arus

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word arus. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word arus, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say arus in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word arus you have here. The definition of the word arus will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofarus, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
See also: árus and ārus

Chuukese

Noun

arus

  1. horse

Estonian

Noun

arus

  1. inessive singular of aru

Francisco León Zoque

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish arroz.

Noun

arus

  1. rice

References

  • Engel, Ralph, Allhiser de Engel, Mary, Mateo Alvarez, José (1987) Diccionario zoque de Francisco León (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 30)‎ (in Spanish), México, D.F.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, pages 7–8

Indonesian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Malay arus, from Proto-Malayic *harus, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaʀus. Semantic loan from Dutch stroom (electrical current, literally flow; small stream).

Pronunciation

Noun

arus (first-person possessive arusku, second-person possessive arusmu, third-person possessive arusnya)

  1. current:
    1. The generally unidirectional movement of a gas or fluid.
    2. flow, stream: The part of a fluid that moves continuously in a certain direction.
    3. (electricity, electronics) electric current: the amount of electric charge flowing in each unit of time.
      Synonym: setrum
  2. flow:
    1. Movement in people or things characterized with a continuous motion, involving either a non solid mass or a multitude.
    2. The movement of a real or figurative fluid.
  3. tide: A stream, current or flood.
  4. circulation: The extent to which anything circulates or is circulated.
    Synonym: peredaran

Derived terms

Further reading

Javanese

Romanization

arus

  1. Romanization of ꦲꦫꦸꦱ꧀

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayic *harus, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaʀus.

Pronunciation

Noun

arus (Jawi spelling اروس, plural arus-arus, informal 1st possessive arusku, 2nd possessive arusmu, 3rd possessive arusnya)

  1. (water) current

Descendants

  • > Indonesian: arus (inherited)

References

Old Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qaʀus (current (water)).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.rus/
  • Rhymes: -rus
  • Hyphenation: a‧rus

Noun

arus

  1. water current, tidal current, breaker

Alternative forms

Derived terms

Descendants

Further reading

  • "arus" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.

Quechua

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish arroz (rice).

Noun

arus

  1. rice

Declension

Tetelcingo Nahuatl

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish arroz.

Pronunciation

Noun

arus

  1. Rice.

References

  • Brewer, Forrest, Brewer, Jean G. (1962) Vocabulario mexicano de Tetelcingo, Morelos: Castellano-mexicano, mexicano-castellano (Serie de vocabularios indígenas Mariano Silva y Aceves; 8)‎ (in Spanish), México, D.F.: El Instituto Lingüístico de Verano en coordinación con la Secretaría de Educación Pública a través de la Dirección General de Internados de Enseñanza Primaria y Educación Indígena, published 1971, pages 10, 108
  • Tuggy, David (2004) “Spanish Borrowings in Mösiehuali̱”, in SIL Mexico