kurun

Bambara

Etymology

From Proto-Western Mande *kúreN.

Noun

kúrun

1. stool
2. canoe, small boat
3. means of transport

References

• Richard Nci Diarra, Lexique bambara-français-anglais, December 13, 2010

Finnish

Noun

kurun

1. genitive singular of kuru

Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay kurun, from Arabic قَرْن (qarn).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈku.rʊn/
• Rhymes: -rʊn
• Hyphenation: ku‧run

Noun

kurun (plural kurun-kurun, first-person possessive kurunku, second-person possessive kurunmu, third-person possessive kurunnya)

1. epoch

   Synonym: kala

2. (rare) century

   Synonym: abad

3. era
4. time frame

Derived terms

• berkurun-kurun

 

• kurun menit
• kurun waktu
• kurun zaman

 

Further reading

• “kurun” 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.

Malay

Etymology

From Arabic قَرْن (qarn).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kuron]
• Rhymes: -uron, -ron, -on

Noun

kurun (Jawi spelling قرون, plural kurun-kurun, informal 1st possessive kurunku, 2nd possessive kurunmu, 3rd possessive kurunnya)

1. century (100 years)

Synonyms

• abad / ابد

Descendants

• > Indonesian: kurun (inherited)

Further reading

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

Sumerian

Romanization

kurun

1. Romanization of 𒁉𒁷 (kurun)