koro

See also: Koro, kóró, kőrő, kôro, kōro, korō, kɔrɔ, kɔ̀rɔ, kɔ̀rɔ̀, and -koro

English

Etymology 1

Possibly from Makasar garring koro' (lit. koro illness, "shrinking of the toilet", Matthes 1859), Buginese, or Malay. See "Koro § Etymology and geographical background" at Wikipedia for a full discussion.

Noun

koro (uncountable)

1. (psychology) A delusional syndrome found in Malay and southern Chinese populations, characterized by a belief that the subject's penis will retract into the abdomen and cause death.

References

• Mathes B. F. (1859). Makassaarsch-Hollandsch Woordenboek. Amsterdam: Het Nederlandsch Bijbelgenootschap te Amsterdam, p. 43 ("inkrimping van het gemak").

Etymology 2

Etymology tree

Māori korobor.

English koro

Borrowed from Māori koro (“grandfather”).

Noun

koro (plural koros)

1. A Maori male elder.

Anagrams

• Kroo, okro, Orok, kroo, roko, rook

Esperanto

Etymology

From Latin cor. Doublet of kero.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkoro/

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• Rhymes: -oro
• Syllabification: ko‧ro

Noun

koro (accusative singular koron, plural koroj, accusative plural korojn)

1. heart
2. clapper (tongue of a bell)

Further reading

• “koro”, in Plena Ilustrita Vortaro de Esperanto [Complete Illustrated Dictionary of Esperanto], 2020, →ISBN
• “koro”, in Reta Vortaro [Online Dictionary] (in Esperanto), 1997-2026

Fijian

Etymology

From Proto-Central-Pacific *koro, from Proto-Oceanic *koro (compare Tongan kolo, Māori koro)

Noun

koro

1. town
2. village (use koro lailai to specify that it's smaller in size than a town)
3. settlement

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkoro/, [ˈko̞ro̞]
• Rhymes: -oro
• Syllabification^(key): ko‧ro
• Hyphenation^(key): ko‧ro

Etymology 1

Probably borrowed from Proto-Norse *ᛊᚲᛟᚱᛟ (*skoro), from Proto-Germanic *skurō.

Noun

koro

2. (heraldry) line of partition, line
4. (botany) open scar
5. (dialectal) crack, groove, cleft

Declension

Inflection of koro (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		koro	korot
genitive		koron	korojen
partitive		koroa	koroja
illative		koroon	koroihin
		singular	plural
nominative		koro	korot
accusative	nom.	koro	korot
	gen.	koron
genitive		koron	korojen
partitive		koroa	koroja
inessive		korossa	koroissa
elative		korosta	koroista
illative		koroon	koroihin
adessive		korolla	koroilla
ablative		korolta	koroilta
allative		korolle	koroille
essive		korona	koroina
translative		koroksi	koroiksi
abessive		korotta	koroitta
instructive		—	koroin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of koro (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative koroni koroni accusative nom. koroni koroni gen. koroni genitive koroni korojeni partitive koroani korojani inessive korossani koroissani elative korostani koroistani illative korooni koroihini adessive korollani koroillani ablative koroltani koroiltani allative korolleni koroilleni essive koronani koroinani translative korokseni koroikseni abessive korottani koroittani instructive — — comitative — koroineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative korosi korosi accusative nom. korosi korosi gen. korosi genitive korosi korojesi partitive koroasi korojasi inessive korossasi koroissasi elative korostasi koroistasi illative koroosi koroihisi adessive korollasi koroillasi ablative koroltasi koroiltasi allative korollesi koroillesi essive koronasi koroinasi translative koroksesi koroiksesi abessive korottasi koroittasi instructive — — comitative — koroinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative koromme koromme accusative nom. koromme koromme gen. koromme genitive koromme korojemme partitive koroamme korojamme inessive korossamme koroissamme elative korostamme koroistamme illative koroomme koroihimme adessive korollamme koroillamme ablative koroltamme koroiltamme allative korollemme koroillemme essive koronamme koroinamme translative koroksemme koroiksemme abessive korottamme koroittamme instructive — — comitative — koroinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative koronne koronne accusative nom. koronne koronne gen. koronne genitive koronne korojenne partitive koroanne korojanne inessive korossanne koroissanne elative korostanne koroistanne illative koroonne koroihinne adessive korollanne koroillanne ablative koroltanne koroiltanne allative korollenne koroillenne essive koronanne koroinanne translative koroksenne koroiksenne abessive korottanne koroittanne instructive — — comitative — koroinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative koronsa koronsa accusative nom. koronsa koronsa gen. koronsa genitive koronsa korojensa partitive koroaan koroansa korojaan korojansa inessive korossaan korossansa koroissaan koroissansa elative korostaan korostansa koroistaan koroistansa illative koroonsa koroihinsa adessive korollaan korollansa koroillaan koroillansa ablative koroltaan koroltansa koroiltaan koroiltansa allative korolleen korollensa koroilleen koroillensa essive koronaan koronansa koroinaan koroinansa translative korokseen koroksensa koroikseen koroiksensa abessive korottaan korottansa koroittaan koroittansa instructive — — comitative — koroineen koroinensa

