araru

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English[edit]

Noun[edit]

araru (uncountable)

  1. arrowroot (Maranta arundinacea)

Karajá[edit]

Noun[edit]

araru

  1. men's speech form of kararu

References[edit]

  • Michael Dunn, Gender determined dialect variation, in The Expression of Gender (edited by Greville G. Corbett)

Tagalog[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from English arrowroot, from Lokono aru-aru (literally meal of meals).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

ararú (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜇᜇᜓ)

  1. arrowroot

Further reading[edit]

Tausug[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Akin to Tagalog araro.

Noun[edit]

araru

  1. plow
    Synonym: badja'