koro

See also: Koro, kōro, korō, and kòrò

English

Etymology

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

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

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

Anagrams

• Kroo, Orok, kroo, roko, rook

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Esperanto

Etymology

From Latin cor. Doublet of kero.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkoro]
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• Rhymes: -oro
• 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-Central-Pacific *koro, from Proto-Oceanic *koro (compare Tongan kolo).

Noun

koro

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

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Finnish

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

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

Noun

koro

1. (heraldry) line of partition, line
2. (botany) open scar

Declension

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
instructive		—	koroin
abessive		korotta	koroitta
comitative		—	koroineen

Possessive forms of koro (type valo)
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	koroni	koromme
2nd person	korosi	koronne
3rd person	koronsa

Etymology 2

Back-formation from korottaa.

Noun

koro

1. (ballistics) elevation (angle)

Declension

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
instructive		—	koroin
abessive		korotta	koroitta
comitative		—	koroineen

Possessive forms of koro (type valo)
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	koroni	koromme
2nd person	korosi	koronne
3rd person	koronsa

Anagrams

• orko

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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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Khoekhoe

Khoekhoe cardinal numbers

<  4	5	6  >
Cardinal : koro

Numeral

koro

1. five

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Lindu

Noun

koro

1. body
2. self

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Maori

Noun

koro (used in the form koro-a)

1. grandfather

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

kòro f

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

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Nupe

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kò.ɾò/

Noun

kòrò (plural kòròzhì)

1. neck

   Synonym: kpatsùn

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kō.ɾō/

Noun

koro

1. navel; belly button

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kō.ɾō/

Noun

koro

1. rheum; sleepy dust

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Polish

Pronunciation

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

Noun

koro f

1. vocative singular of kora

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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

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Yoruba

Etymology 1

Clipping of kòrónà.

Alternative forms

• àrùn kòró

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kò.ɾó/

Noun

kòró

1. (colloquial) corona (disease)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kō.ɾò/

Verb

korò

1. to be bitter

Derived terms

• korò bí ewúro (“to be as bitter as bitter leaf”)

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kó.ɾó/

Noun

kóró

1. seed; kernel

Derived terms

• dúdú bí kóró iṣin (“to be as dark as an ackee seed”)