kura
Bambara edit
Adjective edit
kura
References edit
- Richard Nci Diarra, Lexique bambara-français-anglais, December 13, 2010
Basque edit
Noun edit
kura
Czech edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Proto-Slavic *kura.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
kura f
Declension edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
kura m
Further reading edit
Fijian edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Oceanic *gurat.
Noun edit
kura
Finnish edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Finnic *kura (“dirt, mud”) (compare Estonian kura), possibly borrowed from Proto-Germanic *gurą or from Proto-Uralic *kura (“dirt, mud”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
kura
- mud, dirt
- (informal) garbage, trash, rubbish, something worthless (especially in the partitive singular)
- Tuohan on täyttä kuraa.
- But that thing is complete garbage.
- (slang) wet, unhardened concrete
- (colloquial) diarrhea
- Hänellä on vatsa kuralla.
- She has diarrhea.
Declension edit
Inflection of kura (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | kura | kurat | ||
genitive | kuran | kurien | ||
partitive | kuraa | kuria | ||
illative | kuraan | kuriin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | kura | kurat | ||
accusative | nom. | kura | kurat | |
gen. | kuran | |||
genitive | kuran | kurien kurainrare | ||
partitive | kuraa | kuria | ||
inessive | kurassa | kurissa | ||
elative | kurasta | kurista | ||
illative | kuraan | kuriin | ||
adessive | kuralla | kurilla | ||
ablative | kuralta | kurilta | ||
allative | kuralle | kurille | ||
essive | kurana | kurina | ||
translative | kuraksi | kuriksi | ||
abessive | kuratta | kuritta | ||
instructive | — | kurin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “kura”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02
Anagrams edit
Hausa edit
Noun edit
Ingrian edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Finnic *kura. Cognates include dialectal Finnish kura and dialectal Estonian kura.
Pronunciation edit
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈkurɑ/, [ˈkurɑ]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈkurɑ/, [ˈkurɑ]
- Rhymes: -urɑ
- Hyphenation: ku‧ra
Adjective edit
kura
- left
- 1936, L. G. Terehova, V. G. Erdeli, translated by Mihailov and P. I. Maksimov, Geografia: oppikirja iƶoroin alkușkoulun kolmatta klaassaa vart (ensimäine osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-Pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 5:
- Kurast poolest meitä kiiree vilkahti orava.
- From the left side a squirrel flashed past us.
Declension edit
Declension of kura (type 3/koira, no gradation, gemination) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | kura | kurat |
genitive | kuran | kurriin |
partitive | kurraa | kurria |
illative | kurraa | kurrii |
inessive | kuras | kuris |
elative | kurast | kurist |
allative | kuralle | kurille |
adessive | kural | kuril |
ablative | kuralt | kurilt |
translative | kuraks | kuriks |
essive | kuranna, kurraan | kurinna, kurriin |
exessive1) | kurant | kurint |
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive. |
Antonyms edit
Derived terms edit
References edit
- V. I. Junus (1936) Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka[2], 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[3], →ISBN, page 79
Japanese edit
Romanization edit
kura
Latvian edit
Pronoun edit
kura
Livonian edit
Etymology edit
Related to Veps hura (“left”) and Votic kurõa.
Adjective edit
kura
- left (opposite of right)
Lower Sorbian edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Slavic *kura.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
kura f animal (diminutive kurka)
Declension edit
Synonyms edit
- kokoš f
Further reading edit
- 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
Maori edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Proto-Oceanic *gurat noni (Morinda citrifolia), referring to use of its roots that yield a red dye. Cognate with Fijian kura.
Noun edit
kura
mā, tea | kiwikiwi | pango |
whero, kura | karaka; parauri | kōwhai, renga |
kākāriki | kārikiuri | |
kikorangi | kahurangi | |
tūāuri | waiporoporo | māwhero |
Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
kura
- school, an educational institution providing primary and secondary education.
Mapudungun edit
Noun edit
kura (Raguileo spelling)
References edit
- Wixaleyiñ: Mapucezugun-wigkazugun pici hemvlcijka (Wixaleyiñ: Small Mapudungun-Spanish dictionary), Beretta, Marta; Cañumil, Dario; Cañumil, Tulio, 2008.
