kuru

See also: Kuru, kurů, kůru, kůrů, kūru, and ǁkuru

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English

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English

Etymology

From Fore kúru (literally “trembling, shivering”). Perhaps eventually from Proto-Gorokan *kút(V) (“dangling, shaking”) if cognate with the reduplicated element of Yagaria gúli gúli hu- (“be loose, rattle”).

Pronunciation

• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /ˈkʉː.ɹʉː/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈkʊ.ɹuː/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: (UK) -ʊɹu

Noun

kuru (uncountable)

1. A chronic, progressive, fatal central nervous system disease found mainly among the Fore and neighboring peoples of New Guinea, caused by a prion that probably resembles the scrapie agent of sheep, transmissible to nonhuman primates, and believed to be transmitted by ritual cannibalism.

   Synonyms: laughing death, laughing sickness

   • 1999, Matt Ridley, Genome, Harper Perennial, published 2004, page 273:

     By the late 1950s, kuru was the leading cause of death among Fore women, and it had killed so many that men outnumbered women by three to one.

Translations

central nervous system disease

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 庫魯病 / 库鲁病 (kùlǔbìng)

• Esperanto: kuruo
• Finnish: kuru (fi)
• French: kuru (fr) m
• German: Kuru f
• Irish: kuru m
• Portuguese: kuru (pt) m
• Russian: ку́ру (ru) f (kúru)

Anagrams

• Uruk, ruku'

Ainu

Alternative forms

• kuh
• kur (Hokkaido dialect)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kuɾu/

Noun

kuru (Kana spelling クル, plural utara)

1. (with modifiers) person

Usage notes

This word is similar in usage to Japanese 者(もの) (mono), in the sense that it cannot stand in a sentence as an independent word and is never used without a modifier.

See also

• pe (“thing”)

Ajië

Verb

kuru

1. sleep

References

• Handschuh, Corinna (2014), A typology of marked-S languages

Bokar

Noun

kuru

1. donkey

References

• 欧阳觉亚 (1985), “kuru”, in 珞巴族語言简志:崩尼-博嘎尔语‎^[1], Beijing: 民族出版社, →OCLC, page 95

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkuru]

Noun

kuru

1. dative/locative singular of kur

Esperanto

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkuru/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -uru
• Syllabification: ku‧ru

Verb

kuru

1. imperative of kuri

Fijian

Etymology

From Proto-Central-Pacific *kuru, from Proto-Oceanic *kuruq, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *guruq.

Noun

kuru (plural kurukuru)

1. thunder (sound caused by a lightning)

Finnish

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

From Proto-Finnic *kuru (compare Estonian kuru), from Proto-Finno-Ugric *kure (compare Komi-Zyrian кыр (kyr), Eastern Mari курык (kuryk), Eastern Khanty кор (kor)).

Noun

kuru

1. (geography) ravine, flume, gulch, gorge (narrow V-shaped valley, often with water running through)

   Hypernym: rotko

2. canyon

   Synonyms: kanjoni, rotko

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

Derived terms

• Kuru

compounds

• tunturikuru

Further reading

• “kuru”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 1 July 2023

Etymology 2

From English kuru, from Fore kúru (“trembling, shivering; kuru”).

