)
- (dialectal) to worry; to be anxious
Zou
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lo˧˩/
Noun
lò
- basket
References
- Lukram Himmat Singh (2013) A Descriptive Grammar of Zou, Canchipur: Manipur University, page 40
Zulu
Etymology 1
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈló/
Pronoun
lo
- this; class 1 proximal demonstrative.
Inflection
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈló/
Pronoun
lo
- this; class 3 proximal demonstrative.
Inflection
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lo/
Pronoun
lo
- Combining stem of lona.
References
- C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “lo”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “lo (3-8)”