Derived terms

• Koroinen

compounds

• aaltokoro
• sakarakoroinen

Etymology 2

Back-formation from korottaa.

Noun

koro

1. (ballistics) elevation (angle)

Declension

Inflection of koro (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		koro	korot
genitive		koron	korojen
partitive		koroa	koroja
illative		koroon	koroihin
		singular	plural
nominative		koro	korot
accusative	nom.	koro	korot
	gen.	koron
genitive		koron	korojen
partitive		koroa	koroja
inessive		korossa	koroissa
elative		korosta	koroista
illative		koroon	koroihin
adessive		korolla	koroilla
ablative		korolta	koroilta
allative		korolle	koroille
essive		korona	koroina
translative		koroksi	koroiksi
abessive		korotta	koroitta
instructive		—	koroin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of koro (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative koroni koroni accusative nom. koroni koroni gen. koroni genitive koroni korojeni partitive koroani korojani inessive korossani koroissani elative korostani koroistani illative korooni koroihini adessive korollani koroillani ablative koroltani koroiltani allative korolleni koroilleni essive koronani koroinani translative korokseni koroikseni abessive korottani koroittani instructive — — comitative — koroineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative korosi korosi accusative nom. korosi korosi gen. korosi genitive korosi korojesi partitive koroasi korojasi inessive korossasi koroissasi elative korostasi koroistasi illative koroosi koroihisi adessive korollasi koroillasi ablative koroltasi koroiltasi allative korollesi koroillesi essive koronasi koroinasi translative koroksesi koroiksesi abessive korottasi koroittasi instructive — — comitative — koroinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative koromme koromme accusative nom. koromme koromme gen. koromme genitive koromme korojemme partitive koroamme korojamme inessive korossamme koroissamme elative korostamme koroistamme illative koroomme koroihimme adessive korollamme koroillamme ablative koroltamme koroiltamme allative korollemme koroillemme essive koronamme koroinamme translative koroksemme koroiksemme abessive korottamme koroittamme instructive — — comitative — koroinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative koronne koronne accusative nom. koronne koronne gen. koronne genitive koronne korojenne partitive koroanne korojanne inessive korossanne koroissanne elative korostanne koroistanne illative koroonne koroihinne adessive korollanne koroillanne ablative koroltanne koroiltanne allative korollenne koroillenne essive koronanne koroinanne translative koroksenne koroiksenne abessive korottanne koroittanne instructive — — comitative — koroinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative koronsa koronsa accusative nom. koronsa koronsa gen. koronsa genitive koronsa korojensa partitive koroaan koroansa korojaan korojansa inessive korossaan korossansa koroissaan koroissansa elative korostaan korostansa koroistaan koroistansa illative koroonsa koroihinsa adessive korollaan korollansa koroillaan koroillansa ablative koroltaan koroltansa koroiltaan koroiltansa allative korolleen korollensa koroilleen koroillensa essive koronaan koronansa koroinaan koroinansa translative korokseen koroksensa koroikseen koroiksensa abessive korottaan korottansa koroittaan koroittansa instructive — — comitative — koroineen koroinensa

Etymology 3

From Proto-Finnic *koroi, of onomatopoeic origin.

