کورا

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See also: کوڑا

Punjabi

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Punjabi کورا (korā).

Noun

کورا (korām (Gurmukhi spelling ਕੋਰਾ)

  1. frost, hoarfrost
Declension
Declension of کورا
dir. sg. کورا (korā)
dir. pl. کورے (kore)
singular plural
direct کورا (korā) کورے (kore)
oblique کورے (kore) کوریْاں (koriyāṉ)
vocative کوریْا (koriyā) کوریو (koreyo)
ablative کوریوں (koreyoṉ) کوریْاں (koriyāṉ)
locative کورِیں (korīṉ)
instrumental کورے (kore)

Etymology 2

Inherited from Prakrit *𑀓𑁄𑀭 (*kora).

Adjective

کورا (korā) (Gurmukhi spelling ਕੋਰਾ)

  1. new, unused (for earthen pot)
  2. new, not yet washed or bleached (for cloth)
  3. blank (for paper)
  4. not sociable, unsocial, unobliging (for person or behaviour)
Declension
Declension of کورا
masculine feminine
singular plural singular plural
direct کورا ({{{2}}}ā) کورے ({{{2}}}e) کوری ({{{2}}}ī) کورِیاں ({{{2}}}īyāṉ)
oblique کورے ({{{2}}}e) کوریْاں ({{{2}}}iyāṉ) کوری ({{{2}}}ī) کورِیاں ({{{2}}}īyāṉ)

Further reading

  • Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “کورا”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
  • ਕੋਰਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*kōra”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 183