"uru" meaning in Maori

See uru in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /u.ru/, [ʉ.ɾʉ]
Etymology: From Proto-Polynesian *qulu, from Proto-Oceanic *qulu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qulu (compare with Malay hulu, Tagalog ulo) from Proto-Austronesian *quluh (“head”). Etymology templates: {{inh|mi|poz-pol-pro|*qulu}} Proto-Polynesian *qulu, {{inh|mi|poz-oce-pro|*qulu}} Proto-Oceanic *qulu, {{inh|mi|poz-pro|*qulu}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qulu, {{cog|ms|hulu}} Malay hulu, {{cog|tl|ulo}} Tagalog ulo, {{inh|mi|map-pro|*quluh|t=head}} Proto-Austronesian *quluh (“head”) Head templates: {{head|mi|noun||{{{pl}}}|head=}} uru, {{mi-noun}} uru
  1. head (in the singular) Synonyms: upoko
    Sense id: en-uru-mi-noun-IhcuYzO5
  2. chief, leader
    Sense id: en-uru-mi-noun-c-5~W2kg
  3. top, upper end
    Sense id: en-uru-mi-noun-9Ct4U~ZJ
  4. point (of a weapon, etc.)
    Sense id: en-uru-mi-noun-SJHtKKKI
  5. hair (of the head, in the plural)
    Sense id: en-uru-mi-noun-CP7R91sJ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /u.ru/, [ʉ.ɾʉ]
Etymology: From Proto-Eastern Polynesian *uru (“southwesterly wind”); perhaps originally a semantic extension of Etymology 1. No words for the cardinal directions can be unambiguously reconstructed for Proto-Polynesian, as there would be little use for them on the small Polynesian islands. However, on the much larger North Island (Te Ika-a-Māui) and South Island (Te Waipounamu) of New Zealand, the usefulness of such terminology led the Māori to adopt this word for "west". Etymology templates: {{inh|mi|poz-pep-pro|*uru|t=southwesterly wind}} Proto-Eastern Polynesian *uru (“southwesterly wind”), {{U:mi:cardinal directions|west}} No words for the cardinal directions can be unambiguously reconstructed for Proto-Polynesian, as there would be little use for them on the small Polynesian islands. However, on the much larger North Island (Te Ika-a-Māui) and South Island (Te Waipounamu) of New Zealand, the usefulness of such terminology led the Māori to adopt this word for "west". Head templates: {{head|mi|noun||{{{pl}}}|head=}} uru, {{mi-noun}} uru
  1. west Synonyms: wēta [rare]
    Sense id: en-uru-mi-noun-dqeWIItx
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Verb

