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Anuta
Numeral
rua
two
'Are'are
Etymology
From Proto-Oceanic *rua , from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *dua , from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *dua , from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *duha , from Proto-Austronesian *duSa .
Numeral
rua
two
References
Balinese
Romanization
rua
Romanization of ᬭ᭄ᬯ
Bariai
Numeral
rua
two
References
Catalan
Etymology
Inherited from Latin rūga ( “ wrinkle ” ) . Doublet of ruga .
Pronunciation
Noun
rua f (plural rues )
( archaic ) street
Synonym: carrer
pack , line
Synonyms: corrua , colla
parade
Synonyms: desfilada , cavalcada
rua de carnaval ― Carnival parade
Further reading
Fijian
Etymology
From Proto-Central Pacific *rua , from Proto-Oceanic *rua , from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *dua , from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *dua , from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *duha , from Proto-Austronesian *duSa .
Numeral
rua
two
Franco-Provençal
Noun
rua ( Old Fribourgeois )
Alternative form of roua ( “ wheel ” )
References
French
Pronunciation
Verb
rua
third-person singular past historic of ruer
Galician
Verb
rua
( reintegrationist norm) inflection of ruar :
third-person singular present indicative
second-person singular imperative
Garo
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Proto-Bodo-Garo *ru¹-a ( “ axe ” ) .
Noun
rua
axe
Etymology 2
Verb
rua
to pour slowly and carefully
to take down ; to take apart
Etymology 3
Noun
rua
rice seedling after removal from seedbed or after transplanting
Etymology 4
Verb
rua
to mate (of animals)
Etymology 5
Verb
rua
to dance
Indonesian
Etymology 1
From Portuguese rua ( “ street ” ) , from Old Galician-Portuguese rua ( “ street ” ) , from or influenced by Old French rue (Modern French rue ) or Old Spanish rua (Modern Spanish rúa ), from Vulgar Latin *ruga ( “ furrow, path, street ” ) , from Latin ruga ( “ wrinkle ” ) , from Proto-Indo-European *krewp- ( “ to become encrusted ” ) .
Pronunciation
Noun
rua
( rare ) street .
Synonym: jalan
Etymology 2
Unknown, probably same as above.
Pronunciation
Adjective
rua
( obsolete ) wide .
Synonym: lebar
Further reading
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish rúad ,[ 1] from Proto-Celtic *roudos (compare Welsh rhudd ), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rewdʰ- (compare Ancient Greek ἐρυθρός ( eruthrós ) , Sanskrit रुधिर ( rudhirá ) , Old English rēad ).
Pronunciation
Adjective
rua (genitive singular masculine rua , genitive singular feminine rua or ruaí , comparative rua or ruacha )
red (-haired )
Synonyms: ceannrua , fionnrua , foltrua , ruafholtach
reddish -brown , russet , copper brown
wild , fierce ; rough , strong
Declension
Declension of rua
singular
plural (m/f)
Positive
masculine
feminine
(strong noun)
(weak noun)
nominative
rua
rua
rua
vocative
rua
rua
genitive
rua
rua
rua
dative
rua
rua
rua
Comparative
níos rua
Superlative
is rua
Derived terms
Noun
rua m (genitive singular rua , nominative plural ruanna )
red-haired person, redhead
reddish-brown, russet, colour
Declension
Noun
an rua f (genitive singular rua )
( pathology ) the rose , erysipelas
References
^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019 ), “rúad ”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931 ) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry ] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 82 , page 44
Further reading
Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977 ) “rua ”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla , Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959 ) “rua ”, in English-Irish Dictionary , An Gúm
“rua ”, in New English-Irish Dictionary , Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
Italian
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /ˈru.a/
Rhymes: -ua
Hyphenation: rù‧a
Noun
rua f (plural rue )
Alternative form of ruga
Anagrams
Kristang
Etymology
From Portuguese rua .
Noun
rua
road ; route ; street
Leonese
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium .)
Noun
rua f (plural ruas )
street , road
References
Macanese
Etymology
From Portuguese rua .
Pronunciation
Noun
rua
street
na meo di rua ― in the middle of the street
tambâ buraco di rua ― to fill in the hole in the street
atâi di rua ― uneducated boy (literally, “boy of the street ”)
Usage notes
Some usages of rua are calques of Cantonese usages; for example, vai rua is a calque of Cantonese 出街 ( ceot1 gaai1 ) , while andâ rua is a calque of Cantonese 行街 ( haang4 gaai1 ) .
Derived terms
andâ rua ( “ to stroll around the streets ” )
vai rua ( “ to go out ” , literally “ to go street ” )
varê rua ( “ to always stay outside ” , literally “ to sweep the street ” )
References
Makasar
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *duha , from Proto-Austronesian *duSa .
Pronunciation
Numeral
rua (Lontara spelling ᨑᨘᨕ )
two
Mandarin
Romanization
rua
Nonstandard spelling of ruá .
Usage notes
Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.
Maori
Etymology 1
From Proto-Eastern Polynesian *rua , from Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *rua , from Proto-Polynesian *rua , from Proto-Oceanic *rua , from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *dua , from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *dua , from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *duha , from Proto-Austronesian *duSa .
