Definition of Luwian

1. Noun. An Anatolian language.

Exact synonyms: Luvian
Generic synonyms: Anatolian, Anatolian Language

Definition of Luwian

1. Proper noun. An extinct language of the Anatolian branch of the Indo-European language family. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Luwian

Lutra lutra
Lutrinae
Lutsk
Lutyens
Lutz-Splendore-Almeida disease
Lutzen
Lutzomyia
Lutzomyia flaviscutellata
Lutzomyia intermedius
Lutzomyia longipalpis
Lutzomyia peruensis
Luvaridae
Luvarus
Luvarus imperialis
Luvian
Luwian (current term)
Luxembourg
Luxembourg-Ville
Luxembourg City
Luxembourg franc
Luxembourger
Luxembourgers
Luxembourgian
Luxembourgians
Luxembourgish
Luxemburg
Luxemburger
Luxemburgers
Luxol fast blue
Luxor

Literary usage of Luwian

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Russian Orthodox Church Of Alaska And The Aleutian Islands And Its Relation by Vyacheslav Ivanov (1998)
"9); Indo-European *so/-"salt," Sanskrit salila- "sea" (Gamkrelidze, Ivanov 1984, vol. 2, pp. 674, 703), Luwian al- "sea," Eastern Baltic *salima-s "salted ..."

2. A Compendious Anglo-Saxon and English Dictionary by Joseph Bosworth (1865)
"... -luwian ; p. ode; pp. od, 1. To roll, wallow. 2. To roll or dry up, to dry, ripen, wither, wither or dry up, ..."

3. Charis: Essays in Honor of Sara A. Immerwahr by Sara Anderson Immerwahr, Anne Proctor Chapin (2004)
"The Luwian Population Groups of Lycia and Cihna Aspera during the Hellenistic Period, Leiden. Ernout, A., and A. Meillet. 1967. ..."

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