huru
Lower Sorbian edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
huru
Maori edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Proto-Polynesian, from Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bulu; compare Malay bulu.
Noun edit
huru (used in the reduplicated form huruhuru)
Etymology 2 edit
From Proto-Polynesian, from Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *suluq; compare Malay suluh.
Verb edit
huru
- to glow
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Middle English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old English huru.
Pronunciation edit
Adverb edit
huru
- especially, particularly; much less; ~ and ~, ~ thinge, especially
- at least; in any case
- 1175, The Holy Rood:
- Ðe leᵹ wæs huru feowertiᵹ fæðmæ heh.
- The glade was at least 40 fathoms.
- truly, certainly, indeed
- even
Old English edit
Etymology edit
Of obscure origin, perhaps related to Proto-Germanic *hwar (“where”). Compare Swedish huru (“how”).[1]
Pronunciation edit
Adverb edit
hūru
- anyway, at any rate, in any case
- certainly, at least, indeed
- hūru fīftēne mīla brād ― at least fifteen miles broad
- ne hūru on hǣðene lēode ― certainly not to a heathen nation
- late 10th century, Ælfric, "De libro regum"
- Clypiað git hluddor uncuð þeah þe he slæpe þæt he huru aƿacnige and eoƿ ƿið spræce
- 'Cry ye yet louder, peradventure he sleepeth, that he may at least awaken and answer unto you.'
- yet, however
- especially
- Ðæt dēah tō ǣlcum and hūru tō dēopun dolgum.
- It is good for all, and especially for deep wounds.
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huru
Sundanese edit
Romanization edit
huru
- Romanization of ᮠᮥᮛᮥ
Swahili edit
Etymology edit
From Arabic حُرّ (ḥurr, “free”).
Pronunciation edit
Audio (Kenya): (file)
Adjective edit
huru (invariable)
Derived terms edit
Noun edit
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Swedish hwaru, from a dative form of Old Norse hvar (“where”), see also var, Icelandic hvernug, Danish hvor.
Adverb edit
huru (not comparable)
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Tataltepec Chatino edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
huru
References edit
- Pride, Leslie, Pride, Kitty (1970) Vocabulario chatino de Tataltepec. Castellano-chatino, chatino-castellano (Serie de vocabularios indígenas Mariano Silva y Aceves; 15)[1] (in Spanish), México, D.F.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, pages 8, 57
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