different between rug vs rya
rug
English
Etymology
Origin uncertain; probably of North Germanic origin, compare dialectal Norwegian rugga (“coarse coverlet”), Swedish rugg (“rough entangled hair”), from Old Norse r?gg (“shagginess; tuft”), from Proto-Germanic *raww? (“long wool”), related to English rag and rough.
Pronunciation
- enPR: r?g, IPA(key): /???/
- Rhymes: -??
Noun
rug (plural rugs)
- A partial covering for a floor. [1624]
- (Britain, Australia) A (usually thick) piece of fabric used for warmth (especially on a bed); a blanket. [1591]
- 1855, William Howitt, A Boy?s Adventures in the Wilds of Australia: or, Herbert?s Note-Book, page 254,
- They then cut down a quantity of gum-tree leaves for a bed, and threw their rugs upon them ready for bed-time.
- 1906 July 27, Government Gazette of Western Australia, page 2297,
- Furnish every sleeping apartment with a sufficient number of toilet utensils and bedsteads, and sufficient bedding so that each bed shall be provided with a mattress, two sheets, a rug, and, in winter time, not less than one additional rug.
- 1950 April, Dental Journal of Australia, Volume 22, page 181,
- My own son had a bunny rug of which he was very fond and on being put to bed he would always demand his “bunny rug to suck his finger with.?
- 1958, Arthur Hailey, John Castle. Runway Zero-Eight. Bantham Books
- She tucked in a rug round the woman. “How’s that?” The woman nodded gratefully.
- 1997, Alan Sharpe, Vivien Encel, Murder!: 25 True Australian Crimes, page 22,
- He brought with him a rug and a sheet, and lay down by the fire.
- 1855, William Howitt, A Boy?s Adventures in the Wilds of Australia: or, Herbert?s Note-Book, page 254,
- (historical, now rare) A kind of coarse, heavy frieze, formerly used for clothing. [1547]
- They spin the choicest rug in Ireland. A friend of mine […] repaired to Paris Garden clad in one of these Waterford rugs.
- (historical, now rare) A cloak or mantle made of such a frieze. [1577]
- (obsolete, rare) A person wearing a rug. [1627]
- A cloth covering for a horse. [1790]
- (obsolete, rare) A dense layer of natural vegetation that precludes the growth of crops. [1792]
- (slang) The female pubic hair. [1893]
- A rough, woolly, or shaggy dog.
- (slang) A wig; a hairpiece. [1940]
- (colloquial) A dense growth of chest hair. [1954]
Usage notes
- (partial floor covering): The terms rug and carpet are not precise synonyms: a rug covers part of the floor; a carpet covers most or a large area of the floor; a fitted carpet runs wall-to-wall.
Synonyms
- (small carpet): carpet, mat
- (wig): toupee, wig
Derived terms
Translations
Verb
rug (third-person singular simple present rugs, present participle rugging, simple past and past participle rugged)
- (transitive) To cover with a rug.
- 1966, Margaret I. Clarke, Care of the Horse and Pony (page 45)
- It stands to reason that because of the difference in climate the necessity for rugging a horse in Australia would vary considerably from that in cold countries like England […]
- 1966, Margaret I. Clarke, Care of the Horse and Pony (page 45)
- (Scotland) To pull roughly or hastily; to plunder; to spoil; to tear.
Derived terms
- rug up
Adjective
rug (comparative more rug, superlative most rug)
- (Britain, dialect, obsolete) snug; cosy
Further reading
- rug in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- rug in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- rug at OneLook Dictionary Search
Anagrams
- GRU, GUR
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch rug.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /rœ?/
Noun
rug (plural rûe or rûens, diminutive ruggie)
- (plural chiefly rûe) back (rear of the body)
- (plural chiefly rûens) hill; ridge
Aromanian
Etymology 1
From Latin rubus. Compare Romanian rug.
Alternative forms
- rugu, arug, arugu
Noun
rug m (plural rudz)
- wild rose, raspberry bush, bramble bush
Synonyms
- pilivuri, zigrã, mãcesh, bubzel
Etymology 2
Probably a semi-learned term or borrowing from Latin rogus, as with its Romanian cognate rug (or modeled after it). Less likely inherited.
