ruru

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Maori ruru. First use in English appears c. 1842.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈɹuːɹuː/

Noun

ruru (plural rurus)

1. (New Zealand) The morepork.

Maori

Noun

ruru

1. A morepork (a type of owl).

Quechua

Noun

ruru

1. fruit, seed, pit
2. product, produce
3. egg
4. testicle

Declension

declension of ruru

	singular	plural
nominative	ruru	rurukuna
accusative	ruruta	rurukunata
dative	ruruman	rurukunaman
genitive	rurup	rurukunap
locative	rurupi	rurukunapi
terminative	rurukama	rurukunakama
ablative	rurumanta	rurukunamanta
instrumental	ruruwan	rurukunawan
comitative	ruruntin	rurukunantin
abessive	rurunnaq	rurukunannaq
comparative	ruruhina	rurukunahina
causative	rururayku	rurukunarayku
benefactive	rurupaq	rurukunapaq
associative	rurupura	rurukunapura
distributive	rurunka	rurukunanka
exclusive	rurulla	rurukunalla

possessive forms of ruru

ñuqap - first-person singular

ñuqap (my)	singular	plural
nominative	ruruy	ruruykuna
accusative	ruruyta	ruruykunata
dative	ruruyman	ruruykunaman
genitive	ruruypa	ruruykunap
locative	ruruypi	ruruykunapi
terminative	ruruykama	ruruykunakama
ablative	ruruymanta	ruruykunamanta
instrumental	ruruywan	ruruykunawan
comitative	ruruynintin	ruruykunantin
abessive	ruruyninnaq	ruruykunannaq
comparative	ruruyhina	ruruykunahina
causative	ruruyrayku	ruruykunarayku
benefactive	ruruypaq	ruruykunapaq
associative	ruruypura	ruruykunapura
distributive	ruruyninka	ruruykunanka
exclusive	ruruylla	ruruykunalla

qampa - second-person singular

qampa (your)	singular	plural
nominative	ruruyki	ruruykikuna
accusative	ruruykita	ruruykikunata
dative	ruruykiman	ruruykikunaman
genitive	ruruykipa	ruruykikunap
locative	ruruykipi	ruruykikunapi
terminative	ruruykikama	ruruykikunakama
ablative	ruruykimanta	ruruykikunamanta
instrumental	ruruykiwan	ruruykikunawan
comitative	ruruykintin	ruruykikunantin
abessive	ruruykinnaq	ruruykikunannaq
comparative	ruruykihina	ruruykikunahina
causative	ruruykirayku	ruruykikunarayku
benefactive	ruruykipaq	ruruykikunapaq
associative	ruruykipura	ruruykikunapura
distributive	ruruykinka	ruruykikunanka
exclusive	ruruykilla	ruruykikunalla

paypa - third-person singular

paypa (his/her/its)	singular	plural
nominative	rurun	rurunkuna
accusative	rurunta	rurunkunata
dative	rurunman	rurunkunaman
genitive	rurunpa	rurunkunap
locative	rurunpi	rurunkunapi
terminative	rurunkama	rurunkunakama
ablative	rurunmanta	rurunkunamanta
instrumental	rurunwan	rurunkunawan
comitative	rurunintin	rurunkunantin
abessive	rurunninnaq	rurunkunannaq
comparative	rurunhina	rurunkunahina
causative	rurunrayku	rurunkunarayku
benefactive	rurunpaq	rurunkunapaq
associative	rurunpura	rurunkunapura
distributive	ruruninka	rurunkunanka
exclusive	rurunlla	rurunkunalla

ñuqanchikpa - first-person inclusive plural

ñuqanchikpa (our(incl))	singular	plural
nominative	rurunchik	rurunchikkuna
accusative	rurunchikta	rurunchikkunata
dative	rurunchikman	rurunchikkunaman
genitive	rurunchikpa	rurunchikkunap
locative	rurunchikpi	rurunchikkunapi
terminative	rurunchikkama	rurunchikkunakama
ablative	rurunchikmanta	rurunchikkunamanta
instrumental	rurunchikwan	rurunchikkunawan
comitative	rurunchiknintin	rurunchikkunantin
abessive	rurunchikninnaq	rurunchikkunannaq
comparative	rurunchikhina	rurunchikkunahina
causative	rurunchikrayku	rurunchikkunarayku
benefactive	rurunchikpaq	rurunchikkunapaq
associative	rurunchikpura	rurunchikkunapura
distributive	rurunchikninka	rurunchikkunanka
exclusive	rurunchiklla	rurunchikkunalla

