कोरा

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀓𑁄𑀭 (*kora, “fresh, new, unused”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /koː.ɾɑː/, [koː.ɾäː]

Adjective

कोरा • (korā)

1. blank, empty; unused
2. flat out, complete, thorough

   उसने बिना सोचके मुझको कोरा झूठ कहा।

   usne binā socke mujhko korā jhūṭh kahā.

   He thoughtlessly told me a flat out lie.

3. senseless, meaningless

Declension

Declension of कोरा (ā-stem)

	masculine		feminine
	singular	plural	singular	plural
direct	कोरा korā	कोरे kore	कोरी korī	कोरी korī
oblique	कोरे kore	कोरे kore	कोरी korī	कोरी korī
vocative	कोरे kore	कोरे kore	कोरी korī	कोरी korī

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “कोरा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 217
• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “कोरा”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “kōra”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press