kurita

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Finnish

Verb

kurita

  1. inflection of kurittaa:
    1. present active indicative connegative
    2. second-person singular present imperative
    3. second-person singular present active imperative connegative

Kari'na

Pronunciation

Adverb

kurita

  1. 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

Alternative forms

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)

  1. 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

  • IPA(key): /kuˈɾita/,
  • Hyphenation: ku‧ri‧ta

Noun

kurita (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜇᜒᜆ)

  1. large squid
    Synonym: pusit

See also

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

  1. octopus

Tok Pisin

Alternative forms

Etymology

Apparently from Malay kurita, reinforced by native urita.

Noun

kurita

  1. octopus
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