kurus

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See also: kuruş

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Turkish kuruş, from German Groschen.[1] Doublet of grosz.

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Noun

kurus (plural kurus or kuruses)

  1. A subdivision of currency, equal to one hundredth of a Turkish lira.

References

  1. ^ "kurus." The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2004.

Anagrams

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Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish cruz. Doublet of krus.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ku‧rus
  • IPA(key): /kuˈɾus/

Noun

kurús

  1. sign of the cross

Derived terms

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish cruz.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ku‧rus
  • IPA(key): /kuˈɾus/

Noun

kurus

  1. cross

Esperanto

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
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  • Rhymes: -urus
  • Hyphenation: ku‧rus

Verb

kurus

  1. conditional of kuri

Fula

Noun

kurus o

  1. (Pulaar) prayer beads

References

  • M. Niang, Pulaar-English English-Pulaar Standard Dictionary, New York: Hippocrene Books, 1997.

Ido

Pronunciation

Verb

kurus

  1. conditional of kurar

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay kurus, from Sanskrit कृश (kṛśa, “thin”), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *kr̥śás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kr̥ćás (“thin”), from Proto-Indo-European *kr̥ḱós (“thin, emaciated”), from *kerḱ- (“to wane, become thin”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Hyphenation: ku‧rus

Adjective

kurus

  1. thin, lean

Derived terms

Further reading

Latvian

Pronoun

kurus

  1. accusative plural masculine of kurš

Malay

Etymology

From Sanskrit कृश (kṛśa, “thin”), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *kr̥śás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kr̥ćás (“thin”), from Proto-Indo-European *kr̥ḱós (“thin, emaciated”), from *kerḱ- (“to wane, become thin”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

kurus (Jawi spelling کوروس)

  1. thin, lean

Derived terms

Further reading

Tagalog

Pronunciation

Noun

kurús (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜇᜓᜐ᜔)

  1. Alternative form of krus (“cross”)

West Makian

Etymology

From Malay kurus.

Pronunciation

Verb

kurus

  1. (stative) to be thin, skinny
    Synonym: lalus

Conjugation

Conjugation of kurus (stative verb)
singular plural
inclusive exclusive
1st person tikurus mikurus akurus
2nd person nikurus fikurus
3rd person inanimate ikurus dikurus
animate makurus
imperative —, kurus —, kurus

References

  • Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours‎, Pacific linguistics

Yogad

Etymology

From Spanish cruz (“cross”).

Noun

kurús

  1. cross
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