koro

See also: Koro, kōro, and korō

English

Etymology

From Malay and Indonesian for "turtle."

Noun

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.

Anagrams

• roko, rook

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Esperanto

Etymology

From Latin cor.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkoro/

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• Hyphenation: ko‧ro

Noun

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

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

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Fijian

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic (compare Tongan kolo).

Noun

koro

1. village

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Fur

Noun

koro (plurale tantum)

1. water

References

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

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Japanese

Romanization

koro

1. Rōmaji transcription of ころ

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Maori

Noun

koro (used in the form koro-a)

1. desire

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Nama

Numeral

koro

1. five

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Rapa Nui

Noun

koro

1. (archaic) father

Usage notes

Considered archaic; the following are preferred:

• matu'a tamaaroa
• matu'a tane