taru

== Estonian == === Etymology === Most likely from Proto-Baltic *trav-, compare Latvian drava and Lithuanian dravis. Alternatively the same root as in tare (“farmhouse”). === Pronunciation === === Noun === taru (genitive taru, partitive taru) beehive ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “taru”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009 “taru”, in [ÕS] Eesti õigekeelsussõnaraamat ÕS 2018 [Estonian Spelling Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2018, →ISBN taru in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut) == Finnish == === Etymology === tar- +‎ -u, probably from the same root as dialectal tarista (“to talk, tell stories”), which is of onomatopoeic origin. Adapted to modern meanings by Finnish postmaster, author and translator Otto Tandefelt in 1836, probably with some inspiration from tarina. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtɑru/, [ˈt̪ɑ̝ru] Rhymes: -ɑru Syllabification(key): ta‧ru Hyphenation(key): ta‧ru === Noun === taru epic, saga, legend, myth fiction (stories using invented or imaginative writing, instead of real facts; verbal or written account that is not based on actual events) fable, story, tale ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === References === === Further reading === “taru”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023 === Anagrams === urat == Hausa == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /táː.ɽúː/ (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [táː.ɽúː] === Noun === tārū m (plural tārunā̀, possessed form tārun) large fishing net ==== See also ==== koma == Japanese == === Romanization === taru Rōmaji transcription of たる == Māori == === Etymology === From Proto-Polynesian *talu, from Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *talun, from Proto-Austronesian *CaluN. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtaru/ [ˈtɐɾʉ] === Noun === taru weed, grass; small vegetation === References === “taru” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN. == Pali == === Alternative forms === === Etymology === From Sanskrit तरु (taru). === Noun === taru m tree Synonym: rukkha ==== Declension ==== === References === Pali Text Society (1921–1925), “taru”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead