garu
Guugu Yimidhirr
Noun
garu
- brain
Hausa
Etymology
Borrowed from Kanuri gàrú.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡàː.rúː/
- (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [ɡàː.rúː]
Noun
gā̀r̃ū m (plural gār̃ukā̀, possessed form gā̀r̃un)
- wall around a settlement or compound
Indonesian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɡaru]
- Hyphenation: ga‧ru
Etymology 1
From Malay garu. Doublet of garuk.
Noun
garu (first-person possessive garuku, second-person possessive garumu, third-person possessive garunya)
- harrow, rake
- Synonym: penggaruk
Derived terms
- menggaru
- penggaru
- penggaruan
- garu rumput
Etymology 2
From Sanskrit अगुरु (aguru).[1]
Noun
garu (first-person possessive garuku, second-person possessive garumu, third-person possessive garunya)
- agarwood (Cantleya corniculata).
Alternative forms
- gaharu
References
- Mona Lohanda; Tom Hoogervorst; Marco Roling; Nurhayu Santoso (2018) VOC Glossary Indonesia, 1.4 edition, Arsip Nasional Republik Indonesia (ANRI) and The Corts Foundation (TCF)
Further reading
- “garu” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Japanese
Romanization
garu
- Rōmaji transcription of がる
Latvian
Noun
garu m
- accusative singular of gars
- instrumental singular of gars
- genitive plural of gars
Adjective
garu
- accusative singular masculine form of garš
- instrumental singular masculine form of garš
- genitive plural masculine form of garš
- accusative singular feminine form of garš
- instrumental singular feminine form of garš
- genitive plural feminine form of garš
Makasar
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɡaru]
Verb
garu (Lontara spelling ᨁᨑᨘ, semi-transitive a'garu)
- (transitive) to stir
Malay
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaʀaw (“to scratch; itch mite, vermin”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡaru/
- Rhymes: -aru, -ru
Verb
garu (Jawi spelling ݢارو)
- to scratch
Derived terms
Regular affixed derivations:
- penggaru [agentive / qualitative / instrumental / abstract / measure] (peN-)
- menggaru [agent focus] (meN-)
- menggarukan [agent focus + causative benefactive] (meN- + -kan)
- menggaru-garu [reduplication + agent focus] (redup + meN-)
- digaru [patient focus] (di-)
- digarukan [patient focus + causative benefactive] (di- + -kan)
- digaru-garu [reduplication + patient focus] (redup + di-)
- tergaru [agentless action] (teR-)
- tergaru-garu [reduplication + agentless action] (redup + teR-)
- bergaru [stative / habitual] (beR-)
- bergaru-garu [reduplication + stative / habitual] (redup + beR-)
Noun
garu (Jawi spelling ݢارو, plural garu-garu, informal 1st possessive garuku, 2nd possessive garumu, 3rd possessive garunya)
- harrow, rake
Descendants
- Indonesian: garu
Further reading
- “garu” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Pali
Alternative forms
- 𑀕𑀭𑀼 (Brahmi script)
- गरु (Devanagari script)
- গরু (Bengali script)
- ගරු (Sinhalese script)
- ဂရု or ၷရု (Burmese script)
- ครุ or คะรุ (Thai script)
- ᨣᩁᩩ (Tai Tham script)
- ຄຣຸ or ຄະຣຸ (Lao script)
- គរុ (Khmer script)
- 𑄉𑄢𑄪 (Chakma script)
Adjective
garu
- heavy
- venerable
Declension
Case \\ Number | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative (first) | garu | garavo or garū |
Accusative (second) | garuṃ | garavo or garū |
Instrumental (third) | garunā | garūhi or garūbhi |
Dative (fourth) | garussa or garuno | garūnaṃ |
Ablative (fifth) | garusmā or garumhā | garūhi or garūbhi |
Genitive (sixth) | garussa or garuno | garūnaṃ |
Locative (seventh) | garusmiṃ or garumhi | garūsu |
Vocative (calling) | garu | garave or garavo |
Case \\ Number | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative (first) | garunī | garuniyo or garunī |
Accusative (second) | garuniṃ or garuniyaṃ | garuniyo or garunī |
Instrumental (third) | garuniyā | garunīhi or garunībhi |
Dative (fourth) | garuniyā | garunīnaṃ |
Ablative (fifth) | garuniyā | garunīhi or garunībhi |
Genitive (sixth) | garuniyā | garunīnaṃ |
Locative (seventh) | garuniyā or garuniyaṃ | garunīsu |
Vocative (calling) | garuni | garuniyo or garunī |
Case \\ Number | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative (first) | garu | garūni or garū |
Accusative (second) | garuṃ | garūni or garū |
Instrumental (third) | garunā | garūhi or garūbhi |
Dative (fourth) | garussa or garuno | garūnaṃ |
Ablative (fifth) | garusmā or garumhā | garūhi or garūbhi |
Genitive (sixth) | garussa or garuno | garūnaṃ |
Locative (seventh) | garusmiṃ or garumhi | garūsu |
Vocative (calling) | garu | garūni or garū |
Descendants
- → Burmese: ဂရု (ga.ru.)
- → Thai: ครุ (krú)
- → Khmer: គរុ (kĕəʼruʼ)
Noun
garu m
- teacher (clarification of this definition is needed)
Declension
Case \\ Number | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative (first) | garu | garavo or garū |
Accusative (second) | garuṃ | garavo or garū |
Instrumental (third) | garunā | garūhi or garūbhi |
Dative (fourth) | garussa or garuno | garūnaṃ |
Ablative (fifth) | garusmā or garumhā | garūhi or garūbhi |
Genitive (sixth) | garussa or garuno | garūnaṃ |
Locative (seventh) | garusmiṃ or garumhi | garūsu |
Vocative (calling) | garu | garave or garavo |
Derived terms
- guru
Descendants
- → Thai: ครุ (krú)
- → Khmer: គរុ (kĕəʼruʼ)
References
Pali Text Society (1921-1925), “garu”, in Pali-English Dictionary, London: Chipstead
Welsh
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈɡarɨ̞/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈɡaːri/, /ˈɡari/
Verb
garu
- Soft mutation of caru.
Mutation
Welsh mutation | |||
---|---|---|---|
radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
caru | garu | ngharu | charu |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |