ruru
Bingham
rúru
vi. to tremble.
rúru
n. a lily blossom, a babai blossom.
Sabatier
ruru
n. (1) shivering, shaking, vibration, trembling.
v. to shake, to shiver, to vibrate.
ex. tang n ruru: to vibrate.
n. te ruru, te karuru: anything that tinkles, tingles when put in motion, pendants, necklaces, bracelets, shells.
vc. ka-rurua: to make shiver..., to vibrate..., to shake, to shake up, to rattle.
n. (2) lily flower, taro flower, long stem which trembles.
ruru1
nv. the work of cleaning calabash shells used for collecting toddy (ruru-ibu).
n. te kai n ruru: stick used for this work.
Topics: Shells and sea creatures, Plants and trees, Babai and food crops