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waru

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Dhuwal

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Noun

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waru

  1. darkness/dark

References

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  • D.R. Zorc (ed.), Yolngu-Matha dictionary. School of Australian Linguistics, Darwin Institute of Technology. (1986), p. 257

Indonesian

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Indonesian Wikipedia has an article on:
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waru (1)

Etymology

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Borrowed from Javanese ꦮꦫꦸ (waru), from Old Javanese waru, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baʀu. Doublet of baru.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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waru (plural waru-waru)

  1. sea hibiscus, cottonwood hibiscus (Talipariti tiliaceum, syn. Hibiscus tiliaceus)
    Synonym: baru
  2. (bt extension, card games) spade (a playing card marked with the symbol ♠)
    Synonym: sekop

See also

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Suits in Indonesian · jenis kartu (see also: kartu, kartu remi) (layout · text)
hati wajik, berlian sekop, waru keriting, klaver

Further reading

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Japanese

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Romanization

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waru

  1. Rōmaji transcription of わる

Javanese

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Javanese waru, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baʀu.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /wa.ru/
  • Rhymes: -ru
  • Hyphenation: wa‧ru

Noun

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waru

  1. (botany) sea hibiscus, cottonwood hibiscus (Talipariti tiliaceum, syn. Hibiscus tiliaceus)

Descendants

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  • Balinese: waru / ᬯᬭᬸ
  • Dutch: waroeboom
  • Indonesian: waru
  • Sasak: waru
  • Sundanese: waru / ᮝᮛᮥ

Further reading

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  • waru”, in Javanese-Indonesian Dictionary [Kamus Bahasa Jawa-Indonesia] (in Javanese), Yogyakarta, Indonesia: The Linguistic Center of Yogyakarta Special [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta], 2023.

Kikuyu

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Kikuyu Wikipedia has an article on:
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Pronunciation

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As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 3 with a disyllabic stem, together with kĩhaato, mbembe, kiugo, and so on.

Noun

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waru class 9/10 (plural waru)

  1. potato (of not sweet variety)[2]

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References

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  1. ^ Yukawa, Yasutoshi (1981). "A Tentative Tonal Analysis of Kikuyu Nouns: A Study of Limuru Dialect." In Journal of Asian and African Studies, No. 22, 75–123.
  2. ^ “waru” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 561. Oxford: Clarendon Press.

Lindu

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Noun

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waru

  1. cotton

Māori

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Māori cardinal numbers
 <  7 8 9  > 
    Cardinal : waru

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈwaru/ [ˈwɐɾʉ]

Etymology 1

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From Proto-Polynesian *walu, from Proto-Oceanic *walu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *walu, from Proto-Austronesian *walu.

Numeral

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waru

  1. eight

Etymology 2

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From Proto-Polynesian *waru — compare with Tahitian varu and vaʻu, Samoan valu, Tongan vau.[1][2]

Verb

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waru (passive warua or waruhia)

  1. to scrape
    Synonyms: wharo, waku, hāro
  2. to grate
  3. to shave (of hair)
  4. to peel
    Synonyms: hore, ihi

Noun

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waru

  1. any scraper
  2. wood plane

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Tregear, Edward (1891), “waru”, in Maori–Polynesian Comparative Dictionary[1], Wellington, New Zealand: Lyon and Blair, page 596
  2. ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “waru”, in “POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online”, in Oceanic Linguistics, volume 50, number 2, pages 551–9

Further reading

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  • Williams, Herbert William (1917), “waru”, in A Dictionary of the Maori Language, page 564
  • John C. Moorfield (2011), “waru”, in Te Aka: Māori–English, English–Māori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, →ISBN

Old English

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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    From Proto-West Germanic *waru, *waʀu, from Proto-Germanic *warō, *wazō (ware), of uncertain origin.

    Noun

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    waru f

    1. an article of merchandise, ware
    Declension
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    Strong ō-stem:

    singular plural
    nominative waru wara, ware
    accusative ware wara, ware
    genitive ware wara
    dative ware warum
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    Etymology 2

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    From Proto-West Germanic *waru, from Proto-Germanic *warō (heed, attention, care), from Proto-Indo-European *wor-. Cognate with Old Saxon wara, Old High German wara. Compare also Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐍂𐌴𐌹 (warei).

    Noun

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    waru f

    1. care, watch, observation
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    Strong ō-stem:

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    • Middle English: ware

    Etymology 3

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    From Proto-West Germanic *waru, from Proto-Germanic *warō (protection), from Proto-Indo-European *wer- (to defend).

    Noun

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    waru f

    1. guard, protection, defence
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    Strong ō-stem:

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    • Middle English: ware

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    Old Javanese

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    Etymology

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    Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baʀu.

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /wa.ru/
    • Rhymes: -ru
    • Hyphenation: wa‧ru

    Noun

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    waru

    1. (botany) sea hibiscus, cottonwood hibiscus (Talipariti tiliaceum, syn. Hibiscus tiliaceus)

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    Further reading

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    • "waru" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.

    Pitjantjatjara

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    Noun

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    waru

    1. black-footed rock wallaby, Petrogale lateralis

    Polish

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    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /ˈva.ru/
    • Rhymes: -aru
    • Syllabification: wa‧ru

    Noun

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    waru m inan

    1. genitive singular of war