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Luwian

  • /ˈluːi.ən/
  • /ˈluːwi.ən/

Where it comes from

From Luwia, part of Asia Minor, + -ian. For the first element see Ancient Greek Λυδός (Ludós).

noun Luwians · Luvian

  1. A member of an ancient Anatolian people related to the Hittites.

proper noun Luvian

  1. an extinct language of the Anatolian branch of the Indo-European language family, spoken in the 2nd millennium BC and recorded in both hieroglyphic and cuneiform scripts.

adjective Luvian

  1. not comparable of or pertaining to Luwian language or its speakers
  2. not comparable of or pertaining to Luwia

Translations

Every language

noun member of an ancient Anatolian people

Españolluvita
Portuguêsluvita, lúvio
DeutschLuwisch
Русскийлувиец luvijec

name language

Españolluvita
中文盧維語 /卢维语 lúwéiyǔ
Portuguêsluvita, lúvio
DeutschLuwisch
Русскийлувийский luvijskij

adj of or pertaining to Luwian language or its speakers

Españolluvita
Portuguêsluvita, lúvio
Русскийлувийский luvijskij

adj of or pertaining to Luwia

Españolluvita
Portuguêsluvita, lúvio

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@misc{luwian_2026,
  title = {Luwian},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/luwian},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}