Noun

koro (dialectal)

1. synonym of palokärki (“black woodpecker; Dryocopus martius”)

Declension

Inflection of koro (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		koro	korot
genitive		koron	korojen
partitive		koroa	koroja
illative		koroon	koroihin
		singular	plural
nominative		koro	korot
accusative	nom.	koro	korot
	gen.	koron
genitive		koron	korojen
partitive		koroa	koroja
inessive		korossa	koroissa
elative		korosta	koroista
illative		koroon	koroihin
adessive		korolla	koroilla
ablative		korolta	koroilta
allative		korolle	koroille
essive		korona	koroina
translative		koroksi	koroiksi
abessive		korotta	koroitta
instructive		—	koroin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of koro (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative koroni koroni accusative nom. koroni koroni gen. koroni genitive koroni korojeni partitive koroani korojani inessive korossani koroissani elative korostani koroistani illative korooni koroihini adessive korollani koroillani ablative koroltani koroiltani allative korolleni koroilleni essive koronani koroinani translative korokseni koroikseni abessive korottani koroittani instructive — — comitative — koroineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative korosi korosi accusative nom. korosi korosi gen. korosi genitive korosi korojesi partitive koroasi korojasi inessive korossasi koroissasi elative korostasi koroistasi illative koroosi koroihisi adessive korollasi koroillasi ablative koroltasi koroiltasi allative korollesi koroillesi essive koronasi koroinasi translative koroksesi koroiksesi abessive korottasi koroittasi instructive — — comitative — koroinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative koromme koromme accusative nom. koromme koromme gen. koromme genitive koromme korojemme partitive koroamme korojamme inessive korossamme koroissamme elative korostamme koroistamme illative koroomme koroihimme adessive korollamme koroillamme ablative koroltamme koroiltamme allative korollemme koroillemme essive koronamme koroinamme translative koroksemme koroiksemme abessive korottamme koroittamme instructive — — comitative — koroinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative koronne koronne accusative nom. koronne koronne gen. koronne genitive koronne korojenne partitive koroanne korojanne inessive korossanne koroissanne elative korostanne koroistanne illative koroonne koroihinne adessive korollanne koroillanne ablative koroltanne koroiltanne allative korollenne koroillenne essive koronanne koroinanne translative koroksenne koroiksenne abessive korottanne koroittanne instructive — — comitative — koroinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative koronsa koronsa accusative nom. koronsa koronsa gen. koronsa genitive koronsa korojensa partitive koroaan koroansa korojaan korojansa inessive korossaan korossansa koroissaan koroissansa elative korostaan korostansa koroistaan koroistansa illative koroonsa koroihinsa adessive korollaan korollansa koroillaan koroillansa ablative koroltaan koroltansa koroiltaan koroiltansa allative korolleen korollensa koroilleen koroillensa essive koronaan koronansa koroinaan koroinansa translative korokseen koroksensa koroikseen koroiksensa abessive korottaan korottansa koroittaan koroittansa instructive — — comitative — koroineen koroinensa

Anagrams

• orko

Fur

Noun

koro (plurale tantum)

1. water

References

• Angelika Jakobi, A Fur Grammar: Phonology, Morphophonology, and Morphology (1990)
• Arthur Charles Beaton, A grammar of the Fur language (1968)

Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *koroi, of onomatopoeic origin. Cognates include dialectal Finnish koro and Votic kora.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈkoro/, [ˈko̞ro̞ˑ]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈkoroi̯/, [ˈko̞ro̞ˑiˑ]
• Rhymes: -oro, -oroi̯
• Hyphenation: ko‧ro

