kru

Symbol

kru

1. (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Kurukh.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkru]

Noun

kru f

1. accusative singular of kra

Etymology

From English crew, from Middle English crue, from Old French creue (“an increase, recruit, military reinforcement”), the feminine past participle of creistre (“grow”), from Latin crescere (“to arise, grow”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈkru/ [ˈkru]
• Rhymes: -u
• Syllabification: kru

Noun

kru (plural kru-kru)

1. crew

Further reading

• “kru” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Etymology

From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *k-ruk (“six”). Cognate with Burmese ခြောက် (hkrauk), Tibetan དྲུག (drug), Sikkimese ཏུཀ (tuk), Nuosu ꃘ (fut).

Numeral

kru

1. six

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kru]

Noun

kru

1. dative singular of ker

Noun

kru

1. (anatomy) brain
2. fungus