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Etymology
ME. lows(e) < AS. lus|lūs < PG. *lus-.

Pronunciation
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-a�s|-a�s

Noun
en-noun|lice

1. A small parasitic wingless insect of the order Phthiraptera.

Translations
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Albanian: morr
Amuzgo: kítzkò
Arabic: ���ة|������ة� (qámla) f, ���|������ (qaml) p
:Egyptian: (�amla)
Bosnian: uš f, vaš f
Bulgarian: в��ка (v�ška) f
Catalan: poll m
CJK Characters: �
Chinese: �� (shī zi)
Croatian: uš f
Czech: veš f
Danish: lus c
Dutch: luis#Dutch|luis f
Esperanto: pediko
Faeroese: lús
Fijian: kutu
Finnish: täi
French: pou m
German: Laus f
Greek: �εί�α (pseíra) f
Guwal: bayi marbu
Hebrew: ��נ� (kinah) f
Hungarian: tetű
Icelandic: lús f
Ilocano: kuto
Indonesian: kutu
Italian: pidocchio m
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Jalnguy: bayi dimaniny
Japanese: � (���, shirami), ��� (������, kiseichū)
Korean: � (i)
Lakota: hitka la
Latin: pediculus m
Lithuanian: ut�l� f
Maori: kutu
Norwegian: lus c
Ojibwe: ikwa, ikwag p
Persian: شپش|ش�پ�ش (šepeš)
Polish: wesz f
Portuguese: piolho m
Romanian: p�duche m
Russian: во�� (voš') f, в�и (vši) p
Scottish Gaelic: mial f
Serbian:
:Cyrillic: ва� f, �� f
:Roman: vaš f, uš f
Slovak: voš f, vši p
Slovene: uš f
Spanish: piojo m
Swahili: chawa sg/pl (noun 9/10)
Swedish: lus c
Tagalog: kuto
Thai: �หา (háo), �ล� (lohn)
Tok Pisin: laus
Vietnamese: con rận
Warlpiri: yaka
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Derived terms
body louse
crab louse
head louse
lousy
pubic louse
three skips of a louse

Verb
en-verb|lous|es

1. To remove lice from the body of a person or animal; to delouse

Noun
en-noun

1. A worthless or contemptible person.

Synonyms
(worthless person): maggot, worm

Translations
trans-top|worthless person
Albanian: qelbanik
Arabic: سا�� اب� ��ب|س�ا���� ا�ب��� ����ب (sáafil íbnu kalb) m
Bulgarian: гад (gad) m|f
Dutch: (arme) luis m
Finnish: luopio, hylkiö, epatto
French: salaud m
German: Dreckskerl m
Greek: κο����κ�λον (kopróskylon) n, α��νείδη�ο� (asyneíðitos) m
Polish: gnida f
Portuguese: piolho m, sem-vergonha m|f, canalha m|f
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Romanian: p�duche m
Russian: гнида (gnída) m|f, гад (gad) m|f, гад�ка� к�ов� (gádskaja krov') m|f
Slovak: všivák m, všivavec m
Slovene: ušivec m, gnida f (highly pejorative)
Spanish: sinvergüenza m|f, canalla m|f
Telugu: పని�ిమాలిన వ�య��తి (panikimaalina vyakti)
Thai: ���ส����ร�� (khohn séng khreng)
Turkish: a�a�ılık kimse
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Category:English nouns with irregular plurals
Category:English words with multiple plurals
Category:Indo-European root *lūs-
Category:Insects

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