kura

== Bambara == === Adjective === kura new === References === Richard Nci Diarra, Lexique bambara-français-anglais, December 13, 2010 == Basque == === Noun === kura allative singular of ku == Czech == === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Old Czech kura, kúra, from Proto-Slavic *kura. ==== Alternative forms ==== koura (dialectal) ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): [ˈkura] ==== Noun ==== kura f (archaic) hen ===== Declension ===== === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== kura m genitive/accusative singular of kur === Further reading === “kura”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957 “kura”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989 == 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 alternatively from Proto-Uralic *kura (“dirt, mud”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkurɑ/, [ˈkurɑ̝] Rhymes: -urɑ Syllabification(key): ku‧ra Hyphenation(key): ku‧ra === Noun === kura mud, (wet) dirt (informal) garbage, trash, rubbish, something worthless (especially in the partitive singular) (slang) wet, unhardened concrete (colloquial) diarrhea ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “kura”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[3] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023 === 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/, [ˈkurɑˑ] (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈkurɑ/, [ˈkurɑˑ] Rhymes: -urɑ Hyphenation: ku‧ra === Adjective === kura left ==== Declension ==== ==== Antonyms ==== oikia ==== Derived terms ==== === References === V. I. Junus (1936), Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka‎[4], 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[5], →ISBN, page 79 == Japanese == === Romanization === kura Rōmaji transcription of くら == Latvian == === Pronoun === kura inflection of kurš: genitive singular masculine nominative singular feminine == Livonian == === Adjective === kura Salaca form of kurā (“left (opposite of right)”) === References === Andreas Johan Sjögren, Ferdinand Johann Wiedemann (1861), Livisch-deutsches und deutsch-livisches Wörterbuch Pajusalu, Karl & Winkler, Eberhard, Salis-livisches Wörterbuch (2009). Eesti Teaduste Akadeemia. Tallinn. == Lower Sorbian == === Etymology === From Proto-Slavic *kura. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkura/ === Noun === kura f (diminutive kurka) chicken, hen Synonym: kokoš ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928), “kura”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008 Starosta, Manfred (1999), “kura”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag == Māori == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkura/ [ˈkʉɾɐ] === Etymology 1 === From Proto-Polynesian *kula, from Proto-Central Pacific *kura, from Proto-Oceanic *gurat (“noni, Morinda citrifolia”), referring to use of its roots that yield a red dye. Cognates include Hawaiian ʻula, ʻulaʻula, Samoan ʻula and Tongan kula. Compare also Fijian kura. ==== Adjective ==== kura red Synonyms: whero, mea ==== References ==== === Etymology 2 === From English school. ==== Noun ==== kura school, an educational institution providing primary and secondary education. === Etymology 3 === Likely from Proto-Polynesian *kulo, from Proto-Central Pacific *kulo, from Proto-Oceanic *kuron (“cooking pot”), from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *kudən, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *kudən, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kudən, from Proto-Austronesian *kudən. Cognates include Samoan ʻulo (“pot, cauldron”) and Tongan kulo (“cauldron”). Compare also Fijian kuro (“claypot”). ==== Noun ==== kura liquid container, tank ===== Derived terms ===== kurawai ==== References ==== ==== Further reading ==== Williams, Herbert William (1917), “kura”, in A Dictionary of the Maori Language, pages 183–4 John C. Moorfield (2011), “kura”, in Te Aka: Māori–English, English–Māori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, →ISBN == Mapudungun == === Noun === kura (Raguileo spelling) stone === References === Wixaleyiñ: Mapucezugun-wigkazugun pici hemvlcijka (Wixaleyiñ: Small Mapudungun-Spanish dictionary), Beretta, Marta; Cañumil, Dario; Cañumil, Tulio, 2008. == Old Czech == === Alternative forms === kúra === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kura. By surface analysis, kur +‎ -a. