कोरा
Hindi
[edit]Etymology
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Proto-New Indo-Aryan *कोर (kora)
Hindi कोरा
Inherited from Proto-New Indo-Aryan *कोर (kora, “fresh, new”) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Standard Hindi) IPA(key): /koː.ɾɑː/, [koː.ɾäː]
Adjective
[edit]कोरा • (korā)
- blank, empty; unused
- 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.
- senseless, meaningless
Declension
[edit]| 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
[edit]- 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