Abau

Noun

ruw

1. a cassowary bone

References

• 2007, Arjen Lock, Phonology Essentials: Abau Language, SIL International.

Dutch

Pronunciation

Etymology

From Middle Dutch ruuch, ru, rou, from Old Dutch *rūh, *rū, from Proto-Germanic *rūhwaz. The original stem ended in -h-, which disappeared between vowels, giving *rū- in the inflected forms in Old Dutch. This then gave rise to an alternative uninflected form *rū, which developed into Middle Dutch ru, rou, modern Dutch ruw, rouw. The original uninflected form was back-formed to ruig based on other words with -ch in the uninflected form and -g- in inflected forms, similar to what happened to hoog.

Alternative forms

• rouw

Adjective

ruw ‎(comparative ruwer, superlative ruwst)

1. rough, crude

Inflection

Verb

ruw

1. first-person singular present indicative of ruwen
2. imperative of ruwen