Maru 95480 226146266 2008-07-17T00:59:15Z 75.155.206.130 '''Maru''' can refer to * [[Maru (mythology)]] is a Māori war god. * [[Tūmatauenga]], the Māori god of war. * [[Măru]] - a Romanian village. * The [[Maru language]], one of several languages spoken among the [[Kachin people]] in Myanmar/Burma and China. * The Japanese name for a circle, which is used to mean "correct"; the opposite of ''[[batsu]]''. * ''Maru'' (丸) is a Japanese [[bailey]] (castle wall). * Maru is a popular name for Japanese pets, mainly Cats. this is because Maru is slang for "demon" or "spirit". * Maru Personified form of some celestial phenomenon, generally described as a glow in the heavens. This personification is an *important atua. * Maru is a nickname for a young bull, or calf. * The word ''maru'' is often attached as a suffix to Japanese ship names. See [[Japanese ship naming conventions]]. ** [[Daigo Fukuryu Maru]], a fishing vessel exposed to radiation from a 1954 US nuclear test. ** [[Nippon Maru]], flagship of daimyo Toyotomi Hideyoshi's 16th century fleet. ** [[Eureka Maru]], a fictional starship from the television show Andromeda. ** [[Hakudo Maru]], the spirit in Japanese mythology who taught humans how to make ships ** [[Kobayashi Maru]], a fictional starship from the motion picture ''Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan''. ** [[Nisshin Maru]], a Japanese whaling ship. ** Piper Maru: *** The name of a ship that experiences time shifts in ''[[Piper Maru]]'', episode 3x15 of ''The X-Files''. *** The name of an icebreaker in the [[Alien vs. Predator (film)|Alien vs. Predator]] film. * Maru is a common nickname in Spanish-speaking countries. It is a common nickname for Maria Eugenia and Maruja. * ''Maru,'' a novel by [[Bessie Head]] * Alternate term for [[Madu]], a weapon of [[India|Indian]] origin. {{disambig}}