Kuru

See also: kuru, kurů, kůru, kůrů, and kūru

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit कुरु (kuru).

Proper noun

Kuru

1. (Hinduism, historical) an ancient kingdom, mentioned in the Mahabharata.

Finnish

Etymology

From kuru (“long, narrow strait; gorge”). As a surname, from place names. The name of the place in Pirkanmaa describes its location, and might derive via a farm name Kurunlahti (with lahti).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkuru/, [ˈkuru]
• Rhymes: -uru
• Syllabification^(key): Ku‧ru
• Hyphenation^(key): Ku‧ru

Proper noun

Kuru

1. A former municipality in Pirkanmaa, Finland; now part of Ylöjärvi.
2. A village in the municipality of Ylöjärvi.
3. a Finnish surname

Declension

Inflection of Kuru (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		Kuru	Kurut
genitive		Kurun	Kurujen
partitive		Kurua	Kuruja
illative		Kuruun	Kuruihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Kuru	Kurut
accusative	nom.	Kuru	Kurut
	gen.	Kurun
genitive		Kurun	Kurujen
partitive		Kurua	Kuruja
inessive		Kurussa	Kuruissa
elative		Kurusta	Kuruista
illative		Kuruun	Kuruihin
adessive		Kurulla	Kuruilla
ablative		Kurulta	Kuruilta
allative		Kurulle	Kuruille
essive		Kuruna	Kuruina
translative		Kuruksi	Kuruiksi
abessive		Kurutta	Kuruitta
instructive		—	Kuruin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Kuru (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Kuruni Kuruni accusative nom. Kuruni Kuruni gen. Kuruni genitive Kuruni Kurujeni partitive Kuruani Kurujani inessive Kurussani Kuruissani elative Kurustani Kuruistani illative Kuruuni Kuruihini adessive Kurullani Kuruillani ablative Kurultani Kuruiltani allative Kurulleni Kuruilleni essive Kurunani Kuruinani translative Kurukseni Kuruikseni abessive Kuruttani Kuruittani instructive — — comitative — Kuruineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Kurusi Kurusi accusative nom. Kurusi Kurusi gen. Kurusi genitive Kurusi Kurujesi partitive Kuruasi Kurujasi inessive Kurussasi Kuruissasi elative Kurustasi Kuruistasi illative Kuruusi Kuruihisi adessive Kurullasi Kuruillasi ablative Kurultasi Kuruiltasi allative Kurullesi Kuruillesi essive Kurunasi Kuruinasi translative Kuruksesi Kuruiksesi abessive Kuruttasi Kuruittasi instructive — — comitative — Kuruinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Kurumme Kurumme accusative nom. Kurumme Kurumme gen. Kurumme genitive Kurumme Kurujemme partitive Kuruamme Kurujamme inessive Kurussamme Kuruissamme elative Kurustamme Kuruistamme illative Kuruumme Kuruihimme adessive Kurullamme Kuruillamme ablative Kurultamme Kuruiltamme allative Kurullemme Kuruillemme essive Kurunamme Kuruinamme translative Kuruksemme Kuruiksemme abessive Kuruttamme Kuruittamme instructive — — comitative — Kuruinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Kurunne Kurunne accusative nom. Kurunne Kurunne gen. Kurunne genitive Kurunne Kurujenne partitive Kuruanne Kurujanne inessive Kurussanne Kuruissanne elative Kurustanne Kuruistanne illative Kuruunne Kuruihinne adessive Kurullanne Kuruillanne ablative Kurultanne Kuruiltanne allative Kurullenne Kuruillenne essive Kurunanne Kuruinanne translative Kuruksenne Kuruiksenne abessive Kuruttanne Kuruittanne instructive — — comitative — Kuruinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Kurunsa Kurunsa accusative nom. Kurunsa Kurunsa gen. Kurunsa genitive Kurunsa Kurujensa partitive Kuruaan Kuruansa Kurujaan Kurujansa inessive Kurussaan Kurussansa Kuruissaan Kuruissansa elative Kurustaan Kurustansa Kuruistaan Kuruistansa illative Kuruunsa Kuruihinsa adessive Kurullaan Kurullansa Kuruillaan Kuruillansa ablative Kurultaan Kurultansa Kuruiltaan Kuruiltansa allative Kurulleen Kurullensa Kuruilleen Kuruillensa essive Kurunaan Kurunansa Kuruinaan Kuruinansa translative Kurukseen Kuruksensa Kuruikseen Kuruiksensa abessive Kuruttaan Kuruttansa Kuruittaan Kuruittansa instructive — — comitative — Kuruineen Kuruinensa

The internal locative cases (inessive, illative and elative) are used with this place name when referring to a location; for example, "in Kuru" is Kurussa.

Derived terms

• Kurula

compounds

• Kurunsaari

Statistics

• Kuru is the 1710^th (tied with 2 other surnames) most common surname in Finland, belonging to 496 individuals, according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.