kor

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Translingual[edit]

Symbol[edit]

kor

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Korean.

English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Hebrew כֹּר.

Noun[edit]

kor (plural kors)

  1. (historical units of measure) Alternative form of cor: a former Hebrew and Phoenician unit of volume.
    • 2002, Don Victor Bovey, In Touch With Eternity, page 161:
      Solomon responded by committing 20,000 kors of pure oil and 20,000 kors of wheat in annual payments. A kor of oil is an ancient Hebrew unit of liquid of about 58 gallons. A kor of wheat is equal to 6.25 bushels.

Anagrams[edit]

Azerbaijani[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Persian کور.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [cor], [cor̥], [t͡ʃor̥]
  • Audio(file)

Adjective[edit]

kor (comparative daha kor, superlative ən kor)

  1. blind

See also[edit]

  • kar (“deaf”)

Cimbrian[edit]

Preposition[edit]

kor

  1. Alternative form of ka
    Ich ghèa inn kor Baan. ― I'm going to Roana.

Further reading[edit]

  • “kor” in Martalar, Umberto Martello, Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo

Cornish[edit]

Noun[edit]

kor f (singulative koren)

  1. wax

Crimean Gothic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *kurną, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵr̥Hnóm.

Noun[edit]

kor

  1. wheat
    • 1562, Ogier Ghiselin de Busbecq:
      Kor. Triticum.

Danish[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse kórr, from Latin chorus, from Ancient Greek χορός (khorós).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

kor n (singular definite koret, plural indefinite kor)

  1. choir (singing group)
  2. chancel, choir (part of church housing the altar)

Declension[edit]

Declension of kor
neuter
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative kor koret kor korene
genitive kors korets kors korenes

Further reading[edit]

Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From earlier korre, from earlier korde.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

kor f (plural korren, diminutive korretje n)

  1. A trawl, a dragnet used for trawling over or close to the seabed.

Derived terms[edit]

German[edit]

Verb[edit]

kor

  1. first/third-person singular preterite of kiesen
  2. first/third-person singular preterite of küren

Hungarian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from a Turkic language before the times of the Hungarian conquest of the Carpathian Basin (at the turn of the 9th and 10th centuries).[1]

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “examples of Turkic cognates?”)

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

kor (plural korok)

  1. (often with a possessive suffix) age (a certain period of time in the life of an individual)
    öregkor ― old age
    Hatéves koromban kezdtem zenét tanulni. ― I started music lessons at age six.
  2. age (a great period in the history of the Earth)
    bronzkor ― Bronze Age
  3. (geology) epoch
    eocén kor ― Eocene epoch

Declension[edit]

Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative kor korok
accusative kort korokat
dative kornak koroknak
instrumental korral korokkal
causal-final korért korokért
translative korrá korokká
terminative korig korokig
essive-formal korként korokként
essive-modal — —
inessive korban korokban
superessive koron korokon
adessive kornál koroknál
illative korba korokba
sublative korra korokra
allative korhoz korokhoz
elative korból korokból
delative korról korokról
ablative kortól koroktól
non-attributive
possessive - singular 		koré koroké
non-attributive
possessive - plural 		koréi korokéi
Possessive forms of kor
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. korom koraim
2nd person sing. korod koraid
3rd person sing. kora korai
1st person plural korunk koraink
2nd person plural korotok koraitok
3rd person plural koruk koraik

The multiple-possession forms are practically nonexistent; the form korai coincides with another lexeme.

Derived terms[edit]

Compound words with this term at the beginning
Compound words with this term at the end
Expressions

References[edit]

  1. ^ kor in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN.  (See also its 2nd edition.)

Further reading[edit]

  • kor in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN

Indonesian[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From Dutch koor (“choir”), from Middle Dutch côor, from Latin chorus. Cognate with Afrikaans koor, English choir.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɔr/
  • Hyphenation: kor

Noun[edit]

kor (first-person possessive korku, second-person possessive kormu, third-person possessive kornya)

  1. (music) choir, vocal ensemble.
    Synonym: paduan suara

Usage notes[edit]

The word is part of false friends between Standard Malay and Indonesian. The Brunei, Malaysia and Singapore usage can be seen in Malay kor.

