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Finnish
Verb
kurita
- inflection of kurittaa:
- present active indicative connegative
- second-person singular present imperative
- second-person singular present active imperative connegative
Kari'na
Pronunciation
Adverb
kurita
- by day
Derived terms
References
- Courtz, Hendrik (2008) A Carib grammar and dictionary, Toronto: Magoria Books, →ISBN, page 306
- Ahlbrinck, Willem (1931) “kuriťa”, in Encyclopaedie der Karaïben, Amsterdam: Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen, page 250; republished as Willem Ahlbrinck, Doude van Herwijnen, transl., L'Encyclopédie des Caraïbes, Paris, 1956, page 245
Malay
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kuʀita, from Proto-Austronesian *guʀiCa. Cognate with Kavalan qlita, Paiwan guritsa, Ilocano kurita, Cebuano kugita, Javanese gurita, Malagasy horita, Fijian kuita, Marshallese kweet.
Noun
kurita (Jawi spelling کوريتا, plural kurita-kurita, informal 1st possessive kuritaku, 2nd possessive kuritamu, 3rd possessive kuritanya)
- octopus
Synonyms
Tagalog
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kuʀita, from Proto-Austronesian *guʀiCa. Compare Ilocano kurita, Bikol Central kugita, Cebuano kugita, Maranao kogita, Yakan kuhita', Malay kurita, Malagasy horita, and Javanese ꦒꦸꦫꦶꦠ (gurita). Doublet of kugita and pugita.
Pronunciation
Noun
kurita (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜇᜒᜆ)
- large squid
- Synonym: pusit
See also
Anagrams
Tetum
Etymology
From Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *kuʀita, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kuʀita, from Proto-Austronesian *guʀiCa. Cognate with Malay kurita, Cebuano kugita, Fijian kuita, Marshallese kweet.
Noun
kurita
- octopus
Tok Pisin
Etymology
Apparently from Malay kurita, reinforced by native urita.
Noun
kurita
- octopus