ranu

See also: ránu and rånü

Dusun Deyah

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *daNum.

Noun

ranu

1. water

Finnish

Etymology

Clipping of ranskanperuna +‎ -u.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɑnu/, [ˈrɑ̝nu]
• Rhymes: -ɑnu
• Syllabification^(key): ra‧nu
• Hyphenation^(key): ra‧nu

Noun

ranu (colloquial)

1. french fry, fry, chip (strip of deep-fried potato that has been cut into strips)

   Synonyms: see ranskalainen peruna

Usage notes

The plural (ranut) is used to refer to French fries as a dish. The singular form is used only to refer to a single, individual French fry.

Declension

Inflection of ranu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		ranu	ranut
genitive		ranun	ranujen
partitive		ranua	ranuja
illative		ranuun	ranuihin
		singular	plural
nominative		ranu	ranut
accusative	nom.	ranu	ranut
	gen.	ranun
genitive		ranun	ranujen
partitive		ranua	ranuja
inessive		ranussa	ranuissa
elative		ranusta	ranuista
illative		ranuun	ranuihin
adessive		ranulla	ranuilla
ablative		ranulta	ranuilta
allative		ranulle	ranuille
essive		ranuna	ranuina
translative		ranuksi	ranuiksi
abessive		ranutta	ranuitta
instructive		—	ranuin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative ranuni ranuni accusative nom. ranuni ranuni gen. ranuni genitive ranuni ranujeni partitive ranuani ranujani inessive ranussani ranuissani elative ranustani ranuistani illative ranuuni ranuihini adessive ranullani ranuillani ablative ranultani ranuiltani allative ranulleni ranuilleni essive ranunani ranuinani translative ranukseni ranuikseni abessive ranuttani ranuittani instructive — — comitative — ranuineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative ranusi ranusi accusative nom. ranusi ranusi gen. ranusi genitive ranusi ranujesi partitive ranuasi ranujasi inessive ranussasi ranuissasi elative ranustasi ranuistasi illative ranuusi ranuihisi adessive ranullasi ranuillasi ablative ranultasi ranuiltasi allative ranullesi ranuillesi essive ranunasi ranuinasi translative ranuksesi ranuiksesi abessive ranuttasi ranuittasi instructive — — comitative — ranuinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative ranumme ranumme accusative nom. ranumme ranumme gen. ranumme genitive ranumme ranujemme partitive ranuamme ranujamme inessive ranussamme ranuissamme elative ranustamme ranuistamme illative ranuumme ranuihimme adessive ranullamme ranuillamme ablative ranultamme ranuiltamme allative ranullemme ranuillemme essive ranunamme ranuinamme translative ranuksemme ranuiksemme abessive ranuttamme ranuittamme instructive — — comitative — ranuinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative ranunne ranunne accusative nom. ranunne ranunne gen. ranunne genitive ranunne ranujenne partitive ranuanne ranujanne inessive ranussanne ranuissanne elative ranustanne ranuistanne illative ranuunne ranuihinne adessive ranullanne ranuillanne ablative ranultanne ranuiltanne allative ranullenne ranuillenne essive ranunanne ranuinanne translative ranuksenne ranuiksenne abessive ranuttanne ranuittanne instructive — — comitative — ranuinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative ranunsa ranunsa accusative nom. ranunsa ranunsa gen. ranunsa genitive ranunsa ranujensa partitive ranuaan ranuansa ranujaan ranujansa inessive ranussaan ranussansa ranuissaan ranuissansa elative ranustaan ranustansa ranuistaan ranuistansa illative ranuunsa ranuihinsa adessive ranullaan ranullansa ranuillaan ranuillansa ablative ranultaan ranultansa ranuiltaan ranuiltansa allative ranulleen ranullensa ranuilleen ranuillensa essive ranunaan ranunansa ranuinaan ranuinansa translative ranukseen ranuksensa ranuikseen ranuiksensa abessive ranuttaan ranuttansa ranuittaan ranuittansa instructive — — comitative — ranuineen ranuinensa

Hiri Motu

Etymology

From Motu ranu, from Proto-Oceanic [Term?], from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *danum, from Proto-Austronesian *daNum.

Noun

ranu

1. water

References

• Comparative Austronesian Dictionary
• Riall W. Nolan, Bushwalking in Papua New Guinea (1983), page 133

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Javanese ranu (“lake”), from Old Javanese ranu (“lake; pond”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *danum, from Proto-Austronesian *daNum.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈranu/ [ˈra.nu]
• Rhymes: -anu
• Syllabification: ra‧nu

Noun

ranu (plural ranu-ranu)

1. lake

   Synonym: danau

Further reading

• “ranu”, 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

Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese ranu (“lake; pond”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *danum, from Proto-Austronesian *daNum.

Noun

ranu (Carakan spelling ꦫꦤꦸ)

1. lake

Descendants

• → Indonesian: ranu

Malagasy

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Austronesian *daNum.

Noun

ranu

1. (Bushi) water

References

• ASJP

Māori

Etymology

Related to nanu (“mixed, jumbled, indistinct, incoherent”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

ranu

1. to mix

Noun

ranu

1. mixture

Derived terms

• whakaranu
• whāranu

Further reading

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

Motu

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic [Term?], from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *danum, from Proto-Austronesian *daNum.

Noun

ranu

1. water

References

• A Comparative Vocabulary of the Dialects of British New Guinea (1895)
• Blust's Comparative Austronesian Dictionary

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈra.nu/
• Rhymes: -anu
• Syllabification: ra‧nu

Noun

ranu n

1. dative singular of rano

Serbo-Croatian

Adjective

ranu (Cyrillic spelling рану)

1. inflection of ran:
   1. indefinite masculine/neuter dative/locative singular
   2. feminine accusative singular

Noun

ranu (Cyrillic spelling рану)

1. accusative singular of rana

Wuvulu-Aua

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Austronesian *daNum.

Noun

ranu

1. (Aua) water

References

• Comparative Austronesian Dictionary
• Proto Oceanic and the Austronesian Languages of Western Melanesia (1988): POC *dranum 'water' > PAd *dranu > Aua ranu, Wuvulu xanu