koro

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See also: Koro, kōro, korō, and kòrò

English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Possibly from Makasar garring koro' (lit. koro illness, "shrinking of the toilet", Matthes 1859), Buginese, or Malay. See "Koro § Etymology and geographical background" at Wikipedia for a full discussion.

Noun[edit]

koro (uncountable)

  1. (psychology) A delusional syndrome found in Malay and southern Chinese populations, characterized by a belief that the subject's penis will retract into the abdomen and cause death.

References[edit]

  • Mathes B. F. (1859). Makassaarsch-Hollandsch Woordenboek. Amsterdam: Het Nederlandsch Bijbelgenootschap te Amsterdam, p. 43 ("inkrimping van het gemak").

Anagrams[edit]

Esperanto[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From Latin cor. Doublet of kero.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ˈkoro]
  • Audio:
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  • Rhymes: -oro
  • Hyphenation: ko‧ro

Noun[edit]

koro (accusative singular koron, plural koroj, accusative plural korojn)

  1. heart
  2. clapper (tongue of a bell)

Fijian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Central-Pacific *koro, from Proto-Oceanic *koro (compare Tongan kolo).

Noun[edit]

koro

  1. town
  2. village (use koro lailai to specify that it's smaller in size than a town)
  3. settlement

Finnish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈkoro/, [ˈko̞ro̞]
  • Rhymes: -oro
  • Syllabification(key): ko‧ro

Etymology 1[edit]

Probably borrowed from Proto-Norse *ᛊᚲᛟᚱᛟ (*skoro), from Proto-Germanic *skurō.

Noun[edit]

koro

  1. (heraldry) line of partition, line
  2. (botany) open scar
Declension[edit]
Inflection of koro (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative koro korot
genitive koron korojen
partitive koroa koroja
illative koroon koroihin
singular plural
nominative koro korot
accusative nom. koro korot
gen. koron
genitive koron korojen
partitive koroa koroja
inessive korossa koroissa
elative korosta koroista
illative koroon koroihin
adessive korolla koroilla
ablative korolta koroilta
allative korolle koroille
essive korona koroina
translative koroksi koroiksi
abessive korotta koroitta
instructive koroin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of koro (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative koroni koroni
accusative nom. koroni koroni
gen. koroni
genitive koroni korojeni
partitive koroani korojani
inessive korossani koroissani
elative korostani koroistani
illative korooni koroihini
adessive korollani koroillani
ablative koroltani koroiltani
allative korolleni koroilleni
essive koronani koroinani
translative korokseni koroikseni
abessive korottani koroittani
instructive
comitative koroineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative korosi korosi
accusative nom. korosi korosi
gen. korosi
genitive korosi korojesi
partitive koroasi korojasi
inessive korossasi koroissasi
elative korostasi koroistasi
illative koroosi koroihisi
adessive korollasi koroillasi
ablative koroltasi koroiltasi
allative korollesi koroillesi
essive koronasi koroinasi
translative koroksesi koroiksesi
abessive korottasi koroittasi
instructive
comitative koroinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative koromme koromme
accusative nom. koromme koromme
gen. koromme
genitive koromme korojemme
partitive koroamme korojamme
inessive korossamme koroissamme
elative korostamme koroistamme
illative koroomme koroihimme
adessive korollamme koroillamme
ablative koroltamme koroiltamme
allative korollemme koroillemme
essive koronamme koroinamme
translative koroksemme koroiksemme
abessive korottamme koroittamme
instructive
comitative koroinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative koronne koronne
accusative nom. koronne koronne
gen. koronne
genitive koronne korojenne
partitive koroanne korojanne
inessive korossanne koroissanne
elative korostanne koroistanne
illative koroonne koroihinne
adessive korollanne koroillanne
ablative koroltanne koroiltanne
allative korollenne koroillenne
essive koronanne koroinanne
translative koroksenne koroiksenne
abessive korottanne koroittanne
instructive
comitative koroinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative koronsa koronsa
accusative nom. koronsa koronsa
gen. koronsa
genitive koronsa korojensa
partitive koroaan
koroansa
korojaan
korojansa
inessive korossaan
korossansa
koroissaan
koroissansa
elative korostaan
korostansa
koroistaan
koroistansa
illative koroonsa koroihinsa
adessive korollaan
korollansa
koroillaan
koroillansa
ablative koroltaan
koroltansa
koroiltaan
koroiltansa
allative korolleen
korollensa
koroilleen
koroillensa
essive koronaan
koronansa
koroinaan
koroinansa
translative korokseen
koroksensa
koroikseen
koroiksensa
abessive korottaan
korottansa
koroittaan
koroittansa
instructive
comitative koroineen
koroinensa

Etymology 2[edit]

Back-formation from korottaa.

