kenguru

Finnish

Etymology

From English kangaroo, from Guugu Yimidhirr gangurru.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkeŋːuru/, [ˈk̟e̞ŋːuru]
• Rhymes: -eŋːuru
• Hyphenation^(key): ken‧gu‧ru

Noun

kenguru

1. kangaroo, macropod (any of the large marsupials in the family Macropodidae, with strong hind legs for hopping, found in Australia and New Guinea)

Usage notes

The species belonging to the genera Dorcopsulus, Petrogale, Thylogale and Wallabia, and some individual species in the genus Macropus are called vallabi (“wallaby”) in Finnish. The usage of terms vallabi and "wallaby" is not overlapping, see usage note in the entry vallabi. Yet other species of kangaroo are called wallaroo, dorcopsis, quokka, monjon and pademelon in English.

Declension

Inflection of kenguru (Kotus type 2/palvelu, no gradation)
nominative		kenguru	kengurut
genitive		kengurun	kengurujen kenguruiden kenguruitten
partitive		kengurua	kenguruja kenguruita
illative		kenguruun	kenguruihin
		singular	plural
nominative		kenguru	kengurut
accusative	nom.	kenguru	kengurut
	gen.	kengurun
genitive		kengurun	kengurujen kenguruiden kenguruitten
partitive		kengurua	kenguruja kenguruita
inessive		kengurussa	kenguruissa
elative		kengurusta	kenguruista
illative		kenguruun	kenguruihin
adessive		kengurulla	kenguruilla
ablative		kengurulta	kenguruilta
allative		kengurulle	kenguruille
essive		kenguruna	kenguruina
translative		kenguruksi	kenguruiksi
abessive		kengurutta	kenguruitta
instructive		—	kenguruin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of kenguru (Kotus type 2/palvelu, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kenguruni kenguruni accusative nom. kenguruni kenguruni gen. kenguruni genitive kenguruni kengurujeni kenguruideni kenguruitteni partitive kenguruani kengurujani kenguruitani inessive kengurussani kenguruissani elative kengurustani kenguruistani illative kenguruuni kenguruihini adessive kengurullani kenguruillani ablative kengurultani kenguruiltani allative kengurulleni kenguruilleni essive kengurunani kenguruinani translative kengurukseni kenguruikseni abessive kenguruttani kenguruittani instructive — — comitative — kenguruineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kengurusi kengurusi accusative nom. kengurusi kengurusi gen. kengurusi genitive kengurusi kengurujesi kenguruidesi kenguruittesi partitive kenguruasi kengurujasi kenguruitasi inessive kengurussasi kenguruissasi elative kengurustasi kenguruistasi illative kenguruusi kenguruihisi adessive kengurullasi kenguruillasi ablative kengurultasi kenguruiltasi allative kengurullesi kenguruillesi essive kengurunasi kenguruinasi translative kenguruksesi kenguruiksesi abessive kenguruttasi kenguruittasi instructive — — comitative — kenguruinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kengurumme kengurumme accusative nom. kengurumme kengurumme gen. kengurumme genitive kengurumme kengurujemme kenguruidemme kenguruittemme partitive kenguruamme kengurujamme kenguruitamme inessive kengurussamme kenguruissamme elative kengurustamme kenguruistamme illative kenguruumme kenguruihimme adessive kengurullamme kenguruillamme ablative kengurultamme kenguruiltamme allative kengurullemme kenguruillemme essive kengurunamme kenguruinamme translative kenguruksemme kenguruiksemme abessive kenguruttamme kenguruittamme instructive — — comitative — kenguruinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kengurunne kengurunne accusative nom. kengurunne kengurunne gen. kengurunne genitive kengurunne kengurujenne kenguruidenne kenguruittenne partitive kenguruanne kengurujanne kenguruitanne inessive kengurussanne kenguruissanne elative kengurustanne kenguruistanne illative kenguruunne kenguruihinne adessive kengurullanne kenguruillanne ablative kengurultanne kenguruiltanne allative kengurullenne kenguruillenne essive kengurunanne kenguruinanne translative kenguruksenne kenguruiksenne abessive kenguruttanne kenguruittanne instructive — — comitative — kenguruinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative kengurunsa kengurunsa accusative nom. kengurunsa kengurunsa gen. kengurunsa genitive kengurunsa kengurujensa kenguruidensa kenguruittensa partitive kenguruaan kenguruansa kengurujaan kenguruitaan kengurujansa kenguruitansa inessive kengurussaan kengurussansa kenguruissaan kenguruissansa elative kengurustaan kengurustansa kenguruistaan kenguruistansa illative kenguruunsa kenguruihinsa adessive kengurullaan kengurullansa kenguruillaan kenguruillansa ablative kengurultaan kengurultansa kenguruiltaan kenguruiltansa allative kengurulleen kengurullensa kenguruilleen kenguruillensa essive kengurunaan kengurunansa kenguruinaan kenguruinansa translative kengurukseen kenguruksensa kenguruikseen kenguruiksensa abessive kenguruttaan kenguruttansa kenguruittaan kenguruittansa instructive — — comitative — kenguruineen kenguruinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• aavikkokenguru
• alankopuukenguru
• antilooppikenguru
• cooktowninpuukenguru
• harmaaisokenguru
• harmaajättikenguru
• harmaametsäkenguru
• harmaapuukenguru
• harmaaselkäkenguru
• hietikkokenguru
• isokenguru
• isopiikkikenguru
• juovakenguru
• juovametsäkenguru
• jäniskenguru
• jättikenguru
• kalliokenguru
• kannushäntäkenguru
• kenguhiiri
• kengurotta
• kenguruhoito
• kengurulauma
• kengurunnahka
• kengurunpoikanen
• kenguruntassu
• kengururotta
• kengurutasku
• lyhythäntäkenguru
• metsäkenguru
• mustajalkakenguru
• mustakenguru
• mustametsäkenguru
• myskikenguru
• nopsakenguru
• ohjaskenguru
• okrapuukenguru
• papuanmetsäkenguru
• papuanpuukenguru
• pensaskenguru
• piikkihäntäkenguru
• piikkikenguru
• pikkukenguru
• pikkupiikkikenguru
• punakaulakenguru
• punaniskakenguru
• puukenguru
• raitakenguru
• rengashäntäkalliokenguru
• rottakenguru
• ruskoisokenguru
• ruskojäniskenguru
• selkäjuovakenguru
• silmälasijäniskenguru
• tummapuukenguru
• uroskenguru
• uuden-guineanmetsäkenguru
• valkoposkikenguru
• vuorikenguru
• vuorimetsäkenguru
• vuoripuukenguru

