ruru
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See also: ru rú
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Maori ruru. First use in English appears c. 1842.
Pronunciation
Noun
ruru (plural rurus)
- (New Zealand) The morepork.
Maori
Etymology 1
Probably onomatopoeic (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
ruru
- A morepork (a type of owl).
Etymology 2
From Proto-Oceanic *ruru (compare with Hawaiian lulu, Tahitian ruru, Tongan ū)[1] from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *duŋduŋ “sheltered”[2] – compare with similar verbs across the Austronesian family with a *-duŋ ending like *tuduŋ (“head cover” – compare with Tagalog turong, Malay tudung) and *linduŋ (compare with Malay lindung “to protect”).
Verb
ruru
- to enclose, to close together
- to take shelter
Adjective
ruru
Noun
ruru
Derived terms
References
Further reading
- Williams, Herbert William (1917) “ruru”, in A Dictionary of the Maori Language, page 411
- “ruru” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.
Quechua
Noun
ruru
Declension
declension of ruru
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ruru | rurukuna |
| accusative | ruruta | rurukunata |
| dative | ruruman | rurukunaman |
| genitive | rurup | rurukunap |
| locative | rurupi | rurukunapi |
| terminative | rurukama | rurukunakama |
| ablative | rurumanta | rurukunamanta |
| instrumental | ruruwan | rurukunawan |
| comitative | ruruntin | rurukunantin |
| abessive | rurunnaq | rurukunannaq |
| comparative | ruruhina | rurukunahina |
| causative | rururayku | rurukunarayku |
| benefactive | rurupaq | rurukunapaq |
| associative | rurupura | rurukunapura |
| distributive | rurunka | rurukunanka |
| exclusive | rurulla | rurukunalla |
possessive forms of ruru
ñuqap - first-person singular
| ñuqap (my) | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ruruy | ruruykuna |
| accusative | ruruyta | ruruykunata |
| dative | ruruyman | ruruykunaman |
| genitive | ruruypa | ruruykunap |
| locative | ruruypi | ruruykunapi |
| terminative | ruruykama | ruruykunakama |
| ablative | ruruymanta | ruruykunamanta |
| instrumental | ruruywan | ruruykunawan |
| comitative | ruruynintin | ruruykunantin |
| abessive | ruruyninnaq | ruruykunannaq |
| comparative | ruruyhina | ruruykunahina |
| causative | ruruyrayku | ruruykunarayku |
| benefactive | ruruypaq | ruruykunapaq |
| associative | ruruypura | ruruykunapura |
| distributive | ruruyninka | ruruykunanka |
| exclusive | ruruylla | ruruykunalla |
qampa - second-person singular
| qampa (your) | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ruruyki | ruruykikuna |
| accusative | ruruykita | ruruykikunata |
| dative | ruruykiman | ruruykikunaman |
| genitive | ruruykipa | ruruykikunap |
| locative | ruruykipi | ruruykikunapi |
| terminative | ruruykikama | ruruykikunakama |
| ablative | ruruykimanta | ruruykikunamanta |
| instrumental | ruruykiwan | ruruykikunawan |
| comitative | ruruykintin | ruruykikunantin |
| abessive | ruruykinnaq | ruruykikunannaq |
| comparative | ruruykihina | ruruykikunahina |
| causative | ruruykirayku | ruruykikunarayku |
| benefactive | ruruykipaq | ruruykikunapaq |
| associative | ruruykipura | ruruykikunapura |
| distributive | ruruykinka | ruruykikunanka |
| exclusive | ruruykilla | ruruykikunalla |
paypa - third-person singular
| paypa (his/her/its) | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | rurun | rurunkuna |
| accusative | rurunta | rurunkunata |
| dative | rurunman | rurunkunaman |
| genitive | rurunpa | rurunkunap |
| locative | rurunpi | rurunkunapi |
| terminative | rurunkama | rurunkunakama |
| ablative | rurunmanta | rurunkunamanta |
| instrumental | rurunwan | rurunkunawan |
| comitative | rurunintin | rurunkunantin |
| abessive | rurunninnaq | rurunkunannaq |
| comparative | rurunhina | rurunkunahina |
| causative | rurunrayku | rurunkunarayku |
| benefactive | rurunpaq | rurunkunapaq |
| associative | rurunpura | rurunkunapura |
| distributive | ruruninka | rurunkunanka |
| exclusive | rurunlla | rurunkunalla |
