waru

See also: waṟu

Dhuwal

Noun

waru

1. darkness/dark

References

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

Indonesian

waru (1)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈwa.ru]
• Hyphenation: wa‧ru

Noun

waru (plural waru-waru, first-person possessive waruku, second-person possessive warumu, third-person possessive warunya)

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

   Synonym: baru

2. (in extension, card games) spade: a playing card marked with the symbol ♠.

   Synonym: sekop

Further reading

• “waru” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Japanese

Romanization

waru

1. Rōmaji transcription of わる

Javanese

Romanization

waru

1. Romanization of ꦮꦫꦸ

Kikuyu

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wàɾúꜜ/

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

• (Kiambu)
  • (Limuru) As for Tonal Class, As waaru, Yukawa (1981) classifies this term into a group including bũrũri (pl. mabũrũri), ikara, ikinya, itimũ, kanitha (pl. makanitha), kiugo, kĩhaato, maguta, mũgeka, mũkonyo, mũrata, mwana, mbembe, mbũri, nyaga, riitho, riũa, rũrĩmĩ (pl. nĩmĩ), ũhoro (pl. mohoro), and so on.

Noun

waru class 9/10 (plural waru)

1. potato (of not sweet variety)

See also

• ngwacĩ

Lindu

Noun

waru

1. cotton

Maori

Maori cardinal numbers

<  7	8	9  >
Cardinal : waru

Etymology

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

Numeral

waru

1. eight

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwɑ.ru/

Etymology 1

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

Noun

waru f

1. an article of merchandise, ware

Declension

Declension of waru (strong ō-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	waru	wara, ware
accusative	ware	wara, ware
genitive	ware	wara
dative	ware	warum

Descendants

• Middle English: ware
  • English: ware, -ware
  • Scots: ware, war, wair

Etymology 2

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

waru f

1. care, watch, observation

Declension

Declension of waru (strong ō-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	waru	wara, ware
accusative	ware	wara, ware
genitive	ware	wara
dative	ware	warum

Related terms

• wær

Descendants

• Middle English: ware

Etymology 3

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

Noun

waru f

1. guard, protection, defence

Declension

Declension of waru (strong ō-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	waru	wara, ware
accusative	ware	wara, ware
genitive	ware	wara
dative	ware	warum

Related terms

• wer
• werian

Descendants

• Middle English: ware

See also

• *waru

Old Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baʀu.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

waru

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

Descendants

• > Javanese: ꦮꦫꦸ (waru) (inherited)
  • → Indonesian: waru

Further reading

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

Pitjantjatjara

Noun

waru

1. black-footed rock wallaby, Petrogale lateralis

Polish

Pronunciation

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

Noun

waru m inan

1. genitive singular of war