Noun

kuru

1. (pathology) kuru

Declension

Inflection of kuru (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		kuru	—
genitive		kurun	—
partitive		kurua	—
illative		kuruun	—
		singular	plural
nominative		kuru	—
accusative	nom.	kuru	—
	gen.	kurun
genitive		kurun	—
partitive		kurua	—
inessive		kurussa	—
elative		kurusta	—
illative		kuruun	—
adessive		kurulla	—
ablative		kurulta	—
allative		kurulle	—
essive		kuruna	—
translative		kuruksi	—
abessive		kurutta	—
instructive		—	—
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kuruni — accusative nom. kuruni — gen. kuruni genitive kuruni — partitive kuruani — inessive kurussani — elative kurustani — illative kuruuni — adessive kurullani — ablative kurultani — allative kurulleni — essive kurunani — translative kurukseni — abessive kuruttani — instructive — — comitative — — second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kurusi — accusative nom. kurusi — gen. kurusi genitive kurusi — partitive kuruasi — inessive kurussasi — elative kurustasi — illative kuruusi — adessive kurullasi — ablative kurultasi — allative kurullesi — essive kurunasi — translative kuruksesi — abessive kuruttasi — instructive — — comitative — — first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kurumme — accusative nom. kurumme — gen. kurumme genitive kurumme — partitive kuruamme — inessive kurussamme — elative kurustamme — illative kuruumme — adessive kurullamme — ablative kurultamme — allative kurullemme — essive kurunamme — translative kuruksemme — abessive kuruttamme — instructive — — comitative — — second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kurunne — accusative nom. kurunne — gen. kurunne genitive kurunne — partitive kuruanne — inessive kurussanne — elative kurustanne — illative kuruunne — adessive kurullanne — ablative kurultanne — allative kurullenne — essive kurunanne — translative kuruksenne — abessive kuruttanne — instructive — — comitative — — third-person possessor singular plural nominative kurunsa — accusative nom. kurunsa — gen. kurunsa genitive kurunsa — partitive kuruaan kuruansa — inessive kurussaan kurussansa — elative kurustaan kurustansa — illative kuruunsa — adessive kurullaan kurullansa — ablative kurultaan kurultansa — allative kurulleen kurullensa — essive kurunaan kurunansa — translative kurukseen kuruksensa — abessive kuruttaan kuruttansa — instructive — — comitative — —

See also

• kare
• kuri
• kuurna

Anagrams

• urku

Guinea-Bissau Creole

Etymology

From Portuguese couro.

Noun

kuru

1. skin
2. leather

Japanese

Romanization

kuru

1. Rōmaji transcription of くる

Javanese

Alternative forms

• Carakan: ꦏꦸꦫꦸ

Adjective

kuru (ngoko kuru, krama kera)

1. skinny

Kwama

Etymology

Cognate with Komo kura (“donkey”).

Noun

kuru

1. donkey

References

• Goldberg, Justin; Asadik, Habte; Bekama, Jiregna; Mengistu, Mulat (2016), Gwama – English Dictionary‎^[3], SIL International

Latvian

Pronoun

kuru

1. inflection of kurš:
   1. accusative/instrumental singular masculine/feminine
   2. genitive plural masculine/feminine

Verb

kuru

1. first-person singular present indicative of kurt

Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkuru/

Noun

kuru

1. accusative singular of kura
2. instrumental singular of kura

Maori

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kuˈru/ [kʉˈɾʉ]

Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kuluʀ. Cognates include Hawaiian ʻulu, Fijian kulu, Malay kulur.

Noun

kuru

1. breadfruit

   Kīhai te kuru, te niu me te panana i tipu ki Aotearoa nei – he tipu ēnei i mauria haere e ngā tīpuna Māori i ō rātou torotoronga i Te Moananui-a-Kiwa.

   Breadfruit, coconut palms and bananas did not grow in New Zealand – these were plants Māori ancestors carried throughout the Pacific in their explorations.

Etymology 2

From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *kulu (“to strike”).

Verb

kuru (passive kurua or kurungia or kurutia)

1. to strike with a fist; to pound or thump

Noun

kuru

1. mallet; fragment; hammer-head stone

Ngan'gityemerri

Noun

kuru

1. (Ngan'gimerri) water

   Synonym: (Ngan'gikurunggurr) kuri

References

• Tryon, Darrell T. (1970), An introduction to Maranungku (Northern Australia) (quoted online in ASJP)

Pitjantjatjara

Noun

kuru

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Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈku.ru/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -uru
• Syllabification: ku‧ru

Noun

kuru m inan

1. genitive singular of kur

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Fore kúru (literally “trembling, shivering”).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kuˈɾu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kuˈɾu/

• Rhymes: -u
• Hyphenation: ku‧ru

Noun

kuru m (uncountable)

1. (pathology) kuru (central nervous system disease among the Fore people)

