kooraa

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Oromo

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Etymology

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From Proto-Cushitic. Cognates include Hadiyya koora and Somali kooraa.

Noun

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kooraa

  1. saddle

References

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  • Oromo Dictionary by Takilee Qinaaxxii

Wolof

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Etymology

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Probably from a Mande language. Compare Bambara kɔ́ra.

Noun

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kooraa (definite form kooraa bi)

  1. the Kora, a lute or harp-like musical instrument of western Africa

References

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  • Fal, Arame, Santos, Rosine, Doneux, Jean Léonce (1990) Dictionnaire wolof-français, Paris: Éditions KARTHALA, →ISBN, page 112