ਕੋਰਾ

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Old Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀓𑁄𑀭-𑀓 (*kora-ka).

Adjective

ਕੋਰਾ (korā)

  1. unbleached (cloth)

Descendants

  • Punjabi: korā
    Gurmukhi script: ਕੋਰਾ
    Shahmukhi script: کورا

Further reading

  • Christopher Shackle (2011) “ਕੋਰਾ”, in A Gurū Nānak Glossary, 2nd edition, New Delhi: Heritage Publishers, →ISBN, page 88
  • “ਕੋਰਾ”, in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Dictionary, SriGranth.org, 2024
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*kōra”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 183

Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Punjabi ਕੋਰਾ (korā).

Noun

ਕੋਰਾ • (korā) m (Shahmukhi spelling کورا)

  1. frost, hoarfrost

Declension

Declension of ਕੋਰਾ
dir. sg. ਕੋਰਾ (korā)
dir. pl. ਕੋਰੇ (kore)
singular plural
direct ਕੋਰਾ (korā) ਕੋਰੇ (kore)
oblique ਕੋਰੇ (kore) ਕੋਰਿਆਂ (koriā̃)
vocative ਕੋਰਿਆ (koriā) ਕੋਰਿਓ (korio)
ablative ਕੋਰਿਓਂ (koriõ) —
locative ਕੋਰੇ (kore) —
instrumental ਕੋਰੇ (kore) —

Adjective

ਕੋਰਾ • (korā) (Shahmukhi spelling کورا)

  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 ਕੋਰਾ
masculine feminine
singular plural singular plural
direct ਕੋਰਾ (korā) ਕੋਰੇ (kore) ਕੋਰੀ (korī) ਕੋਰੀਆਂ (korīā̃)
oblique ਕੋਰੇ (kore) ਕੋਰਿਆਂ (koriā̃) ਕੋਰੀ (korī) ਕੋਰੀਆਂ (korīā̃)

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