Further reading

• “kuru”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026

Quechua

Noun

kuru

1. worm, caterpillar

Declension

Declension of kuru

	singular	plural
nominative	kuru	kurukuna
accusative	kuruta	kurukunata
dative	kuruman	kurukunaman
genitive	kurup	kurukunap
locative	kurupi	kurukunapi
terminative	kurukama	kurukunakama
ablative	kurumanta	kurukunamanta
instrumental	kuruwan	kurukunawan
comitative	kuruntin	kurukunantin
abessive	kurunnaq	kurukunannaq
comparative	kuruhina	kurukunahina
causative	kururayku	kurukunarayku
benefactive	kurupaq	kurukunapaq
associative	kurupura	kurukunapura
distributive	kurunka	kurukunanka
exclusive	kurulla	kurukunalla

Possessive forms of kuru

ñuqap - first-person singular ñuqap (my) singular plural nominative kuruy kuruykuna accusative kuruyta kuruykunata dative kuruyman kuruykunaman genitive kuruypa kuruykunap locative kuruypi kuruykunapi terminative kuruykama kuruykunakama ablative kuruymanta kuruykunamanta instrumental kuruywan kuruykunawan comitative kuruynintin kuruykunantin abessive kuruyninnaq kuruykunannaq comparative kuruyhina kuruykunahina causative kuruyrayku kuruykunarayku benefactive kuruypaq kuruykunapaq associative kuruypura kuruykunapura distributive kuruyninka kuruykunanka exclusive kuruylla kuruykunalla qampa - second-person singular qampa (your) singular plural nominative kuruyki kuruykikuna accusative kuruykita kuruykikunata dative kuruykiman kuruykikunaman genitive kuruykipa kuruykikunap locative kuruykipi kuruykikunapi terminative kuruykikama kuruykikunakama ablative kuruykimanta kuruykikunamanta instrumental kuruykiwan kuruykikunawan comitative kuruykintin kuruykikunantin abessive kuruykinnaq kuruykikunannaq comparative kuruykihina kuruykikunahina causative kuruykirayku kuruykikunarayku benefactive kuruykipaq kuruykikunapaq associative kuruykipura kuruykikunapura distributive kuruykinka kuruykikunanka exclusive kuruykilla kuruykikunalla paypa - third-person singular paypa (his/her/its) singular plural nominative kurun kurunkuna accusative kurunta kurunkunata dative kurunman kurunkunaman genitive kurunpa kurunkunap locative kurunpi kurunkunapi terminative kurunkama kurunkunakama ablative kurunmanta kurunkunamanta instrumental kurunwan kurunkunawan comitative kurunintin kurunkunantin abessive kurunninnaq kurunkunannaq comparative kurunhina kurunkunahina causative kurunrayku kurunkunarayku benefactive kurunpaq kurunkunapaq associative kurunpura kurunkunapura distributive kuruninka kurunkunanka exclusive kurunlla kurunkunalla ñuqanchikpa - first-person inclusive plural ñuqanchikpa (our(incl)) singular plural nominative kurunchik kurunchikkuna accusative kurunchikta kurunchikkunata dative kurunchikman kurunchikkunaman genitive kurunchikpa kurunchikkunap locative kurunchikpi kurunchikkunapi terminative kurunchikkama kurunchikkunakama ablative kurunchikmanta kurunchikkunamanta instrumental kurunchikwan kurunchikkunawan comitative kurunchiknintin kurunchikkunantin abessive kurunchikninnaq kurunchikkunannaq comparative kurunchikhina kurunchikkunahina causative kurunchikrayku kurunchikkunarayku benefactive kurunchikpaq kurunchikkunapaq associative kurunchikpura kurunchikkunapura distributive kurunchikninka kurunchikkunanka exclusive kurunchiklla kurunchikkunalla ñuqaykup - first-person exclusive plural ñuqaykup (our(excl)) singular plural nominative kuruyku kuruykukuna accusative kuruykuta kuruykukunata dative kuruykuman kuruykukunaman genitive kuruykupa kuruykukunap locative kuruykupi kuruykukunapi terminative kuruykukama kuruykukunakama ablative kuruykumanta kuruykukunamanta instrumental kuruykuwan kuruykukunawan comitative kuruykuntin kuruykukunantin abessive kuruykunnaq kuruykukunannaq comparative kuruykuhina kuruykukunahina causative kuruykurayku kuruykukunarayku benefactive kuruykupaq kuruykukunapaq associative kuruykupura kuruykukunapura distributive kuruykunka kuruykukunanka exclusive kuruykulla kuruykukunalla qamkunap - second-person plural qamkunap (your(pl)) singular plural nominative kuruykichik kuruykichikkuna accusative kuruykichikta kuruykichikkunata dative kuruykichikman kuruykichikkunaman genitive kuruykichikpa kuruykichikkunap locative kuruykichikpi kuruykichikkunapi terminative kuruykichikkama kuruykichikkunakama ablative kuruykichikmanta kuruykichikkunamanta instrumental kuruykichikwan kuruykichikkunawan comitative kuruykichiknintin kuruykichikkunantin abessive kuruykichikninnaq kuruykichikkunannaq comparative kuruykichikhina kuruykichikkunahina causative kuruykichikrayku kuruykichikkunarayku benefactive kuruykichikpaq kuruykichikkunapaq associative kuruykichikpura kuruykichikkunapura distributive kuruykichikninka kuruykichikkunanka exclusive kuruykichiklla kuruykichikkunalla paykunap - third-person plural paykunap (their) singular plural nominative kurunku kurunkukuna accusative kurunkuta kurunkukunata dative kurunkuman kurunkukunaman genitive kurunkupa kurunkukunap locative kurunkupi kurunkukunapi terminative kurunkukama kurunkukunakama ablative kurunkumanta kurunkukunamanta instrumental kurunkuwan kurunkukunawan comitative kurunkuntin kurunkukunantin abessive kurunkunnaq kurunkukunannaq comparative kurunkuhina kurunkukunahina causative kurunkurayku kurunkukunarayku benefactive kurunkupaq kurunkukunapaq associative kurunkupura kurunkukunapura distributive kurunkunka kurunkukunanka exclusive kurunkulla kurunkukunalla