Pitjantjatjara edit
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
kura
Antonyms edit
- palya (“good”)
Derived terms edit
- 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 edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kura.
Noun edit
kura f (male equivalent kogut, diminutive kurka, augmentative kurzysko)
Declension edit
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun edit
kura m animal
Further reading edit
Rwanda-Rundi edit
Etymology 1 edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Verb edit
-kûra (infinitive gukûra, perfective -kûye)
Etymology 2 edit
From Proto-Bantu *-kʊ́da.
Verb edit
-kúra (infinitive gukúra, perfective -kúze)
Slovak edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kura.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
kura n (genitive singular kuraťa, nominative plural kurence, genitive plural kureniec, declension pattern of dievča)
Declension edit
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “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, 2024
Slovene edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Slavic *kura.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
kúra f
Inflection edit
Feminine, a-stem | |||
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nom. sing. | kúra | ||
gen. sing. | kúre | ||
singular | dual | plural | |
nominative (imenovȃlnik) |
kúra | kúri | kúre |
genitive (rodȋlnik) |
kúre | kúr | kúr |
dative (dajȃlnik) |
kúri | kúrama | kúram |
accusative (tožȋlnik) |
kúro | kúri | kúre |
locative (mẹ̑stnik) |
kúri | kúrah | kúrah |
instrumental (orọ̑dnik) |
kúro | kúrama | kúrami |
Further reading edit
- “kura”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
Swahili edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Arabic قُرْعَة (qurʕa).
Pronunciation edit
Audio (Kenya) (file)
Noun edit
kura (n class, plural kura)
Derived terms edit
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Swedish kura. Cognate with English cower, German kauern (“to squat”).
Verb edit
kura (present kurar, preterite kurade, supine kurat, imperative kura)
- to huddle, to cower
- Vi fann honom kurande bakom en trästock
- We found him cowering behind a log
- (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)
- sitta hemma och kura
- be holed up at home
Conjugation edit
Active | Passive | |||
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Infinitive | kura | kuras | ||
Supine | kurat | kurats | ||
Imperative | kura | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | kuren | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | kurar | kurade | kuras | kurades |
Ind. plural1 | kura | kurade | kuras | kurades |
Subjunctive2 | kure | kurade | kures | kurades |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | kurande | |||
Past participle | — | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |
Derived terms edit
- kurragömma (“hide and seek”)
See also edit
- krypa ihop (“curl up”)
References edit
Tagalog edit
Etymology 1 edit
Borrowed from Spanish cura, from Ecclesiastical Latin cūra (“monastic office holder, obedientiary”) from Latin cūra (“warden, administrator”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
kura (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜇ)
- (ecclesiastical) curate; parish priest
- Synonyms: pari, kura paroko, saserdote, (colloquial) among
Related terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
kurà (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜇ)
Further reading edit
- “kura” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino[4], Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
- “kura”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
Tausug edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
kura
Turkish edit
Etymology edit
From Ottoman Turkish قرعه, borrowed from Arabic قُرْعة (qurʕa).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
kura (definite accusative kurayı, plural kuralar)
- Choosing the outcome among two or more candidates by chance; drawing lots, drawing straws.
Declension edit
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Nominative | kura | kuralar | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Definite accusative | kurayı | kuraları | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dative | kuraya | kuralara | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Locative | kurada | kuralarda | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ablative | kuradan | kuralardan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Genitive | kuranın | kuraların | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Related terms edit
Noun edit
kura
Further reading edit
- “kura”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
Yoruba edit
Etymology 1 edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
kúrá
- An irredeemable person, unrepentant, hopeless, rogue
Etymology 2 edit
kú (“to die”) + rà (“to decay”)
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
kúrà
- to decompose
Derived terms edit
- ìkúrà (“decomposition”)
Etymology 3 edit
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
kúra
Derived terms edit
Etymology 4 edit
Alternative forms edit
Pronunciation edit
Ideophone edit
kùrà
- Emphasizing the act of scooping or digging dirt with one's hands
- Mò ń bu iyẹ̀pẹ̀ kùrà ― I am heavily scooping up dirt