koro
English
editEtymology 1
editPossibly from Makasar garring koro' (lit. koro illness, "shrinking of the toilet", Matthes 1859), Buginese, or Malay. See "Koro § Etymology and geographical background" at Wikipedia for a full discussion.
Noun
editkoro (uncountable)
- (psychology) A delusional syndrome found in Malay and southern Chinese populations, characterized by a belief that the subject's penis will retract into the abdomen and cause death.
References
edit- Mathes B. F. (1859). Makassaarsch-Hollandsch Woordenboek. Amsterdam: Het Nederlandsch Bijbelgenootschap te Amsterdam, p. 43 ("inkrimping van het gemak").
Etymology 2
editFrom Maori koro (“grandfather”).
Noun
editkoro (plural koros)
Anagrams
editEsperanto
editEtymology
editFrom Latin cor. Doublet of kero.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editkoro (accusative singular koron, plural koroj, accusative plural korojn)
Fijian
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Central-Pacific *koro, from Proto-Oceanic *koro (compare Tongan kolo).
Noun
editkoro
- town
- village (use koro lailai to specify that it's smaller in size than a town)
- settlement
Finnish
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editProbably borrowed from Proto-Norse *ᛊᚲᛟᚱᛟ (*skoro), from Proto-Germanic *skurō.
Noun
editkoro
Declension
editInflection of koro (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | koro | korot | |
genitive | koron | korojen | |
partitive | koroa | koroja | |
illative | koroon | koroihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | koro | korot | |
accusative | nom. | koro | korot |
gen. | koron | ||
genitive | koron | korojen | |
partitive | koroa | koroja | |
inessive | korossa | koroissa | |
elative | korosta | koroista | |
illative | koroon | koroihin | |
adessive | korolla | koroilla | |
ablative | korolta | koroilta | |
allative | korolle | koroille | |
essive | korona | koroina | |
translative | koroksi | koroiksi | |
abessive | korotta | koroitta | |
instructive | — | koroin | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Derived terms
editEtymology 2
editBack-formation from korottaa.
Noun
editkoro
- (ballistics) elevation (angle)
Declension
editInflection of koro (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | koro | korot | |
genitive | koron | korojen | |
partitive | koroa | koroja | |
illative | koroon | koroihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | koro | korot | |
accusative | nom. | koro | korot |
gen. | koron | ||
genitive | koron | korojen | |
partitive | koroa | koroja | |
inessive | korossa | koroissa | |
elative | korosta | koroista | |
illative | koroon | koroihin | |
adessive | korolla | koroilla | |
ablative | korolta | koroilta | |
allative | korolle | koroille | |
essive | korona | koroina | |
translative | koroksi | koroiksi | |
abessive | korotta | koroitta | |
instructive | — | koroin | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
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Etymology 3
editNoun
editkoro (dialectal)
- Synonym of palokärki (“black woodpecker; Dryocopus martius”)
Declension
editInflection of koro (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | koro | korot | |
genitive | koron | korojen | |
partitive | koroa | koroja | |
illative | koroon | koroihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | koro | korot | |
accusative | nom. | koro | korot |
gen. | koron | ||
genitive | koron | korojen | |
partitive | koroa | koroja | |
inessive | korossa | koroissa | |
elative | korosta | koroista | |
illative | koroon | koroihin | |
adessive | korolla | koroilla | |
ablative | korolta | koroilta | |
allative | korolle | koroille | |
essive | korona | koroina | |
translative | koroksi | koroiksi | |
abessive | korotta | koroitta | |
instructive | — | koroin | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
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Anagrams
editFur
editNoun
editkoro (plurale tantum)
References
edit- Angelika Jakobi, A Fur Grammar: Phonology, Morphophonology, and Morphology (1990)
- Arthur Charles Beaton, A grammar of the Fur language (1968)
Ingrian
editEtymology
editOnomatopoeic, cognate with dialectal Finnish koro.
Pronunciation
edit- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈkoro/, [ˈko̞ro̞]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈkoroi̯/, [ˈko̞ro̞i̯]
- Rhymes: -oro, -oroi̯
- Hyphenation: ko‧ro
Noun
editkoro
- Synonym of tulilintu
Declension
editDeclension of koro (type 4/koivu, no gradation, gemination) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | koro | korot |
genitive | koron | korroin, koroloin |
partitive | korroa | koroja, koroloja |
illative | korroo | korroi, koroloihe |
inessive | koros | korois, korolois |
elative | korost | koroist, koroloist |
allative | korolle | koroille, koroloille |
adessive | korol | koroil, koroloil |
ablative | korolt | koroilt, koroloilt |
translative | koroks | koroiks, koroloiks |
essive | koronna, korroon | koroinna, koroloinna, korroin, koroloin |
exessive1) | koront | koroint, koroloint |
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive. |
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 195
Japanese
editRomanization
editkoro
Khoekhoe
edit< 4 | 5 | 6 > |
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Cardinal : koro | ||
Numeral
editkoro
Lindu
editNoun
editkoro
Maori
editEtymology
editCognate with Rapa Nui koro (“father”).
