kanguru

See also: känguru and Känguru

English

Noun

kanguru (plural kangurus)

1. Obsolete form of kangaroo.

Basque

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish canguro, ultimately from Guugu Yimidhirr gangurru.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kanɡuɾu/ [kaŋ.ɡu.ɾu]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -uɾu
• Hyphenation: kan‧gu‧ru

Noun

kanguru anim

1. kangaroo (marsupial)

Declension

Declension of kanguru (animate, ending in vowel)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	kanguru	kangurua	kanguruak
ergative	kanguruk	kanguruak	kanguruek
dative	kangururi	kanguruari	kanguruei
genitive	kangururen	kanguruaren	kanguruen
comitative	kangururekin	kanguruarekin	kanguruekin
causative	kangururengatik	kanguruarengatik	kanguruengatik
benefactive	kangururentzat	kanguruarentzat	kanguruentzat
instrumental	kanguruz	kanguruaz	kanguruez
inessive	kangururengan	kanguruarengan	kanguruengan
locative	—	—	—
allative	kangururengana	kanguruarengana	kanguruengana
terminative	kangururenganaino	kanguruarenganaino	kanguruenganaino
directive	kangururenganantz	kanguruarenganantz	kanguruenganantz
destinative	kangururenganako	kanguruarenganako	kanguruenganako
ablative	kangururengandik	kanguruarengandik	kanguruengandik
partitive	kangururik	—	—
prolative	kangurutzat	—	—

Further reading

• “kanguru”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia

Indonesian

Etymology

From English kangaroo either via Dutch kangoeroe or Malay kanggaru, from Guugu Yimidhirr gangurru (“eastern grey kangaroo”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaˈŋuru/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ru, -u
• Hyphenation: ka‧ngu‧ru

Noun

kanguru (plural kanguru-kanguru)

1. kangaroo

Alternative forms

• kanggaru (Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei)
• kangguru

Further reading

• “kanguru” 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.

Japanese

Romanization

kanguru

1. Rōmaji transcription of かんぐる

Mauritian Creole

Etymology

From English kangaroo.

Noun

kanguru

1. kangaroo

References

• Baker, Philip & Hookoomsing, Vinesh Y. 1987. Dictionnaire de créole mauricien. Morisyen – English – Français

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish قانغوری (kanguru), from French kangourou, from Guugu Yimidhirr gangurru.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkɑŋ.ɡu.ɾʊ]

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: kan‧gu‧ru

Noun

kanguru (definite accusative kanguruyu, plural kangurular)

1. kangaroo (marsupial)

Declension

Inflection
Nominative	kanguru
Definite accusative	kanguruyu
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	kanguru	kangurular
Definite accusative	kanguruyu	kanguruları
Dative	kanguruya	kangurulara
Locative	kanguruda	kangurularda
Ablative	kangurudan	kangurulardan
Genitive	kangurunun	kanguruların
Possessive forms Nominative Singular Plural 1st singular kangurum kangurularım 2nd singular kangurun kanguruların 3rd singular kangurusu kanguruları 1st plural kangurumuz kangurularımız 2nd plural kangurunuz kangurularınız 3rd plural kanguruları kanguruları Definite accusative Singular Plural 1st singular kangurumu kangurularımı 2nd singular kangurunu kangurularını 3rd singular kangurusunu kangurularını 1st plural kangurumuzu kangurularımızı 2nd plural kangurunuzu kangurularınızı 3rd plural kangurularını kangurularını Dative Singular Plural 1st singular kanguruma kangurularıma 2nd singular kanguruna kangurularına 3rd singular kangurusuna kangurularına 1st plural kangurumuza kangurularımıza 2nd plural kangurunuza kangurularınıza 3rd plural kangurularına kangurularına Locative Singular Plural 1st singular kangurumda kangurularımda 2nd singular kangurunda kangurularında 3rd singular kangurusunda kangurularında 1st plural kangurumuzda kangurularımızda 2nd plural kangurunuzda kangurularınızda 3rd plural kangurularında kangurularında Ablative Singular Plural 1st singular kangurumdan kangurularımdan 2nd singular kangurundan kangurularından 3rd singular kangurusundan kangurularından 1st plural kangurumuzdan kangurularımızdan 2nd plural kangurunuzdan kangurularınızdan 3rd plural kangurularından kangurularından Genitive Singular Plural 1st singular kangurumun kangurularımın 2nd singular kangurunun kangurularının 3rd singular kangurusunun kangurularının 1st plural kangurumuzun kangurularımızın 2nd plural kangurunuzun kangurularınızın 3rd plural kangurularının kangurularının
Predicative forms Singular Plural 1st singular kanguruyum kangurularım 2nd singular kangurusun kangurularsın 3rd singular kanguru kangurudur kangurular kangurulardır 1st plural kanguruyuz kangurularız 2nd plural kangurusunuz kangurularsınız 3rd plural kangurular kangurulardır

Derived terms

• kangurugiller (“Macropodidae”)