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Pronunciation
Adjective
koran
- accusative singular of kora
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay koran borrowing Dutch courant (current spelling is krant), from French courant (“current”), from Old French corant, possibly corresponding to Latin currens, currentem. Cognate of Afrikaans koerant, Papiamentu korant.
Pronunciation
Noun
koran (plural koran-koran, first-person possessive koranku, second-person possessive koranmu, third-person possessive korannya)
- newspaper
- Synonyms: harian, surat kabar
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Javanese
Romanization
koran
- Romanization of ꦏꦺꦴꦫꦤ꧀.
Malay
Etymology
From Dutch courant (current spelling is krant), from French courant (“current”), from Old French corant, possibly corresponding to Latin currens, currentem. Cognate of Afrikaans koerant, Papiamentu korant. First attested directly as courant in the Kitab Vortaro in 1923.
Pronunciation
Noun
koran (Jawi spelling کورن, plural koran-koran, informal 1st possessive koranku, 2nd possessive koranmu, 3rd possessive korannya)
- (limited, in Indonesia incl. Riau) newspaper
- Synonyms: akhbar, surat khabar, surat kabar
References
- Kwik Khing Djoen (1923) “courant”, in Kitab Vortaro: Segala Perkatahan-Perkatahan Asing Jang Soeda Oemoem Di Goena Ken Di Dalem Soerat-Soerat Kabar Melayoe, Batavia: Sin Po, page 71
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Swedish
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic القرآن.
Noun
koran c
- Qur'an (individual copy of the book)
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