Noun
editkoro (used in the form koro-a)
Descendants
edit- → English: koro
Ngambay
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editAudio: (file)
Noun
editkoro
Norwegian Nynorsk
editNoun
editkòro f
Nupe
editEtymology 1
editPronunciation
editNoun
editkòrò (plural kòròzhì)
Etymology 2
editPronunciation
editNoun
editkoro
Etymology 3
editPronunciation
editNoun
editkoro
Polish
editPronunciation
editNoun
editkoro f
Rapa Nui
editEtymology
editCognate with Maori koro (“grandfather”).
Noun
editkoro
Usage notes
editConsidered archaic; the following are preferred:
Tagalog
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Spanish coro, from Latin chorus, from Ancient Greek χορός (khorós).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editkoro (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜇᜓ)
- choir; chorus (group of singers performing together)
- (music) chorus (part of a song repeated between verses)
- (architecture) choir (part of a church for choir assembly)
Related terms
editSee also
editFurther reading
edit- “koro”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
Yoruba
editEtymology 1
editAlternative forms
editPronunciation
editNoun
editkòró
- (colloquial) corona (disease)
Etymology 2
editPronunciation
editVerb
editkorò
Derived terms
edit- korò bí ewúro (“to be as bitter as bitter leaf”)
Etymology 3
editPronunciation
editNoun
editkóró
Derived terms
edit- dúdú bí kóró iṣin (“to be as dark as an ackee seed”)
- English terms borrowed from Makasar
- English terms derived from Makasar
- English terms borrowed from Buginese
- English terms derived from Buginese
- English terms borrowed from Malay
- English terms derived from Malay
- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- en:Psychology
- English terms borrowed from Maori
- English terms derived from Maori
- English countable nouns
- en:Diseases
- Esperanto terms derived from Latin
- Esperanto doublets
- Esperanto terms with IPA pronunciation
- Esperanto terms with audio pronunciation
- Rhymes:Esperanto/oro
- Esperanto lemmas
- Esperanto nouns
- Esperanto BRO2
- eo:Anatomy
- Fijian terms inherited from Proto-Oceanic
- Fijian terms derived from Proto-Oceanic
- Fijian lemmas
- Fijian nouns
- Finnish 2-syllable words
- Finnish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Finnish/oro
- Rhymes:Finnish/oro/2 syllables
- Finnish terms borrowed from Proto-Norse
- Finnish terms derived from Proto-Norse
- Finnish terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Finnish lemmas
- Finnish nouns
- fi:Heraldry
- fi:Botany
- Finnish valo-type nominals
- Finnish back-formations
- Finnish onomatopoeias
- Finnish dialectal terms
- Fur lemmas
- Fur nouns
- fvr:Water
- Ingrian onomatopoeias
- Ingrian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Ingrian/oro
- Rhymes:Ingrian/oro/2 syllables
- Rhymes:Ingrian/oroi̯
- Rhymes:Ingrian/oroi̯/2 syllables
- Ingrian lemmas
- Ingrian nouns
- Japanese non-lemma forms
- Japanese romanizations
- Khoekhoe lemmas
- Khoekhoe numerals
- Khoekhoe cardinal numbers
- Lindu lemmas
- Lindu nouns
- Maori lemmas
- Maori nouns
- Ngambay terms with audio pronunciation
- Ngambay lemmas
- Ngambay nouns
- sba:Mammals
- Norwegian Nynorsk non-lemma forms
- Norwegian Nynorsk noun forms
- Nupe terms with IPA pronunciation
- Nupe lemmas
- Nupe nouns
- nup:Body parts
- Polish 2-syllable words
- Polish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Polish/ɔrɔ
- Rhymes:Polish/ɔrɔ/2 syllables
- Polish non-lemma forms
- Polish noun forms
- Rapa Nui lemmas
- Rapa Nui nouns
- Rapa Nui terms with archaic senses
- Tagalog terms borrowed from Spanish
- Tagalog terms derived from Spanish
- Tagalog terms derived from Latin
- Tagalog terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Tagalog 2-syllable words
- Tagalog terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Tagalog/oɾo
- Rhymes:Tagalog/oɾo/2 syllables
- Tagalog terms with homophones
- Tagalog terms with malumay pronunciation
- Tagalog lemmas
- Tagalog nouns
- Tagalog terms with Baybayin script
- tl:Music
- tl:Architecture
- tl:Collectives
- tl:Musicians
- tl:Singing
- Yoruba clippings
- Yoruba terms with IPA pronunciation
- Yoruba lemmas
- Yoruba nouns
- Yoruba colloquialisms
- Yoruba verbs