kura

See also: Kura, kura', kurą, kúra, kůra, kūra, and kurā

Adjective

kura

new

References

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

Noun

kura

allative singular of ku

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Czech kura, kúra, from Proto-Slavic *kura.

Alternative forms

koura (dialectal)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈkura]

Noun

kura f

(archaic) hen

Declension

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	singular	plural
nominative	kura	kury
genitive	kury	kur
dative	kuře	kurám
accusative	kuru	kury
vocative	kuro	kury
locative	kuře	kurách
instrumental	kurou	kurami

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Declension of kura (hard feminine)

Etymology 2

Noun

kura m

genitive/accusative singular of kur

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *gurat.

Noun

kura

noni

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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.

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Inflection of kura (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative		kura	kurat
genitive		kuran	kurien
partitive		kuraa	kuria
illative		kuraan	kuriin
		singular	plural
nominative		kura	kurat
accusative	nom.	kura	kurat
accusative	gen.	kuran	kurat
genitive		kuran	kurien kurain ^rare
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.

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Possessive forms of kura (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		kurani	kurani
accusative	nom.	kurani	kurani
accusative	gen.	kurani	kurani
genitive		kurani	kurieni kuraini ^rare
partitive		kuraani	kuriani
inessive		kurassani	kurissani
elative		kurastani	kuristani
illative		kuraani	kuriini
adessive		kurallani	kurillani
ablative		kuraltani	kuriltani
allative		kuralleni	kurilleni
essive		kuranani	kurinani
translative		kurakseni	kurikseni
abessive		kurattani	kurittani
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	kurineni

second-person singular possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		kurasi	kurasi
accusative	nom.	kurasi	kurasi
accusative	gen.	kurasi	kurasi
genitive		kurasi	kuriesi kuraisi ^rare
partitive		kuraasi	kuriasi
inessive		kurassasi	kurissasi
elative		kurastasi	kuristasi
illative		kuraasi	kuriisi
adessive		kurallasi	kurillasi
ablative		kuraltasi	kuriltasi
allative		kurallesi	kurillesi
essive		kuranasi	kurinasi
translative		kuraksesi	kuriksesi
abessive		kurattasi	kurittasi
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	kurinesi

first-person plural possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		kuramme	kuramme
accusative	nom.	kuramme	kuramme
accusative	gen.	kuramme	kuramme
genitive		kuramme	kuriemme kuraimme ^rare
partitive		kuraamme	kuriamme
inessive		kurassamme	kurissamme
elative		kurastamme	kuristamme
illative		kuraamme	kuriimme
adessive		kurallamme	kurillamme
ablative		kuraltamme	kuriltamme
allative		kurallemme	kurillemme
essive		kuranamme	kurinamme
translative		kuraksemme	kuriksemme
abessive		kurattamme	kurittamme
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	kurinemme

second-person plural possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		kuranne	kuranne
accusative	nom.	kuranne	kuranne
accusative	gen.	kuranne	kuranne
genitive		kuranne	kurienne kurainne ^rare
partitive		kuraanne	kurianne
inessive		kurassanne	kurissanne
elative		kurastanne	kuristanne
illative		kuraanne	kuriinne
adessive		kurallanne	kurillanne
ablative		kuraltanne	kuriltanne
allative		kurallenne	kurillenne
essive		kurananne	kurinanne
translative		kuraksenne	kuriksenne
abessive		kurattanne	kurittanne
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	kurinenne

third-person possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		kuransa	kuransa
accusative	nom.	kuransa	kuransa
accusative	gen.	kuransa	kuransa
genitive		kuransa	kuriensa kurainsa ^rare
partitive		kuraansa	kuriaan kuriansa
inessive		kurassaan kurassansa	kurissaan kurissansa
elative		kurastaan kurastansa	kuristaan kuristansa
illative		kuraansa	kuriinsa
adessive		kurallaan kurallansa	kurillaan kurillansa
ablative		kuraltaan kuraltansa	kuriltaan kuriltansa
allative		kuralleen kurallensa	kurilleen kurillensa
essive		kuranaan kuranansa	kurinaan kurinansa
translative		kurakseen kuraksensa	kurikseen kuriksensa
abessive		kurattaan kurattansa	kurittaan kurittansa
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	kurineen kurinensa

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Derived terms

compounds

Anagrams

karu

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Noun

kūrā f (plural kūrā̀yē, possessed form kūrar̃)

hyena

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈkurɑ/, [ˈkurɑ]

(Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈkurɑ/, [ˈkurɑ]

Rhymes: -urɑ

Hyphenation: ku‧ra

Adjective

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

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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.

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Antonyms

oikia

Derived terms

References

V. I. Junus (1936) Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka‎, 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, →ISBN, page 79

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Romanization

kura

Rōmaji transcription of くら

Pronoun

kura

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

Etymology

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

Adjective

kura

left (opposite of right)

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *kura.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkura/

Noun

kura f (diminutive kurka)

chicken, hen

Declension

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	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	kura	kurje	kury
Genitive	kury	kurowu	kurow
Dative	kurje	kuroma	kuram
Accusative	kuru	kurje	kury
Instrumental	kuru	kuroma	kurami
Locative	kurje	kuroma	kurach

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Synonyms

kokoš f

Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *kula^[1] from Proto-Oceanic *gurat “noni, Morinda citrifolia”, referring to use of its roots that yield a red dye. Cognate with Fijian kura.

