turu

See also: Turu, turů, and türü

Bambara

Verb

turu

1. (transitive) to plant
2. to replant, transplant

Central Dusun

Central Dusun numbers ^(edit)

←  6	7	8  →
Cardinal: turu     Ordinal: koturu

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuzuq, from Proto-Austronesian *tuzuq.

Numeral

turu

1. seven

Chuukese

Numeral

turu

1. two (serial counting)

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈturu]

Noun

turu

1. dative/locative singular of tur

Dusun Deyah

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuzuq.

Numeral

turu

1. seven

Estonian

Noun

turu

1. genitive singular of turg

Guaraní

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tuˈɾu]
• Rhymes: -u
• Hyphenation: tu‧ru

Noun

turu

1. trumpet or bugle
2. any wind instrument

Ingrian

Turu.

Etymology

Ultimately from Old East Slavic търгъ (tŭrgŭ), from Proto-Slavic *tъrgъ. Cognates include Finnish turku and Estonian turg.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈturu/, [ˈturu]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈturu/, [ˈturu]
• Rhymes: -uru
• Hyphenation: tu‧ru

Noun

turu

1. market
   • 1936, N. A. Iljin and V. I. Junus, Bukvari iƶoroin șkouluja vart, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 27:

     Siin ono turu.

     Here is the market.

Declension

Declension of turu (type 4/koivu, no gradation, gemination)
	singular	plural
nominative	turu	turut
genitive	turun	turruin, turuloin
partitive	turrua	turuja, turuloja
illative	turruu	turrui, turuloihe
inessive	turus	turuis, turulois
elative	turust	turuist, turuloist
allative	turulle	turuille, turuloille
adessive	turul	turuil, turuloil
ablative	turult	turuilt, turuloilt
translative	turuks	turuiks, turuloiks
essive	turunna, turruun	turuinna, turuloinna, turruin, turuloin
exessive1)	turunt	turuint, turuloint
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

Synonyms

• markkinat, laatta

References

• V. I. Junus (1936) Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka‎^[1], Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 61
• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 610

Javanese

Romanization

turu

1. Romanization of ꦠꦸꦫꦸ

Kanakanabu

Kanakanabu cardinal numbers

<  2	3	4  >
Cardinal : turu

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *təlu.

Numeral

turu

1. three

Kari'na

Etymology

Compare Trió urutupë.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tuːɺ̢u]

Noun

turu (possessed turùpo, plural turùsan)

1. heart

References

• Courtz, Hendrik (2008) A Carib grammar and dictionary‎^[2], Toronto: Magoria Books, →ISBN, page 394
• Ahlbrinck, Willem (1931) “ťurupo”, in Encyclopaedie der Karaïben, Amsterdam: Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen, page 474; republished as Willem Ahlbrinck, Doude van Herwijnen, transl., L'Encyclopédie des Caraïbes‎^[3], Paris, 1956, page 464

Latvian

Verb

turu

1. first-person singular present indicative of turēt

Maori

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *turu (“pole, support” – compare with Tahitian turu, Fijian duruna and duru) from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *turus (“stake, post” – compare with Malay turus, Tagalog tulós).

Noun

turu

1. post, pole, pillar

   Synonym: pou

Derived terms

• tūturu
• tuturu
• whakatuturu

Further reading

• Williams, Herbert William (1917) “ato”, in A Dictionary of the Maori Language, page 540
• “turu” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.

Nias

Noun

turu (mutated form duru)

1. finger

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

turu f or m (definite singular turua or turuen, indefinite plural turuer, definite plural turuene)

1. form removed with the spelling reform of 2005; superseded by tvare

Norwegian Nynorsk

turu

Alternative forms

• tvore
• toro, tvara, tvare, tvora, tvoru (obsolete)
• tvoro, tvuru (dialectal)

Etymology

Metaphony of tvoru, from Old Norse þvǫru, oblique case singular of þvara.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²tʉː.rʉ/

Noun

turu f (definite singular turua, indefinite plural turuer, definite plural turuene)

1. a kitchen utensil more common in the past, used to stir a pot or porridge

   Kjerringa med turua satt høgt oppi furua

   (please add an English translation of this usage example)

References

• “turu” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Portuguese

Etymology

Unknown.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /tuˈɾu/

• Rhymes: -u

Noun

turu m (plural turus)

1. (Brazil) shipworm (any mollusc of the family Teredinidae, which bores through the wooden hulls of ships)

   Synonym: gusano

Further reading

• “turu”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
• “turu”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

Siraya

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *təlu.

Numeral

turu

1. three

See also

• tauro
• toutouro

References

• ABVD
• Alexander Adelaar, The Austronesian languages of Taiwan, with special reference to Siraya

Ternate

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈtu.ru]

Noun

turu

1. the waist

Etymology 2

Possibly related to Malay tiru.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈtu.ru]

Verb

turu

1. (transitive) to imitate

Conjugation

Conjugation of turu

		singular	plural
			inclusive	exclusive
1st person		toturu	foturu	mituru
2nd person		noturu	nituru
3rd person	masculine	oturu	ituru yoturu (archaic)
	feminine	moturu
	neuter	ituru

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈtu.ru]

Verb

turu

1. (stative) to be thin

Conjugation

Conjugation of turu

		singular	plural
			inclusive	exclusive
1st person		toturu	foturu	mituru
2nd person		noturu	nituru
3rd person	masculine	oturu	ituru yoturu (archaic)
	feminine	moturu
	neuter	ituru

References

• Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

Tetum

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *tuduq, compare Tagalog tulo.

Verb

turu

1. to drip

Thao

Thao cardinal numbers

<  2	3	4  >
Cardinal : turu

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *təlu.

Numeral

turu

1. three

Veps

Etymology

Cognate to Estonian toru.

Noun

turu

1. pipe, chimney

Inflection

Inflection of turu (inflection type 1/ilo)
nominative sing.	turu
genitive sing.	turun
partitive sing.	turud
partitive plur.	turuid
	singular	plural
nominative	turu	turud
accusative	turun	turud
genitive	turun	turuiden
partitive	turud	turuid
essive-instructive	turun	turuin
translative	turuks	turuikš
inessive	turus	turuiš
elative	turuspäi	turuišpäi
illative	turuhu	turuihe
adessive	turul	turuil
ablative	turulpäi	turuilpäi
allative	turule	turuile
abessive	turuta	turuita
comitative	turunke	turuidenke
prolative	turudme	turuidme
approximative I	turunno	turuidenno
approximative II	turunnoks	turuidennoks
egressive	turunnopäi	turuidennopäi
terminative I	turuhusai	turuihesai
terminative II	turulesai	turuilesai
terminative III	turussai	—
additive I	turuhupäi	turuihepäi
additive II	turulepäi	turuilepäi

References

• Zajceva, N. G., Mullonen, M. I. (2007) “труба”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary]‎^[4], Petrozavodsk: Periodika