kura

See also: Kura, kurą, kúra, kůra, kūra, and kurā

Bambara

Adjective

kura

new

References

Richard Nci Diarra, Lexique bambara-français-anglais, December 13, 2010

Basque

Noun

kura

allative singular of ku

Czech

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈkura]

Noun

kura m

genitive singular of kur
accusative singular of kur

Noun

kura f

(archaic) hen

Alternative forms

koura (dialectal)

Fijian

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *gurat.

Noun

kura

noni

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kura (“dirt, mud”) (compare Estonian kura), possibly borrowed from Proto-Germanic *gurą or from Proto-Uralic *kura (“dirt, mud”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkurɑ/, [ˈkurɑ]
Rhymes: -urɑ
Syllabification^(key): ku‧ra

Noun

kura

mud, dirt
(slang) wet, unhardened concrete
(colloquial) diarrhea
Hänellä on vatsa kuralla. = She has diarrhea.

Declension

Inflection of kura (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative		kura	kurat
genitive		kuran	kurien
partitive		kuraa	kuria
illative		kuraan	kuriin
		singular	plural
nominative		kura	kurat
accusative	nom.	kura	kurat
accusative	gen.	kuran	kurat
genitive		kuran	kurien kurain^rare
partitive		kuraa	kuria
inessive		kurassa	kurissa
elative		kurasta	kurista
illative		kuraan	kuriin
adessive		kuralla	kurilla
ablative		kuralta	kurilta
allative		kuralle	kurille
essive		kurana	kurina
translative		kuraksi	kuriksi
instructive		—	kurin
abessive		kuratta	kuritta
comitative		—	kurineen

Possessive forms of kura (type koira)
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	kurani	kuramme
2nd person	kurasi	kuranne
3rd person	kuransa

Derived terms

kuraantua
kurata

Compounds

kurahousut
kuralapaset
kuralätäkkö
kurapuku
kurasaappaat

Anagrams

karu

Hausa

Noun

kūrā f (plural kūrā̀yē, possessed form kūrar̃)

hyena

Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kura. Cognates include dialectal Finnish kura and dialectal Estonian kura.

Pronunciation

(Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈkurɑ/, [ˈkurɑ]

(Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈkurɑ/, [ˈkurɑ]

Rhymes: -urɑ

Hyphenation: ku‧ra

Adjective

kura

left
- 1936, L. G. Terehova; V. G. Erdeli, Mihailov and P. I. Maksimov, transl., Geografia: oppikirja iƶoroin alkușkoulun kolmatta klaassaa vart (ensimäine osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-Pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 5:
  Kurast poolest meitä kiiree vilkahti orava.
  From the left side a squirrel flashed past us.

Declension

Declension of kura (type 3/koira, no gradation, gemination)
	singular	plural
nominative	kura	kurat
genitive	kuran	kurriin
partitive	kurraa	kurria
illative	kurraa	kurrii
inessive	kuras	kuris
elative	kurast	kurist
allative	kuralle	kurille
adessive	kural	kuril
ablative	kuralt	kurilt
translative	kuraks	kuriks
essive	kuranna, kurraan	kurinna, kurriin
exessive¹⁾	kurant	kurint
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.

Antonyms

oikia

Derived terms

kural
kuruli

References

V. I. Junus (1936) Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka‎, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 59
Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 221
Olga I. Konkova; Nikita A. Dyachkov (2014) Inkeroin Keel: Пособие по Ижорскому Языку‎, →ISBN, page 79

Japanese

Romanization

kura

Rōmaji transcription of くら

Latvian

Pronoun

kura

genitive singular masculine form of kurš
nominative singular feminine form of kurš

Livonian

Etymology

Related to Veps hura (“left”) and Votic kurõa.