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (13th CE) /ˈkura/ IPA(key): (15th CE) /ˈkura/ === Noun === kura f hen ==== Declension ==== ==== Descendants ==== Czech: kura, koura === Further reading === Jan Gebauer (1903–1916), “kura”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění == Paiwan == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [kura] === Adjective === kura (South Paiwan) big === References === 鄭仲樺; 楊愛珠 [Sakenge Maljangeljang] (2017), 排灣語七佳方言分類詞彙手冊 [A handbook of classified vocabulary of Paiwan Tjuvecekadan dialect], page 118 == 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 == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈku.ra/ Rhymes: -ura Syllabification: ku‧ra Homophone: Kura === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kura. ==== Noun ==== kura f (male equivalent kogut, diminutive kurka, augmentative kurzysko or (dialectal) kurzyna) hen ===== Declension ===== ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Noun ==== kura m animal genitive/accusative singular of kur === Further reading === “kura”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[6] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN “kura”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[7] (in Polish) == 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 === Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kura. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkura/ === Noun === kura n chicken ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== kurča n kurací, kurčací kuriatko n, kurčiatko n === Further reading === “kura”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2026 == Slovene == === Etymology === From Proto-Slavic *kura. First attested in the 16th century. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kùːra/ === Noun === kúra f hen (female chicken) Synonym: kokọ̑š ==== Declension ==== ==== Further reading ==== “kura”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran “kura”, in Termania, Amebis See also the general references == Swahili == === Etymology === Borrowed from Arabic قُرْعَة (qurʕa). === Pronunciation === === Noun === kura class IX (plural kura class X) lot (as in drawing lots) ballot ==== Derived terms ==== -piga kura == Swedish == === Etymology === From Old Swedish kura, according to Pokorny, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gew- (“to curve, bend”), see also Proto-Germanic *kuddô (“shell, pod”). Cognate with English cower, German kauern (“to squat”). === Verb === kura (present kurar, preterite kurade, supine kurat, imperative kura) to huddle, to cower (in "kura ihop sig") to curl up (by extension) to hole up (usually figuratively, of staying in some place in a somewhat asocial manner or the like) ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== kurragömma (“hide and seek”) ==== See also ==== krypa ihop (“curl up”) === References === “kura”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish) “kura”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “kura”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) == Tagalog == === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Spanish cura, from Ecclesiastical Latin cūra (“monastic office holder, obedientiary”) from Latin cūra (“warden, administrator”). ==== Pronunciation ==== (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈkuɾa/ [ˈkuː.ɾɐ] Rhymes: -uɾa Syllabification: ku‧ra ==== Noun ==== kura (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜇ) (ecclesiastical) curate; parish priest Synonyms: pari, kura paroko, saserdote, (colloquial) among ===== Related terms ===== === Etymology 2 === ==== Pronunciation ==== (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈkuɾaʔ/ [ˈkuː.ɾɐʔ] Rhymes: -uɾaʔ Syllabification: ku‧ra ==== Noun ==== kurà (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜇ) outdoor picnic held near a spring, river, lake, or any waterway Synonym: piknik === Further reading === “kura”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025 “kura”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018 == Tumbuka == === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-Bantu *-kʊ́da (“to grow up - zone N”) === Verb === -kura (infinitive kukura) to grow to increase in size ==== Derived terms ==== -kurira (“to go on growing”) -kuzga (“to enlarge, to magnify”) ==== Related terms ==== -kuru (“big”) === References === William Y. Turner (1996), Tumbuka/Tonga-English and English - Tumbuka/Tonga Dictionary‎[8], Central Africana Limited, pages 57, 213 == Turkish == === Etymology === Inherited from Ottoman Turkish قرعه, from Arabic قُرْعة (qurʕa). === 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 ==== ==== Related terms ==== piyango === Noun === kura dative singular of kur === Further reading === “kura”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu == Votic == === Etymology === From Proto-Finnic *kura. === Pronunciation === (Luutsa, Liivčülä) IPA(key): /ˈkurɑ/, [ˈkurɑ] Rhymes: -urɑ Hyphenation: ku‧ra === Adjective === kura (attributive) synonym of kurra (“left”) ==== Inflection ==== Rarely inflected. === References === Hallap, V.; Adler, E.; Grünberg, S.; Leppik, M. (2012), “kura”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language]‎[9], 2nd edition, Tallinn == 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 ===== === 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 ===== === Etymology 4 === ==== 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