Rasawa

Noun

kuru

1. woman

Further reading

• Palmer, Bill (2017), The Languages and Linguistics of the New Guinea Area, →ISBN, table 95, Comparative basic vocabulary in Lakes Plain Languages, page 531

Shona

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-kʊ́dʊ́.

Adjective

-kúrú

1. big, large

   Antonym: -diki

2. great

   Antonym: -diki

3. adult

   Antonym: -diki

Inflection

Inflected forms of -kúrú

singular		plural
class 1	mukúrú	class 2	vakúrú
class 3	mukúrú	class 4	mikúrú
class 5	gúrú	class 6	makúrú
class 7	chikúrú	class 8	zvikúrú
class 9	húrú	class 10	húrú
class 11	rukúrú
class 12	kakúrú	class 13	tukúrú
class 14	ukúrú
class 15	kukúrú
locative classes
class 16	class 17	class 18
pakúrú	kukúrú	mukúrú

Derived terms

• ukuru (“greatness”)

Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkuru]

Noun

kuru f

1. accusative singular of kura

Tooro

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-kʊ́dʊ́.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kûɾu/

Adjective

-kuru (declinable)

1. old, senior

   Antonyms: -to (“young”), -hyaka (“new”)

Declension

Inflected forms of -kuru

Noun class	indefinite		definite
	singular	plural	singular	plural
1/2	mukuru	bakuru	omukuru	abakuru
3/4	mukuru	mikuru	omukuru	emikuru
5/6	likuru	makuru	erikuru	amakuru
7/8	kikuru	bikuru	ekikuru	ebikuru
9/10	nkuru	nkuru	enkuru	enkuru
11/10	rukuru		orukuru
12/14	kakuru	bukuru	akakuru	obukuru
13	—	tukuru	—	otukuru
14/6	bukuru	makuru	obukuru	amakuru
15/6	kukuru		okukuru
16	hakuru	—	ahakuru	—

References

• Kaji, Shigeki (2007), A Rutooro Vocabulary‎^[4], Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA), →ISBN, pages 374-375

Tumbuka

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *-kʊ́dʊ́.

