karu

• IPA^(key): [karu]

karu

1. two

• Leenhardt, M. (1935) Vocabulaire et grammaire de la langue Houaïlou, Paris: Institut d'ethnologie. Cited in: "Houaïlou" in Greenhill, S.J., Blust, R., & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271–283.
• Leenhardt, M. (1946) Langues et dialectes de l'Austro-Mèlanèsie. Cited in: "Ajiø" in Greenhill, S.J., Blust, R., & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271–283.

From Proto-Finnic *karhu.

karu (genitive karu, partitive karu)

1. bear

Declension of karu (ÕS type 17/elu, no gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		karu	karud
accusative	nom.
	gen.	karu
genitive			karude
partitive		karu	karusid
illative		karru karusse	karudesse
inessive		karus	karudes
elative		karust	karudest
allative		karule	karudele
adessive		karul	karudel
ablative		karult	karudelt
translative		karuks	karudeks
terminative		karuni	karudeni
essive		karuna	karudena
abessive		karuta	karudeta
comitative		karuga	karudega

• jääkaru

From Proto-Finnic *karu (compare Karelian karu, Ludian karu).

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑru/, [ˈkɑ̝ru]
• Rhymes: -ɑru
• Syllabification^(key): ka‧ru

karu (comparative karumpi, superlative karuin)

1. unfertile, barren, bare (such as of land)
2. barren, stark
3. austere, harsh

Inflection of karu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		karu	karut
genitive		karun	karujen
partitive		karua	karuja
illative		karuun	karuihin
		singular	plural
nominative		karu	karut
accusative	nom.	karu	karut
	gen.	karun
genitive		karun	karujen
partitive		karua	karuja
inessive		karussa	karuissa
elative		karusta	karuista
illative		karuun	karuihin
adessive		karulla	karuilla
ablative		karulta	karuilta
allative		karulle	karuille
essive		karuna	karuina
translative		karuksi	karuiksi
abessive		karutta	karuitta
instructive		—	karuin
comitative		—	karuine

Possessive forms of karu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative karuni karuni accusative nom. karuni karuni gen. karuni genitive karuni karujeni partitive karuani karujani inessive karussani karuissani elative karustani karuistani illative karuuni karuihini adessive karullani karuillani ablative karultani karuiltani allative karulleni karuilleni essive karunani karuinani translative karukseni karuikseni abessive karuttani karuittani instructive — — comitative — karuineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative karusi karusi accusative nom. karusi karusi gen. karusi genitive karusi karujesi partitive karuasi karujasi inessive karussasi karuissasi elative karustasi karuistasi illative karuusi karuihisi adessive karullasi karuillasi ablative karultasi karuiltasi allative karullesi karuillesi essive karunasi karuinasi translative karuksesi karuiksesi abessive karuttasi karuittasi instructive — — comitative — karuinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative karumme karumme accusative nom. karumme karumme gen. karumme genitive karumme karujemme partitive karuamme karujamme inessive karussamme karuissamme elative karustamme karuistamme illative karuumme karuihimme adessive karullamme karuillamme ablative karultamme karuiltamme allative karullemme karuillemme essive karunamme karuinamme translative karuksemme karuiksemme abessive karuttamme karuittamme instructive — — comitative — karuinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative karunne karunne accusative nom. karunne karunne gen. karunne genitive karunne karujenne partitive karuanne karujanne inessive karussanne karuissanne elative karustanne karuistanne illative karuunne karuihinne adessive karullanne karuillanne ablative karultanne karuiltanne allative karullenne karuillenne essive karunanne karuinanne translative karuksenne karuiksenne abessive karuttanne karuittanne instructive — — comitative — karuinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative karunsa karunsa accusative nom. karunsa karunsa gen. karunsa genitive karunsa karujensa partitive karuaan karuansa karujaan karujansa inessive karussaan karussansa karuissaan karuissansa elative karustaan karustansa karuistaan karuistansa illative karuunsa karuihinsa adessive karullaan karullansa karuillaan karuillansa ablative karultaan karultansa karuiltaan karuiltansa allative karulleen karullensa karuilleen karuillensa essive karunaan karunansa karuinaan karuinansa translative karukseen karuksensa karuikseen karuiksensa abessive karuttaan karuttansa karuittaan karuittansa instructive — — comitative — karuineen karuinensa

• “karu”, 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 2023-07-02

• kura

karu

1. child

• Gurindji language words from the 50 words project from the Research Unit for Indigenous Language at the University of Melbourne. Retrieved 7 November 2024.

karu

1. Rōmaji transcription of かる

• karung

karu

1. sack

• Marian Klamer (1998) A Grammar of Kambera, Berlin, New York: Mouton de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 213

karu

1. devil

karu m

1. inflection of karš:
   1. accusative singular
   2. instrumental/genitive plural

karu

1. first-person singular present indicative of kārt

• IPA^(key): /ˈkaru/

karu

1. accusative/instrumental singular of kara

karu

1. eye

   E ai ki ngā kōrero i whakapurua e Te Whānau-a-Apanui ngā karu o te papa angaanga o tana matua, o Te Pori-o-te-rangi, ki te harare pūwhero.

   It is said that Te Whānau-a-Apanui plugged up the eye sockets of the skull of her father, Te Pori-o-te-rangi, with red sealing wax.

2. spongy matter around the seeds of a gourd

Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *kaʔru, from *kar- (“thing”) +‎ *ʔu (“to eat”), literally “to eat things”.^[1][2]

Cognate with Awetí kat-ʔu, Guaraní karu.

• IPA^(key): /kaˈɾu/
• Rhymes: -u
• Hyphenation: ka‧ru

karu (possessable)

1. consumption (the act of eating)
2. meal; repast (food served or eaten)
3. overeating (the act of eating to excess)

karu (noun form karu)

1. gluttonous (prone to overeating)

karu (first-person singular active indicative akaru, first-person singular negative active indicative n'akaruî, first-person singular gerund gûikarûabo, noun karu) (intransitive)

1. to eat

   Near-synonym: 'u (transitive)

2. to graze (to eat grass from a pasture)

• Nheengatu: karú

• Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “karu”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil [Dictionary of Old Tupi: The Classical Indigenous Language of Brazil] (overall work in Portuguese), São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 222, column 2

• caro (Aruba)

From Portuguese caro and Spanish caro, ultimately from Latin carus

karu

1. expensive, costly, pricey

   Mi gusta e kas aki, pero e ta muchu karu.

   I like this house, but it's too expensive.

karu

1. seed

From Proto-Finnic *karhu.

• (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA^(key): /ˈkɑru/, [ˈkɑru]
• Rhymes: -ɑru
• Hyphenation: ka‧ru

karu

1. bear

Declension of karu (type II/võrkko, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	karu	karud
genitive	karu	karujõ, karui
partitive	karrua	karuitõ, karui
illative	karrusõ, karru	karuisõ
inessive	karuz	karuiz
elative	karussõ	karuissõ
allative	karulõ	karuilõ
adessive	karullõ	karuillõ
ablative	karultõ	karuiltõ
translative	karussi	karuissi
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the terminative is formed by adding the suffix -ssaa to the short illative (sg) or the genitive. ***) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka to the genitive.

• Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn