taru

See also: Taru, тару, and TARU

Estonian

Etymology

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

Noun

taru (genitive taru, partitive taru)

1. beehive

Declension

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

• “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

Etymology

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

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

Noun

taru

1. epic, saga
2. fiction, false
3. legend, myth

   Se mitä hän sanoi on tarua.

   What he said is fiction.

Declension

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

• tarumainen
• tarusto

 

compounds

• fantasiataru
• jumalaistaru
• jumaltaru
• kansantaru
• luomistaru
• muinaistaru
• pyhimystaru
• sankaritaru
• taruaihe
• taruaiheinen
• tarueläin
• taruhahmo
• taruhenkilö
• tarunhohteinen
• tarunhohtoinen
• tarunomainen
• taruolento
• tarusankari

 

Further reading

• “taru”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

Anagrams

• urat

Hausa

Pronunciation

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

Noun

tārū m (plural tārunā̀, possessed form tārun)

1. large fishing net

See also

• koma

Japanese

Romanization

taru

1. Rōmaji transcription of たる

Maori

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈta.ru/

Noun

taru

1. weed, grass; small vegetation

References

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

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀢𑀭𑀼 (Brahmi script)
• तरु (Devanagari script)
• তরু (Bengali script)
• තරු (Sinhalese script)
• တရု (Burmese script)
• ตรุ or ตะรุ (Thai script)
• ᨲᩁᩩ (Tai Tham script)
• ຕຣຸ or ຕະຣຸ (Lao script)
• តរុ (Khmer script)
• 𑄖𑄢𑄪 (Chakma script)

Etymology

From Sanskrit तरु (taru).

Noun

taru m

1. tree

   Synonym: rukkha

Declension

Declension table of "taru" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	taru	taravo or tarū
Accusative (second)	taruṃ	taravo or tarū
Instrumental (third)	tarunā	tarūhi or tarūbhi
Dative (fourth)	tarussa or taruno	tarūnaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	tarusmā or tarumhā	tarūhi or tarūbhi
Genitive (sixth)	tarussa or taruno	tarūnaṃ
Locative (seventh)	tarusmiṃ or tarumhi	tarūsu
Vocative (calling)	taru	tarave or taravo

References

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