garu

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See also: -garu

Guugu Yimidhirr

Noun

garu

  1. brain

Hausa

Etymology

Borrowed from Kanuri gàrú.

Pronunciation

Noun

gā̀r̃ū m (plural gār̃ukā̀, possessed form gā̀r̃un)

  1. wall around a settlement or compound

Indonesian

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Hyphenation: ga‧ru

Etymology 1

From Malay garu. Doublet of garuk.

Noun

garu (first-person possessive garuku, second-person possessive garumu, third-person possessive garunya)

  1. harrow, rake
    Synonym: penggaruk
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Sanskrit अगुरु (aguru).

Noun

garu (first-person possessive garuku, second-person possessive garumu, third-person possessive garunya)

  1. agarwood (Cantleya corniculata).
Alternative forms

References

  1. ^ Mona Lohanda, Tom Hoogervorst, Marco Roling, Nurhayu Santoso (2018) VOC Glossary Indonesia, 1.4 edition, Arsip Nasional Republik Indonesia (ANRI) and The Corts Foundation (TCF)

Further reading

Japanese

Romanization

garu

  1. Rōmaji transcription of がる

Latvian

Noun

garu m

  1. inflection of gars:
    1. accusative/instrumental singular
    2. genitive plural

Adjective

garu

  1. inflection of garš:
    1. accusative/instrumental singular masculine/feminine
    2. genitive plural masculine/feminine

Makasar

Pronunciation

Verb

garu (Lontara spelling ᨁᨑᨘ, semi-transitive a'garu)

  1. (transitive) to stir

Malay

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaʀaw (to scratch; itch mite, vermin). Doublet of garuk.

Pronunciation

Verb

garu (Jawi spelling ݢارو)

  1. to scratch
  2. (tool) to rake

Derived terms

Noun

garu (Jawi spelling ݢارو, plural garu-garu, informal 1st possessive garuku, 2nd possessive garumu, 3rd possessive garunya)

  1. harrow, rake

Descendants

  • Indonesian: garu

Further reading

Pali

Alternative forms

Adjective

garu

  1. heavy
  2. venerable

Declension

Descendants

Noun

garu m

  1. teacher (clarification of this definition is needed)

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

References

Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “garu”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead

Welsh

Pronunciation

Verb

garu

  1. Soft mutation of caru.

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
caru garu ngharu charu
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.