haru

See also: Haru

Estonian

Noun

haru (genitive haru, partitive haru)

  1. branch (part of a tree or bush)
  2. branch (part of an organization, academic field, etc.)

Declension

Declension of haru (ÕS type 17/elu, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative haru harud
accusative nom.
gen. haru
genitive harude
partitive haru harusid
illative harru
harusse
harudesse
inessive harus harudes
elative harust harudest
allative harule harudele
adessive harul harudel
ablative harult harudelt
translative haruks harudeks
terminative haruni harudeni
essive haruna harudena
abessive haruta harudeta
comitative haruga harudega

Further reading

  • haru”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009
  • haru in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)

Japanese

Romanization

haru

  1. Rōmaji transcription of はる

Middle English

Noun

haru

  1. alternative form of harwe

Nǀuu

Verb

haru

  1. to be far
    ǀʻHoba ke harua.
    The grave is far away.

Adverb

haru

  1. far
    ǀQhuisi ke zeqea haru.
    The bird flies far.

References

  • Shah, S. & Brenzinger, M. (2016). Ouma Geelmeid ke kx’u ǁxaǁxa Nǀuu. Cape Town: CALDi, University of Cape Town.
  • Sands, Bonny & Jones, Kerry & Esau, Katrina & Collins, Chris & Witzlack-Makarevich, Alena & Job, Sylvanus & Miller, Amanda & Steyn, Betta & Zaanen, Menno & Namaseb, Levi & Berg, Dietloff & Mantzel, Dotty & Damarah, Willem & Snyman, Claudia & Wyk, David & Brugman, Johanna & Exter, Mats & Vaalbooi, Antjie & Westhuizen, Mietjie. (2022). Nǀuuki Namagowab Afrikaans English ǂXoakiǂxanisi/Mîdi di ǂKhanis/Woordeboek/Dictionary.

Old High German

Etymology

Akin to the noun hār (hair).

Noun

haru m

  1. flax

Polish

Etymology

From harować +‎ -u.

Pronunciation

Interjection

haru

  1. (Lasovia, often repeated) used when someone is working much or cleaning a house

Further reading

  • Oskar Kolberg (1865) “haru”, in Lud. Jego zwyczaje, sposób życia, mowa, podania, przysłowia, obrzędy, gusła, zabawy, pieśni, muzyka i tańce. Serya II. Sandomierskie (in Polish), page 262

Swedish

Phrase

haru

  1. (colloquial) Pronunciation spelling of "har du" (have you).