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huru

See also: Huru, HUR-u, and hůru

Lower Sorbian

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Noun

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huru

  1. accusative singular of hura
  2. instrumental singular of hura

Maori

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Polynesian, from Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bulu; compare Malay bulu.

Noun

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huru (used in the reduplicated form huruhuru)

  1. hair

Etymology 2

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From Proto-Polynesian, from Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *suluq; compare Malay suluh.

Verb

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huru

  1. to glow

References

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  • “huru” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.

Middle English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old English huru.

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Adverb

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huru

  1. especially, particularly; much less; ~ and ~, ~ thinge, especially
  2. at least; in any case
    • 1175, The Holy Rood:
      Ðe leᵹ wæs huru feowertiᵹ fæðmæ heh.
      The glade was at least 40 fathoms.
  3. truly, certainly, indeed
  4. even

Old English

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Etymology

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Of obscure origin, perhaps related to Proto-Germanic *hwar (“where”). Compare Swedish huru (“how”).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈxuː.ru/, [ˈhuː.ru]

Adverb

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hūru

  1. anyway, at any rate, in any case
  2. 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.'
  3. yet, however
  4. especially
    Ðæt dēah tō ǣlcum and hūru tō dēopun dolgum.
    It is good for all, and especially for deep wounds.

Descendants

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  • Middle English: hūre, hūru

References

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  1. ^ "hure, adv." OED Online.

Polish

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “compare hurma”)

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Interjection

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huru

  1. (Lasovia, often repeated) used to imitate the buzzing of bees; buzz

Further reading

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  • Oskar Kolberg (1865) “huru”, in Lud. Jego zwyczaje, sposób życia, mowa, podania, przysłowia, obrzędy, gusła, zabawy, pieśni, muzyka i tańce. Serya II. Sandomierskie (in Polish), page 262

Sranan Tongo

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Dutch hoer.

Noun

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huru

  1. whore, prostitute

Verb

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huru

  1. to have sexual relations with more than one person

Sundanese

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Verb

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huru (Sundanese script ᮠᮥᮛᮥ)

  1. to burn

Swahili

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Etymology

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From Arabic حُرّ (ḥurr, “free”).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Adjective

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huru (invariable)

  1. free, liberated

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Noun

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huru class V (plural mahuru class VI)

  1. freedman, manumitted slave

References

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  1. ^ Baldi, Sergio (2020 November 30) Dictionary of Arabic Loanwords in the Languages of Central and East Africa (Handbuch der Orientalistik; Erste Abteilung: Der Nahe und der Mittlere Osten; 145), Leiden • Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 70 Nr. 615

Swedish

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Etymology

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From Old Swedish hwaru, from a dative form of Old Norse hvar (“where”), see also var, Icelandic hvernug, Danish hvor.

Adverb

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huru (not comparable)

  1. (archaic) how

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Tataltepec Chatino

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish burro.

Noun

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huru

  1. donkey

References

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  • 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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