Alternative forms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

Kamta[edit]

Verb[edit]

kor

  1. do

Conjugation[edit]

impersonal forms of kor
Stem kor
Gerund kor
Conjugative koria
Infinitive koirbar
Agentive korota
Converb koirte
Progressive participle koirte koirte
Reason korat
Conditional participle koirle
Perfect participle koria
Habitual participle koria koria
Conjugation forms of kor
Person First person Second person Third person
informal formal informal formal
singular plural singular plural singular plural
muĩ amra tuĩ tömra oĩ umra
Present
Imperfective koroṅ kori koriṣ koren kore
Continuous koria asoṅ koria asi koria asiṣ koria asen koria ase
Perfective koirsoṅ korsi koirsiṣ koirsen koirse
Past
Recent koirluṅ koirloṅ koirlu koirlen koiril ~ koirilek
Distant & Habitual koirsiluṅ koirsiloṅ koirsilu koirsilen koirsile ~ koirsilek
Continuous koria asluṅ koria aisloṅ koria aslu kori aislen koria asil ~ koria aislek
Future
Indicative korim kormö korbu korben korbe
Continuous koria thakim koria thakmö koria thakpu koria thaikpen koria thaikpe
Others
Imperative — korek koren koruk

Lun Bawang[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA(key): /kor/

Noun[edit]

kor

  1. A chorus.

Malay[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From English corps, from French corps d’armée (literally “army body”), from Latin corpus (“body”).

Noun[edit]

kor (informal 1st possessive korku, 2nd possessive kormu, 3rd possessive kornya)

  1. corps.

Usage notes[edit]

The word is part of false friends between Standard Malay and Indonesian. The Indonesian usage can be seen in Indonesian kor.

Alternative forms[edit]

  • korps (“corps”) (Indonesian)

Further reading[edit]

Matal[edit]

Verb[edit]

kor

  1. to have, gain
    Mana akəs vok à dza, uwana akor gudəŋ à vok gesina, ŋgaha masla adàz gəl aŋha ala la makəɗ gəl à vok aŋha ma? (Mata 16:26)[1]
    For what is a person benefited if he gains the whole world but loses or forfeits himself? (Matthew 16:26)

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ http://listen.bible.is/MFHWYI/Matt/16#26

Northern Kurdish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Cognate with Armenian կույր (kuyr, “blind”) from Old Armenian կոյր (koyr, “blind”). Compare also Persian کور (kur), from Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (kwl), 𐫐𐫇𐫡 (kwr), 𐫞𐫇𐫡 (qwr /⁠kōr⁠/, “blind”), Sogdian [script needed] (kwr /⁠kōr⁠/).

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

kor (comparative kortir, superlative herî kor, Arabic spelling کۆر)

  1. blind

References[edit]

  • Chyet, Michael L. (2003) “kor”, in Kurdish–English Dictionary‎[1], with selected etymologies by Martin Schwartz, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, page 332

Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

A choir.

Etymology 1[edit]

From Old Norse kórr, from Latin chorus (“chorus”), from Ancient Greek χορός (khorós, “dance ring, chorus, choir, band of singers and dancers”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰer- (“enclose”).

Noun[edit]

kor n (definite singular koret, indefinite plural kor, definite plural kora or korene)

  1. choir (singing group)
  2. chancel, choir (part of church housing the altar)
Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Adverb[edit]

kor

  1. form removed with the spelling reform of 2005; superseded by hvor

References[edit]

Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Old Norse hvar.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /kʊrː/, /kuːr/ (with a soft r-sound)
  • IPA(key): /kʊrː/, /kuːʁ/ (with guttural accent, also called Skarre-r)

Adverb[edit]

kor

  1. how
    Kor mykje skal du ha?
    How much do you want?
  2. where
    Synonym: kvar
    Kor er alle saman?
    Where is everybody?

Etymology 2[edit]

Kor

From Old Norse kórr, from Latin chorus, from Ancient Greek χορός (khorós, “company of dancers or singers”).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

kor n (definite singular koret, indefinite plural kor, definite plural kora)

  1. choir (singing group)
  2. chancel, choir (part of church housing the altar)
Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

Russenorsk[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Norwegian Nynorsk kor (“how, where”).

Pronunciation[edit]

Adverb[edit]

kor

  1. where
    Kor ju stannom på gammel ras?
    Where did you stay at yesterday?
  2. how
    Kor ju fare leve?
    How is it going with your father?
  3. why
    Kor ju ikke paa moja mokka kladi?
    Why do you not bring me the flour?

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  • Ingvild Broch, Ernst H. Jahr (1984) Russenorsk: Et pidginspråk i Norge [Russenorsk: A pidgin language in Norway], 2 edition, Oslo: Novus Forlag

Samogitian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Baltic *kur, from the same Proto-Indo-European stem *kʷu-, *kʷo- as the interrogative pronoun kas. Compare Latgalian kur, Latvian kur, Lithuanian kur.

