ru

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ru"

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch ruw.

Adjective

ru (attributive ruwe, comparative ruwer, superlative ruuste)

  1. rough

Breton

Adjective

ru

  1. red

Chuukese

Numeral

ru

  1. two

French

Etymology

From Old French ru, riu, from Vulgar Latin rius, from Latin rīvus (“brook, small stream”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rih₂wós, from *h₃reyh₂- (“to flow; to move, set in motion”) + *-wós.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʁy/

Noun

ru m (plural rus)

  1. (archaic) small stream

See also

Further reading

Guaraní

Noun

ru

  1. father

Japanese

Romanization

ru

  1. Rōmaji transcription of る
  2. Rōmaji transcription of ル

Malay

Alternative forms

Etymology

Shortened form of eru, from Proto-Malayic *(h)Aru, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *(h)aru, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *(h)aru, from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi *(h)aru, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(q)aʀuhu.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ru/
  • Rhymes: -ru, -u

Noun

ru (Jawi spelling رو)

  1. Alternative form of eru

Synonyms

Mandarin

Romanization

ru

  1. Nonstandard spelling of rú.
  2. Nonstandard spelling of rǔ.
  3. Nonstandard spelling of rù.

Usage notes

  • English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.

Tarok

Etymology

Cognate to Mapeo dɔ́ɔ́ ("fall, fall downwards"), Owere dò ("fall (as rain)").

Verb

ru

  1. to fall (downwards)

References

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

Verb

ru (𠱋)

  1. to sing (a baby) to sleep
    hát ru
    to sing a lullaby
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