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huru

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See also: Huru, HUR-u, and hůru

Lower Sorbian

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Noun

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huru

  1. accusative singular of hura
  2. instrumental singular of hura

Māori

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈhuru/ [ˈhʉɾʉ]

Etymology 1

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From Proto-Polynesian *fulu,[1] from Proto-Central Pacific *vulu, from Proto-Oceanic *pulu,[2] from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *bulu, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *bulu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bulu. Cognates include Hawaiian hulu and Samoan fulu.

Noun

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huru (usually reduplicated as huruhuru)

  1. hair of human heads
    Synonym: makawe

References

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  1. ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “FULU.1”, in “POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online”, in Oceanic Linguistics, volume 50, number 2, pages 551–9
  2. ^ M. Ross, A. Pawley, M. Osmond, editors (2016), The Lexicon of Proto-Oceanic‎[1], volumes 5: People: Body and Mind, Australian National University, →ISBN, pages 95–8.

Etymology 2

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From Proto-Polynesian *sulu,[1] from Proto-Central Pacific *sulu, from Proto-Oceanic *sulu (“torch, especially made of coconut fronds”),[2] from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *suluq, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *suluq, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *suluq. Cognates include Samoan sulu and Tokelauan hulu.

Verb

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huru

  1. to glow
    Synonym: pura
  2. (of the sun) to rise
    Synonyms: puta, whiti
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References

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  1. ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “SULU.2”, in “POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online”, in Oceanic Linguistics, volume 50, number 2, pages 551–9
  2. ^ M. Ross, A. Pawley, M. Osmond, editors (1998), The Lexicon of Proto-Oceanic‎[2], volume 1: Material Culture, Australian National University, →ISBN, page 146.

Further reading

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  • Williams, Herbert William (1917), “huru”, in A Dictionary of the Maori Language, 5th edition, Wellington, N.Z.: Marcus F. Marks, page 85
  • John C. Moorfield (2011), “huru”, in Te Aka: Māori–English, English–Māori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, →ISBN

Middle English

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Etymology

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From Old English huru.

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Adverb

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huru

  1. especially, particularly; much less; ~ and ~, ~ thinge, especially
  2. at least; in any case
    • 1175, The Holy Rood:
      Ðe leᵹ wæs huru feowertiᵹ fæðmæ heh.
      The glade was at least 40 fathoms.
  3. truly, certainly, indeed
  4. even

Old English

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Etymology

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Of obscure origin, perhaps related to Proto-Germanic *hwar (“where”). Compare Swedish huru (“how”).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈxuː.ru/, [ˈhuː.ru]

Adverb

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hūru

  1. anyway, at any rate, in any case
  2. certainly, at least, indeed
    hūru fīftēne mīla brād ― at least fifteen miles broad
    ne hūru on hǣðene lēode ― certainly not to a heathen nation
    • late 10th century, Ælfric, "De libro regum"
      Clypiað git hluddor uncuð þeah þe he slæpe⁠ þæt he huru aƿacnige and eoƿ ƿið spræce
      'Cry ye yet louder, peradventure he sleepeth, that he may at least awaken and answer unto you.'
  3. yet, however
    • 10th century, The Descent into Hell:
      Hūru þæs ōþer þing wiston þā wīfmenn, þā hȳ on weġ cyrdon.
      The women, however, knew something else, so they turned back on their way.
  4. especially
    Ðæt dēah tō ǣlcum and hūru tō dēopun dolgum.
    It is good for all, and especially for deep wounds.

Descendants

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  • Middle English: hūre, hūru

References

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  1. ^ "hure, adv." OED Online.

Polish

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Etymology

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    (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “compare hurma”)

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    Interjection

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    huru

    1. (Lasovia, often repeated) used to imitate the buzzing of bees; buzz

    Further reading

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    • Oskar Kolberg (1865), “huru”, in Lud. Jego zwyczaje, sposób życia, mowa, podania, przysłowia, obrzędy, gusła, zabawy, pieśni, muzyka i tańce. Serya II. Sandomierskie (in Polish), page 262

    Sranan Tongo

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    Alternative forms

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    Borrowed from Dutch hoer.

    Noun

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    huru

    1. whore, prostitute

    Verb

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    huru

    1. to have sexual relations with more than one person

    Sundanese

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    Verb

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    huru (Sundanese spelling ᮠᮥᮛᮥ)

    1. to burn
      Synonym: duruk

    Swahili

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    Etymology

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      Borrowed from Arabic حُرّ (ḥurr, “free”).[1]

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      • Audio (Kenya):(file)

      Adjective

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      huru (invariable)

      1. free, liberated, emancipated, independent

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      Noun

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      huru class V (plural mahuru class VI)

      1. freedman, manumitted slave

      References

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      1. ^ Baldi, Sergio (30 November 2020), Dictionary of Arabic Loanwords in the Languages of Central and East Africa (Handbuch der Orientalistik; Erste Abteilung: Der Nahe und der Mittlere Osten; 145), Leiden • Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 70 Nr. 615

      Swedish

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      Etymology

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      From Old Swedish hwaru, from a dative form of Old Norse hvar (“where”), see also var, Icelandic hvernug, Danish hvor.

      Adverb

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      huru (not comparable)

      1. (archaic) how

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      Tataltepec Chatino

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      Etymology

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      Borrowed from Spanish burro.

      Noun

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      huru

      1. donkey

      References

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      • Pride, Leslie; Pride, Kitty (1970), Vocabulario chatino de Tataltepec. Castellano-chatino, chatino-castellano (Serie de vocabularios indígenas Mariano Silva y Aceves; 15)‎[3] (in Spanish), México, D.F.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, pages 8, 57
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