muru

See also: murù and mǔrǔ

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Maori.

Noun

muru

1. (New Zealand) An act of retaliatory theft among the Maori.

Anagrams

• Urum

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Darkinjung

Noun

muru

1. pathway

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Dharug

Noun

muru

1. path

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Estonian

Noun

muru (genitive muru, partitive muru)

1. lawn
2. grass

Declension

Declension of muru (ÕS type 17/elu, no gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		muru	murud
accusative	nom.
	gen.	muru
genitive			murude
partitive		muru	murusid
illative		murru murusse	murudesse
inessive		murus	murudes
elative		murust	murudest
allative		murule	murudele
adessive		murul	murudel
ablative		murult	murudelt
translative		muruks	murudeks
terminative		muruni	murudeni
essive		muruna	murudena
abessive		muruta	murudeta
comitative		muruga	murudega

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Finnish

Etymology

From murtaa +‎ -u.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmuru/, [ˈmuru]
• Rhymes: -uru
• Hyphenation: mu‧ru

Noun

muru

1. A crumb
2. A very small amount of something, a jot, an iota.
3. (colloquial) honey (term of affection)

Declension

Inflection of muru (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		muru	murut
genitive		murun	murujen
partitive		murua	muruja
illative		muruun	muruihin
		singular	plural
nominative		muru	murut
accusative	nom.	muru	murut
	gen.	murun
genitive		murun	murujen
partitive		murua	muruja
inessive		murussa	muruissa
elative		murusta	muruista
illative		muruun	muruihin
adessive		murulla	muruilla
ablative		murulta	muruilta
allative		murulle	muruille
essive		muruna	muruina
translative		muruksi	muruiksi
abessive		murutta	muruitta
instructive		—	muruin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of muru (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative muruni muruni accusative nom. muruni muruni gen. muruni genitive muruni murujeni partitive muruani murujani inessive murussani muruissani elative murustani muruistani illative muruuni muruihini adessive murullani muruillani ablative murultani muruiltani allative murulleni muruilleni essive murunani muruinani translative murukseni muruikseni abessive muruttani muruittani instructive — — comitative — muruineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative murusi murusi accusative nom. murusi murusi gen. murusi genitive murusi murujesi partitive muruasi murujasi inessive murussasi muruissasi elative murustasi muruistasi illative muruusi muruihisi adessive murullasi muruillasi ablative murultasi muruiltasi allative murullesi muruillesi essive murunasi muruinasi translative muruksesi muruiksesi abessive muruttasi muruittasi instructive — — comitative — muruinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative murumme murumme accusative nom. murumme murumme gen. murumme genitive murumme murujemme partitive muruamme murujamme inessive murussamme muruissamme elative murustamme muruistamme illative muruumme muruihimme adessive murullamme muruillamme ablative murultamme muruiltamme allative murullemme muruillemme essive murunamme muruinamme translative muruksemme muruiksemme abessive muruttamme muruittamme instructive — — comitative — muruinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative murunne murunne accusative nom. murunne murunne gen. murunne genitive murunne murujenne partitive muruanne murujanne inessive murussanne muruissanne elative murustanne muruistanne illative muruunne muruihinne adessive murullanne muruillanne ablative murultanne muruiltanne allative murullenne muruillenne essive murunanne muruinanne translative muruksenne muruiksenne abessive muruttanne muruittanne instructive — — comitative — muruinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative murunsa murunsa accusative nom. murunsa murunsa gen. murunsa genitive murunsa murujensa partitive muruaan muruansa murujaan murujansa inessive murussaan murussansa muruissaan muruissansa elative murustaan murustansa muruistaan muruistansa illative muruunsa muruihinsa adessive murullaan murullansa muruillaan muruillansa ablative murultaan murultansa muruiltaan muruiltansa allative murulleen murullensa muruilleen muruillensa essive murunaan murunansa muruinaan muruinansa translative murukseen muruksensa muruikseen muruiksensa abessive muruttaan muruttansa muruittaan muruittansa instructive — — comitative — muruineen muruinensa

Synonyms

• (jot) hitunen, hiven, kipene, murunen, rahtu
• (honey) kulta, kulti

Derived terms

• murunen

Related terms

• muren
• murentaa
• murentua
• murtua

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Gamilaraay

Noun

muru

1. nose

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Karelian

Noun

muru

1. crumb

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Sardinian

Etymology

From Latin mūrus. Compare Italian muro.

Noun

muru

1. wall

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Sicilian

Etymology

From Latin mūrus. Compare Italian muro.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmuɾu/
• Hyphenation: mù‧ru

Noun

muru m (plural muri or mura)

1. wall

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Veps

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Related to Finnish muru.

Noun

muru

1. crumb
2. bit, small piece

References

• Zajceva, N. G., Mullonen, M. I. (2007) “крошка”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary]‎^[1], Petrozavodsk: Periodika

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Yagara

Noun

muru

1. Alternative form of muro.

References

• State Library of Queensland, Indigenous Language Wordlists Yugarabul Body Parts.