meru

== Asturian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈmeɾu/ [ˈme.ɾu] Rhymes: -eɾu Syllabification: me‧ru === Etymology 1 === From Latin merus. ==== Adjective ==== meru m sg (feminine singular mera, neuter singular mero, masculine plural meros, feminine plural meres) the very same === Etymology 2 === Probably back-formation from merín. ==== Adjective ==== meru m sg (feminine singular mera, neuter singular mero, masculine plural meros, feminine plural meres) "a type of sheep" (probably merino) === Etymology 3 === Cf. Catalan, Galician and Spanish mero. ==== Alternative forms ==== meiru (Western) grouper (fish) === References === “meru”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1st edition, Academy of the Asturian Language [Asturian: Academia de la Llingua Asturiana], 2000, →ISBN García Arias, Xosé Lluis (2002–2004), “meru”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (overall work in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN == Balinese == === Noun === meru alternative spelling of méru == Dumbea == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /mar̃ù/ === Noun === meru dog === References === Leenhardt, M. (1946), Langues et dialectes de l'Austro-Mèlanèsie. Cited in: "ⁿDuᵐbea" in Greenhill, S.J., Blust, R., & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271–283. Shintani, T.L.A. & Païta, Y. (1990), Dictionnaire de la langue de Païta, Nouméa: Sociéte d'etudes historiques de Nouvelle-Calédonie. Cited in: "Drubea" in Greenhill, S.J., Blust, R., & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271–283. == Indonesian == === Etymology === From Javanese méru (ꦩꦺꦫꦸ) and Balinese méru, from Old Javanese meru, from Sanskrit मेरु (meru). === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈmeru/ [ˈme.ru] Rhymes: -eru Syllabification: me‧ru === Noun === méru (plural meru-meru) Mount Meru: the sacred five-peaked mountain of Hindu, Jain, and Buddhist cosmology and is considered to be the center of all the physical, metaphysical and spiritual universes Meru tower: the principal shrine of a Balinese temple, a wooden, pagoda-like structure with a masonry base, a wooden chamber and multi-tiered thatched roofs triangular decoration as a symbol of the divine being === Further reading === “meru”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Japanese == === Romanization === meru Rōmaji transcription of める == Javanese == === Romanization === meru romanization of ꦩꦺꦫꦸ == Old English == === Adjective === meru alternative form of mearu == Old Javanese == === Etymology === From Sanskrit मेरु (meru). === Noun === meru (literately) mountain. Synonyms: acala, adri, arga, giri, gotra, gunuṅ, meru, naga, pārśwa, parwata, śaila, śikha, wukir centre of the world pagoda-like building in the temple compound. ==== Descendants ==== Javanese: méru → Balinese: méru == Old Tupi == === Alternative forms === mberu === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *meru. Cognate with Mbya Guarani mberu. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [mɛˈɾu] Rhymes: -u Hyphenation: me‧ru === Noun === meru (?) fly (any insect in the suborder Brachycera) (strictly) New World screwworm fly (Cochliomyia hominivorax) ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Nheengatu: merú → Brazilian Portuguese: biru === References === == Tobati == === Etymology === Ulltimately from Portuguese milho. === Noun === meru corn === Further reading === Buku Ajar Bahasa Tobati Bagi Pemula [Tobati Language Guide for Beginners] (in Indonesian), Jayapura: Dinas Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Kota Jayapura, 2018