Noun[edit]

koro

  1. (ballistics) elevation (angle)
Declension[edit]
Inflection of koro (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative koro korot
genitive koron korojen
partitive koroa koroja
illative koroon koroihin
singular plural
nominative koro korot
accusative nom. koro korot
gen. koron
genitive koron korojen
partitive koroa koroja
inessive korossa koroissa
elative korosta koroista
illative koroon koroihin
adessive korolla koroilla
ablative korolta koroilta
allative korolle koroille
essive korona koroina
translative koroksi koroiksi
abessive korotta koroitta
instructive koroin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of koro (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative koroni koroni
accusative nom. koroni koroni
gen. koroni
genitive koroni korojeni
partitive koroani korojani
inessive korossani koroissani
elative korostani koroistani
illative korooni koroihini
adessive korollani koroillani
ablative koroltani koroiltani
allative korolleni koroilleni
essive koronani koroinani
translative korokseni koroikseni
abessive korottani koroittani
instructive
comitative koroineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative korosi korosi
accusative nom. korosi korosi
gen. korosi
genitive korosi korojesi
partitive koroasi korojasi
inessive korossasi koroissasi
elative korostasi koroistasi
illative koroosi koroihisi
adessive korollasi koroillasi
ablative koroltasi koroiltasi
allative korollesi koroillesi
essive koronasi koroinasi
translative koroksesi koroiksesi
abessive korottasi koroittasi
instructive
comitative koroinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative koromme koromme
accusative nom. koromme koromme
gen. koromme
genitive koromme korojemme
partitive koroamme korojamme
inessive korossamme koroissamme
elative korostamme koroistamme
illative koroomme koroihimme
adessive korollamme koroillamme
ablative koroltamme koroiltamme
allative korollemme koroillemme
essive koronamme koroinamme
translative koroksemme koroiksemme
abessive korottamme koroittamme
instructive
comitative koroinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative koronne koronne
accusative nom. koronne koronne
gen. koronne
genitive koronne korojenne
partitive koroanne korojanne
inessive korossanne koroissanne
elative korostanne koroistanne
illative koroonne koroihinne
adessive korollanne koroillanne
ablative koroltanne koroiltanne
allative korollenne koroillenne
essive koronanne koroinanne
translative koroksenne koroiksenne
abessive korottanne koroittanne
instructive
comitative koroinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative koronsa koronsa
accusative nom. koronsa koronsa
gen. koronsa
genitive koronsa korojensa
partitive koroaan
koroansa
korojaan
korojansa
inessive korossaan
korossansa
koroissaan
koroissansa
elative korostaan
korostansa
koroistaan
koroistansa
illative koroonsa koroihinsa
adessive korollaan
korollansa
koroillaan
koroillansa
ablative koroltaan
koroltansa
koroiltaan
koroiltansa
allative korolleen
korollensa
koroilleen
koroillensa
essive koronaan
koronansa
koroinaan
koroinansa
translative korokseen
koroksensa
koroikseen
koroiksensa
abessive korottaan
korottansa
koroittaan
koroittansa
instructive
comitative koroineen
koroinensa

Etymology 3[edit]

Onomatopoeic

Noun[edit]

koro (dialectal)

