kura

kura

1. new

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

kura

1. allative singular of ku

From Proto-Slavic *kura.

• IPA^(key): [ˈkura]

kura f

1. (archaic) hen

• koura (dialectal)

kura m

1. genitive/accusative singular of kur

• “kura”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “kura”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

From Proto-Oceanic *gurat.

kura

1. noni

From Proto-Finnic *kura (“dirt, mud”) (compare Estonian kura), possibly borrowed from Proto-Germanic *gurą or alternatively from Proto-Uralic *kura (“dirt, mud”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈkurɑ/, [ˈkurɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -urɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): ku‧ra

kura

1. mud, dirt
2. (informal) garbage, trash, rubbish, something worthless (especially in the partitive singular)

   Tuohan on täyttä kuraa.

   But that thing is complete garbage.

3. (slang) wet, unhardened concrete
4. (colloquial) diarrhea

   Hänellä on vatsa kuralla.

   She has diarrhea.

• “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

• karu

kūrā f (plural kūrā̀yē, possessed form kūrar̃)

1. hyena

From Proto-Finnic *kura. Cognates include dialectal Finnish kura and dialectal Estonian kura.

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈkurɑ/, [ˈkurɑ]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈkurɑ/, [ˈkurɑ]
• Rhymes: -urɑ
• Hyphenation: ku‧ra

kura

1. 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 of kura (type 3/koira, no gradation, gemination)
	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.

• oikia

• 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

kura

1. Rōmaji transcription of くら

kura

1. inflection of kurš:
   1. genitive singular masculine
   2. nominative singular feminine

Related to Veps hura (“left”) and Votic kurõa.

kura

1. left (opposite of right)

From Proto-Slavic *kura.

• IPA^(key): /ˈkura/

kura f (diminutive kurka)

1. chicken, hen

• kokoš f

• 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

From Proto-Oceanic *gurat noni (Morinda citrifolia), referring to use of its roots that yield a red dye. Cognate with Fijian kura.

kura

1. red

   Synonym: whero

Colors in Maori · ngā tae (layout · text)

mā, tea	kiwikiwi	pango
whero, mea, kura	karaka; parauri	kōwhai, renga
	kākāriki	kārikiuri
	kikorangi	kahurangi
tūāuri	waiporoporo	māwhero

From English school.

kura

1. school, an educational institution providing primary and secondary education.

Likely related to Samoan 'ulo “pot, cauldron”, Tongan kulo “cauldron” and Fijian kuro “claypot” all from Proto-Oceanic *kuron “cooking pot” from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kudən, from Proto-Austronesian *kudən.^[1][2] (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

kura

1. liquid container, tank

• kurawai

• Williams, Herbert William (1917) “kura”, in A Dictionary of the Maori Language, pages 183-4
• “kura” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.

kura (Raguileo spelling)

1. stone

• Wixaleyiñ: Mapucezugun-wigkazugun pici hemvlcijka (Wixaleyiñ: Small Mapudungun-Spanish dictionary), Beretta, Marta; Cañumil, Dario; Cañumil, Tulio, 2008.

• IPA^(key): [ˈkʊrɐ]

kura

1. bad
2. useless

• palya (“good”)

• 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”)

• IPA^(key): /ˈku.ra/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ura
• Syllabification: ku‧ra
• Homophone: Kura

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kura.

kura f (male equivalent kogut, diminutive kurka, augmentative kurzysko)

1. hen

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

kura m animal

1. genitive/accusative singular of kur

• kura in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• kura in Polish dictionaries at PWN

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

-kûra (infinitive gukûra, perfective -kûye)

1. remove, take away

From Proto-Bantu *-kʊ́da.

-kúra (infinitive gukúra, perfective -kúze)

1. grow up

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kura.

• IPA^(key): /ˈkura/

kura n

1. chicken

• kurča n
• kurací, kurčací
• kuriatko n, kurčiatko n

• “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, 2003–2024

From Proto-Slavic *kura.

• IPA^(key): /kùːra/

kúra f

1. hen (female chicken)

   Synonym: kokọ̑š

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

Feminine, a-stem
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

• “kura”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2024

Borrowed from Arabic قُرْعَة (qurʕa).

