ru
Afrikaans[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Dutch ruw, from Middle Dutch ruuch, ru, from Old Dutch *rūh, from Proto-Germanic *rūhwaz. See the Dutch entry for more.
Adjective[edit]
ru (attributive ruwe, comparative ruwer, superlative ruuste)
Breton[edit]
Adjective[edit]
ru
Chuukese[edit]
Numeral[edit]
ru
Related terms[edit]
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.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
ru m (plural rus)
Related terms[edit]
See also[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “ru” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Guaraní[edit]
Noun[edit]
ru
Japanese[edit]
Romanization[edit]
ru
Kabyle[edit]
Verb[edit]
ru
- to cry, shed tears
Conjugation[edit]
Malay[edit]
Alternative forms[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.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
ru (Jawi spelling رو)
- Alternative form of eru
Synonyms[edit]
Mandarin[edit]
Romanization[edit]
ru
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
- to fall (downwards)
References[edit]
- R. Blench, The Benue-Congo languages
Vietnamese[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [zu˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʐʊw˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ɹʊw˧˧]
- Homophone: du
Verb[edit]
Westrobothnian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old Norse rjóðr, from Proto-Germanic *reudaz.
Adjective[edit]
ru
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- Afrikaans terms inherited from Dutch
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- Breton lemmas
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- Chuukese numerals
- chk:Two
- French terms inherited from Old French
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