ru

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ru"

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch ruw.

Adjective

ru (attributive ruwe, comparative ruwer, superlative ruuste)

1. rough

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Breton

Adjective

ru

1. red

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French

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin rius, from Latin rīvus.

Noun

ru m (plural rus)

1. (archaic) small stream

See also

• fleuve

External links

• “ru” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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Japanese

Romanization

ru

1. rōmaji reading of る
2. rōmaji reading of ル

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Lojban

Cmavo

ru

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

Related terms

• ra
• ri

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Malay

Etymology

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

• eru
• ارو
• رو

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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Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA ^(key): /zu˧˧/
• (Huế) IPA ^(key): /ʐʊw˧˧/
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA ^(key): /ʐʊw˧˥/

Verb

ru

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