• Audio (Kenya):

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kura (n class, plural kura)

1. lot (as in drawing lots)
2. ballot

• -piga kura

From Old Swedish kura. Cognate with English cower, German kauern (“to squat”).

kura (present kurar, preterite kurade, supine kurat, imperative kura)

1. to huddle, to cower

   Vi fann honom kurande bakom en trästock

   We found him cowering behind a log

2. (in "kura ihop sig") to curl up
3. (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

• kurragömma (“hide and seek”)

• krypa ihop (“curl up”)

• kura in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• kura in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• kura in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Borrowed from Spanish cura, from Ecclesiastical Latin cūra (“monastic office holder, obedientiary”) from Latin cūra (“warden, administrator”).

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈkuɾa/ [ˈkuː.ɾɐ]
• Rhymes: -uɾa
• Syllabification: ku‧ra

kura (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜇ)

1. (ecclesiastical) curate; parish priest

   Synonyms: pari, kura paroko, saserdote, (colloquial) among

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈkuɾaʔ/ [ˈkuː.ɾɐʔ]
• Rhymes: -uɾaʔ
• Syllabification: ku‧ra

kurà (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜇ)

1. outdoor picnic held near a spring, river, lake, or any waterway

   Synonym: piknik

• “kura” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino‎^[4], Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
• “kura”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish قرعه, from Arabic قُرْعة (qurʕa).

• IPA^(key): /ku.ɾaː/

kura (definite accusative kurayı, plural kuralar)

1. Choosing the outcome among two or more candidates by chance; drawing lots, drawing straws.

   Synonyms: çekiliş, ad çekimi, ad çekme

Inflection
Nominative	kura
Definite accusative	kurayı
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	kura	kuralar
Definite accusative	kurayı	kuraları
Dative	kuraya	kuralara
Locative	kurada	kuralarda
Ablative	kuradan	kuralardan
Genitive	kuranın	kuraların
Possessive forms Nominative Singular Plural 1st singular kuram kuralarım 2nd singular kuran kuraların 3rd singular kurası kuraları 1st plural kuramız kuralarımız 2nd plural kuranız kuralarınız 3rd plural kuraları kuraları Definite accusative Singular Plural 1st singular kuramı kuralarımı 2nd singular kuranı kuralarını 3rd singular kurasını kuralarını 1st plural kuramızı kuralarımızı 2nd plural kuranızı kuralarınızı 3rd plural kuralarını kuralarını Dative Singular Plural 1st singular kurama kuralarıma 2nd singular kurana kuralarına 3rd singular kurasına kuralarına 1st plural kuramıza kuralarımıza 2nd plural kuranıza kuralarınıza 3rd plural kuralarına kuralarına Locative Singular Plural 1st singular kuramda kuralarımda 2nd singular kuranda kuralarında 3rd singular kurasında kuralarında 1st plural kuramızda kuralarımızda 2nd plural kuranızda kuralarınızda 3rd plural kuralarında kuralarında Ablative Singular Plural 1st singular kuramdan kuralarımdan 2nd singular kurandan kuralarından 3rd singular kurasından kuralarından 1st plural kuramızdan kuralarımızdan 2nd plural kuranızdan kuralarınızdan 3rd plural kuralarından kuralarından Genitive Singular Plural 1st singular kuramın kuralarımın 2nd singular kuranın kuralarının 3rd singular kurasının kuralarının 1st plural kuramızın kuralarımızın 2nd plural kuranızın kuralarınızın 3rd plural kuralarının kuralarının

• piyango

kura

1. dative singular of kur

• “kura”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu

From Hausa kūrā (“hyena”).

• IPA^(key): /kú.ɾá/

kúrá

1. An irredeemable person, unrepentant, hopeless, rogue

kú (“to die”) +‎ rà (“to decay”)

• IPA^(key): /kú.ɾà/

kúrà

1. to decompose

kú (“to die”) +‎ ara (“body”)

• IPA^(key): /kú.ɾā/

kúra

1. to feel numb, to suffer from numbness, to be impotent

• kùrà-kùrà

• IPA^(key): /kù.ɾà/

kùrà

1. Emphasizing the act of scooping or digging dirt with one's hands

   Mò ń bu iyẹ̀pẹ̀ kùrà ― I am heavily scooping up dirt