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maru

UK/ˈmɑːɹuː/US/ˈmɑɹu/

maru noun: a Japanese ship, especially a merchant ship.

Noun

maru (plural marus)

  1. A Japanese ship, especially a merchant ship.
    • the Nippon Maru
    • Intelligence Report […] It is possible that there may be an increase in the number of transports and marus.1941 November 23, “Pearly Harbor Attack”, in Hearings, volume 11
  2. (colloquial) A semi-voiced diacritic (゜) used with Japanese kana to change a /h/ to a /p/.
    Synonyms:
    handakuten
  3. A large, circular punctuation mark (。) used as a full stop in Japanese text.

Proper noun (1) capitalized: Maru

Maru

  1. Synonym of Lhao Vo (“a Burmish language”).
    Synonyms:
    Lhao Vo

Proper noun (2) capitalized: Maru

Maru

  1. A Māori god of war.

Proper noun (3) capitalized: Maru

Maru

  1. A female given name.

Synonyms of maru

Forms of maru

pluralmarus

Plural of maru: marus

Origin of maru

From Japanese 丸(まる) (maru, “circle; suffix used for ship names”).

From Māori [Term?].

Words formed from maru

Questions about maru

What does maru mean?
Maru means a Japanese ship, especially a merchant ship.
What part of speech is maru?
Maru can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce maru?
Maru is pronounced /ˈmɑːɹuː/ (UK).
What is the plural of maru?
The plural of maru is marus.

Words near maru in the dictionary

  1. Martzes
  2. Martí
  3. Martín Pérez
  4. Martínkovice
  5. Martís
  6. maru
  7. marua
  8. Maruca
  9. Marucas
  10. Marucci
  11. Maruccis

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