kanguru

See also: kangurú, känguru, Känguru, and kænguru

English

Noun

kanguru (plural kangurus)

1. Obsolete form of kangaroo.

Basque

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish canguro, ultimately from Guugu Yimidhirr gangurru.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kanɡuɾu/ [kaŋ.ɡu.ɾu]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -uɾu, -u
• Hyphenation: kan‧gu‧ru

Noun

kanguru anim

1. kangaroo (marsupial)

Declension

Declension of kanguru (anim V-stem)

	indefinite	singular	plural	proximal plural
absolutive	kanguru	kangurua	kanguruak	kanguruok
ergative	kanguruk	kanguruak	kanguruek	kanguruok
dative	kangururi	kanguruari	kanguruei	kanguruoi
genitive	kangururen	kanguruaren	kanguruen	kanguruon
comitative	kangururekin	kanguruarekin	kanguruekin	kanguruokin
causative	kangururengatik	kanguruarengatik	kanguruengatik	kanguruongatik
benefactive	kangururentzat	kanguruarentzat	kanguruentzat	kanguruontzat
instrumental	kanguruz	kanguruaz	kanguruez	kanguruotaz
inessive	kangururengan	kanguruarengan	kanguruengan	kanguruongan
locative	—	—	—	—
allative	kangururengana	kanguruarengana	kanguruengana	kanguruongana
terminative	kangururenganaino	kanguruarenganaino	kanguruenganaino	kanguruonganaino
directive	kangururenganantz	kanguruarenganantz	kanguruenganantz	kanguruonganantz
destinative	kangururenganako	kanguruarenganako	kanguruenganako	kanguruonganako
ablative	kangururengandik	kanguruarengandik	kanguruengandik	kanguruongandik
partitive	kangururik	—	—	—
prolative	kangurutzat	—	—	—

Further reading

• “kanguru”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]

Indonesian

Etymology

From English kangaroo either via Dutch kangoeroe or Malay kanggaru, from Guugu Yimidhirr gangurru (“eastern grey kangaroo”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaˈŋuru/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ru, -u
• Hyphenation: ka‧ngu‧ru

Noun

kanguru (plural kanguru-kanguru)

1. kangaroo

Alternative forms

• kanggaru (Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei)
• kangguru

Further reading

• “kanguru”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Japanese

Romanization

kanguru

1. Rōmaji transcription of かんぐる

Mauritian Creole

Noun

kanguru

1. alternative spelling of kangourou

References

• Baker, Philip; Hookoomsing, Vinesh Y. (1987), Diksiyoner kreol morisyeṅ [Mauritian Creole Dictionary] (in French and English), Paris: L'Harmattan, →ISBN

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish قانغوری (kanguru), from French kangourou, from Guugu Yimidhirr gangurru.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkɑŋ.ɡu.ɾʊ]

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: kan‧gu‧ru

Noun

kanguru (definite accusative kanguruyu, plural kangurular)

1. kangaroo (marsupial)

Declension

Declension of kanguru

singular plural nominative kanguru kangurular definite accusative kanguruyu kanguruları dative kanguruya kangurulara locative kanguruda kangurularda ablative kangurudan kangurulardan genitive kangurunun kanguruların Possessive forms nominative singular plural 1st singular kangurum kangurularım 2nd singular kangurun kanguruların 3rd singular kangurusu kanguruları 1st plural kangurumuz kangurularımız 2nd plural kangurunuz kangurularınız 3rd plural kanguruları kanguruları definite accusative singular plural 1st singular kangurumu kangurularımı 2nd singular kangurunu kangurularını 3rd singular kangurusunu kangurularını 1st plural kangurumuzu kangurularımızı 2nd plural kangurunuzu kangurularınızı 3rd plural kangurularını kangurularını dative singular plural 1st singular kanguruma kangurularıma 2nd singular kanguruna kangurularına 3rd singular kangurusuna kangurularına 1st plural kangurumuza kangurularımıza 2nd plural kangurunuza kangurularınıza 3rd plural kangurularına kangurularına locative singular plural 1st singular kangurumda kangurularımda 2nd singular kangurunda kangurularında 3rd singular kangurusunda kangurularında 1st plural kangurumuzda kangurularımızda 2nd plural kangurunuzda kangurularınızda 3rd plural kangurularında kangurularında ablative singular plural 1st singular kangurumdan kangurularımdan 2nd singular kangurundan kangurularından 3rd singular kangurusundan kangurularından 1st plural kangurumuzdan kangurularımızdan 2nd plural kangurunuzdan kangurularınızdan 3rd plural kangurularından kangurularından genitive singular plural 1st singular kangurumun kangurularımın 2nd singular kangurunun kangurularının 3rd singular kangurusunun kangurularının 1st plural kangurumuzun kangurularımızın 2nd plural kangurunuzun kangurularınızın 3rd plural kangurularının kangurularının Predicative forms singular plural 1st singular kanguruyum kangurularım 2nd singular kangurusun kangurularsın 3rd singular kanguru kangurudur kangurular kangurulardır 1st plural kanguruyuz kangurularız 2nd plural kangurusunuz kangurularsınız 3rd plural kangurular kangurulardır

Derived terms

• kangurugiller (“Macropodidae”)