koro
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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)
- (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
Esperanto
Etymology
From Latin cor. Doublet of kero.
Pronunciation
Noun
koro (accusative singular koron, plural koroj, accusative plural korojn)
Fijian
Etymology
From Proto-Central-Pacific *koro, from Proto-Oceanic *koro (compare Tongan kolo).
Noun
koro
- town
- village (use koro lailai to specify that it's smaller in size than a town)
- settlement
Finnish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Probably borrowed from Proto-Norse *ᛊᚲᛟᚱᛟ (*skoro), from Proto-Germanic *skurō.
Noun
koro
Declension
| Inflection of koro (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) | ||||
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| 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 | ||
| abessive | korotta | koroitta | ||
| instructive | — | koroin | ||
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | |||
Etymology 2
Back-formation from korottaa.
Noun
koro
- (ballistics) elevation (angle)
Declension
| Inflection of koro (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) | ||||
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| 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 | ||
| abessive | korotta | koroitta | ||
| instructive | — | koroin | ||
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | |||
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Etymology 3
Noun
koro (dialectal)
- Synonym of palokärki (“black woodpecker; Dryocopus martius”)
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 | ||
| abessive | korotta | koroitta | ||
| instructive | — | koroin | ||
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | |||
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Anagrams
Fur
Noun
koro (plurale tantum)
References
- Angelika Jakobi, A Fur Grammar: Phonology, Morphophonology, and Morphology (1990)
- Arthur Charles Beaton, A grammar of the Fur language (1968)
Ingrian
Etymology
Onomatopoeic, cognate with dialectal Finnish koro.
Pronunciation
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈkoro/,
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈkoroi̯/,
- Rhymes: -oro, -oroi̯
- Hyphenation: ko‧ro
Noun
koro
- Synonym of tulilintu
Declension
| Declension of koro (type 4/koivu, no gradation, gemination) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | koro | korot |
| genitive | koron | korroin, koroloin |
| partitive | korroa | koroja, koroloja |
| illative | korroo | korroi, koroloihe |
| inessive | koros | korois, korolois |
| elative | korost | koroist, koroloist |
| allative | korolle | koroille, koroloille |
| adessive | korol | koroil, koroloil |
| ablative | korolt | koroilt, koroloilt |
| translative | koroks | koroiks, koroloiks |
| essive | koronna, korroon | koroinna, koroloinna, korroin, koroloin |
| exessive1) | koront | koroint, koroloint |
| 1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive. | ||
Derived terms
References
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 195
Japanese
Romanization
koro
Khoekhoe
| < 4 | 5 | 6 > |
|---|---|---|
| Cardinal : koro | ||
Numeral
koro
Lindu
Noun
koro
Maori
Noun
koro (used in the form koro-a)
Ngambay
Etymology
Pronunciation
(file)
Noun
koro
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
kòro f
Nupe
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Noun
kòrò (plural kòròzhì)
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Noun
koro
Etymology 3
Pronunciation
Noun
koro
Polish
Pronunciation
Noun
koro f
Rapa Nui
Noun
koro
Usage notes
Considered archaic; the following are preferred:
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish coro, from Latin chorus, from Ancient Greek χορός (khorós).
Pronunciation
Noun
koro (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜇᜓ)
- choir; chorus (group of singers performing together)
- (music) chorus (part of a song repeated between verses)
- (architecture) choir (part of a church for choir assembly)
Related terms
See also
Further reading
- “koro”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
Yoruba
Etymology 1
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Noun
kòró
- (colloquial) corona (disease)
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Verb
korò
Derived terms
- korò bí ewúro (“to be as bitter as bitter leaf”)
Etymology 3
Pronunciation
Noun
kóró
Derived terms
- dúdú bí kóró iṣin (“to be as dark as an ackee seed”)