rurun.

Brit.

/ˈrʊruː/, U.S.

/ˈrʊˌru/, New Zealand English

/ˈruru/,

/ˈrʊruː/

Forms:

α. 1800s ruru ruru, 1800s rura rura.

β. 1800s– ruru.

Origin: A borrowing from Maori. Etymons: Maori ruru, rurururu.

Etymology: < Maori ruru, rurururu, imitative of one of the bird's calls. Compare earlier morepork n.The form herooroo in quot. 1842 apparently interprets the Maori prefixed indefinite article he as part of the noun.

New Zealand.

The boobook owl or morepork, Ninox novaeseelandiae.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > birds > order Strigiformes or owl > [noun] > family Strigidae > ninox novaeseelandidae (morepork)

boobook1801

morepork1825

mopoke1829

ruru1842

nighthawk1857

1842 G. R. Gray in E. Dieffenbach Trav. N.Z. (1843) II. ii. x. 186 Athene Novæ Seelandiæ... Heroòroo of the natives of Queen Charlotte's Sound... Eou Hou of the natives of Tasman Bay... Kou Kou... Kao Koa... Ruru ruru.

1862 A. S. Atkinson Jrnl. 22 Aug. in Richmond–Atkinson Papers (1960) I. xiii. 782 Old Potatau had likened himself to a ruru mobbed by a flock of popokateas.

1905 W. Baucke Where White Man Treads 48 I..heard snatches of an ancient witch karakia being muttered round the corner, wherein a ruru..is the medium of destruction.

1978 Manawatu Tramping Club Jubilee 87 We watched Kaka fly overhead and later listened to the Ruru answering each other.

2004 Conservation Action (N.Z. Dept. of Conservation) July 49/2 Kaikoura Island..is close to Great Barrier Island and is home to kereru, kaka, ruru (morepork) and kotare (kingfisher).

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	ruru
释义	rurun. Brit. /ˈrʊruː/, U.S. /ˈrʊˌru/, New Zealand English /ˈruru/, /ˈrʊruː/ Forms: α. 1800s ruru ruru, 1800s rura rura. β. 1800s– ruru. Origin: A borrowing from Maori. Etymons: Maori ruru, rurururu. Etymology: < Maori ruru, rurururu, imitative of one of the bird's calls. Compare earlier morepork n.The form herooroo in quot. 1842 apparently interprets the Maori prefixed indefinite article he as part of the noun. New Zealand. The boobook owl or morepork, Ninox novaeseelandiae. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Strigiformes or owl > [noun] > family Strigidae > ninox novaeseelandidae (morepork) boobook1801 morepork1825 mopoke1829 ruru1842 nighthawk1857 1842 G. R. Gray in E. Dieffenbach Trav. N.Z. (1843) II. ii. x. 186 Athene Novæ Seelandiæ... Heroòroo of the natives of Queen Charlotte's Sound... Eou Hou of the natives of Tasman Bay... Kou Kou... Kao Koa... Ruru ruru. 1862 A. S. Atkinson Jrnl. 22 Aug. in Richmond–Atkinson Papers (1960) I. xiii. 782 Old Potatau had likened himself to a ruru mobbed by a flock of popokateas. 1905 W. Baucke Where White Man Treads 48 I..heard snatches of an ancient witch karakia being muttered round the corner, wherein a ruru..is the medium of destruction. 1978 Manawatu Tramping Club Jubilee 87 We watched Kaka fly overhead and later listened to the Ruru answering each other. 2004 Conservation Action (N.Z. Dept. of Conservation) July 49/2 Kaikoura Island..is close to Great Barrier Island and is home to kereru, kaka, ruru (morepork) and kotare (kingfisher). This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1842
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