kra

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "kra"

English

Etymology 1

Noun

kra

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  1. The letter Κʻ or ĸ, formerly used to write the Kalaallisut language of Greenland, replaced in 1973 by the letter q.

Etymology 2

Noun

kra

  1. A long-tailed macaque of India and Sumatra, reddish-olive in colour with black spots and tail.

Anagrams

Czech

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Etymology

In Old Czech, this word meant “a piece of rock or other material”; derived from Proto-Slavic *jьkra (“roe; calf of leg”).

Pronunciation

Noun

kra f

  1. floe, iceberg
  2. (geomorphology) fault block

Declension

Declension of kra (hard feminine reducible)
singular plural
nominative kra kry
genitive kry ker
dative kře krám
accusative kru kry
vocative kro kry
locative kře krách
instrumental krou krami

References

  1. ^ "kra" in Jiří Rejzek, Český etymologický slovník, electronic version, Leda, 2007
  2. ^ Machek, Václav (1968) Etymologický slovník jazyka českého [Etymological Dictionary of the Czech Language], 2nd edition, Prague: Academia

Further reading

  • kra in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • kra in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
  • kra in Internetová jazyková příručka

Eastern Cham

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Noun

kra

  1. monkey

Kabyle

Pronoun

kra

  1. something; anything
  2. nothing

Polish

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kra/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -a
  • Syllabification: kra

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *jьkra.

Noun

kra f

  1. ice floe
Declension
Declension of kra
singular plural
nominative kra kry
genitive kry kier
dative krze krom
accusative krę kry
instrumental krą krami
locative krze krach
vocative kro kry

Etymology 2

Onomatopoeic.

Interjection

kra

  1. caw (cry of a crow or raven)

Further reading

  • kra in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • kra in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Anagrams

akr, kar, rak

Portuguese

Etymology

Abbreviation of cara

Noun

kra m (plural kras)

  1. (Internet slang) guy
    O kra eh foda! ― The guy is awesome!

Slovak

Pronunciation

Noun

kra

  1. genitive singular of ker

Sranan Tongo

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Twi Akan akra (“soul”)

Noun

kra

  1. soul, spirit; in the Afro-Surinamese Winti belief system, a spiritual entity, representing the supreme creator Anana, who determines an individual's life and returns to its origin upon the individual's death, ceasing interaction with the world of the living
    • 1936, Melville J. Herskovits, Frances S. Herskovits, Suriname folk-lore‎, New York: Columbia University Press, page 240:
      Lei̯si nąŋga mɔrsu meki yu 'kra gowɛ libi yu.
      Laziness and nastiness caused your soul to leave you.
    • 1970 March 11, P. Marlee, “Lees: Sranan, moks'alesi”, in Vrije Stem: onafhankelijk weekblad voor Suriname‎, page 1:
      gwe foe Afobaka, go na hé / dan te na sibiboesi krin joe kra / fas joe roetoe tap tafra-bergi lek wan boa / opo wan makti kankantri-sten / gi na njoen Sranan brokodé
      away from Afobaka, go upwards / until a cloudburst cleanses your soul / fasten your roots on the table mount like a boa / raise a mighty cotton tree voice / for the dawn of the new Suriname

Related terms

  • dyodyo (“soul, spirit; a spiritual entity linked to the birthplace of an individual who acts as guardian of this or several individuals”)
  • yorka (“soul, spirit, ghost; a spiritual entity specific to an individual that can remain among the living upon the death of the individual, in a benign or malicious manner”)
  • yeye
  • sili

References

  1. ^ Melville J. Herskovits and Frances S. Herskovits (1936) Suriname folk-lore‎, New York: Columbia University Press, page 743
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