karu

See also: kaŗu and kāru

Ajië

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [karu]

Numeral

karu

two

References

Greenhill, S.J., Blust. R, & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271-283.

Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *karhu.

Noun

karu (genitive karu, partitive karu)

bear

Declension

Inflection of karu (ÕS type 17/elu, no gradation)

	singular	plural
nominative	karu	karud
accusative	karu	karud
genitive	karu	karude
partitive	karu	karusid
illative	karru karusse	karudesse
inessive	karus	karudes
elative	karust	karudest
allative	karule	karudele
adessive	karul	karudel
ablative	karult	karudelt
translative	karuks	karudeks
terminative	karuni	karudeni
essive	karuna	karudena
abessive	karuta	karudeta
comitative	karuga	karudega

Derived terms

jääkaru

Finnish

Adjective

karu (comparative karumpi, superlative karuin)

unfertile, barren (e.g. land)

Declension

Inflection of karu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		karu	karut
genitive		karun	karujen
partitive		karua	karuja
illative		karuun	karuihin
		singular	plural
nominative		karu	karut
accusative	nom.	karu	karut
accusative	gen.	karun	karut
genitive		karun	karujen
partitive		karua	karuja
inessive		karussa	karuissa
elative		karusta	karuista
illative		karuun	karuihin
adessive		karulla	karuilla
ablative		karulta	karuilta
allative		karulle	karuille
essive		karuna	karuina
translative		karuksi	karuiksi
instructive		—	karuin
abessive		karutta	karuitta
comitative		—	karuine

Anagrams

kura

Japanese

Romanization

karu

Rōmaji transcription of かる

Karelian

Noun

karu

devil

Latvian

Noun

karu m

accusative singular form of karš
instrumental plural form of karš
genitive plural form of karš

Verb

karu

1st person singular present indicative form of kārt

Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkaru/

Noun

karu

accusative and instrumental singular of kara

Old Tupi

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ka.ˈɾu/

Verb

karu

to have lunch; to eat

Ere-karu
You eat.

Rapa Nui

Noun

karu

seed

Votic

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *karhu.

Noun

karu (genitive karuu, partitive karua)

bear

Inflection

Declension of karu

	singular	plural
nominative	karu	karud
genitive	karuu	karuje
partitive	karua	karuit
illative	karuu	karuisõ
inessive	karuuz	karuiz
elative	karuss	karuiss
allative	karulõ	karuoilõ
adessive	karull	karuill
ablative	karult	karuilt
translative	karussi	karuissi
essive	karuna	karuina
comitative	karuka	karujeka
terminative	karulõssa	karulõssa

References

"karu" in Vadja keele sõnaraamat

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