ñuqaykup - first-person exclusive plural

ñuqaykup (our(excl))	singular	plural
nominative	ruruyku	ruruykukuna
accusative	ruruykuta	ruruykukunata
dative	ruruykuman	ruruykukunaman
genitive	ruruykupa	ruruykukunap
locative	ruruykupi	ruruykukunapi
terminative	ruruykukama	ruruykukunakama
ablative	ruruykumanta	ruruykukunamanta
instrumental	ruruykuwan	ruruykukunawan
comitative	ruruykuntin	ruruykukunantin
abessive	ruruykunnaq	ruruykukunannaq
comparative	ruruykuhina	ruruykukunahina
causative	ruruykurayku	ruruykukunarayku
benefactive	ruruykupaq	ruruykukunapaq
associative	ruruykupura	ruruykukunapura
distributive	ruruykunka	ruruykukunanka
exclusive	ruruykulla	ruruykukunalla

qamkunap - second-person plural

qamkunap (your(pl))	singular	plural
nominative	ruruykichik	ruruykichikkuna
accusative	ruruykichikta	ruruykichikkunata
dative	ruruykichikman	ruruykichikkunaman
genitive	ruruykichikpa	ruruykichikkunap
locative	ruruykichikpi	ruruykichikkunapi
terminative	ruruykichikkama	ruruykichikkunakama
ablative	ruruykichikmanta	ruruykichikkunamanta
instrumental	ruruykichikwan	ruruykichikkunawan
comitative	ruruykichiknintin	ruruykichikkunantin
abessive	ruruykichikninnaq	ruruykichikkunannaq
comparative	ruruykichikhina	ruruykichikkunahina
causative	ruruykichikrayku	ruruykichikkunarayku
benefactive	ruruykichikpaq	ruruykichikkunapaq
associative	ruruykichikpura	ruruykichikkunapura
distributive	ruruykichikninka	ruruykichikkunanka
exclusive	ruruykichiklla	ruruykichikkunalla

paykunap - third-person plural

paykunap (their)	singular	plural
nominative	rurunku	rurunkukuna
accusative	rurunkuta	rurunkukunata
dative	rurunkuman	rurunkukunaman
genitive	rurunkupa	rurunkukunap
locative	rurunkupi	rurunkukunapi
terminative	rurunkukama	rurunkukunakama
ablative	rurunkumanta	rurunkukunamanta
instrumental	rurunkuwan	rurunkukunawan
comitative	rurunkuntin	rurunkukunantin
abessive	rurunkunnaq	rurunkukunannaq
comparative	rurunkuhina	rurunkukunahina
causative	rurunkurayku	rurunkukunarayku
benefactive	rurunkupaq	rurunkukunapaq
associative	rurunkupura	rurunkukunapura
distributive	rurunkunka	rurunkukunanka
exclusive	rurunkulla	rurunkukunalla

See also

• ruruy

Tahitian

Verb

ruru

1. tie

Ternate

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɾu.ɾu/

Noun

ruru

1. sago midrib

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɾu.ɾu/

Noun

ruru

1. a leaf dustpan

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɾu.ɾu/

Verb

ruru

1. (intransitive) to drift

Conjugation

Conjugation of ruru
	Singular	Plural
	Inclusive	Exclusive
1st	toruru	foruru	miruru
2nd	noruru	niruru
3rd	Masculine	oruru	iruru, yoruru†
Feminine	moruru
Neuter	iruru
† - archaic

References

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

West Makian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈru.ru/

Noun

ruru

1. ashes

References

• Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours‎^[1], Pacific linguistics