# raju
## Finnish
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *raju. Cognate with Ingrian raju, Karelian raju and Votic raju.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈrɑju/, [ˈrɑ̝ju]
* Rhymes: -ɑju
* Hyphenation: ra‧ju

### Adjective

raju (comparative rajumpi, superlative rajuin)
* fierce, violent (involving extreme force or motion)
* rapid, sudden, fast, dramatic
* brave, daring, courageous
* tough, hard, harsh

#### Declension

Possessive forms of raju (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) :
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives. :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
rajuni
rajuni
accusative
nom.
rajuni
rajuni
gen.
rajuni
genitive
rajuni
rajujeni
partitive
rajuani
rajujani
inessive
rajussani
rajuissani
elative
rajustani
rajuistani
illative
rajuuni
rajuihini
adessive
rajullani
rajuillani
ablative
rajultani
rajuiltani
allative
rajulleni
rajuilleni
essive
rajunani
rajuinani
translative
rajukseni
rajuikseni
abessive
rajuttani
rajuittani
instructive
comitative
—rajuineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
rajusi
rajusi
accusative
nom.
rajusi
rajusi
gen.
rajusi
genitive
rajusi
rajujesi
partitive
rajuasi
rajujasi
inessive
rajussasi
rajuissasi
elative
rajustasi
rajuistasi
illative
rajuusi
rajuihisi
adessive
rajullasi
rajuillasi
ablative
rajultasi
rajuiltasi
allative
rajullesi
rajuillesi
essive
rajunasi
rajuinasi
translative
rajuksesi
rajuiksesi
abessive
rajuttasi
rajuittasi
instructive
comitative
—rajuinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
rajumme
rajumme
accusative
nom.
rajumme
rajumme
gen.
rajumme
genitive
rajumme
rajujemme
partitive
rajuamme
rajujamme
inessive
rajussamme
rajuissamme
elative
rajustamme
rajuistamme
illative
rajuumme
rajuihimme
adessive
rajullamme
rajuillamme
ablative
rajultamme
rajuiltamme
allative
rajullemme
rajuillemme
essive
rajunamme
rajuinamme
translative
rajuksemme
rajuiksemme
abessive
rajuttamme
rajuittamme
instructive
comitative
—rajuinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
rajunne
rajunne
accusative
nom.
rajunne
rajunne
gen.
rajunne
genitive
rajunne
rajujenne
partitive
rajuanne
rajujanne
inessive
rajussanne
rajuissanne
elative
rajustanne
rajuistanne
illative
rajuunne
rajuihinne
adessive
rajullanne
rajuillanne
ablative
rajultanne
rajuiltanne
allative
rajullenne
rajuillenne
essive
rajunanne
rajuinanne
translative
rajuksenne
rajuiksenne
abessive
rajuttanne
rajuittanne
instructive
comitative
—rajuinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
rajunsa
rajunsa
accusative
nom.
rajunsa
rajunsa
gen.
rajunsa
genitive
rajunsa
rajujensa
partitive
rajuaan rajuansa
rajujaan rajujansa
inessive
rajussaan rajussansa
rajuissaan rajuissansa
elative
rajustaan rajustansa
rajuistaan rajuistansa
illative
rajuunsa
rajuihinsa
adessive
rajullaan rajullansa
rajuillaan rajuillansa
ablative
rajultaan rajultansa
rajuiltaan rajuiltansa
allative
rajulleen rajullensa
rajuilleen rajuillensa
essive
rajunaan rajunansa
rajuinaan rajuinansa
translative
rajukseen rajuksensa
rajuikseen rajuiksensa
abessive
rajuttaan rajuttansa
rajuittaan rajuittansa
instructive
comitative
—rajuineen rajuinensa :

#### Derived terms

* railakas
* rajusti
* rajuus
* rajuilma
* rajuluonteinen
* rajuotteinen

### Further reading

* “raju”, 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

## Ingrian
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *raju. Cognates include Finnish raju and Estonian raju.

### Pronunciation

* (Ala-Laukaa) IPA: /ˈrɑju/, [ˈrɑju]
* (Soikkola) IPA: /ˈrɑju/, [ˈrɑju]
* Rhymes: -ɑju
* Hyphenation: ra‧ju

### Adjective

raju (comparative rajump)
* fierce
* harsh

#### Synonyms

* (harsh): kova, valju, valjo

### References

* Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 463

## Latvian
### Noun

raju f
* inflection of raja:
** accusative/instrumental singular
** genitive plural

## Polish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈra.ju/
* Rhymes: -aju
* Syllabification: ra‧ju

### Noun

raju m inan
* genitive/locative/vocative singular of raj