llau

== Asturian == === Etymology === From Latin latus. === Noun === llau m (plural llaos) place side == Catalan == === Alternative forms === allau === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central, Valencia, Northwestern) [ˈʎaw] Rhymes: -aw === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Latin lābem (“collapse”). ==== Noun ==== llau f (plural llaus) avalanche ===== Derived terms ===== esllavissar-se === Etymology 2 === Inherited from Latin laudem, with a change in gender. ==== Noun ==== llau m (plural llaus) (archaic) praise === References === Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “llau”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan) === Further reading === “llau”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “llau”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “llau” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. == Welsh == === Etymology === From Middle Welsh lleu, from Proto-Celtic *luwā (compare Breton laou, Cornish low), from Proto-Indo-European *lewH- (compare English louse). === Pronunciation === (North Wales) IPA(key): /ɬaɨ̯/ (South Wales) IPA(key): /ɬai̯/ Rhymes: -aɨ̯ === Noun === llau (plural, singular lleuen f) lice ==== Derived terms ==== cranclau, llau cedor (“crab lice, pubic lice”) llau pen (“head lice”) llau'r offeiriad (“cleavers”) lleuog (“lousy”) === Mutation ===