ruru

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Maori ruru.

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɹuːɹuː/

Noun

ruru (plural rurus)

  1. (New Zealand) The morepork [from 19th c.]

Maori

Noun

ruru

  1. a morepork (type of owl (Ninox novaeseelandiae novaeseelandiae))

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

Tahitian

Verb

ruru

  1. tie

Ternate

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɾu.ɾu/

Noun

ruru

  1. sago midrib

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɾu.ɾu/

Noun

ruru

  1. a leaf dustpan

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, Pacific linguistics
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