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Definition of Luwian
1. Noun. An 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
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. ..."