waru

waru

See also: waṟu

Dhuwal

Noun

waru

  1. darkness/dark

References

  • D.R. Zorc (ed.), Yolngu-Matha dictionary. School of Australian Linguistics, Darwin Institute of Technology. (1986), p. 257

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Javanese ꦮꦫꦸ (waru), from Old Javanese waru, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baʀu. Doublet of baru.

Pronunciation

Noun

waru (plural waru-waru)

  1. sea hibiscus, cottonwood hibiscus (Talipariti tiliaceum, syn. Hibiscus tiliaceus)
    Synonym: baru
  2. (bt extension, card games) spade (a playing card marked with the symbol ♠)
    Synonym: sekop

See also

Suits in Indonesian · jenis kartu (see also: kartu, kartu remi) (layout · text)
hati wajik, berlian sekop, waru keriting, klaver

Further reading

Japanese

Romanization

waru

  1. Rōmaji transcription of わる

Javanese

Romanization

waru

  1. romanization of ꦮꦫꦸ

Kikuyu

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /wàɾúꜜ/
As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 3 with a disyllabic stem, together with kĩhaato, mbembe, kiugo, and so on.

Noun

waru class 9/10 (plural waru)

  1. potato (of not sweet variety)[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ Yukawa, Yasutoshi (1981). "A Tentative Tonal Analysis of Kikuyu Nouns: A Study of Limuru Dialect." In Journal of Asian and African Studies, No. 22, 75–123.
  2. ^ “waru” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 561. Oxford: Clarendon Press.

Lindu

Noun

waru

  1. cotton

Māori

Māori cardinal numbers
 <  7 8 9  > 
    Cardinal : waru

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwaru/ [ˈwɐɾʉ]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *walu, from Proto-Oceanic *walu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *walu, from Proto-Austronesian *walu.

Numeral

waru

  1. eight

Etymology 2

From Proto-Polynesian *waru — compare with Tahitian varu and vaʻu, Samoan valu, Tongan vau.[1][2]

Verb

waru (passive warua or waruhia)

  1. to scrape
    Synonyms: wharo, waku, hāro
  2. to grate
  3. to shave (of hair)
  4. to peel
    Synonyms: hore, ihi

Noun

waru

  1. any scraper
  2. wood plane

Derived terms

  • waruwaru

References

  1. ^ Tregear, Edward (1891), “waru”, in Maori–Polynesian Comparative Dictionary[1], Wellington, New Zealand: Lyon and Blair, page 596
  2. ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “waru”, in “POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online”, in Oceanic Linguistics, volume 50, number 2, pages 551–9

Further reading

  • Williams, Herbert William (1917), “waru”, in A Dictionary of the Maori Language, page 564
  • John C. Moorfield (2011), “waru”, in Te Aka: Māori–English, English–Māori Dictionary and Index[2], 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, →ISBN

Old English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwɑ.ru/
  • Rhymes: -ɑ.ru

Etymology 1

    From Proto-West Germanic *waru, *waʀu, from Proto-Germanic *warō, *wazō (ware), of uncertain origin.

    Noun

    waru f

    1. an article of merchandise, ware
    Declension

    Strong ō-stem:

    singular plural
    nominative waru wara, ware
    accusative ware wara, ware
    genitive ware wara
    dative ware warum
    Descendants
    • Middle English: ware

    Etymology 2

    From Proto-West Germanic *waru, from Proto-Germanic *warō (heed, attention, care), from Proto-Indo-European *wor-. Cognate with Old Saxon wara, Old High German wara. Compare also Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐍂𐌴𐌹 (warei).

    Noun

    waru f

    1. care, watch, observation
    Declension

    Strong ō-stem:

    Descendants
    • Middle English: ware

    Etymology 3

    From Proto-West Germanic *waru, from Proto-Germanic *warō (protection), from Proto-Indo-European *wer- (to defend).

    Noun

    waru f

    1. guard, protection, defence
    Declension

    Strong ō-stem:

    Descendants
    • Middle English: ware

    See also

    • *waru

    Old Javanese

    Etymology

    Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baʀu.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /wa.ru/
    • Rhymes: -ru
    • Hyphenation: wa‧ru

    Noun

    waru

    1. (botany) sea hibiscus, cottonwood hibiscus (Talipariti tiliaceum, syn. Hibiscus tiliaceus)

    Descendants

    • > Javanese: ꦮꦫꦸ (waru) (inherited)
      • Balinese: ᬯᬭᬸ / waru
      • Indonesian: waru
      • Sasak: waru
      • Sundanese: ᮝᮛᮥ / waru (waru)

    Further reading

    • "waru" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.

    Pitjantjatjara

    Noun

    waru

    1. black-footed rock wallaby, Petrogale lateralis

    Polish

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈva.ru/
    • Rhymes: -aru
    • Syllabification: wa‧ru

    Noun

    waru m inan

    1. genitive singular of war