English Explanatory Dictionary

Luo

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An ethnic group in southern Sudan, Kenya, and neighboring countries.
name
  1. The Nilotic language spoken by this group.
name
  1. A river in Shaanxi, China, tributary to the Wei.
  2. A river in Henan, China, tributary to the Yellow River.
  3. A river in Fujian, China, flowing into the Taiwan Strait.
  4. A surname from Chinese.
name
  1. A surname from Chinese.

Pronunciation

lo͞o′ō lə-wō′ lwō /ˈluː.əʊ̯/ /ləˈwəʊ̯/ /lwəʊ̯/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Luo.wav /ˈlu.oʊ̯/ /ləˈwoʊ̯/ /lwoʊ̯/ /ˈlʉː.əʉ̯/ /ləˈwəʉ̯/ /lwəʉ̯/ /ˈlʉː.ɐʉ̯/ /ləˈwɐʉ̯/ /lwɐʉ̯/ /ˈlʉ.o/ /ləˈwo/ /lwo/ /ˈluː.oː/ /luˈwoː/ /lwoː/ lô

Word forms

Luo Luos Lo

Etymology

Borrowed from Luo, as an ethnic self-designation.

Synonyms

Dholuo

Derived words

Luoland
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