iru

See also: Appendix:Variations of "iru"

English

Etymology

From Yoruba irú.

Noun

iru (uncountable)

1. A West African condiment made from fermented locust beans.

Anagrams

• Rui, URI, Uri, uri

Big Nambas

Big Nambas cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : iru

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *rua, from Proto-Austronesian *duSa. Initial i- is verbal, as with other numbers.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /iru/

Numeral

iru

1. two

References

• Big Nambas Grammar Pacific Linguistics - G.J. Fox

Esperanto

Pronunciation

• Audio

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Verb

iru

1. imperative of iri

Japanese

Romanization

iru

1. Rōmaji transcription of いる

Kikuyu

Etymology

Hinde (1904) records iru as an equivalent of English knee in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu, listing also Kamba iyu as its equivalent.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ìɾǔꜜ/

As for Tonal Class, Armstrong (1940) classifies this term into ɲamo class which includes nyamũ, gũtũ, guka, mũguĩ, mũgwacĩ, mũtwe, rũkũ, ũta, taata (“my aunt”), Kariũki (“man's name”), etc. Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 3 with a monosyllabic stem, together with rũkũ, and so on.

• (Kiambu)

• (Limuru) As for Tonal Class, Yukawa (1981) classifies this term into a group including baba, guka, gũtũ, mũguĩ, mũtwe, nyamũ, ruo, rũhĩ (pl. hĩ), rũkũ (pl. ngũ), taata (“my aunt”), ũta (pl. mota), ũthiũ (pl. mothiũ), and so on.

Noun

iru class 5 (plural maru)

1. knee

Derived terms

(Proverbs)

• nyama ya mbũri ndiunagwo na iru

References

• “iru” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary. Oxford: Clarendon Press.

Old Saxon

Alternative forms

• ira
• iro
• ire

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hiz.

Pronoun

iru

1. her

Declension

Old Saxon personal pronouns

Personal pronouns
Singular	1.	2.	3. m	3. f	3. n
Nominative	ik	thū	hē	siu	it
Accusative	mī, me, mik	thī, thik	ina	sia
Dative	mī	thī	imu	iru	it
Genitive	mīn	thīn	is	ira	is
Dual	1.	2.	-	-	-
Nominative	wit	git	-	-	-
Accusative	unk	ink	-	-	-
Dative
Genitive	unkero, unka	inker, inka	-	-	-
Plural	1.	2.	3. m	3. f	3. n
Nominative	wī, we	gī, ge	sia	sia	siu
Accusative	ūs, unsik	eu, iu, iuu
Dative	ūs		im
Genitive	ūser	euwar, iuwer, iuwar, iuwero, iuwera	iro

Ternate

Etymology

Ultimately from Old Javanese irus (“ladle made of a half coconut-shell”). Cognate with Tobelo iruhu (“id”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈ(ʔ)i.ru/

Noun

iru

1. spoon, ladle, especially one made from a coconut shell

References

• Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

Yoruba

Alternative forms

• urú (Ekiti)

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ī.ɾú/

Noun

irú

1. type, kind, sort

   Synonym: ríṣi

   Irú ẹja wo leléyìí? ― Which type of fish is this?

2. breed

   Synonym: ẹ̀yà

Derived terms

• irúfẹ́
• irúkírú
• onírúurú (“variety”)

 

Etymology 2

Cognate with Igala úlú, probably derived from Proto-Yoruboid *ú-lú

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ī.ɾú/

Noun

irú

1. seed

   Synonym: irúgbìn

Derived terms

• irúgbàá
• irúgbìn (“seed”)
• ìrúlá (“okra seed”)

 

Etymology 3

Irú tí a fi sebẹ̀.

From Clipping of irúgbàá, ultimately from irú (“seed”) +‎ ìgbá (“the tree Parkia biglobosa”), literally “seed of the Parkia biglobosa”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ī.ɾú/

Noun

irú

1. fermented locust beans used in cooking.

   Synonyms: irúgbàá, irúgbàá àbàtà

Derived terms

• ẹlẹ́nu irú

Descendants

• → English: iru

Etymology 4

Irù

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ī.ɾù/

Noun

irù

1. tsetse fly

Etymology 5

Ológbò tó ń lé ìrù òun.

See Urhobo úrhúrhu

Alternative forms

• ùrù (Ekiti)
• ùù (Ondo)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ì.ɾù/

Noun

ìrù

1. tail

Derived terms

• ìrùkẹ̀rẹ̀

 

Etymology 6

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ì.ɾú/

Noun

ìrú

1. loyalty, allegiance; especially to a higher authority
2. strenuous effort or labor

   Synonym: ìlàkàkà