See also: Taru, тару, and TARU

Estonian

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Etymology

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Most likely from Proto-Baltic *trav-, compare Latvian drava and Lithuanian dravis. Alternatively the same root as in tare (farmhouse).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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taru (genitive taru, partitive taru)

  1. beehive

Declension

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Declension of taru (ÕS type 17/elu, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative taru tarud
accusative nom.
gen. taru
genitive tarude
partitive taru tarusid
illative tarru
tarusse
tarudesse
inessive tarus tarudes
elative tarust tarudest
allative tarule tarudele
adessive tarul tarudel
ablative tarult tarudelt
translative taruks tarudeks
terminative taruni tarudeni
essive taruna tarudena
abessive taruta tarudeta
comitative taruga tarudega

Further reading

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  • taru”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009
  • taru”, in [ÕS] Eesti õigekeelsussõnaraamat ÕS 2018 [Estonian Spelling Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2018, →ISBN
  • taru in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)

Finnish

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Etymology

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tar- +‎ -u, probably from the same root as dialectal tarista (to talk, tell stories), which is of onomatopoeic origin. Adapted to modern meanings by Finnish postmaster, author and translator Otto Tandefelt in 1836, probably with some inspiration from tarina.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈtɑru/, [ˈt̪ɑ̝ru]
  • Rhymes: -ɑru
  • Syllabification(key): ta‧ru

Noun

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taru

  1. epic, saga
  2. fiction, false
  3. legend, myth
    Se mitä hän sanoi on tarua.
    What he said is fiction.

Declension

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Inflection of taru (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative taru tarut
genitive tarun tarujen
partitive tarua taruja
illative taruun taruihin
singular plural
nominative taru tarut
accusative nom. taru tarut
gen. tarun
genitive tarun tarujen
partitive tarua taruja
inessive tarussa taruissa
elative tarusta taruista
illative taruun taruihin
adessive tarulla taruilla
ablative tarulta taruilta
allative tarulle taruille
essive taruna taruina
translative taruksi taruiksi
abessive tarutta taruitta
instructive taruin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of taru (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative taruni taruni
accusative nom. taruni taruni
gen. taruni
genitive taruni tarujeni
partitive taruani tarujani
inessive tarussani taruissani
elative tarustani taruistani
illative taruuni taruihini
adessive tarullani taruillani
ablative tarultani taruiltani
allative tarulleni taruilleni
essive tarunani taruinani
translative tarukseni taruikseni
abessive taruttani taruittani
instructive
comitative taruineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative tarusi tarusi
accusative nom. tarusi tarusi
gen. tarusi
genitive tarusi tarujesi
partitive taruasi tarujasi
inessive tarussasi taruissasi
elative tarustasi taruistasi
illative taruusi taruihisi
adessive tarullasi taruillasi
ablative tarultasi taruiltasi
allative tarullesi taruillesi
essive tarunasi taruinasi
translative taruksesi taruiksesi
abessive taruttasi taruittasi
instructive
comitative taruinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative tarumme tarumme
accusative nom. tarumme tarumme
gen. tarumme
genitive tarumme tarujemme
partitive taruamme tarujamme
inessive tarussamme taruissamme
elative tarustamme taruistamme
illative taruumme taruihimme
adessive tarullamme taruillamme
ablative tarultamme taruiltamme
allative tarullemme taruillemme
essive tarunamme taruinamme
translative taruksemme taruiksemme
abessive taruttamme taruittamme
instructive
comitative taruinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative tarunne tarunne
accusative nom. tarunne tarunne
gen. tarunne
genitive tarunne tarujenne
partitive taruanne tarujanne
inessive tarussanne taruissanne
elative tarustanne taruistanne
illative taruunne taruihinne
adessive tarullanne taruillanne
ablative tarultanne taruiltanne
allative tarullenne taruillenne
essive tarunanne taruinanne
translative taruksenne taruiksenne
abessive taruttanne taruittanne
instructive
comitative taruinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative tarunsa tarunsa
accusative nom. tarunsa tarunsa
gen. tarunsa
genitive tarunsa tarujensa
partitive taruaan
taruansa
tarujaan
tarujansa
inessive tarussaan
tarussansa
taruissaan
taruissansa
elative tarustaan
tarustansa
taruistaan
taruistansa
illative taruunsa taruihinsa
adessive tarullaan
tarullansa
taruillaan
taruillansa
ablative tarultaan
tarultansa
taruiltaan
taruiltansa
allative tarulleen
tarullensa
taruilleen
taruillensa
essive tarunaan
tarunansa
taruinaan
taruinansa
translative tarukseen
taruksensa
taruikseen
taruiksensa
abessive taruttaan
taruttansa
taruittaan
taruittansa
instructive
comitative taruineen
taruinensa

Derived terms

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compounds

Further reading

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Anagrams

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Hausa

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /táː.ɽúː/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [táː.ɽúː]

Noun

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tārū m (plural tārunā̀, possessed form tārun)

  1. large fishing net

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Romanization

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taru

  1. Rōmaji transcription of たる

Maori

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Etymology

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From Proto-Polynesian *talu, from Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *talun, from Proto-Austronesian *CaluN.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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taru

  1. weed, grass; small vegetation

References

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

Pali

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Sanskrit तरु (taru).

Noun

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taru m

  1. tree
    Synonym: rukkha

Declension

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References

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  • Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “taru”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead