rui

See also: Rui, ruí, ruì, ruǐ, and ruʻi

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rœy̯/

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• Hyphenation: rui
• Rhymes: -œy̯

Etymology 1

Doublet with rei, reie.

Noun

rui f (plural ruien, diminutive ruitje n or ruiken n)

1. moat, canal (in a city)
2. creek, ditch

Synonyms

• (moat): gracht, stadsgracht
• (creek): beek, vliet, sloot

Etymology 2

Deverbal from ruien.

Noun

rui m (plural ruien, diminutive ruitje n or ruiken n)

1. molt (of feathers, fur)

Etymology 3

Verb

rui

1. first-person singular present indicative of ruien
2. imperative of ruien

Japanese

Romanization

rui

1. Rōmaji transcription of るい

Latin

Verb

ruī

1. first-person singular perfect active indicative of ruō

Mandarin

Romanization

rui

1. Nonstandard spelling of ruí.
2. Nonstandard spelling of ruǐ.
3. Nonstandard spelling of ruì.

Usage notes

• Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈru.i/
• Rhymes: -ui
• Syllabification: ru‧i

Noun

rui f

1. inflection of ruja:
   1. genitive/dative/locative singular
   2. genitive plural

Sassarese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈruji/

Adjective

rui

1. masculine/feminine singular of rùiu

Noun

rui m pl

1. plural of rùiu

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zuj˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʐuj˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ɹuj˧˧]

Noun

rui

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