Noun

kura

red
Synonyms: whero, mea

Colors in Maori · ngā tae (layout · text)
tea, mā	kiwikiwi	pango
mea, kura, whero	karaka; parauri	kōwhai, renga
	kāriki, kākāriki	kārikiuri
	kikorangi	kahurangi
tūāuri	waiporoporo	māwhero

References

[1]
Dodgson, Neil, Chen, Victoria, Zahido, Meimuna (2024 November) “The colonisation of the colour pink: variation and change in Māori’s colour lexicon”, in Linguistics, →DOI, pages 23-4, 30

Etymology 2

From English school.

Noun

kura

school, an educational institution providing primary and secondary education.

Etymology 3

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.)

Noun

kura

liquid container, tank

Derived terms

kurawai

References

[1]
Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “kulo”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
[2]
Ross, Malcolm D., Pawley, Andrew, Osmond, Meredith (1998) The lexicon of Proto-Oceanic, volume 1: Material Culture, Canberra: Australian National University, →ISBN, pages 68-9

Noun

kura (Raguileo spelling)

stone

References

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

Alternative forms

kúra

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kura. By surface analysis, kur +‎ -a.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (13^th CE) /ˈkura/

IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /ˈkura/

Noun

kura f

hen

Declension

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	singular	dual	plural
nominative	kura	kuřě	kury
genitive	kury	kurú	kur
dative	kuřě	kurama	kurám
accusative	kuru	kuřě	kury
vocative	kuro	kuřě	kury
locative	kuřě	kurú	kurách
instrumental	kurú	kurama	kurami

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Declension of kura (hard a-stem)

This table shows the most common forms around the 13th century.
See also Appendix:Old Czech nouns and Appendix:Old Czech pronunciation.

Descendants

Czech: kura, koura

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈkʊrɐ]

Adjective

kura

bad
useless

Antonyms

palya (“good”)

Derived terms

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”)

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Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈku.ra/
Audio: (file)
Rhymes: -ura
Syllabification: ku‧ra
Homophone: Kura

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kura.

Noun

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

hen

Declension

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	singular	plural
nominative	kura	kury
genitive	kury	kur
dative	kurze	kurom
accusative	kurę	kury
instrumental	kurą	kurami
locative	kurze	kurach
vocative	kuro	kury

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Derived terms

adjective

kurzy

verbs

chodzić spać z kurami impf

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

kura m animal

genitive/accusative singular of kur

Etymology 1

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

Verb

-kûra (infinitive gukûra, perfective -kûye)

remove, take away

Etymology 2

From Proto-Bantu *-kʊ́da.

Verb

-kúra (infinitive gukúra, perfective -kúze)

grow up

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kura.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkura/

Noun

kura n

chicken

Declension

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	singular	plural
nominative	kura	kuratá / kurence
genitive	kuraťa	kuriat / kureniec
dative	kuraťu	kuratám / kurencom
accusative	kura	kuratá / kurence
locative	kurati	kuratách / kurencoch
instrumental	kuraťom	kuratami / kurencami

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Related terms

kurča n
kurací, kurčací
kuriatko n, kurčiatko n

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *kura.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kùːra/

Noun

kúra f

hen (female chicken)
Synonym: kokọ̑š

Inflection

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.

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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

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Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic قُرْعَة (qurʕa).

Pronunciation

Audio (Kenya): (file)

Noun

kura class IX (plural kura class X)

lot (as in drawing lots)
ballot

Derived terms

-piga kura

Etymology

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

Verb

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

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	Active		Passive
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.

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Conjugation of kura (weak)

Derived terms

kurragömma (“hide and seek”)

References

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

kura (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜇ)

(ecclesiastical) curate; parish priest
Synonyms: pari, kura paroko, saserdote, (colloquial) among

Related terms

kura paroko

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

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

Noun

kurà (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜇ)

outdoor picnic held near a spring, river, lake, or any waterway
Synonym: piknik

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ku.ɾaː/

Noun

kura (definite accusative kurayı, plural kuralar)

Choosing the outcome among two or more candidates by chance; drawing lots, drawing straws.
Synonyms: çekiliş, ad çekimi, ad çekme

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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

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kura

dative singular of kur

Etymology 1

From Hausa kūrā (“hyena”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kú.ɾá/

Noun

kúrá

An irredeemable person, unrepentant, hopeless, rogue

Etymology 2

kú (“to die”) +‎ rà (“to decay”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kú.ɾà/

Verb

kúrà

to decompose

Derived terms

ìkúrà (“decomposition”)

Etymology 3

kú (“to die”) +‎ ara (“body”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kú.ɾā/

Verb

kúra

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

Derived terms

ìkúra (“numbness, impotence”)

Etymology 4

Alternative forms

kùrà-kùrà

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kù.ɾà/

Ideophone

kùrà

Emphasizing the act of scooping or digging dirt with one's hands
Mò ń bu iyẹ̀pẹ̀ kùrà ― I am heavily scooping up dirt

[C-1] [1]
Dodgson, Neil, Chen, Victoria, Zahido, Meimuna (2024 November) “The colonisation of the colour pink: variation and change in Māori’s colour lexicon”, in Linguistics, →DOI, pages 23-4, 30

[2] [1]
Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “kulo”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online

[3] [2]
Ross, Malcolm D., Pawley, Andrew, Osmond, Meredith (1998) The lexicon of Proto-Oceanic, volume 1: Material Culture, Canberra: Australian National University, →ISBN, pages 68-9

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