Noun
rug m (plural rudz)
- funeral pyre
Danish
Etymology
From Old Danish rugh, from Old Norse rugr, from Proto-Germanic *rugiz, from Proto-Indo-European *wrug?yo-. Compare Norwegian Bokmål rug, Swedish råg, Icelandic rúgur, Dutch rogge, Low German Rogg, German Roggen, English rye.
Noun
rug c (singular definite rugen, not used in plural form)
- rye (Secale cereale)
Verb
rug
- imperative of ruge
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch rugge, from Old Dutch ruggi, from Proto-Germanic *hrugjaz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /r?x/
- Rhymes: -?x
- Hyphenation: rug
Noun
rug m (plural ruggen, diminutive ruggetje n or rugje n)
- back, backside
- (geology) ridge
- (Netherlands) thousand euro
Derived terms
- heuvelrug
- rugborstel
- rugklacht
- rugpijn
- rugslag
- rugtas
- rugvin
- rugzak
Descendants
- Afrikaans: rug
Elfdalian
Noun
rug m
- rye (Secale cereale)
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Faroese
Noun
rug
- accusative singular indefinite of rugur
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish ·ruc, prototonic form of ro·ucc, perfect tense of beirid.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [????]
Verb
rug
- past analytic of beir
Further reading
- "rug" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- Entries containing “rug” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “rug” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Manx
Etymology
From ro·uccai, suppletive augmented form of beirid.
Verb
rug (verbal noun ruggal, past participle ruggit)
- to bear (give birth to)
Synonyms
- behr
- ymmyrk
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse rugr, from Proto-Germanic *rugiz, from Proto-Indo-European *wrug?yo-. Compare Danish rug, Swedish råg, Icelandic rúgur, Dutch rogge, German Roggen, English rye.
Noun
rug m (definite singular rugen)
- rye (the grass Secale cereale or its grains as food)
Derived terms
- rugbrød
References
- “rug” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse rugr, from Proto-Germanic *rugiz, from Proto-Indo-European *wrug?yo-. Compare Danish rug, Swedish råg, Icelandic rúgur, Dutch rogge, German Roggen, English rye.
Noun
rug m (definite singular rugen)
- rye (as above)
Derived terms
- rugbrød
References
- “rug” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ruk/
Noun
rug f
- genitive plural of ruga
Further reading
- rug in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Romanian
Etymology 1
From Latin rogus, probably borrowed in the 19th century or semi-learned. The linguists Candrea and Tiktin believed it to be inherited.
Noun
rug n (plural ruguri)
- pyre
Declension
Etymology 2
From Latin rubus (“bramble, briar”), from Proto-Italic *wruðos, from Proto-Indo-European *wr?d?o- (“sweetbriar”). Compare Italian rovo, dialectal rogo. For the sound shift of Latin -b- to -g- in Romanian, compare neg, negura.
Noun
rug m (plural rugi)
- bramble
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Declension
Synonyms
- m?ce?
Derived terms
- ruget
References
- rug in DEX online - Dic?ionare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)
Scottish Gaelic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /r?uk/
Verb
rug
- past tense of beir
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rya
English
Etymology
From Swedish rya (“thick cloth”).
Noun
rya (plural ryas)
- A Scandinavian knotted-pile woollen rug, used as bed-cover and tapestry.
- 2008, Kirsti Salo-Mattila, Chapter 12: Transformations in the Art of Rya Making, Terttu Tuomi-Gröhn (editor), Reinventing Art of Everyday Making, Peter Lang, page 217,
- People were proud of art ryas designed by textile artists and woven by professionals, and they themselves wove copies of published traditional compositions, or executed new craft ryas that were designed for the purpose by textile artists.
- 2008, Kirsti Salo-Mattila, Chapter 12: Transformations in the Art of Rya Making, Terttu Tuomi-Gröhn (editor), Reinventing Art of Everyday Making, Peter Lang, page 217,
Translations
Anagrams
- -ary, Ary, Ayr, Ray, ary, ayr, ra'y, ray, yar, ? ray, ?-ray
Japanese
Romanization
rya
- R?maji transcription of ??
- R?maji transcription of ??
Rwanda-Rundi
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *-d??a.
Verb
-ryá (infinitive kuryá, perfective -rîye)
- to eat
Derived terms
- icyokurya (Rwanda) / icokurya (Rundi)
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