ru

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Afrikaans[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Dutch ruw.

Adjective[edit]

ru (attributive ruwe, comparative ruwer, superlative ruuste)

  1. rough

Breton[edit]

Adjective[edit]

ru

  1. red

Chuukese[edit]

Numeral[edit]

ru

  1. two

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French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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.

Noun[edit]

ru m (plural rus)

  1. (archaic) small stream

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Japanese[edit]

Romanization[edit]

ru

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

Lojban[edit]

Cmavo[edit]

ru

  1. (pro-sumti) a distant (not so recent) sumti

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Malay[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Alternative forms[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

ru (Jawi spelling رو)

  1. Alternative form of eru

Synonyms[edit]

Mandarin[edit]

Romanization[edit]

ru

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

Usage notes[edit]

  • 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.

Tarok[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Verb[edit]

ru

  1. to fall (downwards)

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Vietnamese[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

ru

  1. to put (a baby) to sleep; to sing/lull (a baby) to sleep
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