nguru

== Gamilaraay == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ŋuɻu/ === Pronoun === nguru he she === References === (2003) Gamilaraay Yuwaalaraay Yuwaalayaay Dictionary == Igbo == === Alternative forms === ngwuru === Noun === ǹguru residential (walled) compound central area of settlement Coordinate term: ama kindred, family circle === Further reading === Michael J. C. Echeruo (2001), “nguru”, in Igbo-English Dictionary: A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Igbo Language with an English-Igbo Index, Ikeja, Lagos State, Nigeria: Longman Nigeria Plc, →ISBN, page 107 == Kikuyu == === Etymology === Hinde (1904) records ngūrru as an equivalent of English tortoise in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Kamba nguu as its equivalent. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ᵑɡùɾúꜜ/ As for Tonal Class, Armstrong (1940) classifies this term into mbori class which includes mbũri, ikinya (pl. makinya), itimũ, kĩhaato, maguta, mbembe, mũgeka, mũrata, nyaga, ũhoro, riitho, riũa, rũrĩmĩ, Kamau (“man's name”), etc. 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, 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 === nguru class 9/10 (plural nguru) tortoise === References === == Māori == === Etymology === From Proto-Polynesian *ŋulu “to grunt, to rumble” (compare with Rarotongan nguru and ngunguru “to grunt [of pigs], to growl [of dogs]”, Tahitian ʻuʻuru “to growl [of dogs]”, Tongan ngungulu, Samoan gugulu “to groan, to roar”) from Proto-Oceanic *ŋuru “to grunt, to growl” from Proto-Oceanic *kuru “thunder” (compare with Fijian kuru) from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kuʀuq ~ *guʀuq “ibid.” (compare with Malay guruh). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈŋuru/ [ˈŋʉɾʉ] === Verb === nguru to rumble to grunt ==== Derived terms ==== === References === === Further reading === Williams, Herbert William (1917), “nguru”, in A Dictionary of the Maori Language, page 275 “nguru” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN. == Swahili == === Pronunciation === === Noun === nguru class IX (plural nguru class X) kingfish, king mackerel (Scomberomorus cavalla)