kurita
Finnish
Verb
kurita
- present active indicative connegative of kurittaa
- second-person singular present imperative of kurittaa
- second-person singular present active imperative connegative of kurittaa
Malay
Alternative forms
- gurita
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
- sotong kurita
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 gurita. Doublet of kugita and pugita.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ku‧ri‧ta
- IPA(key): /kuˈɾita/, [kʊˈɾi.tɐ]
Noun
kurita (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜇᜒᜆ)
- large squid
- Synonym: pusit
See also
- Kurita
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
Noun
kurita
- octopus