kurita

See also: Kurita

Finnish

Verb

kurita

1. inflection of kurittaa:
   1. present active indicative connegative
   2. second-person singular present imperative
   3. second-person singular present active imperative connegative

Kari'na

Pronunciation

• (Venezuela) IPA^(key): [kuɺ̢ittʃa]
• (West Suriname) IPA^(key): [kuɺ̢iːtʲa]
• (East Suriname) IPA^(key): [kuɺ̢iʔca]

Adverb

kurita

1. by day

Derived terms

• kuritàne
• kuritànène

References

• Courtz, Hendrik (2008) A Carib grammar and dictionary‎^[1], Toronto: Magoria Books, →ISBN, page 306
• Ahlbrinck, Willem (1931) “kuriťa”, in Encyclopaedie der Karaïben, Amsterdam: Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen, page 250; republished as Willem Ahlbrinck, Doude van Herwijnen, transl., L'Encyclopédie des Caraïbes‎^[2], Paris, 1956, page 245

Malay

Alternative forms

• gurita

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kuʀita, from Proto-Austronesian *guʀiCa. Cognate with Kavalan qlita, Paiwan guritsa, Ilocano kurita, Cebuano kugita, Javanese gurita, Malagasy horita, Fijian kuita, Marshallese kweet.

Noun

kurita (Jawi spelling کوريتا, plural kurita-kurita, informal 1st possessive kuritaku, 2nd possessive kuritamu, 3rd possessive kuritanya)

1. octopus

Synonyms

• sotong kurita

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kuʀita, from Proto-Austronesian *guʀiCa. Compare Ilocano kurita, Bikol Central kugita, Cebuano kugita, Maranao kogita, Yakan kuhita', Malay kurita, Malagasy horita, and Javanese ꦒꦸꦫꦶꦠ (gurita). Doublet of kugita and pugita.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kuˈɾita/, [kʊˈɾi.tɐ]
• Hyphenation: ku‧ri‧ta

Noun

kurita (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜇᜒᜆ)

1. large squid

   Synonym: pusit

See also

• Kurita

 

Tetum

Etymology

From Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *kuʀita, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kuʀita, from Proto-Austronesian *guʀiCa. Cognate with Malay kurita, Cebuano kugita, Fijian kuita, Marshallese kweet.

Noun

kurita

1. octopus

Tok Pisin

Alternative forms

• urita

Etymology

Apparently from Malay kurita, reinforced by native urita.

Noun

kurita

1. octopus