# poru
## Azerbaijani
### Pronunciation

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### Noun

poru (definite accusative porunu, plural porular)
* white-eye bream (Ballerus sapa)

#### Declension
## Finnish
### Etymology

porata +‎ -u

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈporu/, [ˈpo̞ru]
* Rhymes: -oru
* Hyphenation: po‧ru

### Noun

poru (informal)
* cry (shedding of tears; the act of crying)
    Synonyms: see itku
* (condescending) complaint, whining
    Synonyms: see valitus

#### Declension

Possessive forms of poru (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
poruni
poruni
accusative
nom.
poruni
poruni
gen.
poruni
genitive
poruni
porujeni
partitive
poruani
porujani
inessive
porussani
poruissani
elative
porustani
poruistani
illative
poruuni
poruihini
adessive
porullani
poruillani
ablative
porultani
poruiltani
allative
porulleni
poruilleni
essive
porunani
poruinani
translative
porukseni
poruikseni
abessive
poruttani
poruittani
instructive
comitative
—poruineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
porusi
porusi
accusative
nom.
porusi
porusi
gen.
porusi
genitive
porusi
porujesi
partitive
poruasi
porujasi
inessive
porussasi
poruissasi
elative
porustasi
poruistasi
illative
poruusi
poruihisi
adessive
porullasi
poruillasi
ablative
porultasi
poruiltasi
allative
porullesi
poruillesi
essive
porunasi
poruinasi
translative
poruksesi
poruiksesi
abessive
poruttasi
poruittasi
instructive
comitative
—poruinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
porumme
porumme
accusative
nom.
porumme
porumme
gen.
porumme
genitive
porumme
porujemme
partitive
poruamme
porujamme
inessive
porussamme
poruissamme
elative
porustamme
poruistamme
illative
poruumme
poruihimme
adessive
porullamme
poruillamme
ablative
porultamme
poruiltamme
allative
porullemme
poruillemme
essive
porunamme
poruinamme
translative
poruksemme
poruiksemme
abessive
poruttamme
poruittamme
instructive
comitative
—poruinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
porunne
porunne
accusative
nom.
porunne
porunne
gen.
porunne
genitive
porunne
porujenne
partitive
poruanne
porujanne
inessive
porussanne
poruissanne
elative
porustanne
poruistanne
illative
poruunne
poruihinne
adessive
porullanne
poruillanne
ablative
porultanne
poruiltanne
allative
porullenne
poruillenne
essive
porunanne
poruinanne
translative
poruksenne
poruiksenne
abessive
poruttanne
poruittanne
instructive
comitative
—poruinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
porunsa
porunsa
accusative
nom.
porunsa
porunsa
gen.
porunsa
genitive
porunsa
porujensa
partitive
poruaan poruansa
porujaan porujansa
inessive
porussaan porussansa
poruissaan poruissansa
elative
porustaan porustansa
poruistaan poruistansa
illative
poruunsa
poruihinsa
adessive
porullaan porullansa
poruillaan poruillansa
ablative
porultaan porultansa
poruiltaan poruiltansa
allative
porulleen porullensa
poruilleen poruillensa
essive
porunaan porunansa
poruinaan poruinansa
translative
porukseen poruksensa
poruikseen poruiksensa
abessive
poruttaan poruttansa
poruittaan poruittansa
instructive
comitative
—poruineen poruinensa :

#### See also

* torua

### Further reading

* “poru”, 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

* Urpo, puro, urpo

## Latvian
### Noun

poru m
* (dialectal) accusative singular of pors
* (dialectal) instrumental singular of pors
* (dialectal) genitive plural of pors

## Mbyá Guaraní
### Verb

poru
* to use

#### Conjugation
## Old Tupi
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [pɔˈɾu]
* Rhymes: -u
* Hyphenation: po‧ru

### Etymology 1

Cognate with Mbyá Guaraní poru.

#### Alternative forms

* puru

#### Noun

poru (possessable)
* use; employment

#### Verb

poru (first-person singular active indicative aîporu, first-person singular negative active indicative n'aîporuî, noun poru) (transitive)
* to use; to employ
* to practise (to repeat an activity as a way of improving one's skill)
* to borrow (to receive temporarily)
* to enjoy (to receive pleasure or satisfaction from something)

##### Related terms

* emiporu
* oîporuba'e
* poruukar

##### Descendants

* Nheengatu: purú

### Etymology 2
#### Verb

poru (first-person singular active indicative aîporu, first-person singular negative active indicative n'aîporuî, noun poru) (transitive)
* to take turns [with esé ‘in something’]

### Etymology 3

From poro- (“people”) +‎ 'u (“to eat”).

#### Adjective

poru (noun form poru)
* cannibalistic
* man-eating

#### Noun

poru (possessable)
* anthropophagy; cannibalism
** 1618, Antônio de Araújo, Cateciſmo na Lingoa Braſilica [Catechism in the Brazilian Language]‎, 1 edition (overall work in Old Tupi, Portuguese, and Latin), Lisbon: Pedro Crasbeeck:XEremipîcirõ bîra / Micoatiâra xererurû, / Peẽme ceruri pîra / Cece ê ceroc-ipîra / Oipeà vmoã o purû.[Xe remipysyrõmbyra, / mikûatiara xe reruru / peẽme serurypyra; / sesé é serokypyra / oîpe'a umûã o poru.]Chosen by me, the book bearer of my name is brought to you; it is thanks to it the baptized have already turned away from their cannibalism.

#### Verb

poru (first-person singular active indicative aporu, first-person singular negative active indicative n'aporuî, noun poru) (intransitive)
* to cannibalise

##### Conjugation
### References

* Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “poru”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil [Dictionary of Old Tupi: The Classical Indigenous Language of Brazil] (overall work in Portuguese), São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 401, columns 1–2