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See also: Appendix:Variations of "uru"

Aymara

Noun

uru

  1. day

Blagar

Noun

uru

  1. moon

References

Dupaningan Agta

Noun

uru

  1. medicine

Guaraní

Noun

uru

  1. chief

Japanese

Romanization

uru

  1. Rōmaji transcription of うる

Jebero

Noun

uru

  1. deer

References

  • Pilar M. Valenzuela, Carlos Gussenhoven, Shiwilu (Jebero), Journal of the International Phonetic Association 43 (1) (2013)

Kanakanabu

Noun

uru

  1. cooked rice

Maori

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *huru, from Proto-Oceanic *surup, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *surup (“enter, penetrate”).

Verb

uru (passive urua or uruhina)

  1. to enter, go in
  2. to possess
  3. to enlist, enrol, join, be included

Etymology 2

From Proto-Polynesian *qulu, from Proto-Oceanic *qulu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qulu, from Proto-Austronesian *quluh (“head”).

Noun

uru

  1. head (in the singular)
  2. chief, leader
    Ko wai te uru o tēnei ope?
    Who is the leader of this party?
  3. top, upper end
  4. point (of a weapon, etc.)
  5. hair (of the head, in the plural)

Etymology 3

From Proto-Eastern Polynesian *uru (“southwesterly wind”); perhaps originally a semantic extension of Etymology 1.

No words for the cardinal directions can be unambiguously reconstructed for Proto-Polynesian, as there would be little use for them on the small Polynesian islands. However, on the much larger North Island (Te Ika-a-Māui) and South Island (Te Waipounamu) of New Zealand, the usefulness of such terminology led the Māori to adopt this word for "west".

Noun

uru

  1. west
    Synonym: (rare) wēta
Coordinate terms

(compass points)

tapatapātiu tokerau, raki kārapu
uru rāwhiti
uru-mā-tonga tonga pitonga


References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 “uru” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.
  2. ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “uru.1”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
  3. ^ Bruce Biggs (1994) “New Words for a New World”, in A. K. Pawley, M. D. Ross, editors, Austronesian Terminologies: Continuity and Change (Pacific Linguistics Series C; 127), Australian National University, →DOI, page 26.

Murui Huitoto

Pronunciation

Root

uru

  1. child

Derived terms

References

  • Katarzyna Izabela Wojtylak (2017) A grammar of Murui (Bue): a Witotoan language of Northwest Amazonia.‎, Townsville: James Cook University press (PhD thesis), page 266

Old Tupi

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /uˈɾu/
  • Rhymes: -u
  • Hyphenation: u‧ru

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *ɨru (“basket”), from Proto-Tupian *ɨrʲu (“basket”).

Cognate with Mbyá Guaraní yru and Sateré-Mawé hɨt.

Noun

uru (IIc class pluriform, absolute uru, R1 ruru, R2 suru) (possessable)

  1. wrapper (something that wraps or covers other)
    Synonyms: mba'epokeka, ubandaba, pokesara
  2. vessel; container (item in which objects may be stored and transported)
    Synonym: kamusi
  3. (nautical) vessel (craft designed for transportation on water)
  4. store; depot; warehouse (place where items may be kept)
  5. basket made with palm leaves
  6. bowl
    Synonym: kuîmbuka
  7. birdcage
  8. sheath (holster for a sword)
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Nheengatu: irú, urutú
  • → Portuguese: uru

Noun

uru (IId class pluriform, absolute uru, R1 repuru, R2 sepuru, R3 o epuru) (possessable)

  1. basket
  2. bowl
    Synonym: kuîmbuka

Usage notes

  • In the sense of "bowl", "basket" or "container", the class of this word differs based on its determiner. If the referent is the content, uru is IIc class; if it's the owner, uru is IId class.
    • For example, "manioc bowl" i.e., a bowl that contains manioc inside it, is aîpĩuru. If this was in the third-person, "its bowl", with its refering to the manioc, it would be suru.
    • However, when refering to the person that owns or is holding the bowl, as in "his bowl", it would be sepuru.
  • The same distinction is made the sense of "vessel", though with a different word, ygara.

Etymology 2

Unknown, possibly related to urubu.

Cognate with Guaraní uru.

Noun

uru (IIc class pluriform, absolute uru, R1 ruru, R2 suru) (possessable)

  1. New World quail (any bird in the family Odontophoridae)
Descendants
  • Nheengatu: urú
  • → Portuguese: uru

References

  1. ^ Beatriz Carretta Corrêa da Silva (2010) Mawé/Awetí/Tupí-Guaraní: relações linguísticas e implicações históricas‎ (in Portuguese), Brasília: UnB
  2. ^ Aryon d'Alligna Rodrigues (2007) “As consoantes do proto-tupí”, in Aryon d'Alligna Rodrigues, Ana Suelly Arruda Câmara Cabral, editors, Línguas e culturas tupí‎, 1 edition, volume 1, Campinas: Curt Nimuendajú, pages 167–204

Further reading

Pitjantjatjara

Pronunciation

Noun

uru

  1. (anatomy) hair
  2. crest (of a bird)

Hyponyms

Rapa Nui

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *huru. Cognates include Tahitian uru and Maori uru.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈu.ɾu/
  • Hyphenation: u‧ru

Verb

uru

  1. (transitive) to enter

References

  • Veronica Du Feu (1996) Rapanui (Descriptive Grammars), Routledge, →ISBN, page 185
  • Paulus Kieviet (2017) A grammar of Rapa Nui‎, Berlin: Language Science Press, →ISBN, page 29

Sumerian

Romanization

uru

  1. Romanization of 𒌷 (uru)

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese ouros.

Pronunciation

  • Audio (Kenya)(file)

Noun

uru (u class, no plural)

  1. (card games, uncountable) diamonds (suit of cards)
  2. (card games) diamond (card of the "diamonds" suit)

See also

Suits in Swahili · ng'anda (see also: karata, karata za kucheza) (layout · text)
makopa uru shupaza, majembe pao, pau, karanga, mavi ya mbuzi

Tahitian

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kuluʀ.

Noun

uru

  1. breadfruit

Ternate

Etymology

From Proto-North Halmahera *uru (“mouth”).

Pronunciation

Noun

uru

  1. edge
  2. a beak (of a bird)

References

  • Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

Veps

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

uru

  1. burrow, hole, form

Inflection

Inflection of uru (inflection type 1/ilo)
nominative sing. uru
genitive sing. urun
partitive sing. urud
partitive plur. uruid
singular plural
nominative uru urud
accusative urun urud
genitive urun uruiden
partitive urud uruid
essive-instructive urun uruin
translative uruks uruikš
inessive urus uruiš
elative uruspäi uruišpäi
illative uruhu uruihe
adessive urul uruil
ablative urulpäi uruilpäi
allative urule uruile
abessive uruta uruita
comitative urunke uruidenke
prolative urudme uruidme
approximative I urunno uruidenno
approximative II urunnoks uruidennoks
egressive urunnopäi uruidennopäi
terminative I uruhusai uruihesai
terminative II urulesai uruilesai
terminative III urussai —
additive I uruhupäi uruihepäi
additive II urulepäi uruilepäi

References

  • Zajceva, N. G., Mullonen, M. I. (2007) “нора”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary]‎, Petrozavodsk: Periodika

Wiradjuri

Noun

uru

  1. Alternative spelling of wuurruu

Zaghawa

Noun

uru

  1. bone

References

Beria-English English-Beria Dictionary ADESK, Iriba, Kobe Department, Chad

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