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lau^¹

verb laus · lauing · laued

Polari To place upon; to put down onto.

Lau^²

/laʊ/

Rhymes with -aʊ

Where it comes from

From Cantonese 劉／刘 (lau4), Hokkien 劉／刘 (Lâu) or Teochew 劉／刘 (lao5). Doublet of Liu and Luu.

proper noun

A surname from Chinese.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: liu, cheung, yoo, ryu, lao, xiang, lowe, hon, property, flow, stay, floor, building, ual, buildings, flats

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name a Chinese surname

日本語	劉 Ryū, ラウ Rau
中文	劉 /刘 Liú

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"lau." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/lau. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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lau. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/lau

Chicago

"lau." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/lau.

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@misc{lau_2026,
  title = {lau},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lau},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

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