ñuqanchikpa - first-person inclusive plural
| ñuqanchikpa (our(incl)) | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | rurunchik | rurunchikkuna |
| accusative | rurunchikta | rurunchikkunata |
| dative | rurunchikman | rurunchikkunaman |
| genitive | rurunchikpa | rurunchikkunap |
| locative | rurunchikpi | rurunchikkunapi |
| terminative | rurunchikkama | rurunchikkunakama |
| ablative | rurunchikmanta | rurunchikkunamanta |
| instrumental | rurunchikwan | rurunchikkunawan |
| comitative | rurunchiknintin | rurunchikkunantin |
| abessive | rurunchikninnaq | rurunchikkunannaq |
| comparative | rurunchikhina | rurunchikkunahina |
| causative | rurunchikrayku | rurunchikkunarayku |
| benefactive | rurunchikpaq | rurunchikkunapaq |
| associative | rurunchikpura | rurunchikkunapura |
| distributive | rurunchikninka | rurunchikkunanka |
| exclusive | rurunchiklla | rurunchikkunalla |
ñuqaykup - first-person exclusive plural
| ñuqaykup (our(excl)) | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ruruyku | ruruykukuna |
| accusative | ruruykuta | ruruykukunata |
| dative | ruruykuman | ruruykukunaman |
| genitive | ruruykupa | ruruykukunap |
| locative | ruruykupi | ruruykukunapi |
| terminative | ruruykukama | ruruykukunakama |
| ablative | ruruykumanta | ruruykukunamanta |
| instrumental | ruruykuwan | ruruykukunawan |
| comitative | ruruykuntin | ruruykukunantin |
| abessive | ruruykunnaq | ruruykukunannaq |
| comparative | ruruykuhina | ruruykukunahina |
| causative | ruruykurayku | ruruykukunarayku |
| benefactive | ruruykupaq | ruruykukunapaq |
| associative | ruruykupura | ruruykukunapura |
| distributive | ruruykunka | ruruykukunanka |
| exclusive | ruruykulla | ruruykukunalla |
qamkunap - second-person plural
| qamkunap (your(pl)) | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ruruykichik | ruruykichikkuna |
| accusative | ruruykichikta | ruruykichikkunata |
| dative | ruruykichikman | ruruykichikkunaman |
| genitive | ruruykichikpa | ruruykichikkunap |
| locative | ruruykichikpi | ruruykichikkunapi |
| terminative | ruruykichikkama | ruruykichikkunakama |
| ablative | ruruykichikmanta | ruruykichikkunamanta |
| instrumental | ruruykichikwan | ruruykichikkunawan |
| comitative | ruruykichiknintin | ruruykichikkunantin |
| abessive | ruruykichikninnaq | ruruykichikkunannaq |
| comparative | ruruykichikhina | ruruykichikkunahina |
| causative | ruruykichikrayku | ruruykichikkunarayku |
| benefactive | ruruykichikpaq | ruruykichikkunapaq |
| associative | ruruykichikpura | ruruykichikkunapura |
| distributive | ruruykichikninka | ruruykichikkunanka |
| exclusive | ruruykichiklla | ruruykichikkunalla |
paykunap - third-person plural
| paykunap (their) | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | rurunku | rurunkukuna |
| accusative | rurunkuta | rurunkukunata |
| dative | rurunkuman | rurunkukunaman |
| genitive | rurunkupa | rurunkukunap |
| locative | rurunkupi | rurunkukunapi |
| terminative | rurunkukama | rurunkukunakama |
| ablative | rurunkumanta | rurunkukunamanta |
| instrumental | rurunkuwan | rurunkukunawan |
| comitative | rurunkuntin | rurunkukunantin |
| abessive | rurunkunnaq | rurunkukunannaq |
| comparative | rurunkuhina | rurunkukunahina |
| causative | rurunkurayku | rurunkukunarayku |
| benefactive | rurunkupaq | rurunkukunapaq |
| associative | rurunkupura | rurunkukunapura |
| distributive | rurunkunka | rurunkukunanka |
| exclusive | rurunkulla | rurunkukunalla |
See also
Tahitian
Verb
ruru
Ternate
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Noun
ruru
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Noun
ruru
Etymology 3
Pronunciation
Verb
ruru
- (intransitive) to drift
Conjugation
| Conjugation of ruru | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Inclusive | Exclusive | |||
| 1st | toruru | foruru | miruru | |
| 2nd | noruru | niruru | ||
| 3rd | Masculine | oruru | iruru, yoruru† | |
| Feminine | moruru | |||
| Neuter | iruru | |||
| † - archaic | ||||
References
- Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh
West Makian
Pronunciation
Noun
ruru