huru

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See also: Huru and hůru

Lower Sorbian

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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huru

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

Maori

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Polynesian, from Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bulu; compare Malay bulu.

Noun

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huru (used in the reduplicated form huruhuru)

  1. hair

Etymology 2

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From Proto-Polynesian, from Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *suluq; compare Malay suluh.

Verb

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huru

  1. to glow

References

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  • huru” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.

Middle English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old English huru.

Pronunciation

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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 brādat least fifteen miles broad
    ne hūru on hǣðene lēodecertainly 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
  4. especially
    Ðæt dēah tō ǣlcum and hūru tō dēopun dolgum.
    It is good for all, and especially for deep wounds.
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Descendants

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  • Middle English: hūre, hūru

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Sranan Tongo

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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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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Romanization

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huru

  1. Romanization of ᮠᮥᮛᮥ

Swahili

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Etymology

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From Arabic حُرّ (ḥurr, free).

Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Adjective

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huru (invariable)

  1. free, liberated

Derived terms

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Noun

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huru (ma class, plural mahuru)

  1. freedman, manumitted slave

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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Derived terms

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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)‎[1] (in Spanish), México, D.F.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, pages 8, 57