roju

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *roju.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈroju/,
• Rhymes: -oju
• Syllabification^(key): ro‧ju

Noun

roju

1. junk (miscellaneous items of little or no value)

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

• “roju”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

Anagrams

• juro, rujo

Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɔja/

Noun

roju

1. locative singular of roj

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɔ.ju/
• Rhymes: -ɔju
• Syllabification: ro‧ju

Noun

roju m inan

1. genitive/locative/vocative singular of rój

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

roju (Cyrillic spelling роју)

1. dative/locative singular of roj

Yoruba

Etymology 1

From ro +‎ ojú, literally “to put a reluctant face on”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɾō.d͡ʒú/

Verb

rojú

1. to be impatient

   Synonym: kanjú

Derived terms

• ìrojú (“impatience”)
• arojú (“impatient person”)

Etymology 2

From rí (“to see”) +‎ ojú (“face”), literally “see or find the face”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɾó.d͡ʒú/

Verb

rójú

1. to see the face; to come face to face with something
2. (idiomatic) to have time or convenience for something
3. (idiomatic) to be peaceful, to be at ease

   Synonym: ní àlàáfíà

   ilé kò rójú fún wọn ― Their home was not peaceful for them

Derived terms

• ìrójú (“peace”)