Koror

English

Etymology

Ultimately from an earlier form of Palauan Oreor (“Koror”), which started with /q/ or /x/ in earlier Palauan (cf. the form Goreor recorded by the 1908-10 Hamburg South Sea Expedition).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔːɹə/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔɹɚ/
• Homophone: corer

Proper noun

Koror

1. The former capital and largest city of Palau

Translations

former capital of Palau

• Palauan: Oreor
• Russian: Коро́р m (Korór)

See also

• Melekeok
• Ngerulmud