lu C2+ Topic:Weather & Climate US /lu/ UK /luː/ See IPA manual Homophones loo /lu/ Minimal pairs Sounds like rue /l/ vs /ɹ/ Meanings 1 noun a hot, dry summer wind of northern India and Pakistan The scorching lu swept across the plains in May. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a hot, dry summer wind of... loo Etymology AI details From Hindi/Urdu lū ('hot wind'), a regional term for the scorching summer wind of the northern Indian subcontinent. lū Hindi View etymology graph -> Topics Weather & Climate External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # lu **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /lu/ **IPA (UK):** /luː/ ## Meanings 1. a hot, dry summer wind of northern India and Pakistan ## Examples - The scorching lu swept across the plains in May. ## Synonyms - loo ## Roots and Affixes - Root: lū ## Etymology From Hindi/Urdu lū ('hot wind'), a regional term for the scorching summer wind of the northern Indian subcontinent. ## AI Etymology Lu comes from Hindi/Urdu lū ('hot wind'), a regional term for the scorching summer wind of the northern Indian subcontinent. The etymological trail includes Hindi lū. Its current noun use means "a hot, dry summer wind of northern India and Pakistan". ## Topics - Weather & Climate markdown