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huru

huru

Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhuru/

Noun

huru

  1. accusative singular of hura
  2. instrumental singular of hura

Maori

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian, from Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bulu; compare Indonesian bulu.

Noun

huru (used in the reduplicated form huruhuru)

  1. hair

Middle English

Alternative forms

Adverb

huru

  1. especially, particularly; much less; ~ and ~, ~ thinge, especially
  2. at least; in any case
    • 1175, The Holy Rood:
      Ðe leᵹ wæs huru feowertiᵹ fæðmæ heh.
      The glade was at least 40 fathoms.
  3. truly, certainly, indeed
  4. even

Old English

Pronunciation

Adverb

hūru

  1. anyway, at any rate, in any case
  2. certainly, at least, indeed
    hūru fīftēne mīla brād ― at least fifteen miles broad
    ne hūru on hǣðene lēode ― certainly not to a heathen nation
  3. yet, however
  4. especially
    Ðæt dēah tō ǣlcum and hūru tō dēopun dolgum.
    It is good for all, and especially for deep wounds.

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Sundanese

Verb

huru

  1. to burn

Swahili

Etymology

From Arabic حُرّ (ḥurr, free), from Proto-Afro-Asiatic *ħər (free).

Adjective

huru (invariable)

  1. free, liberated

Derived terms


Swedish

Adverb

huru (not comparable)

  1. (archaic) how

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