ranu

See also: ránu and rånü

Dusun Deyah

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Austronesian *daNum.

Noun

ranu

  1. water

Finnish

Etymology

Clipping of ranskanperuna +‎ -u

Pronunciation

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

Noun

ranu (informal)

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

Declension

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
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative ranunsa ranunsa
accusative nom. ranunsa ranunsa
gen. ranunsa
genitive ranunsa ranujensa
partitive ranuaan
ranuansa 		ranujaan
ranujansa
inessive ranussaan
ranussansa 		ranuissaan
ranuissansa
elative ranustaan
ranustansa 		ranuistaan
ranuistansa
illative ranuunsa ranuihinsa
adessive ranullaan
ranullansa 		ranuillaan
ranuillansa
ablative ranultaan
ranultansa 		ranuiltaan
ranuiltansa
allative ranulleen
ranullensa 		ranuilleen
ranuillensa
essive ranunaan
ranunansa 		ranuinaan
ranuinansa
translative ranukseen
ranuksensa 		ranuikseen
ranuiksensa
abessive ranuttaan
ranuttansa 		ranuittaan
ranuittansa
instructive — —
comitative — ranuineen
ranuinensa

Hiri Motu

Etymology

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

Noun

ranu

  1. water

References

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

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Javanese ꦫꦤꦸ (ranu, “lake”), from Old Javanese ranu (“lake; pond”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *danum, from Proto-Austronesian *daNum.

Pronunciation

Noun

ranu (plural ranu-ranu)

  1. lake
    Synonym: danau

Further reading

Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Javanese ranu (“lake; pond”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *danum, from Proto-Austronesian *daNum.

Noun

ranu

  1. lake

Descendants

  • → Indonesian: ranu

Malagasy

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Austronesian *daNum.

Noun

ranu

  1. (Bushi) water

References

Maori

Etymology

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

ranu

  1. to mix

Noun

ranu

  1. mixture

Derived terms

  • whakaranu
  • whāranu

References

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

Further reading

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

Motu

Etymology

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

Noun

ranu

  1. water

References

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

Polish

Pronunciation

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

Noun

ranu n

  1. dative singular of rano

Serbo-Croatian

Adjective

ranu (Cyrillic spelling рану)

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

Noun

ranu (Cyrillic spelling рану)

  1. accusative singular of rana

Wuvulu-Aua

Etymology

Ultimately from Proto-Austronesian *daNum.

Noun

ranu

  1. (Aua) water

References

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