Numeral
rua
two
Etymology 2
From Proto-Eastern Polynesian , from Proto-Nuclear Polynesian , from Proto-Polynesian (compare with Hawaiian lua ),[ 1] from Proto-Oceanic , from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian , from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian , from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *luaŋ (compare Malay luang ( “ gap ” ) and lubang ( “ hole ” ) , Tagalog luwang ( “ vast space ” ) ) or *liaŋ ((compare with Malay liang ( “ pore ” ) ).[ 2]
Noun
rua
pit
cavity
References
^ Tregear, Edward (1891 ) Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary , Wellington, New Zealand: Lyon and Blair, pages 430-1
^ Ross, Malcolm D., Pawley, Andrew, Osmond, Meredith (1998 ) The lexicon of Proto-Oceanic , volume 1: Material Culture, Canberra: Australian National University, →ISBN , page 60
Further reading
“rua ” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index , 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN .
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
rua f
definite singular of rue
Occitan
Etymology
From Old Occitan rua , from Latin ruga .
Noun
rua f (plural ruas )
( Limousin ) street
Old Galician-Portuguese
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *ruga ( “ furrow, path, street ” ) (likely through or influenced by Old French rue ), from Latin ruga ( “ wrinkle ” ) , from Proto-Indo-European *krewp- ( “ to become encrusted ” ) .
Pronunciation
Noun
rua f (plural ruas )
street
Descendants
Further reading
Palu'e
Etymology
From Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *dua , from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *duha , from Proto-Austronesian *duSa .
Numeral
rua
two
Portuguese
rua
Pronunciation
Rhymes: -uɐ
Hyphenation: ru‧a
Etymology 1
From Old Galician-Portuguese rua ( “ street ” ) , from or influenced by Old French rue (Modern French rue ) or Old Spanish rua (Modern Spanish rúa ), from Vulgar Latin *ruga ( “ furrow, path, street ” ) , from Latin ruga ( “ wrinkle ” ) , from Proto-Indo-European *krewp- ( “ to become encrusted ” ) . Cognate with Galician rúa . Doublet of ruga .
Noun
rua f (plural ruas )
street ; road ( paved path )
Eu moro na rua da Igreja. I live on Church Street .
Olha para os dois lados antes de atravessar a rua . Look both ways before you cross the street .
streets ( urban areas outside buildings )
O mendigo mora na rua . The beggar lives in the streets .
Derived terms
Interjection
rua!
out ! ( strong, impolite demand for someone to leave )
Synonyms: andor , fora
Etymology 2
Verb
rua
inflection of ruar :
third-person singular present indicative
second-person singular imperative
Rapa Nui
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /ˈɾu.a/
Hyphenation: ru‧a
Etymology 1
From Proto-Eastern Polynesian *rua . Cognates include Hawaiian lua and Maori rua .
Numeral
rua
two
Etymology 2
From Proto-Polynesian *lua . Cognates include Samoan lua and Tokelauan lua .
Verb
rua
( intransitive ) to vomit
References
Veronica Du Feu (1996 ) Rapanui (Descriptive Grammars), Routledge, →ISBN , page 207
Paulus Kieviet (2017 ) A grammar of Rapa Nui , Berlin: Language Science Press, →ISBN , page 147
Rarotongan
Etymology
From Proto-Eastern Polynesian *rua , from Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *rua , from Proto-Polynesian *rua , from Proto-Oceanic *rua , from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *dua , from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *dua , from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *duha , from Proto-Austronesian *duSa .
Numeral
rua
two
Ratahan
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *duha , from Proto-Austronesian *duSa .
Numeral
rua
two
Rotuman
Etymology
From Proto-Oceanic *rua , from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *dua , from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *dua , from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *duha , from Proto-Austronesian *duSa .
Numeral
rua
two
Sardinian
Etymology
From Latin rūga .
Noun
rua f (plural ruas )
street
Sotho
Verb
rua
to be rich
Ternate
Etymology
r- + ua
Adverb
rua
not anymore , no longer
References
Rika Hayami-Allen (2001). A Descriptive Study of the Language of Ternate, the Northern Moluccas, Indonesia. University of Pittsburgh.
Tetum
Etymology
From Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *dua , from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *duha , from Proto-Austronesian *duSa .
Numeral
rua
two
Ujir
Numeral
rua
two
References
Antoinette Schapper, Marian Klamer, Numeral systems in the Alor-Pantar languages
Uneapa
Etymology
From Proto-Oceanic *rua , from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *duha , from Proto-Austronesian *duSa .
Pronunciation
Numeral
rua
two
Further reading
Malcolm Ross, Proto Oceanic and the Austronesian Languages of Western Melanesia , Pacific Linguistics , series C-98 (1988)
Uruava
Numeral
rua
two
Further reading
Malcolm Ross, Proto Oceanic and the Austronesian Languages of Western Melanesia , Pacific Linguistics , series C-98 (1988)
ABVD
Venetan
Etymology 1
From Latin rota . Compare Italian ruota .
Noun
rua f (plural rue )
wheel
tyre
Etymology 2
From Latin rūta , from Ancient Greek ῥυτή ( rhutḗ ) . Compare Italian ruta .
Noun
rua f (plural rue )
rue (plant)