See also: ránu and rånü

Dusun Deyah

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *daNum.

Noun

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ranu

  1. water

Finnish

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Etymology

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Clipping of ranskanperuna +‎ -u

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈrɑnu/, [ˈrɑ̝nu]
  • Rhymes: -ɑnu
  • Syllabification(key): ra‧nu
  • Hyphenation(key): ra‧nu

Noun

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ranu (informal)

  1. french fry, fry, chip (strip of deep-fried potato that has been cut into strips)

Declension

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Inflection of ranu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative ranu ranut
genitive ranun ranujen
partitive ranua ranuja
illative ranuun ranuihin
singular plural
nominative ranu ranut
accusative nom. ranu ranut
gen. ranun
genitive ranun ranujen
partitive ranua ranuja
inessive ranussa ranuissa
elative ranusta ranuista
illative ranuun ranuihin
adessive ranulla ranuilla
ablative ranulta ranuilta
allative ranulle ranuille
essive ranuna ranuina
translative ranuksi ranuiksi
abessive ranutta ranuitta
instructive ranuin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of ranu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative ranuni ranuni
accusative nom. ranuni ranuni
gen. ranuni
genitive ranuni ranujeni
partitive ranuani ranujani
inessive ranussani ranuissani
elative ranustani ranuistani
illative ranuuni ranuihini
adessive ranullani ranuillani
ablative ranultani ranuiltani
allative ranulleni ranuilleni
essive ranunani ranuinani
translative ranukseni ranuikseni
abessive ranuttani ranuittani
instructive
comitative ranuineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative ranusi ranusi
accusative nom. ranusi ranusi
gen. ranusi
genitive ranusi ranujesi
partitive ranuasi ranujasi
inessive ranussasi ranuissasi
elative ranustasi ranuistasi
illative ranuusi ranuihisi
adessive ranullasi ranuillasi
ablative ranultasi ranuiltasi
allative ranullesi ranuillesi
essive ranunasi ranuinasi
translative ranuksesi ranuiksesi
abessive ranuttasi ranuittasi
instructive
comitative ranuinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative ranumme ranumme
accusative nom. ranumme ranumme
gen. ranumme
genitive ranumme ranujemme
partitive ranuamme ranujamme
inessive ranussamme ranuissamme
elative ranustamme ranuistamme
illative ranuumme ranuihimme
adessive ranullamme ranuillamme
ablative ranultamme ranuiltamme
allative ranullemme ranuillemme
essive ranunamme ranuinamme
translative ranuksemme ranuiksemme
abessive ranuttamme ranuittamme
instructive
comitative ranuinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative ranunne ranunne
accusative nom. ranunne ranunne
gen. ranunne
genitive ranunne ranujenne
partitive ranuanne ranujanne
inessive ranussanne ranuissanne
elative ranustanne ranuistanne
illative ranuunne ranuihinne
adessive ranullanne ranuillanne
ablative ranultanne ranuiltanne
allative ranullenne ranuillenne
essive ranunanne ranuinanne
translative ranuksenne ranuiksenne
abessive ranuttanne ranuittanne
instructive
comitative ranuinenne

Hiri Motu

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Etymology

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From Motu ranu, from Proto-Oceanic [Term?], from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *danum, from Proto-Austronesian *daNum.

Noun

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ranu

  1. water

References

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  • Comparative Austronesian Dictionary
  • Riall W. Nolan, Bushwalking in Papua New Guinea (1983), page 133

Javanese

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Noun

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ranu

  1. lake

Malagasy

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Etymology

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Ultimately from Proto-Austronesian *daNum.

Noun

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ranu

  1. (Bushi) water

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Maori

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Etymology

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Related to nanu (mixed, jumbled, indistinct, incoherent).[1] (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

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ranu

  1. to mix

Noun

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ranu

  1. mixture

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Tregear, Edward (1891) Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary[1], Wellington, New Zealand: Lyon and Blair, pages 389-90

Further reading

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

Motu

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Etymology

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From Proto-Oceanic [Term?], from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *danum, from Proto-Austronesian *daNum.

Noun

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ranu

  1. water

References

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  • A Comparative Vocabulary of the Dialects of British New Guinea (1895)
  • Blust's Comparative Austronesian Dictionary

Polish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈra.nu/
  • Rhymes: -anu
  • Syllabification: ra‧nu

Noun

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ranu n

  1. dative singular of rano

Serbo-Croatian

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Adjective

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ranu

  1. inflection of ran:
    1. indefinite masculine/neuter dative/locative singular
    2. feminine accusative singular

Noun

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ranu (Cyrillic spelling рану)

  1. accusative singular of rana

Wuvulu-Aua

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Etymology

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Ultimately from Proto-Austronesian *daNum.

Noun

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ranu

  1. (Aua) water

References

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  • Comparative Austronesian Dictionary
  • Proto Oceanic and the Austronesian Languages of Western Melanesia (1988): POC *dranum 'water' > PAd *dranu > Aua ranu, Wuvulu xanu