kuri

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English

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Japanese 庫裏.

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Kuri at Tenryū-ji.

Noun

kuri

  1. The kitchen of a Zen monastery.

Etymology 2

From Maori .

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Noun

kuri

  1. An extinct bushy-tailed, short-legged dog of New Zealand.

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Anagrams

Basque

Noun

kuri

  1. dative indefinite of ku

Bikol Central

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkuɾi/
  • Hyphenation: ku‧ri

Noun

kúri (Basahan spelling ᜃᜓᜍᜒ)

  1. violence; cruelty
    Synonyms: isog, bangis, ringis
  2. grievance
    Synonyms: gabat, abuso

Derived terms

Darkinjung

Pronunciation

Noun

kuri

  1. man

Esperanto

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin currō; compare Italian correre, French courir. Doublet of kursoro.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
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  • Rhymes: -uri
  • Hyphenation: ku‧ri

Verb

kuri (present kuras, past kuris, future kuros, conditional kurus, volitive kuru)

  1. (intransitive) to run
    • 1908, Adolf Krafft, transl., Robinsono Kruso, Part IV:
      Kriegante, la viroj kuris tien kaj reen.
      Shouting, the men ran back and forth.

Conjugation

Derived terms

Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kurja; cognate to Finnish kurja. Possibly related to kura (left).

Pronunciation

Adjective

kuri (genitive kurja, partitive kurja, comparative kurjem, superlative kõige kurjem)

  1. evil
  2. sinister

Declension

Declension of kuri (ÕS type 24e/tühi, length gradation)
singular plural
nominative kuri kurjad
accusative nom.
gen. kurja
genitive kurjade
partitive kurja kurje
kurjasid
illative kurja
kurjasse
kurjadesse
kurjesse
inessive kurjas kurjades
kurjes
elative kurjast kurjadest
kurjest
allative kurjale kurjadele
kurjele
adessive kurjal kurjadel
kurjel
ablative kurjalt kurjadelt
kurjelt
translative kurjaks kurjadeks
kurjeks
terminative kurjani kurjadeni
essive kurjana kurjadena
abessive kurjata kurjadeta
comitative kurjaga kurjadega

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ kuri in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)

Finnish

Etymology

Unclear. A dialectal meaning (Southwestern and Satakunta) "narrow passage" may suggest origin as a parallel formation of kuru (gorge), with further semantic development being > "route" > "way" > "habit" > "discipline".

Pronunciation

Noun

kuri

  1. discipline (enforced compliance or control)
  2. discipline (systematic method of obtaining obedience)
  3. discipline (state of order based on submission to authority)
  4. (law) Short for kuritushuone. (type of prison sentence)
  5. (dialectal) canyon
    Synonym: kuru

Declension

Inflection of kuri (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative kuri kurit
genitive kurin kurien
partitive kuria kureja
illative kuriin kureihin
singular plural
nominative kuri kurit
accusative nom. kuri kurit
gen. kurin
genitive kurin kurien
partitive kuria kureja
inessive kurissa kureissa
elative kurista kureista
illative kuriin kureihin
adessive kurilla kureilla
ablative kurilta kureilta
allative kurille kureille
essive kurina kureina
translative kuriksi kureiksi
abessive kuritta kureitta
instructive kurein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of kuri (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative kurini kurini
accusative nom. kurini kurini
gen. kurini
genitive kurini kurieni
partitive kuriani kurejani
inessive kurissani kureissani
elative kuristani kureistani
illative kuriini kureihini
adessive kurillani kureillani
ablative kuriltani kureiltani
allative kurilleni kureilleni
essive kurinani kureinani
translative kurikseni kureikseni
abessive kurittani kureittani
instructive
comitative kureineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative kurisi kurisi
accusative nom. kurisi kurisi
gen. kurisi
genitive kurisi kuriesi
partitive kuriasi kurejasi
inessive kurissasi kureissasi
elative kuristasi kureistasi
illative kuriisi kureihisi
adessive kurillasi kureillasi
ablative kuriltasi kureiltasi
allative kurillesi kureillesi
essive kurinasi kureinasi
translative kuriksesi kureiksesi
abessive kurittasi kureittasi
instructive
comitative kureinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative kurimme kurimme
accusative nom. kurimme kurimme
gen. kurimme
genitive kurimme kuriemme
partitive kuriamme kurejamme
inessive kurissamme kureissamme
elative kuristamme kureistamme
illative kuriimme kureihimme
adessive kurillamme kureillamme
ablative kuriltamme kureiltamme
allative kurillemme kureillemme
essive kurinamme kureinamme
translative kuriksemme kureiksemme
abessive kurittamme kureittamme
instructive
comitative kureinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative kurinne kurinne
accusative nom. kurinne kurinne
gen. kurinne
genitive kurinne kurienne
partitive kurianne kurejanne
inessive kurissanne kureissanne
elative kuristanne kureistanne
illative kuriinne kureihinne
adessive kurillanne kureillanne
ablative kuriltanne kureiltanne
allative kurillenne kureillenne
essive kurinanne kureinanne
translative kuriksenne kureiksenne
abessive kurittanne kureittanne
instructive
comitative kureinenne

Derived terms

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Further reading

Anagrams

Ingrian

Etymology

Akin to Finnish kuri.

Pronunciation

Noun

kuri

  1. discipline

Declension

Declension of kuri (type 5/vahti, no gradation, gemination)
singular plural
nominative kuri kurit
genitive kurin kurriin, kuriloin
partitive kurria kurija, kuriloja
illative kurrii kurrii, kuriloihe
inessive kuris kuriis, kurilois
elative kurist kuriist, kuriloist
allative kurille kuriille, kuriloille
adessive kuril kuriil, kuriloil
ablative kurilt kuriilt, kuriloilt
translative kuriks kuriiks, kuriloiks
essive kurinna, kurriin kuriinna, kuriloinna, kurriin, kuriloin
exessive1) kurint kuriint, kuriloint
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.

References

  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 221

Japanese

Romanization

kuri

  1. Rōmaji transcription of くり
  2. Rōmaji transcription of クリ

Latvian

Pronoun

kuri m

  1. nominative plural of kurš

Ngan'gityemerri

Noun

kuri

  1. (Ngan'gikurunggurr) water
    Synonym: (Ngan'gimerri) kuru

References

  • Darrell T. Tryon, An introduction to Maranungku (Northern Australia) (1970) (quoted online in ASJP)

Ngarrindjeri

A kuri or river

Noun

kuri

  1. neck
  2. river
  3. voice

Pará Arára

Alternative forms

  • kuligi (used when talking to a capuchin monkey)

Noun

kuri

  1. bead

References

  • 2010, Isaac Costa de Souza, A Phonological Description of “Pet Talk” in Arara (MA), SIL Brazil, page 42.

Rohingya

Numeral

kuri

  1. twenty

Serbo-Croatian

Verb

kuri (Cyrillic spelling кури)

  1. inflection of kuriti:
    1. third-person singular present
    2. second-person singular imperative

Sranan Tongo

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Dutch koelie.

Noun

kuri

  1. a coolie

References

  • Sordam, Surinaams woordenboek nieuwe spelling, →ISBN, page 174

Whitesands

Noun

kuri

  1. dog

References