# taru
## Estonian
### Etymology

Most likely from Proto-Baltic *trav-, compare Latvian drava and Lithuanian dravis. Alternatively the same root as in tare (“farmhouse”).

### Pronunciation

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### Noun

taru (genitive taru, partitive taru)
* beehive

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “taru”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009
* “taru”, in [ÕS] Eesti õigekeelsussõnaraamat ÕS 2018 [Estonian Spelling Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2018, →ISBN
* taru in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)

## Finnish
### Etymology

tar- +‎ -u, probably from the same root as dialectal tarista (“to talk, tell stories”), which is of onomatopoeic origin. Adapted to modern meanings by Finnish postmaster, author and translator Otto Tandefelt in 1836, probably with some inspiration from tarina.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈtɑru/, [ˈt̪ɑ̝ru]
* Rhymes: -ɑru
* Hyphenation: ta‧ru

### Noun

taru
* epic, saga
* fiction, false
* legend, myth
    Se mitä hän sanoi on tarua.What he said is fiction.

#### Declension

Possessive forms of taru (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
taruni
taruni
accusative
nom.
taruni
taruni
gen.
taruni
genitive
taruni
tarujeni
partitive
taruani
tarujani
inessive
tarussani
taruissani
elative
tarustani
taruistani
illative
taruuni
taruihini
adessive
tarullani
taruillani
ablative
tarultani
taruiltani
allative
tarulleni
taruilleni
essive
tarunani
taruinani
translative
tarukseni
taruikseni
abessive
taruttani
taruittani
instructive
comitative
—taruineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
tarusi
tarusi
accusative
nom.
tarusi
tarusi
gen.
tarusi
genitive
tarusi
tarujesi
partitive
taruasi
tarujasi
inessive
tarussasi
taruissasi
elative
tarustasi
taruistasi
illative
taruusi
taruihisi
adessive
tarullasi
taruillasi
ablative
tarultasi
taruiltasi
allative
tarullesi
taruillesi
essive
tarunasi
taruinasi
translative
taruksesi
taruiksesi
abessive
taruttasi
taruittasi
instructive
comitative
—taruinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
tarumme
tarumme
accusative
nom.
tarumme
tarumme
gen.
tarumme
genitive
tarumme
tarujemme
partitive
taruamme
tarujamme
inessive
tarussamme
taruissamme
elative
tarustamme
taruistamme
illative
taruumme
taruihimme
adessive
tarullamme
taruillamme
ablative
tarultamme
taruiltamme
allative
tarullemme
taruillemme
essive
tarunamme
taruinamme
translative
taruksemme
taruiksemme
abessive
taruttamme
taruittamme
instructive
comitative
—taruinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
tarunne
tarunne
accusative
nom.
tarunne
tarunne
gen.
tarunne
genitive
tarunne
tarujenne
partitive
taruanne
tarujanne
inessive
tarussanne
taruissanne
elative
tarustanne
taruistanne
illative
taruunne
taruihinne
adessive
tarullanne
taruillanne
ablative
tarultanne
taruiltanne
allative
tarullenne
taruillenne
essive
tarunanne
taruinanne
translative
taruksenne
taruiksenne
abessive
taruttanne
taruittanne
instructive
comitative
—taruinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
tarunsa
tarunsa
accusative
nom.
tarunsa
tarunsa
gen.
tarunsa
genitive
tarunsa
tarujensa
partitive
taruaan taruansa
tarujaan tarujansa
inessive
tarussaan tarussansa
taruissaan taruissansa
elative
tarustaan tarustansa
taruistaan taruistansa
illative
taruunsa
taruihinsa
adessive
tarullaan tarullansa
taruillaan taruillansa
ablative
tarultaan tarultansa
taruiltaan taruiltansa
allative
tarulleen tarullensa
taruilleen taruillensa
essive
tarunaan tarunansa
taruinaan taruinansa
translative
tarukseen taruksensa
taruikseen taruiksensa
abessive
taruttaan taruttansa
taruittaan taruittansa
instructive
comitative
—taruineen taruinensa :

#### Derived terms

* tarumainen
* tarusto
* fantasiataru
* jumalaistaru
* jumaltaru
* kansantaru
* luomistaru
* muinaistaru
* pyhimystaru
* sankaritaru
* taruaihe
* taruaiheinen
* tarueläin
* taruhahmo
* taruhenkilö
* tarunhohteinen
* tarunhohtoinen
* tarunomainen
* taruolento
* tarusankari

### Further reading

* “taru”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

### Anagrams

* urat

## Hausa
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /táː.ɽúː/
** (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA: [táː.ɽúː]

### Noun

tārū m (plural tārunā̀, possessed form tārun)
* large fishing net

#### See also

* koma

## Japanese
### Romanization

taru
* Rōmaji transcription of たる

## Maori
### Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *talu, from Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *talun, from Proto-Austronesian *CaluN.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈta.ru/

### Noun

taru
* weed, grass; small vegetation

### References

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

## Pali
### Alternative forms

* 𑀢𑀭𑀼 (Brahmi script)
* तरु (Devanagari script)
* তরু (Bengali script)
* තරු (Sinhalese script)
* တရု (Burmese script)
* ตรุ or ตะรุ (Thai script)
* ᨲᩁᩩ (Tai Tham script)
* ຕຣຸ or ຕະຣຸ (Lao script)
* តរុ (Khmer script)
* 𑄖𑄢𑄪 (Chakma script)

### Etymology

From Sanskrit तरु (taru).

### Noun

taru m
* tree
    Synonym: rukkha

#### Declension
### References

* Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “taru”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead