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garu

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See also: -garu

Guugu Yimidhirr

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Noun

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garu

  1. brain

Hausa

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Kanuri gàrú.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɡàː.rúː/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [ɡàː.rúː]

Noun

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gā̀r̃ū m (plural gār̃ukā̀, possessed form gā̀r̃un)

  1. wall around a settlement or compound

Indonesian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈɡaru]
  • Hyphenation: ga‧ru

Etymology 1

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From Malay garu. Doublet of garuk.

Noun

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garu (plural garu-garu)

  1. harrow, rake
    Synonym: penggaruk
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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From Sanskrit अगुरु (aguru).[1]

Noun

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garu (plural garu-garu)

  1. agarwood (Cantleya corniculata)
Alternative forms
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References

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  1. ^ Mona Lohanda, Tom Hoogervorst, Marco Roling, Nurhayu Santoso (2018) VOC Glossary Indonesia, 1.4 edition, Arsip Nasional Republik Indonesia (ANRI) and The Corts Foundation (TCF)

Further reading

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Japanese

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Romanization

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garu

  1. Rōmaji transcription of がる

Latvian

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Noun

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garu m

  1. inflection of gars:
    1. accusative/instrumental singular
    2. genitive plural

Adjective

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garu

  1. inflection of garš:
    1. accusative/instrumental masculine/feminine singular
    2. genitive masculine/feminine plural

Makasar

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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garu (Lontara spelling ᨁᨑᨘ, semi-transitive aʼgaru)

  1. (transitive) to stir

Malay

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaʀaw (to scratch; itch mite, vermin).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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garu (Jawi spelling ݢارو)

  1. to scratch
  2. (tool) to rake

Derived terms

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Noun

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garu (Jawi spelling ݢارو, plural garu-garu)

  1. harrow, rake

Descendants

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  • Indonesian: garu

Further reading

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Pali

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Sanskrit गुरु (gurú, heavy).

Adjective

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garu

  1. heavy
  2. venerable

Declension

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Descendants

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Noun

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garu m

  1. teacher (clarification of this definition is needed)

Declension

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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References

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Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “garu”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead

Tonga (Malawi)

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Etymology

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Cognate with Chichewa galú.

Noun

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garu class 1a (plural ŵagaru)

  1. dog

References

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  • William Y. Turner (1996) Tumbuka/Tonga-English and English - Tumbuka/Tonga Dictionary[1], Central Africana Limited, pages 33, 197

Welsh

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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garu

  1. soft mutation of caru

Mutation

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Mutated forms of caru
radical soft nasal aspirate
caru garu ngharu charu

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.