Etymology

Shortened form of eru, from Proto-Malayic *(h)Aru, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *(h)aru, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *(h)aru, from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi *(h)aru, from Proto-Western Malayo-Polynesian *(q)aʀuhu, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(q)aʀuhu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ru/
• Rhymes: -ru, -u