kanguru
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English
Noun
kanguru (plural kangurus)
Basque
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish canguro, ultimately from Guugu Yimidhirr gangurru.
Pronunciation
Noun
kanguru anim
- kangaroo (marsupial)
Declension
Declension of kanguru (animate, ending in vowel)
| indefinite | singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| absolutive | kanguru | kangurua | kanguruak |
| ergative | kanguruk | kanguruak | kanguruek |
| dative | kangururi | kanguruari | kanguruei |
| genitive | kangururen | kanguruaren | kanguruen |
| comitative | kangururekin | kanguruarekin | kanguruekin |
| causative | kangururengatik | kanguruarengatik | kanguruengatik |
| benefactive | kangururentzat | kanguruarentzat | kanguruentzat |
| instrumental | kanguruz | kanguruaz | kanguruez |
| inessive | kangururengan | kanguruarengan | kanguruengan |
| locative | — | — | — |
| allative | kangururengana | kanguruarengana | kanguruengana |
| terminative | kangururenganaino | kanguruarenganaino | kanguruenganaino |
| directive | kangururenganantz | kanguruarenganantz | kanguruenganantz |
| destinative | kangururenganako | kanguruarenganako | kanguruenganako |
| ablative | kangururengandik | kanguruarengandik | kanguruengandik |
| partitive | kangururik | — | — |
| prolative | kangurutzat | — | — |
Further reading
- “kanguru”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
Indonesian
Etymology
From English kangaroo either via Dutch kangoeroe or Malay kanggaru,[1] from Guugu Yimidhirr gangurru (“eastern grey kangaroo”).[2]
Pronunciation
Noun
kanguru (plural kanguru-kanguru)
Alternative forms
References
Further reading
- “kanguru” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Japanese
Romanization
kanguru
Mauritian Creole
Etymology
Noun
kanguru
References
- Baker, Philip & Hookoomsing, Vinesh Y. 1987. Dictionnaire de créole mauricien. Morisyen – English – Français
Turkish
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish قانغوری (kanguru), from French kangourou, from Guugu Yimidhirr gangurru.
Pronunciation
Noun
kanguru (definite accusative kanguruyu, plural kangurular)
- kangaroo (marsupial)