కూర

See also: కారం and కూరు

Telugu

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *kucc-. Cognate with Tamil குய் (kuy, “seasoning with spices, spicy seasoned curry”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kuːr̪a/

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Noun

కూర • (kūra) n (plural కూరలు)

1. an herb
2. herbs or vegetables in general, garden stuff
3. (vegetable or meat) curry

References

• "కూర" in J. P. L. Gwynn (1991) A Telugu-English dictionary, Oxford University Press, page 136
• "కూర" in Charles Philip Brown (1903) A Telugu-English dictionary, Madras: Promoting Christian Knowledge, page 304
• Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) chapter 1760, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 160.