ru

From Dutch ruw, from Middle Dutch ruuch, ru, from Old Dutch *rūh, from Proto-Germanic *rūhwaz. See the Dutch entry for more.

ru (attributive ruwe, comparative ruwer, superlative ruuste)

1. rough

   Synonym: rof

ru

1. red

ru

1. two

• oruwen (ordinal)
• ruche
• rufoch
• rufou
• ruömön
• turu

From Old French ru, riu, from Vulgar Latin rius, from Latin rīvus (“brook, small stream”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rih₂wós, from *h₃reyh₂- (“to flow; to move, set in motion”) + *-wós.

• IPA^(key): /ʁy/

ru m (plural rus)

1. (archaic) small stream

• ruisseau

• fleuve
• rivière

• “ru” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

ru

1. father

ru

1. Rōmaji transcription of る
2. Rōmaji transcription of ル

ru

1. to cry, shed tears

• eru
• ارو‎
• رو‎

Shortened form of eru, from Proto-Malayic *(h)Aru, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *(h)aru, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *(h)aru, from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi *(h)aru, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(q)aʀuhu.

• IPA^(key): /ru/
• Rhymes: -ru, -u

ru (Jawi spelling رو)

1. Alternative form of eru

• cemara / چمارا‎

ru

1. Nonstandard spelling of rú.
2. Nonstandard spelling of rǔ.
3. Nonstandard spelling of rù.

• English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.

Cognate to Mapeo dɔ́ɔ́ ("fall, fall downwards"), Owere dò ("fall (as rain)").

ru

1. to fall (downwards)

• R. Blench, The Benue-Congo languages

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zu˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʐʊw˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ɹʊw˧˧]
• Homophone: du

ru (𠱋)

1. to sing (a baby) to sleep

   hát ru

   to sing a lullaby

From Old Norse rjóðr, from Proto-Germanic *reudaz.

ru

1. Red, ruddy.

• rulett

• rȯuw
• rø