kanguru

See also: känguru and Känguru

English

Noun

kanguru (plural kangurus)

  1. Obsolete form of kangaroo.

Basque

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish canguro, ultimately from Guugu Yimidhirr gangurru.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kanɡuɾu/ [kaŋ.ɡu.ɾu]
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -uɾu
  • Hyphenation: kan‧gu‧ru

Noun

kanguru anim

  1. kangaroo (marsupial)

Declension

Further reading

  • "kanguru" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus

Indonesian

Etymology

From English kangaroo either via Dutch kangoeroe or Malay kanggaru,[1] from Guugu Yimidhirr gangurru (eastern grey kangaroo).[2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaˈŋuru/
  • Rhymes: -ru, -u
  • Hyphenation: ka‧ngu‧ru

Noun

kanguru (plural kanguru-kanguru, first-person possessive kanguruku, second-person possessive kangurumu, third-person possessive kangurunya)

  1. kangaroo

Alternative forms

  • kanggaru (Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei)
  • kangguru

References

  1. Kwik Khing Djoen (1923) Kitab Vortaro: Segala Perkatahan-Perkatahan Asing Jang Soeda Oemoem Di Goena Ken Di Dalem Soerat-Soerat Kabar Melayoe, Batavia: Sin Po, page 164
  2. Nicoline van der Sijs (2010) Nederlandse woorden wereldwijd, Den Haag: Sdu Uitgevers, →ISBN, →OCLC

Further reading

Japanese

Romanization

kanguru

  1. Rōmaji transcription of かんぐる

Mauritian Creole

Etymology

From English kangaroo.

Noun

kanguru

  1. kangaroo

References

  • Baker, Philip & Hookoomsing, Vinesh Y. 1987. Dictionnaire de créole mauricien. Morisyen – English – Français

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish قانغوری (kanguru), from French kangourou, from Guugu Yimidhirr gangurru.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkɑŋ.ɡu.ɾʊ]
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: kan‧gu‧ru

Noun

kanguru (definite accusative kanguruyu, plural kangurular)

  1. kangaroo (marsupial)

Declension

Inflection
Nominative kanguru
Definite accusative kanguruyu
Singular Plural
Nominative kanguru kangurular
Definite accusative kanguruyu kanguruları
Dative kanguruya kangurulara
Locative kanguruda kangurularda
Ablative kangurudan kangurulardan
Genitive kangurunun kanguruların
Possessive forms
Nominative
Singular Plural
1st singular kangurum kangurularım
2nd singular kangurun kanguruların
3rd singular kangurusu kanguruları
1st plural kangurumuz kangurularımız
2nd plural kangurunuz kangurularınız
3rd plural kanguruları kanguruları
Definite accusative
Singular Plural
1st singular kangurumu kangurularımı
2nd singular kangurunu kangurularını
3rd singular kangurusunu kangurularını
1st plural kangurumuzu kangurularımızı
2nd plural kangurunuzu kangurularınızı
3rd plural kangurularını kangurularını
Dative
Singular Plural
1st singular kanguruma kangurularıma
2nd singular kanguruna kangurularına
3rd singular kangurusuna kangurularına
1st plural kangurumuza kangurularımıza
2nd plural kangurunuza kangurularınıza
3rd plural kangurularına kangurularına
Locative
Singular Plural
1st singular kangurumda kangurularımda
2nd singular kangurunda kangurularında
3rd singular kangurusunda kangurularında
1st plural kangurumuzda kangurularımızda
2nd plural kangurunuzda kangurularınızda
3rd plural kangurularında kangurularında
Ablative
Singular Plural
1st singular kangurumdan kangurularımdan
2nd singular kangurundan kangurularından
3rd singular kangurusundan kangurularından
1st plural kangurumuzdan kangurularımızdan
2nd plural kangurunuzdan kangurularınızdan
3rd plural kangurularından kangurularından
Genitive
Singular Plural
1st singular kangurumun kangurularımın
2nd singular kangurunun kangurularının
3rd singular kangurusunun kangurularının
1st plural kangurumuzun kangurularımızın
2nd plural kangurunuzun kangurularınızın
3rd plural kangurularının kangurularının
Predicative forms
Singular Plural
1st singular kanguruyum kangurularım
2nd singular kangurusun kangurularsın
3rd singular kanguru
kangurudur
kangurular
kangurulardır
1st plural kanguruyuz kangurularız
2nd plural kangurusunuz kangurularsınız
3rd plural kangurular kangurulardır

Derived terms

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