IPA: /u.ru/, [ʉ.ɾʉ] Forms: urua [passive], uruhina [passive]
Etymology: From Proto-Polynesian *huru (compare with Tahitian uru, Samoan ulu, Tongan hū), from Proto-Oceanic *huru (compare with Fijian curu) from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *surup (“enter, penetrate”) – compare with Malay surup (“to possess”) and Javanese surup (“ibid., to enter”), Tagalog sulop (“to seep, to penetrate”). Etymology templates: {{inh|mi|poz-pol-pro|*huru}} Proto-Polynesian *huru, {{cog|ty|uru}} Tahitian uru, {{cog|sm|ulu}} Samoan ulu, {{cog|to|hū}} Tongan hū, {{inh|mi|poz-oce-pro|*huru}} Proto-Oceanic *huru, {{cog|fj|curu}} Fijian curu, {{inh|mi|poz-pro|*surup|t=enter, penetrate}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *surup (“enter, penetrate”), {{cog|ms|surup|t=to possess}} Malay surup (“to possess”), {{cog|jv|surup|t=ibid., to enter}} Javanese surup (“ibid., to enter”), {{cog|tl|sulop|t=to seep, to penetrate}} Tagalog sulop (“to seep, to penetrate”) Head templates: {{head|mi|verb|passive|urua|or|uruhina|||||f1accel-form=passive|f2accel-form=passive|f3accel-form=passive|f4accel-form=passive|head=}} uru (passive urua or uruhina), {{mi-verb|a|hina}} uru (passive urua or uruhina)
  1. to enter, go in
    Sense id: en-uru-mi-verb-WxglqyL4
  2. to possess
    Sense id: en-uru-mi-verb-P1Opml4L
  3. to enlist, enrol, join, be included Categories (topical): Compass points
    Sense id: en-uru-mi-verb-3MUSqaGv Disambiguation of Compass points: 3 3 3 10 3 23 12 3 39 Categories (other): Maori entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Maori entries with incorrect language header: 8 1 1 1 8 1 30 4 44
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1
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      "args": {
        "1": "mi",
        "2": "poz-pol-pro",
        "3": "*qulu"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Polynesian *qulu",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mi",
        "2": "poz-oce-pro",
        "3": "*qulu"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Oceanic *qulu",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mi",
        "2": "poz-pro",
        "3": "*qulu"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qulu",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ms",
        "2": "hulu"
      },
      "expansion": "Malay hulu",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "tl",
        "2": "ulo"
      },
      "expansion": "Tagalog ulo",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mi",
        "2": "map-pro",
        "3": "*quluh",
        "t": "head"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Austronesian *quluh (“head”)",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Polynesian *qulu, from Proto-Oceanic *qulu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qulu (compare with Malay hulu, Tagalog ulo) from Proto-Austronesian *quluh (“head”).",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mi",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "",
        "4": "{{{pl}}}",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "uru",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "uru",
      "name": "mi-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Maori",
  "lang_code": "mi",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "head (in the singular)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "head",
          "head"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "upoko"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Maori terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Who is the leader of this party?",
          "text": "Ko wai te uru o tēnei ope?",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "chief, leader"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "chief",
          "chief"
        ],
        [
          "leader",
          "leader"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "top, upper end"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "top",
          "top"
        ],
        [
          "upper",
          "upper"
        ],
        [
          "end",
          "end"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "point (of a weapon, etc.)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "point",
          "point"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "hair (of the head, in the plural)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "hair",
          "hair"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/u.ru/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ʉ.ɾʉ]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "uru"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "Maori entries with incorrect language header",
    "Maori lemmas",
    "Maori nouns",
    "Maori palindromes",
    "Maori terms derived from Proto-Eastern Polynesian",
    "Maori terms inherited from Proto-Eastern Polynesian",
    "Maori terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 19 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "mi:Compass points"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 3,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mi",
        "2": "poz-pep-pro",
        "3": "*uru",
        "t": "southwesterly wind"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Eastern Polynesian *uru (“southwesterly wind”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "west"
      },
      "expansion": "No words for the cardinal directions can be unambiguously reconstructed for Proto-Polynesian, as there would be little use for them on the small Polynesian islands. However, on the much larger North Island (Te Ika-a-Māui) and South Island (Te Waipounamu) of New Zealand, the usefulness of such terminology led the Māori to adopt this word for \"west\".",
      "name": "U:mi:cardinal directions"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Eastern Polynesian *uru (“southwesterly wind”); perhaps originally a semantic extension of Etymology 1.\nNo words for the cardinal directions can be unambiguously reconstructed for Proto-Polynesian, as there would be little use for them on the small Polynesian islands. However, on the much larger North Island (Te Ika-a-Māui) and South Island (Te Waipounamu) of New Zealand, the usefulness of such terminology led the Māori to adopt this word for \"west\".",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "mi",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "",
        "4": "{{{pl}}}",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "uru",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "uru",
      "name": "mi-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Maori",
  "lang_code": "mi",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "west"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "west",
          "west"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "tags": [
            "rare"
          ],
          "word": "wēta"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/u.ru/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ʉ.ɾʉ]"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Australian National University",
    "Bruce Biggs",
    "South Island"
  ],
  "word": "uru"
}

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