koro
See also: Koro, kōro, korō, and kòrò
English
Etymology
Possibly from Makasar garring koro' (lit. koro illness, "shrinking of the toilet", Matthes 1859), Buginese, or Malay. See "Koro § Etymology and geographical background" at Wikipedia for a full discussion.
Noun
koro (uncountable)
- (psychology) A delusional syndrome found in Malay and southern Chinese populations, characterized by a belief that the subject's penis will retract into the abdomen and cause death.
References
- Mathes B. F. (1859). Makassaarsch-Hollandsch Woordenboek. Amsterdam: Het Nederlandsch Bijbelgenootschap te Amsterdam, p. 43 ("inkrimping van het gemak").
Anagrams
- Kroo, Orok, kroo, roko, rook
Esperanto
Etymology
From Latin cor. Doublet of kero.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈkoro]
- Audio:
(file) - Rhymes: -oro
- Hyphenation: ko‧ro
Noun
koro (accusative singular koron, plural koroj, accusative plural korojn)
- heart
- clapper (tongue of a bell)
Fijian
Etymology
From Proto-Central-Pacific *koro, from Proto-Oceanic *koro (compare Tongan kolo).
Noun
koro
- town
- village (use koro lailai to specify that it's smaller in size than a town)
- settlement
Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkoro/, [ˈko̞ro̞]
- Rhymes: -oro
- Syllabification(key): ko‧ro
Etymology 1
Probably borrowed from Proto-Norse *ᛊᚲᛟᚱᛟ (*skoro), from Proto-Germanic *skurō.
Noun
koro
- (heraldry) line of partition, line
- (botany) open scar
Declension
| Inflection of koro (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | koro | korot | |
| genitive | koron | korojen | |
| partitive | koroa | koroja | |
| illative | koroon | koroihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | koro | korot | |
| accusative | nom. | koro | korot |
| gen. | koron | ||
| genitive | koron | korojen | |
| partitive | koroa | koroja | |
| inessive | korossa | koroissa | |
| elative | korosta | koroista | |
| illative | koroon | koroihin | |
| adessive | korolla | koroilla | |
| ablative | korolta | koroilta | |
| allative | korolle | koroille | |
| essive | korona | koroina | |
| translative | koroksi | koroiksi | |
| instructive | — | koroin | |
| abessive | korotta | koroitta | |
| comitative | — | koroineen | |
| Possessive forms of koro (type valo) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | koroni | koromme |
| 2nd person | korosi | koronne |
| 3rd person | koronsa | |
Etymology 2
Back-formation from korottaa.
Noun
koro
- (ballistics) elevation (angle)
Declension
| Inflection of koro (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | koro | korot | |
| genitive | koron | korojen | |
| partitive | koroa | koroja | |
| illative | koroon | koroihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | koro | korot | |
| accusative | nom. | koro | korot |
| gen. | koron | ||
| genitive | koron | korojen | |
| partitive | koroa | koroja | |
| inessive | korossa | koroissa | |
| elative | korosta | koroista | |
| illative | koroon | koroihin | |
| adessive | korolla | koroilla | |
| ablative | korolta | koroilta | |
| allative | korolle | koroille | |
| essive | korona | koroina | |
| translative | koroksi | koroiksi | |
| instructive | — | koroin | |
| abessive | korotta | koroitta | |
| comitative | — | koroineen | |
| Possessive forms of koro (type valo) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | koroni | koromme |
| 2nd person | korosi | koronne |
| 3rd person | koronsa | |
Anagrams
- orko
Fur
Noun
koro (plurale tantum)
- water
References
- Angelika Jakobi, A Fur Grammar: Phonology, Morphophonology, and Morphology (1990)
- Arthur Charles Beaton, A grammar of the Fur language (1968)
Japanese
Romanization
koro
- Rōmaji transcription of ころ
Khoekhoe
| < 4 | 5 | 6 > |
|---|---|---|
| Cardinal : koro | ||
Numeral
koro
- five
Lindu
Noun
koro
- body
- self
Maori
Noun
koro (used in the form koro-a)
- grandfather
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
kòro f
- (non-standard since 1917) definite singular of kòru
Nupe
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kò.ɾò/
Noun
kòrò (plural kòròzhì)
- neck
- Synonym: kpatsùn
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kō.ɾō/
Noun
koro
- navel; belly button
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kō.ɾō/
Noun
koro
- rheum; sleepy dust
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɔ.rɔ/
- Rhymes: -ɔrɔ
- Syllabification: ko‧ro
Noun
koro f
- vocative singular of kora
Rapa Nui
Noun
koro
- (archaic) father
Usage notes
Considered archaic; the following are preferred:
- matu'a tamaaroa
- matu'a tane
Yoruba
Etymology 1
Clipping of kòrónà.
Alternative forms
- àrùn kòró
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kò.ɾó/
Noun
kòró
- (colloquial) corona (disease)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kō.ɾò/
Verb
korò
- to be bitter
Derived terms
- korò bí ewúro (“to be as bitter as bitter leaf”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kó.ɾó/
Noun
kóró
- seed; kernel
Derived terms
- dúdú bí kóró iṣin (“to be as dark as an ackee seed”)