eru

• IPA^(key):

eru

1. first/second/third-person plural present of vera (“to be”): are
   • vit eru føroyingar

     we are Faroese

   • eru tit eingilsmenn?

     are you Englishmen?

   • tey eru glað

     they are happy

   • tær eru tríggjar konur

     they are three women

   • teir eru fimm menn

     they are five men

   • tygum eru ov seint

     you (formal) are too late

   • eru tygum ...?

     are you ...?

eru

1. third-person plural present of vera (“to be”): they are

   Menn eru illir.

   Men are evil.

eru

1. Rōmaji transcription of える
2. Rōmaji transcription of エル

• ru

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(q)aʀuhu.

• IPA^(key): /əru/
• Rhymes: -əru, -ru, -u

eru (Jawi spelling ارو, plural eru-eru, informal 1st possessive eruku, 2nd possessive erumu, 3rd possessive erunya)

1. casuarina (trees of the genus Casuarina)

   Synonym: cemara

• Indonesian: eru

• “eru” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

eru

1. third-person plural indicative present of vera

From Pre-Palauan *ruwa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *duha, from Proto-Austronesian *duSa.

eru

1. two

From earlier helu, probably from Fon ʁèèlú (“alas”).^[1]

eru

1. alas, woe

• äru

Compare Icelandic ertu.

eru

1. (colloquial, Stockholm) Pronunciation spelling of "är du" (are you, you are).

   Vem eru?

   Who are you?

   Eru inte trött? Du har inte sovit nåt.

   Aren't you tired? You haven't slept any.