 

Further reading

• “kenguru”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkɛŋɡuru]
• Hyphenation: ken‧gu‧ru
• Rhymes: -ru

Noun

kenguru (plural kenguruk)

1. kangaroo

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	kenguru	kenguruk
accusative	kengurut	kengurukat
dative	kengurunak	kenguruknak
instrumental	kenguruval	kengurukkal
causal-final	kenguruért	kengurukért
translative	kenguruvá	kengurukká
terminative	kenguruig	kengurukig
essive-formal	kenguruként	kengurukként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	kenguruban	kengurukban
superessive	kengurun	kengurukon
adessive	kengurunál	kenguruknál
illative	kenguruba	kengurukba
sublative	kengurura	kengurukra
allative	kenguruhoz	kengurukhoz
elative	kenguruból	kengurukból
delative	kengururól	kengurukról
ablative	kengurutól	kenguruktól
non-attributive possessive - singular	kengurué	kenguruké
non-attributive possessive - plural	kenguruéi	kengurukéi

Possessive forms of kenguru
possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	kengurum	kenguruim
2nd person sing.	kengurud	kenguruid
3rd person sing.	kenguruja	kengurui
1st person plural	kengurunk	kenguruink
2nd person plural	kengurutok	kenguruitok
3rd person plural	kengurujuk	kenguruik

Further reading

• kenguru in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN

Livvi

Kenguru.

