iru

== Translingual == === Symbol === iru (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Irula. === See also === Wiktionary’s coverage of Irula terms == English == === Etymology === From Yoruba irú. === Noun === iru (uncountable) A West African condiment made from fermented locust beans. === Anagrams === Rui, URI, Uri, uri == Big Nambas == === Etymology === From Proto-Oceanic *rua, from Proto-Austronesian *duSa. Initial i- is verbal, as with other numbers. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /iru/ === Numeral === iru two === References === Big Nambas Grammar Pacific Linguistics - G.J. Fox == Esperanto == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈiru/ Rhymes: -iru Syllabification: i‧ru === Verb === iru imperative of iri == Japanese == === Romanization === iru Rōmaji transcription of いる == Kikuyu == === Etymology === Hinde (1904) records iru as an equivalent of English knee in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Kamba iyu as its equivalent. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ìɾǔꜜ/ As for Tonal Class, Armstrong (1940) classifies this term into ɲamo class which includes nyamũ, gũtũ, guka, mũguĩ, mũgwacĩ, mũtwe, rũkũ, ũta, taata (“my aunt”), Kariũki (“man's name”), etc. Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 3 with a monosyllabic stem, together with rũkũ, and so on. (Kiambu) (Limuru) As for Tonal Class, Yukawa (1981) classifies this term into a group including baba, guka, gũtũ, mũguĩ, mũtwe, nyamũ, ruo, rũhĩ (pl. hĩ), rũkũ (pl. ngũ), taata (“my aunt”), ũta (pl. mota), ũthiũ (pl. mothiũ), and so on. === Noun === iru class 5 (plural maru) knee ==== Derived terms ==== (Proverbs) nyama ya mbũri ndiunagwo na iru === References === “iru” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary. Oxford: Clarendon Press. == Old Saxon == === Alternative forms === ira iro ire === Etymology === From Proto-Germanic *hiz. === Pronoun === iru her ==== Declension ==== == Ternate == === Etymology === Ultimately from Old Javanese irus (“ladle made of a half coconut-shell”). Cognate with Tobelo iruhu (“id”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈ(ʔ)i.ru/ === Noun === iru spoon, ladle, especially one made from a coconut shell === References === Rika Hayami-Allen (2001), A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh == Yoruba == === Alternative forms === urú (Ekiti) === Etymology 1 === ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ī.ɾú/ ==== Noun ==== irú type, kind, sort Synonym: ríṣi Irú ẹja wo leléyìí? ― Which type of fish is this? breed Synonym: ẹ̀yà ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === Cognate with Igala úlú, probably derived from Proto-Yoruboid *ú-lú ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ī.ɾú/ ==== Noun ==== irú seed Synonym: irúgbìn ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 3 === From Clipping of irúgbàá, ultimately from irú (“seed”) +‎ ìgbá (“the tree Parkia biglobosa”), literally “seed of the Parkia biglobosa”. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ī.ɾú/ ==== Noun ==== irú fermented locust beans used in cooking. Synonyms: irúgbàá, irúgbàá àbàtà ===== Derived terms ===== ẹlẹ́nu irú ===== Descendants ===== → English: iru === Etymology 4 === ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ī.ɾù/ ==== Noun ==== irù tsetse fly === Etymology 5 === See Urhobo úrhúrhu ==== Alternative forms ==== ùrù (Ekiti) ùù (Ondo) ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ì.ɾù/ ==== Noun ==== ìrù tail ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 6 === ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ì.ɾú/ ==== Noun ==== ìrú loyalty, allegiance; especially to a higher authority strenuous effort or labor Synonym: ìlàkàkà