Adjective

kura

left (opposite of right)

Lower Sorbian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *kura.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkura/

Noun

kura f (diminutive kurka)

chicken, hen

Declension

Declension of kura

	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	kura	kurje	kury
Genitive	kury	kurowu	kurow
Dative	kurje	kuroma	kuram
Accusative	kuru	kurje	kury
Instrumental	kuru	kuroma	kurami
Locative	kurje	kuroma	kurach

Synonyms

kokoš f

Maori

Etymology 1

From Proto-Oceanic *gurat, Morinda citrifolia or noni referring to use of its roots that yield a red dye. Cognate with Fijian kura.

Noun

kura

red
Synonym: whero

Colors in Maori · ngā tae (layout · text)
mā, tea	kiwikiwi	pango
whero, kura	karaka; parauri	kōwhai, renga
	kākāriki	kārikiuri
	kikorangi	kahurangi
tūāuri	waiporoporo	māwhero

Etymology 2

From English school.

Noun

kura

school, an educational institution providing primary and secondary education.

Mapudungun

Noun

kura (Raguileo spelling)

stone

References

Wixaleyiñ: Mapucezugun-wigkazugun pici hemvlcijka (Wixaleyiñ: Small Mapudungun-Spanish dictionary), Beretta, Marta; Cañumil, Dario; Cañumil, Tulio, 2008.

Pitjantjatjara

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈkʊrɐ]

Adjective

kura

bad
useless

Antonyms

palya (“good”)

Derived terms

kura-kura (“ordinary, mundane; poor-quality; weird, strange”)
kuraṉi (“to spoil, to make bad”)
kuranmananyi (“to malign, to defame”)
kuraringanyi (“to turn bad; to hate, to dislike; to break down”)

Polish

kura

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈku.ra/
Audio (file)
Rhymes: -ura
Syllabification: ku‧ra

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kura.

Noun

kura f (diminutive kurka, augmentative kurzysko, masculine kogut)

hen

Declension

Declension of kura

	singular	plural
nominative	kura	kury
genitive	kury	kur
dative	kurze	kurom
accusative	kurę	kury
instrumental	kurą	kurami
locative	kurze	kurach
vocative	kuro	kury

Derived terms

adjective

kurzy

nouns

kurczak
kurczę

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

kura m anim

genitive/accusative singular of kur

Rwanda-Rundi

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

-kûra (infinitive gukûra, perfective -kûye)

remove, take away

Etymology 2

From Proto-Bantu *-kʊ́da.

Verb

-kúra (infinitive gukúra, perfective -kúze)

grow up

Slovak

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *kura.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkura/

Noun

kura n (genitive singular kuraťa, nominative plural kurence, genitive plural kureniec, declension pattern of dievča)

chicken

Declension

Declension of kura

	singular	plural
nominative	kura	kurence
genitive	kuraťa	kureniec
dative	kuraťu	kurencom
accusative	kura	kurence
locative	kurati	kurencoch
instrumental	kuraťom	kurencami

Related terms

kurča n
kurací, kurčací
kuriatko n, kurčiatko n

Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *kura.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kùːra/

Noun

kúra f

hen (female chicken)
Synonym: kokọ̑š

Inflection

Feminine, a-stem
nom. sing.	kúra
gen. sing.	kúre
	singular	dual	plural
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	kúra	kúri	kúre
genitive (rodȋlnik)	kúre	kúr	kúr
dative (dajȃlnik)	kúri	kúrama	kúram
accusative (tožȋlnik)	kúro	kúri	kúre
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	kúri	kúrah	kúrah
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	kúro	kúrama	kúrami

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic قُرْعَة‎ (qurʿa).

Pronunciation

Audio (Kenya) (file)

Noun

kura (n class, plural kura)

lot (as in drawing lots)
ballot

Derived terms

-piga kura

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish cura.

Pronunciation

Hyphenation: kú‧ra

IPA^(key): /ˈkuɾa/, [ˈku.ɾɐ]

Noun

kura

(ecclesiastical) Short for kura-paroko.

Tausug

Etymology

From Malay kuda.

