Oromo edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Cushitic. Cognates include Hadiyya koora and Somali kooraa.

Noun edit

kooraa

  1. saddle

References edit

  • Oromo Dictionary by Takilee Qinaaxxii

Wolof edit

Etymology edit

Probably from a Mande language. Compare Bambara kɔ́ra.

Noun edit

kooraa (definite form kooraa bi)

  1. the Kora, a lute or harp-like musical instrument of western Africa

References edit

  • Fal, Arame, Santos, Rosine, Doneux, Jean Léonce (1990) Dictionnaire wolof-français, Paris: Éditions KARTHALA, →ISBN, page 112