कोरे
See also: कर, -कर, कार, कारा, कारौ, कुरा, कुरी, कुरु, कूर, केरा, कोर, and कोरा
Hindi
Adjective
कोरे • (kore) m
- inflection of कोरा (korā):
- oblique/vocative masculine singular
- direct/oblique/vocative masculine plural
Marathi
Etymology
Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀓𑁄𑀭 (*kora) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-). Compare Gujarati કોરું (korũ), Hindustani کورا / कोरा (korā), Sindhi ڪورو / कोरो, Punjabi ਕੋਰਾ (korā) / کورا (kōrā), Maithili कोरा / 𑒏𑒼𑒩𑒰, Oriya କୋରା (kora), Bengali কোরা (kora).
Pronunciation
- (formal) IPA(key): /ko.ɾe/
- (colloquial) IPA(key): /ko.ɾə/
Adjective
कोरे • (kore)
- blank, unused, new
- कोरा कागद ― korā kāgad ― blank piece of paper
- कोऱ्या नोटा ― koryā noṭā ― unused banknotes
- (of coffee or tea) black (without milk or other whitener)
Further reading
- Maxine Berntsen (1982-1983) , “कोरे”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
- James Thomas Molesworth (1857) , “कोरा”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
- Yasavanta Ramakrshna Date (1932-1950) , “कोरा”, in Maharashtra Sabdakosa (in Marathi), Pune: Maharashtra Kosamandala
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) , “*kōra (3526)”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press