Meanings
nounLuwian (plural Luwians)
plural Luwians · alternative Luvian
- A member of an ancient Anatolian people related to the Hittites.
proper noun
alternative Luvian
- 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.
adjectiveLuwian (not comparable)
alternative Luvian
- not comparableof or pertaining to Luwian language or its speakers
- not comparableof or pertaining to Luwia
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Ancient GreekΛυδός
- EnglishLuwian
From Luwia, part of Asia Minor, + -ian. For the first element see Ancient Greek Λυδός (Ludós).
More words from Ancient Greek
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan luvi, luvi
- luvimember of an ancient Anatolian people
- luvilanguage
- luviof or pertaining to Luwian language or its speakers
- luviof or pertaining to Luwia
Chinese Mandarin 盧維語 /卢维语
- 盧維語 /卢维语 (lúwéiyǔ)language
Dutch Luwisch, Luwisch
- Luwischlanguage
- Luwischof or pertaining to Luwian language or its speakers
- Luwischof or pertaining to Luwia
Finnish luuvi, luuvi
- luuvimember of an ancient Anatolian people
- luuvilanguage
- luuvinkielinenof or pertaining to Luwian language or its speakers
- luuvilainenof or pertaining to Luwia
German Luwisch, Luwisch
- Luwischmember of an ancient Anatolian people
- Luwischlanguage
Polish luwijski
- luwijskilanguage
Portuguese luvita, lúvio
- luvitamember of an ancient Anatolian people
- lúviomember of an ancient Anatolian people
- luvitalanguage
- lúviolanguage
- luvitaof or pertaining to Luwian language or its speakers
- lúvioof or pertaining to Luwian language or its speakers
- luvitaof or pertaining to Luwia
- lúvioof or pertaining to Luwia
Russian лувиец, лувийский
- лувиец (luvijec)member of an ancient Anatolian people
- лувийский (luvijskij)language
- лувийский (luvijskij)of or pertaining to Luwian language or its speakers
Spanish luvita, luvita
- luvitamember of an ancient Anatolian people
- luvitalanguage
- luvitaof or pertaining to Luwian language or its speakers
- luvitaof or pertaining to Luwia
Turkish Luvi, Luvice
- Luvimember of an ancient Anatolian people
- Luvicelanguage
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Cite this entry
APA
Luwian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Luwian
MLA
“Luwian.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Luwian. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Luwian,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Luwian.
Source: Luwian on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.