Adverb[edit]

kor

  1. (interrogative) where?
  2. (relative) where

See also[edit]

Swedish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun[edit]

kor

  1. indefinite plural of ko

Etymology 2[edit]

From Old Swedish kor, from Old Norse kórr, from Latin chorus, from Ancient Greek χορός (khorós).

Noun[edit]

kor n

  1. chancel, choir, the part of a church housing the altar
  2. (dated) a choir (group of singing people)
Declension[edit]
Declension of kor 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative kor koret kor koren
Genitive kors korets kors korens
Related terms[edit]

(in church architecture):

(singing):

References[edit]

Anagrams[edit]

Talysh[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Cognate with Persian کر (kar).

Adjective[edit]

kor

  1. deaf

Tocharian A[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit कोटि (koṭi), whence also Tocharian B koṭ.

Noun[edit]

kor

  1. ten million

Tocharian B[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Proto-Indo-European *ḱówH- (“hollow”); compare Sanskrit शून्य (śūnya, “zero”), Latin cavus (“hollow”), Ancient Greek κύαρ (kúar, “eye of a needle, earhole”).

Noun[edit]

kor

  1. (anatomy) throat

Etymology 2[edit]

Noun[edit]

kor ?

  1. Alternative form of koṭ (“ten million”)

References[edit]

  • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1996) “[śūcī- - śū́ra-]”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[2] (in German), volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 650

Turkish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Ottoman Turkish قور (qor, “glowing coal, ember”), from Proto-Turkic *kōr (“glowing coals”). Akin to köz (“ember”).

Noun[edit]

kor (definite accusative koru, plural korlar)

  1. ember

Declension[edit]

Inflection
Nominative kor
Definite accusative koru
Singular Plural
Nominative kor korlar
Definite accusative koru korları
Dative kora korlara
Locative korda korlarda
Ablative kordan korlardan
Genitive korun korların
Possessive forms
Nominative
Singular Plural
1st singular korum korlarım
2nd singular korun korların
3rd singular koru korları
1st plural korumuz korlarımız
2nd plural korunuz korlarınız
3rd plural korları korları
Definite accusative
Singular Plural
1st singular korumu korlarımı
2nd singular korunu korlarını
3rd singular korunu korlarını
1st plural korumuzu korlarımızı
2nd plural korunuzu korlarınızı
3rd plural korlarını korlarını
Dative
Singular Plural
1st singular koruma korlarıma
2nd singular koruna korlarına
3rd singular koruna korlarına
1st plural korumuza korlarımıza
2nd plural korunuza korlarınıza
3rd plural korlarına korlarına
Locative
Singular Plural
1st singular korumda korlarımda
2nd singular korunda korlarında
3rd singular korunda korlarında
1st plural korumuzda korlarımızda
2nd plural korunuzda korlarınızda
3rd plural korlarında korlarında
Ablative
Singular Plural
1st singular korumdan korlarımdan
2nd singular korundan korlarından
3rd singular korundan korlarından
1st plural korumuzdan korlarımızdan
2nd plural korunuzdan korlarınızdan
3rd plural korlarından korlarından
Genitive
Singular Plural
1st singular korumun korlarımın
2nd singular korunun korlarının
3rd singular korunun korlarının
1st plural korumuzun korlarımızın
2nd plural korunuzun korlarınızın
3rd plural korlarının korlarının

Adjective[edit]

kor

  1. (figurative, by extension) red
    • 2014 September 24, Görkem Gündüz (lyrics and music), “Yeter Ki Susma [Just Don't Be Quiet]”, in Uçurumlar Arasında [Between Cliffs]‎[3], performed by Asena Özçetin:
      Sen dedin: “Tüm öfkenle çık karşıma” / “Bedenimde kor ateşler yak”
      You said, “Confront me with all the anger of yours” / “Set red fires on my body”

See also[edit]

Volapük[edit]

Noun[edit]

kor (nominative plural kors)

  1. choir

Declension[edit]

declension of kor
singular plural
nominative kor kors
genitive kora koras
dative kore kores
accusative kori koris
vocative 1 o kor! o kors!
predicative 2 koru korus
  • 1 status as a case is disputed
  • 2 in later, non-classical Volapük only

Zaghawa[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Adverb[edit]

kor

  1. very

References[edit]

Zazaki[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Related to Persian کور (kur).

Adjective[edit]

kor

  1. blind
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