# maaru
## Finnish
### Etymology

Possibly akin to maru, although SSA disputes this.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmɑːru/, [ˈmɑ̝ːru]
* Rhymes: -ɑːru
* Hyphenation: maa‧ru

### Noun

maaru (colloquial)
* belly

#### Declension

Possessive forms of maaru (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
maaruni
maaruni
accusative
nom.
maaruni
maaruni
gen.
maaruni
genitive
maaruni
maarujeni
partitive
maaruani
maarujani
inessive
maarussani
maaruissani
elative
maarustani
maaruistani
illative
maaruuni
maaruihini
adessive
maarullani
maaruillani
ablative
maarultani
maaruiltani
allative
maarulleni
maaruilleni
essive
maarunani
maaruinani
translative
maarukseni
maaruikseni
abessive
maaruttani
maaruittani
instructive
comitative
—maaruineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
maarusi
maarusi
accusative
nom.
maarusi
maarusi
gen.
maarusi
genitive
maarusi
maarujesi
partitive
maaruasi
maarujasi
inessive
maarussasi
maaruissasi
elative
maarustasi
maaruistasi
illative
maaruusi
maaruihisi
adessive
maarullasi
maaruillasi
ablative
maarultasi
maaruiltasi
allative
maarullesi
maaruillesi
essive
maarunasi
maaruinasi
translative
maaruksesi
maaruiksesi
abessive
maaruttasi
maaruittasi
instructive
comitative
—maaruinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
maarumme
maarumme
accusative
nom.
maarumme
maarumme
gen.
maarumme
genitive
maarumme
maarujemme
partitive
maaruamme
maarujamme
inessive
maarussamme
maaruissamme
elative
maarustamme
maaruistamme
illative
maaruumme
maaruihimme
adessive
maarullamme
maaruillamme
ablative
maarultamme
maaruiltamme
allative
maarullemme
maaruillemme
essive
maarunamme
maaruinamme
translative
maaruksemme
maaruiksemme
abessive
maaruttamme
maaruittamme
instructive
comitative
—maaruinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
maarunne
maarunne
accusative
nom.
maarunne
maarunne
gen.
maarunne
genitive
maarunne
maarujenne
partitive
maaruanne
maarujanne
inessive
maarussanne
maaruissanne
elative
maarustanne
maaruistanne
illative
maaruunne
maaruihinne
adessive
maarullanne
maaruillanne
ablative
maarultanne
maaruiltanne
allative
maarullenne
maaruillenne
essive
maarunanne
maaruinanne
translative
maaruksenne
maaruiksenne
abessive
maaruttanne
maaruittanne
instructive
comitative
—maaruinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
maarunsa
maarunsa
accusative
nom.
maarunsa
maarunsa
gen.
maarunsa
genitive
maarunsa
maarujensa
partitive
maaruaan maaruansa
maarujaan maarujansa
inessive
maarussaan maarussansa
maaruissaan maaruissansa
elative
maarustaan maarustansa
maaruistaan maaruistansa
illative
maaruunsa
maaruihinsa
adessive
maarullaan maarullansa
maaruillaan maaruillansa
ablative
maarultaan maarultansa
maaruiltaan maaruiltansa
allative
maarulleen maarullensa
maaruilleen maaruillensa
essive
maarunaan maarunansa
maaruinaan maaruinansa
translative
maarukseen maaruksensa
maaruikseen maaruiksensa
abessive
maaruttaan maaruttansa
maaruittaan maaruittansa
instructive
comitative
—maaruineen maaruinensa :

### Further reading

* “maaru”, 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

* Rauma, rauma, rumaa

## Gamilaraay
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /maːru/

### Interjection

maaru
* well
* carefully

### References

* (2003) Gamilaraay Yuwaalaraay Yuwaalayaay Dictionary

## West Makian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmaːru/

### Noun

maaru
* cloud

### References

* Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours‎, Pacific linguistics