taru

See also: Taru, тару, and TARU

Estonian

Etymology

Most likely from Proto-Baltic *trav-, compare Latvian drava and Lithuanian dravis. Alternatively the same root as in tare (“farmhouse”).

Noun

taru (genitive taru, partitive taru)

  1. beehive

Declension
Declension of taru (ÕS type 17/elu, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative taru tarud
accusative nom.
gen. taru
genitive tarude
partitive taru tarusid
illative tarru
tarusse		 tarudesse
inessive tarus tarudes
elative tarust tarudest
allative tarule tarudele
adessive tarul tarudel
ablative tarult tarudelt
translative taruks tarudeks
terminative taruni tarudeni
essive taruna tarudena
abessive taruta tarudeta
comitative taruga tarudega

Further reading
  • “taru”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009
  • “taru”, in [ÕS] Eesti õigekeelsussõnaraamat ÕS 2018 [Estonian Spelling Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2018, →ISBN
  • taru in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)

Finnish

Etymology

tar- +‎ -u, probably from the same root as dialectal tarista (“to talk, tell stories”), which is of onomatopoeic origin. Adapted to modern meanings by Finnish postmaster, author and translator Otto Tandefelt in 1836, probably with some inspiration from tarina.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈtɑru/, [ˈt̪ɑ̝ru]
  • Rhymes: -ɑru
  • Syllabification(key): ta‧ru

Noun

taru

  1. epic, saga
  2. fiction, false
  3. legend, myth
    Se mitä hän sanoi on tarua.
    What he said is fiction.

Declension
Inflection of taru (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative taru tarut
genitive tarun tarujen
partitive tarua taruja
illative taruun taruihin
singular plural
nominative taru tarut
accusative nom. taru tarut
gen. tarun
genitive tarun tarujen
partitive tarua taruja
inessive tarussa taruissa
elative tarusta taruista
illative taruun taruihin
adessive tarulla taruilla
ablative tarulta taruilta
allative tarulle taruille
essive taruna taruina
translative taruksi taruiksi
abessive tarutta taruitta
instructive — taruin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of taru (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative taruni taruni
accusative nom. taruni taruni
gen. taruni
genitive taruni tarujeni
partitive taruani tarujani
inessive tarussani taruissani
elative tarustani taruistani
illative taruuni taruihini
adessive tarullani taruillani
ablative tarultani taruiltani
allative tarulleni taruilleni
essive tarunani taruinani
translative tarukseni taruikseni
abessive taruttani taruittani
instructive — —
comitative — taruineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative tarusi tarusi
accusative nom. tarusi tarusi
gen. tarusi
genitive tarusi tarujesi
partitive taruasi tarujasi
inessive tarussasi taruissasi
elative tarustasi taruistasi
illative taruusi taruihisi
adessive tarullasi taruillasi
ablative tarultasi taruiltasi
allative tarullesi taruillesi
essive tarunasi taruinasi
translative taruksesi taruiksesi
abessive taruttasi taruittasi
instructive — —
comitative — taruinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative tarumme tarumme
accusative nom. tarumme tarumme
gen. tarumme
genitive tarumme tarujemme
partitive taruamme tarujamme
inessive tarussamme taruissamme
elative tarustamme taruistamme
illative taruumme taruihimme
adessive tarullamme taruillamme
ablative tarultamme taruiltamme
allative tarullemme taruillemme
essive tarunamme taruinamme
translative taruksemme taruiksemme
abessive taruttamme taruittamme
instructive — —
comitative — taruinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative tarunne tarunne
accusative nom. tarunne tarunne
gen. tarunne
genitive tarunne tarujenne
partitive taruanne tarujanne
inessive tarussanne taruissanne
elative tarustanne taruistanne
illative taruunne taruihinne
adessive tarullanne taruillanne
ablative tarultanne taruiltanne
allative tarullenne taruillenne
essive tarunanne taruinanne
translative taruksenne taruiksenne
abessive taruttanne taruittanne
instructive — —
comitative — taruinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative tarunsa tarunsa
accusative nom. tarunsa tarunsa
gen. tarunsa
genitive tarunsa tarujensa
partitive taruaan
taruansa		 tarujaan
tarujansa
inessive tarussaan
tarussansa		 taruissaan
taruissansa
elative tarustaan
tarustansa		 taruistaan
taruistansa
illative taruunsa taruihinsa
adessive tarullaan
tarullansa		 taruillaan
taruillansa
ablative tarultaan
tarultansa		 taruiltaan
taruiltansa
allative tarulleen
tarullensa		 taruilleen
taruillensa
essive tarunaan
tarunansa		 taruinaan
taruinansa
translative tarukseen
taruksensa		 taruikseen
taruiksensa
abessive taruttaan
taruttansa		 taruittaan
taruittansa
instructive — —
comitative — taruineen
taruinensa

Derived terms
compounds

Further reading

Anagrams

Hausa

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /táː.ɽúː/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [táː.ɽúː]

Noun

tārū m (plural tārunā̀, possessed form tārun)

  1. large fishing net

See also

Japanese

Romanization

taru

  1. Rōmaji transcription of たる

Maori

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *talu, from Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *talun, from Proto-Austronesian *CaluN.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈta.ru/

Noun

taru

  1. weed, grass; small vegetation

References
  • “taru” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.

Pali

Alternative forms
Alternative forms
  • 𑀢𑀭𑀼 (Brahmi script)
  • तरु (Devanagari script)
  • তরু (Bengali script)
  • තරු (Sinhalese script)
  • တရု (Burmese script)
  • ตรุ or ตะรุ (Thai script)
  • ᨲᩁᩩ (Tai Tham script)
  • ຕຣຸ or ຕະຣຸ (Lao script)
  • តរុ (Khmer script)
  • 𑄖𑄢𑄪 (Chakma script)

Etymology

From Sanskrit तरु (taru).

Noun

taru m

  1. tree
    Synonym: rukkha

Declension
Declension table of "taru" (masculine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)tarutaravo or tarū
Accusative (second)taruṃtaravo or tarū
Instrumental (third)tarunātarūhi or tarūbhi
Dative (fourth)tarussa or tarunotarūnaṃ
Ablative (fifth)tarusmā or tarumhātarūhi or tarūbhi
Genitive (sixth)tarussa or tarunotarūnaṃ
Locative (seventh)tarusmiṃ or tarumhitarūsu
Vocative (calling)tarutarave or taravo

References
  • Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “taru”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead
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