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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From the sounds (r, u̯, K, i̯) which triggered the change. The law is stated as a mnemonic rule because the word руки (ruki) means “hands” in Russian.
Noun[edit]
ruki (uncountable)
- (phonology) A sound change that took place in the satem branches of the Indo-European language family, and according to which an original *s changed to *š after the consonants *r, *k, *g, *gʰ and the semi-vowels *w (*u̯) and *y (*i̯).
Anagrams[edit]
Lower Sorbian[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
ruki
- genitive singular of ruka
- nominative plural of ruka
- accusative plural of ruka
Ternate[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
ruki
- (intransitive) to spin
Conjugation[edit]
| Conjugation of ruki | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Inclusive | Exclusive | |||
| 1st | toruki | foruki | miruki | |
| 2nd | noruki | niruki | ||
| 3rd | Masculine | oruki | iruki, yoruki† | |
| Feminine | moruki | |||
| Neuter | iruki | |||
| † - archaic | ||||
Etymology 2[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
ruki
- (transitive) to line, to mark with a line
Conjugation[edit]
| Conjugation of ruki | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Inclusive | Exclusive | |||
| 1st | toruki | foruki | miruki | |
| 2nd | noruki | niruki | ||
| 3rd | Masculine | oruki | iruki, yoruki† | |
| Feminine | moruki | |||
| Neuter | iruki | |||
| † - archaic | ||||
References[edit]
- Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh