kurus

See also: kuruş

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Turkish kuruş, from German Groschen. Doublet of grosz.

Noun

kurus (plural kurus or kuruses)

1. A subdivision of currency, equal to one hundredth of a Turkish lira.

Bikol Central

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish cruz. Doublet of krus.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ku‧rus
• IPA^(key): /kuˈɾus/, [kuˈɾus]

Noun

kurús

1. sign of the cross

Derived terms

• magkurus
• mangurus
• pangurus

 

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish cruz.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ku‧rus
• IPA^(key): /kuˈɾus/, [kʊˈɾ̪us̪]

Noun

kurus

1. cross

Esperanto

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkurus]

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• Rhymes: -urus
• Hyphenation: ku‧rus

Verb

kurus

1. conditional of kuri

Fula

Noun

kurus o

1. (Pulaar) prayer beads

References

• M. Niang, Pulaar-English English-Pulaar Standard Dictionary, New York: Hippocrene Books, 1997.

Ido

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkurus/

Verb

kurus

1. conditional of kurar

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay kurus, from Sanskrit कृश (kṛśa, “thin”), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *kr̥śás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kr̥ćás (“thin”), from Proto-Indo-European *kr̥ḱós (“thin, emaciated”), from *kerḱ- (“to wane, become thin”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkurʊs]
• Hyphenation: ku‧rus

Adjective

kurus

1. thin, lean

Derived terms

• kekurusan
• kurusan
• mengurus
• menguruskan
• pengurusan

 

Further reading

• “kurus” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Latvian

Pronoun

kurus

1. accusative plural masculine of kurš

Malay

Etymology

From Sanskrit कृश (kṛśa, “thin”), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *kr̥śás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kr̥ćás (“thin”), from Proto-Indo-European *kr̥ḱós (“thin, emaciated”), from *kerḱ- (“to wane, become thin”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -us

Adjective

kurus (Jawi spelling کوروس)

1. thin, lean

Derived terms

• kekurusan

Further reading

• “kurus” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kuˈɾus/ [kʊˈɾus]
• Rhymes: -us
• Syllabification: ku‧rus

Noun

kurús (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜇᜓᜐ᜔)

1. Alternative form of krus (“cross”)

West Makian

Etymology

From Malay kurus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈku.rus̪/

Verb

kurus

1. (stative) to be thin, skinny

   Synonym: lalus

Conjugation

Conjugation of kurus (stative verb)
		singular	plural
			inclusive	exclusive
1st person		tikurus	mikurus	akurus
2nd person		nikurus	fikurus
3rd person	inanimate	ikurus	dikurus
	animate	makurus
imperative		—, kurus	—, kurus

References

• Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours‎^[1], Pacific linguistics

Yogad

Etymology

From Spanish cruz (“cross”).

Noun

kurús

1. cross