  1. Synonym of palokärki (black woodpecker; Dryocopus martius)
Declension[edit]
Inflection of koro (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative koro korot
genitive koron korojen
partitive koroa koroja
illative koroon koroihin
singular plural
nominative koro korot
accusative nom. koro korot
gen. koron
genitive koron korojen
partitive koroa koroja
inessive korossa koroissa
elative korosta koroista
illative koroon koroihin
adessive korolla koroilla
ablative korolta koroilta
allative korolle koroille
essive korona koroina
translative koroksi koroiksi
abessive korotta koroitta
instructive koroin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of koro (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative koroni koroni
accusative nom. koroni koroni
gen. koroni
genitive koroni korojeni
partitive koroani korojani
inessive korossani koroissani
elative korostani koroistani
illative korooni koroihini
adessive korollani koroillani
ablative koroltani koroiltani
allative korolleni koroilleni
essive koronani koroinani
translative korokseni koroikseni
abessive korottani koroittani
instructive
comitative koroineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative korosi korosi
accusative nom. korosi korosi
gen. korosi
genitive korosi korojesi
partitive koroasi korojasi
inessive korossasi koroissasi
elative korostasi koroistasi
illative koroosi koroihisi
adessive korollasi koroillasi
ablative koroltasi koroiltasi
allative korollesi koroillesi
essive koronasi koroinasi
translative koroksesi koroiksesi
abessive korottasi koroittasi
instructive
comitative koroinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative koromme koromme
accusative nom. koromme koromme
gen. koromme
genitive koromme korojemme
partitive koroamme korojamme
inessive korossamme koroissamme
elative korostamme koroistamme
illative koroomme koroihimme
adessive korollamme koroillamme
ablative koroltamme koroiltamme
allative korollemme koroillemme
essive koronamme koroinamme
translative koroksemme koroiksemme
abessive korottamme koroittamme
instructive
comitative koroinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative koronne koronne
accusative nom. koronne koronne
gen. koronne
genitive koronne korojenne
partitive koroanne korojanne
inessive korossanne koroissanne
elative korostanne koroistanne
illative koroonne koroihinne
adessive korollanne koroillanne
ablative koroltanne koroiltanne
allative korollenne koroillenne
essive koronanne koroinanne
translative koroksenne koroiksenne
abessive korottanne koroittanne
instructive
comitative koroinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative koronsa koronsa
accusative nom. koronsa koronsa
gen. koronsa
genitive koronsa korojensa
partitive koroaan
koroansa
korojaan
korojansa
inessive korossaan
korossansa
koroissaan
koroissansa
elative korostaan
korostansa
koroistaan
koroistansa
illative koroonsa koroihinsa
adessive korollaan
korollansa
koroillaan
koroillansa
ablative koroltaan
koroltansa
koroiltaan
koroiltansa
allative korolleen
korollensa
koroilleen
koroillensa
essive koronaan
koronansa
koroinaan
koroinansa
translative korokseen
koroksensa
koroikseen
koroiksensa
abessive korottaan
korottansa
koroittaan
koroittansa
instructive
comitative koroineen
koroinensa

Anagrams[edit]

Fur[edit]

Noun[edit]

koro (plurale tantum)

  1. water

References[edit]

  • Angelika Jakobi, A Fur Grammar: Phonology, Morphophonology, and Morphology (1990)
  • Arthur Charles Beaton, A grammar of the Fur language (1968)

Ingrian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Onomatopoeic, cognate with dialectal Finnish koro.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

koro

  1. Synonym of tulilintu

Declension[edit]

Declension of koro (type 4/koivu, no gradation, gemination)
singular plural
nominative koro korot
genitive koron korroin, koroloin
partitive korroa koroja, koroloja
illative korroo korroi, koroloihe
inessive koros korois, korolois
elative korost koroist, koroloist
allative korolle koroille, koroloille
adessive korol koroil, koroloil
ablative korolt koroilt, koroloilt
translative koroks koroiks, koroloiks
essive koronna, korroon koroinna, koroloinna, korroin, koroloin
exessive1) koront koroint, koroloint
1) obsolete
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
**) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 195

Japanese[edit]

Romanization[edit]

koro

  1. Rōmaji transcription of ころ

Khoekhoe[edit]

Khoekhoe cardinal numbers
 <  4 5 6  > 
    Cardinal : koro

Numeral[edit]

koro

  1. five

Lindu[edit]

Noun[edit]

koro

  1. body
  2. self

Maori[edit]

Noun[edit]

koro (used in the form koro-a)

  1. grandfather

Ngambay[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Cognate with Kanuri kóró.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

koro

  1. ass, donkey

Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Noun[edit]

kòro f

  1. (non-standard since 1917) definite singular of kòru

Nupe[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

kòrò (plural kòròzhì)

  1. neck
    Synonym: kpatsùn

Etymology 2[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

koro

  1. navel; belly button

Etymology 3[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

koro

  1. rheum; sleepy dust

Polish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɔ.rɔ/
  • Rhymes: -ɔrɔ
  • Syllabification: ko‧ro

Noun[edit]

koro f

  1. vocative singular of kora

Rapa Nui[edit]

Noun[edit]

koro

  1. (archaic) father

Usage notes[edit]

Considered archaic; the following are preferred:

Yoruba[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Clipping of kòrónà.

Alternative forms[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

kòró

  1. (colloquial) corona (disease)

Etymology 2[edit]

Compare with Ifè korò

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

korò

  1. to be bitter
    Synonyms: lúkú, rorò
Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 3[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

kóró

  1. seed; kernel
Derived terms[edit]