lu

C2+ Topic:Weather & Climate

US /lu/ UK /luː/ See IPA manual

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Minimal pairs

Sounds like rue /l/ vs /r/

Meanings

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noun
a hot, dry summer wind of northern India and Pakistan

The scorching lu swept across the plains in May.

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Synonyms

1 noun · a hot, dry summer wind of... loo

Etymology

From Hindi/Urdu lū ('hot wind'), a regional term for the scorching summer wind of the northern Indian subcontinent.

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Topics

Weather & Climate

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