Noun

kura

horse

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish قرعه‎, borrowed from Arabic قُرْعة‎ (qurʿa).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ku.ɾaː/

Noun

kura (definite accusative kurayı, plural kuralar)

Choosing the outcome among two or more candidates by chance; drawing lots, drawing straws.
Synonyms: çekiliş, ad çekimi, ad çekme

Declension

Inflection

Nominative

kura

Definite accusative

kurayı

Singular

Plural

Nominative

kura

kuralar

Definite accusative

kurayı

kuraları

Dative

kuraya

kuralara

Locative

kurada

kuralarda

Ablative

kuradan

kuralardan

Genitive

kuranın

kuraların

Possessive forms
Nominative
	Singular	Plural
1st singular	kuram	kuralarım
2nd singular	kuran	kuraların
3rd singular	kurası	kuraları
1st plural	kuramız	kuralarımız
2nd plural	kuranız	kuralarınız
3rd plural	kuraları	kuraları
Definite accusative
	Singular	Plural
1st singular	kuramı	kuralarımı
2nd singular	kuranı	kuralarını
3rd singular	kurasını	kuralarını
1st plural	kuramızı	kuralarımızı
2nd plural	kuranızı	kuralarınızı
3rd plural	kuralarını	kuralarını
Dative
	Singular	Plural
1st singular	kurama	kuralarıma
2nd singular	kurana	kuralarına
3rd singular	kurasına	kuralarına
1st plural	kuramıza	kuralarımıza
2nd plural	kuranıza	kuralarınıza
3rd plural	kuralarına	kuralarına
Locative
	Singular	Plural
1st singular	kuramda	kuralarımda
2nd singular	kuranda	kuralarında
3rd singular	kurasında	kuralarında
1st plural	kuramızda	kuralarımızda
2nd plural	kuranızda	kuralarınızda
3rd plural	kuralarında	kuralarında
Ablative
	Singular	Plural
1st singular	kuramdan	kuralarımdan
2nd singular	kurandan	kuralarından
3rd singular	kurasından	kuralarından
1st plural	kuramızdan	kuralarımızdan
2nd plural	kuranızdan	kuralarınızdan
3rd plural	kuralarından	kuralarından
Genitive
	Singular	Plural
1st singular	kuramın	kuralarımın
2nd singular	kuranın	kuralarının
3rd singular	kurasının	kuralarının
1st plural	kuramızın	kuralarımızın
2nd plural	kuranızın	kuralarınızın
3rd plural	kuralarının	kuralarının

Related terms

piyango

Noun

kura

dative singular of kur

Yoruba

Etymology 1

From Hausa kūrā (“hyena”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kú.ɾá/

Noun

kúrá

An irredeemable person, unrepentant, hopeless, rogue

Etymology 2

kú (“to die”) +‎ rà (“to decay”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kú.ɾà/

Verb

kúrà

to decompose

Derived terms

ìkúrà (“decomposition”)

Etymology 3

kú (“to die”) +‎ ara (“body”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kú.ɾā/

Verb

kúra

to feel numb, to suffer from numbness, to be impotent

Derived terms

ìkúra (“numbness, impotence”)

Alternative forms

kùrà-kùrà

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kù.ɾà/

Ideophone

kùrà

Emphasizing the act of scooping or digging dirt with one's hands
Mò ń bu iyẹ̀pẹ̀ kùrà ― I am heavily scooping up dirt

kura

Bambara

Adjective

References

Basque

Noun

Czech

Pronunciation

Noun

Noun

Alternative forms

Further reading

Fijian

Etymology

Noun

Finnish

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Declension

Derived terms

Compounds

Anagrams

Hausa

Noun

Ingrian

Etymology

Pronunciation

Adjective

Declension

Antonyms

Derived terms

References

Japanese

Romanization

Latvian

Pronoun

Livonian

Etymology

Adjective

Lower Sorbian

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Declension

Synonyms

Further reading

Maori

Etymology 1

Noun

Etymology 2

Noun

Mapudungun

Noun

References

Pitjantjatjara

Pronunciation

Adjective

Antonyms

Derived terms

Polish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Noun

Declension

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Noun

Further reading

Rwanda-Rundi

Etymology 1

Verb

Etymology 2

Verb

Slovak

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Declension

Related terms