ru

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ru"

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch ruw, from Middle Dutch ruuch, ru, from Old Dutch *rūh, from Proto-Germanic *rūhwaz. See the Dutch entry for more.

Adjective

ru (attributive ruwe, comparative ruwer, superlative ruuste)

1. rough

   Synonym: rof

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Breton

Adjective

ru

1. red

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Chuukese

Numeral

ru

1. two

Related terms

• oruwen (ordinal)
• ruche
• rufoch
• rufou
• ruömön
• turu

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French

Etymology

From Old French ru, riu, from Vulgar Latin rius, from Latin rīvus (“brook, small stream”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rih₂wós, from *h₃reyh₂- (“to flow; to move, set in motion”) + *-wós.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʁy/

• Audio (Switzerland)

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Noun

ru m (plural rus)

1. (archaic) small stream

Related terms

• ruisseau

See also

• fleuve
• rivière

Further reading

• “ru”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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Guaraní

Noun

ru

1. father

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Japanese

Romanization

ru

1. Rōmaji transcription of る
2. Rōmaji transcription of ル

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Kabyle

Verb

ru

1. to cry, shed tears

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Malay

Alternative forms

• eru
• ارو‎
• رو‎

Etymology

Shortened form of eru, from Proto-Malayic *(h)Aru, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *(h)aru, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *(h)aru, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(q)aʀuhu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ru/
• Rhymes: -ru, -u

Noun

ru (Jawi spelling رو)

1. Alternative form of eru

Synonyms

• cemara / چمارا‎

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Mandarin

Romanization

ru

1. Nonstandard spelling of rú.
2. Nonstandard spelling of rǔ.
3. Nonstandard spelling of rù.

Usage notes

• English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Middle Low German.

Adjective

ru (masculine and feminine ru, neuter ru or rutt, definite singular and plural ru or rue, comparative ruare, indefinite superlative ruast, definite superlative ruaste)

1. uneven on the surface
2. raspy, hoarse

References

• “ru” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Anagrams

• Ru, ur

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Sumerian

Romanization

ru

1. Romanization of 𒊒 (ru)

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Tarok

Etymology

Cognate to Mapeo dɔ́ɔ́ ("fall, fall downwards"), Owere dò ("fall (as rain)").

Verb

ru

1. to fall (downwards)

References

• R. Blench, The Benue-Congo languages

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Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zu˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʐʊw˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ɹʊw˧˧]
• Homophone: du

Etymology 1

Verb

ru • (油)

1. to sing (a baby) to sleep

   hát ru ― to sing a lullaby

   • (Can we date this quote?), Văn Thành Nho (lyrics and music), “Đất nước lời ru [Our Land, a Lullaby]”:

     Ru con, mẹ ru con,
     Tiếng ru cả cuộc đời.
     Ru con lời ru,
     Cất lên từ ngàn đời.

     Lull you, I lull you,
     With the song of a lifetime.
     Lull you, with a lullaby,
     Resonating with eternity.

Etymology

Probably a part of the r-series along with rày, răng, rứa, ri, rằng.

Particle

ru • (𠱋)

1. (literary, dated) final particle used for negation or to form rhetorical questions

   Synonyms: sao, đâu, ư

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West Makian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ru/

Noun

ru

1. neck

References

• Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours‎^[1], Pacific linguistics

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Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse rjóðr, from Proto-Germanic *reudaz.

Adjective

ru

1. Red, ruddy.

Derived terms

• rulett

Related terms

• rȯuw
• rø