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian кенгуру (kenguru).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkeŋɡuru/
• Hyphenation: ken‧gu‧ru
• Rhymes: -eŋɡuru

Noun

kenguru (genitive kengurun, partitive kenguruu)

1. kangaroo

Declension

Declension of kenguru (Type 11/lindu, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	kenguru	kengurut
genitive	kengurun	kenguruloin
partitive	kenguruu	kenguruloi
illative	kenguruh	kenguruloih
inessive	kengurus	kengurulois
elative	kenguruspäi	kenguruloispäi
allative	kengurule	kenguruloile
adessive	kengurul	kenguruloil
ablative	kengurulpäi	kenguruloilpäi
translative	kengurukse	kenguruloikse
essive	kengurunnu	kenguruloinnu
abessive	kenguruttah	kenguruloittah
comitative	kengurunke	kenguruloinke
instructive		kenguruloin
prolative	kenguruči

References

• Tatjana Boiko (2019) “kenguru”, in Suuri Karjal-Venʹalaine Sanakniigu (livvin murreh) [The Big Karelian-Russian dictionary (Livvi dialect)], 2nd edition, →ISBN

Norwegian Bokmål

kenguru

Etymology

From an Australian Aboriginal language, via English kangaroo.

Noun

kenguru m (definite singular kenguruen, indefinite plural kenguruer, definite plural kenguruene)

1. a kangaroo (marsupial)

References

• “kenguru” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From an Australian Aboriginal language, via English kangaroo.

Noun

kenguru m (definite singular kenguruen, indefinite plural kenguruar, definite plural kenguruane)

1. a kangaroo (marsupial)

References

• “kenguru” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian кенгуру (kenguru, “kangaroo”).

Noun

kenguru ? (Cyrillic spelling кенгуру)

1. (Serbia, Montenegro) kangaroo

Slovene

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɛnɡurúː/

Noun

kengurȗ m anim

1. kangaroo (marsupial)

Inflection

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

Masculine anim., soft o-stem
nom. sing.	kengurú
gen. sing.	kengurúja
	singular	dual	plural
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	kengurú	kengurúja	kengurúji
genitive (rodȋlnik)	kengurúja	kengurújev	kengurújev
dative (dajȃlnik)	kengurúju	kengurújema	kengurújem
accusative (tožȋlnik)	kengurúja	kengurúja	kengurúje
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	kengurúju	kengurújih	kengurújih
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	kengurújem	kengurújema	kengurúji

Synonyms

• klókan

Further reading

• “kenguru”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2024

Veps

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian кенгуру́ (kengurú).

Noun

kenguru

1. kangaroo

Inflection

Inflection of kenguru (inflection type 1/ilo)
nominative sing.	kenguru
genitive sing.	kengurun
partitive sing.	kengurud
partitive plur.	kenguruid
	singular	plural
nominative	kenguru	kengurud
accusative	kengurun	kengurud
genitive	kengurun	kenguruiden
partitive	kengurud	kenguruid
essive-instructive	kengurun	kenguruin
translative	kenguruks	kenguruikš
inessive	kengurus	kenguruiš
elative	kenguruspäi	kenguruišpäi
illative	kenguruhu	kenguruihe
adessive	kengurul	kenguruil
ablative	kengurulpäi	kenguruilpäi
allative	kengurule	kenguruile
abessive	kenguruta	kenguruita
comitative	kengurunke	kenguruidenke
prolative	kengurudme	kenguruidme
approximative I	kengurunno	kenguruidenno
approximative II	kengurunnoks	kenguruidennoks
egressive	kengurunnopäi	kenguruidennopäi
terminative I	kenguruhusai	kenguruihesai
terminative II	kengurulesai	kenguruilesai
terminative III	kengurussai	—
additive I	kenguruhupäi	kenguruihepäi
additive II	kengurulepäi	kenguruilepäi

References

• Zajceva, N. G., Mullonen, M. I. (2007) “кенгуру”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary]‎^[2], Petrozavodsk: Periodika