Adjective

-kuru

1. big

Derived terms

• mukuru (“older sibling of the same sex”)
• ukuru (“greatness”)

Turkish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kuˈɾu/
• Hyphenation: ku‧ru

Etymology 1

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish قورو (kuru), from Proto-Turkic *kūrug, from Proto-Turkic *kūru-. Cognate with Azerbaijani quru, Tatar коры (qorı), Karachay-Balkar къуру (quru), Uzbek quruq, Uyghur قۇرۇق (quruq), Khakas хуруғ (xuruğ), Chuvash хӑрӑк (hărăk, “dry (of wood)”).

Adjective

kuru (intensive kupkuru)

1. dry, arid

   Antonyms: yaş, nemli

2. emaciated
3. dried, desiccated, exsiccated, parched
4. depleted
5. (of food) without the accompany of other food
6. (colloquial) skinny

   Synonyms: zayıf, sıska

7. (figurative) dry, bland, tasteless

   Synonym: tatsız

8. (figurative) dry, monotone

   Synonym: tekdüze

Declension

Predicative forms of kuru

present tense
	positive declarative	positive interrogative
ben (I am)	kuruyum	kuru muyum?
sen (you are)	kurusun	kuru musun?
o (he/she/it is)	kuru / kurudur	kuru mu?
biz (we are)	kuruyuz	kuru muyuz?
siz (you are)	kurusunuz	kuru musunuz?
onlar (they are)	kuru(lar)	kuru(lar) mı?
past tense
	positive declarative	positive interrogative
ben (I was)	kuruydum	kuru muydum?
sen (you were)	kuruydun	kuru muydun?
o (he/she/it was)	kuruydu	kuru muydu?
biz (we were)	kuruyduk	kuru muyduk?
siz (you were)	kuruydunuz	kuru muydunuz?
onlar (they were)	kuruydular	kuru muydular?
indirect past
	positive declarative	positive interrogative
ben (I was)	kuruymuşum	kuru muymuşum?
sen (you were)	kuruymuşsun	kuru muymuşsun?
o (he/she/it was)	kuruymuş	kuru muymuş?
biz (we were)	kuruymuşuz	kuru muymuşuz?
siz (you were)	kuruymuşsunuz	kuru muymuşsunuz?
onlar (they were)	kuruymuşlar	kuru muymuşlar?
conditional
	positive declarative	positive interrogative
ben (if I)	kuruysam	kuru muysam?
sen (if you)	kuruysan	kuru muysan?
o (if he/she/it)	kuruysa	kuru muysa?
biz (if we)	kuruysak	kuru muysak?
siz (if you)	kuruysanız	kuru muysanız?
onlar (if they)	kuruysalar	kuru muysalar?

For negative forms, use the appropriate form of değil.

Derived terms

• kara kuru
• kur sele
• kuru boya
• kuru çay
• kuru çayır
• kuru çeşme
• kuru duvar
• kuru ekmek
• kuru erik
• kuru fasulye
• kuru filtre
• kuru gürültü
• kuru iftira
• kuru incir
• kuru kahve
• kuru kalabalık
• kuru kayısı
• kuru kemik
• kuru köfte
• kuru laf
• kuru meyve
• kuru öksürük
• kuru pasta
• kuru pil
• kuru sebze
• kuru soğan
• kuru soğuk
• kuru söz
• kuru tarım
• kuru temizleme
• kuru üzüm
• kuru yemiş
• kuru yük
• kurukafa, kuru kafa
• kurulamak
• kuruluk
• kurusıkı

Proper nouns

• Kuruçay

idiomatic uses of "kuru"

• kuru gayret çarık eskitir
• kuru hasır üstünde kalmak
• kuru laf karın doyurmaz
• kuru tahtada kalmak

Related terms

• kurak
• kurumak

Further reading

• “kuru”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
• Ayverdi, İlhan (2010), “kuru”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı
• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “kuru”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

kuru

1. definite accusative singular of kur

Yoruba

Etymology

Possibly related to kūrū̀

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kú.ɾú/

Verb

kúrú

1. to be short

   Antonym: ga

Derived terms

• kúkurú