karu
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "karu"
Ajië[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Numeral[edit]
karu
References[edit]
- Leenhardt, M. (1935) Vocabulaire et grammaire de la langue Houaïlou, Paris: Institut d'ethnologie. Cited in: "Houaïlou" in Greenhill, S.J., Blust, R., & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271–283.
- Leenhardt, M. (1946) Langues et dialectes de l'Austro-Mèlanèsie. Cited in: "Ajiø" in Greenhill, S.J., Blust, R., & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271–283.
Estonian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Finnic *karhu.
Noun[edit]
karu (genitive karu, partitive karu)
Declension[edit]
Declension of karu (ÕS type 17/elu, no gradation) | |||
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singular | plural | ||
nominative | karu | karud | |
accusative | nom. | ||
gen. | karu | ||
genitive | karude | ||
partitive | karu | karusid | |
illative | karru karusse |
karudesse | |
inessive | karus | karudes | |
elative | karust | karudest | |
allative | karule | karudele | |
adessive | karul | karudel | |
ablative | karult | karudelt | |
translative | karuks | karudeks | |
terminative | karuni | karudeni | |
essive | karuna | karudena | |
abessive | karuta | karudeta | |
comitative | karuga | karudega |
Derived terms[edit]
Finnish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Finnic *karu (compare Karelian karu, Ludian karu).
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
karu (comparative karumpi, superlative karuin)
Declension[edit]
Inflection of karu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | karu | karut | |
genitive | karun | karujen | |
partitive | karua | karuja | |
illative | karuun | karuihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | karu | karut | |
accusative | nom. | karu | karut |
gen. | karun | ||
genitive | karun | karujen | |
partitive | karua | karuja | |
inessive | karussa | karuissa | |
elative | karusta | karuista | |
illative | karuun | karuihin | |
adessive | karulla | karuilla | |
ablative | karulta | karuilta | |
allative | karulle | karuille | |
essive | karuna | karuina | |
translative | karuksi | karuiksi | |
abessive | karutta | karuitta | |
instructive | — | karuin | |
comitative | — | karuine |
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “karu”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02
Anagrams[edit]
Japanese[edit]
Romanization[edit]
karu
Kambera[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Noun[edit]
karu
References[edit]
- Marian Klamer (1998) A Grammar of Kambera, Berlin, New York: Mouton de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 213
Karelian[edit]
Noun[edit]
karu
Latvian[edit]
Noun[edit]
karu m
- inflection of karš:
Verb[edit]
karu
Lower Sorbian[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
karu
Maori[edit]
Noun[edit]
karu
- eye
- E ai ki ngā kōrero i whakapurua e Te Whānau-a-Apanui ngā karu o te papa angaanga o tana matua, o Te Pori-o-te-rangi, ki te harare pūwhero.
- It is said that Te Whānau-a-Apanui plugged up the eye sockets of the skull of her father, Te Pori-o-te-rangi, with red sealing wax.
- spongy matter around the seeds of a gourd
Old Tupi[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *kaʔru, from *kar- (“thing”) + *ʔu (“to eat”), literally “to eat things”.[1][2]
Cognate with Awetí kat-ʔu, Guaraní karu.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
karu (possessable)
- consumption (the act of eating)
- meal; repast (food served or eaten)
- overeating (the act of eating to excess)
Derived terms[edit]
Adjective[edit]
karu
- gluttonous (prone to overeating)
Derived terms[edit]
Verb[edit]
karu
- (intransitive) to have lunch; to eat
- Synonym: 'u
- Erekaru
- You eat.
- (intransitive) to graze (to eat grass from a pasture)
Conjugation[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- Nheengatu: karú
References[edit]
- ^ Beatriz Carretta Corrêa da Silva (2010) Mawé/Awetí/Tupí-Guaraní: relações linguísticas e implicações históricas (in Portuguese), Brasília: UnB, page 404
- ^ 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], 1 edition, volume 1, Campinas: Curt Nimuendajú, pages 167–204
Further reading[edit]
- Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “karu”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 222, column 2
- Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2005) Método Moderno de Tupi Antigo: a língua do Brasil dos primeiros séculos[3] (in Portuguese), 3 edition, São Paulo: Global Editora, →ISBN
Papiamentu[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- caro (Aruba)
Etymology[edit]
From Portuguese caro and Spanish caro, ultimately from Latin carus
Adjective[edit]
karu
- expensive, costly, pricey
- Mi gusta e kas aki, pero e ta muchu karu.
- I like this house, but it's too expensive.
Rapa Nui[edit]
Noun[edit]
karu
Votic[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Finnic *karhu.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
karu
Inflection[edit]
Declension of karu (type II/võrkko, no gradation) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | karu | karud |
genitive | karu | karujõ, karui |
partitive | karrua | karuitõ, karui |
illative | karrusõ, karru | karuisõ |
inessive | karuz | karuiz |
elative | karussõ | karuissõ |
allative | karulõ | karuilõ |
adessive | karullõ | karuillõ |
ablative | karultõ | karuiltõ |
translative | karussi | karuissi |
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the terminative is formed by adding the suffix -ssaa to the short illative (sg) or the genitive. ***) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka to the genitive. |
References[edit]
- Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn
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