Standard Lemma guide

Luwian

adj · name · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈluːi.ən/
  • /ˈluːwi.ən/
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1

adj

Meaning 1

of or pertaining to Luwian language or its speakers

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

of or pertaining to Luwia

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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3

name

Meaning 3

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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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4

noun

Meaning 4

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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5

noun

Meaning 5

an Anatolian language

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Luvian

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: Anatolian, Anatolian language

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

38 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: լուվական (luvakan) — of or pertaining to Luwian language or its speakers
  • Catalan: luvi — of or pertaining to Luwian language or its speakers
  • Dutch: Luwisch — of or pertaining to Luwian language or its speakers
  • Finnish: luuvinkielinen — of or pertaining to Luwian language or its speakers
  • Marathi: लुवियन (luviyan) — of or pertaining to Luwian language or its speakers
  • Portuguese: luvita — of or pertaining to Luwian language or its speakers
  • Portuguese: lúvio — of or pertaining to Luwian language or its speakers
  • Russian: лувийский (luvijskij) — of or pertaining to Luwian language or its speakers
  • Spanish: luvita — of or pertaining to Luwian language or its speakers
  • Catalan: luvi — of or pertaining to Luwia
  • Dutch: Luwisch — of or pertaining to Luwia
  • Finnish: luuvilainen — of or pertaining to Luwia
  • Marathi: लुवियन (luviyan) — of or pertaining to Luwia
  • Portuguese: luvita — of or pertaining to Luwia
  • Portuguese: lúvio — of or pertaining to Luwia
  • Spanish: luvita — of or pertaining to Luwia
  • Armenian: լուվիերեն (luvieren) — language
  • Catalan: luvi — language
  • Chinese Mandarin: 盧維語 /卢维语 (lúwéiyǔ) — language
  • Dutch: Luwisch — language
  • Finnish: luuvi — language
  • German: Luwisch — language
  • Marathi: लुवियन (luviyan) — language
  • Polish: luwijski — language
  • Portuguese: luvita — language
  • Portuguese: lúvio — language
  • Russian: лувийский (luvijskij) — language
  • Spanish: luvita — language
  • Turkish: Luvice — language
  • Catalan: luvi — member of an ancient Anatolian people
  • Finnish: luuvi — member of an ancient Anatolian people
  • German: Luwisch — member of an ancient Anatolian people
  • Marathi: लुवियन (luviyan) — member of an ancient Anatolian people
  • Portuguese: luvita — member of an ancient Anatolian people
  • Portuguese: lúvio — member of an ancient Anatolian people
  • Russian: лувиец (luvijec) — member of an ancient Anatolian people
  • Spanish: luvita — member of an ancient Anatolian people
  • Turkish: Luvi — member of an ancient Anatolian people