Maru
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'''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.
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