Noun

koro

1. synonym of tulilintu

Declension

Declension of koro (type 4/koivu, no gradation, gemination)
	singular	plural
nominative	koro	korot
genitive	koron	korroin, koroloin
partitive	korroa	koroja, koroloja
illative	korroo	korroi, koroloihe
inessive	koros	korois, korolois
elative	korost	koroist, koroloist
allative	korolle	koroille, koroloille
adessive	korol	koroil, koroloil
ablative	korolt	koroilt, koroloilt
translative	koroks	koroiks, koroloiks
essive	koronna, korroon	koroinna, koroloinna, korroin, koroloin
exessive1)	koront	koroint, koroloint
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.

Derived terms

• korolintu

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971), Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 195

Japanese

Romanization

koro

1. Rōmaji transcription of ころ

Khoekhoe

Khoekhoe cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : koro

Numeral

koro

1. five

Lindu

Noun

koro

1. body
2. self

Māori

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkoro/ [ˈkɔɾɔ]

Etymology 1

Cognate with Rapa Nui koro (“father”).

Noun

koro

1. grandfather
2. term of address to an elderly man

Descendants

• → English: koro

Etymology 2

From Proto-Polynesian *kolo (“enclosed fortress”), from Proto-Oceanic *koro. Cognate with Niuean kolo (“tower, fortress”).

Noun

koro

1. cove, inlet
2. noose
3. white rātā (Metrosideros perforata)

   Synonyms: whakapiopio, akatoki, torotoro, akatea, akatorotoro

Etymology 3

From Proto-Polynesian *kolo (“intend, desire”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kele.

Verb

koro (passive koroa or korongia or korotia)

1. to desire

Derived terms

• koronga (“purpose”)

Further reading

• John C. Moorfield (2011), “koro”, in Te Aka: Māori–English, English–Māori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, →ISBN

Ngambay

Etymology

Cognate with Kanuri kóró.

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Noun

koro

1. ass, donkey

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

kòro f

1. (non-standard since 1917) definite singular of kòru

Nupe

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kò.ɾò/

Noun

kòrò (plural kòròzhì)

1. neck

   Synonym: kpatsùn

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kō.ɾō/

Noun

koro

1. navel; belly button

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kō.ɾō/

Noun

koro

1. rheum; sleepy dust

Nǀuu

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /koɾo/

Noun

koro (plural ka koroke)

1. black-backed jackal

References

• Shah, Sheena, and Matthias Brenzinger. Ouma Geelmeid ke kx’u ǁxaǁxa Nǀuu. Cape Town: CALDi, University of Cape Town. 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/17432.
• Sands, Bonny & Jones, Kerry & Esau, Katrina & Collins, Chris & Witzlack-Makarevich, Alena & Job, Sylvanus & Miller, Amanda & Steyn, Betta & Zaanen, Menno & Namaseb, Levi & Berg, Dietloff & Mantzel, Dotty & Damarah, Willem & Snyman, Claudia & Wyk, David & Brugman, Johanna & Exter, Mats & Vaalbooi, Antjie & Westhuizen, Mietjie. (2022). Nǀuuki Namagowab Afrikaans English ǂXoakiǂxanisi/Mîdi di ǂKhanis/Woordeboek/Dictionary

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɔ.rɔ/
• Rhymes: -ɔrɔ
• Syllabification: ko‧ro

Noun

koro f

1. vocative singular of kora

Rapa Nui

Etymology

Cognate with Māori koro (“grandfather”).

Noun

koro

1. (archaic) father

Usage notes

Considered archaic; the following are preferred:

• matu'a tamaaroa
• matu'a tane

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish coro, from Latin chorus, from Ancient Greek χορός (khorós).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈkoɾo/ [ˈkoː.ɾo]
• Rhymes: -oɾo
• Syllabification: ko‧ro
• Homophone: Corro

Noun

koro (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜇᜓ)

1. choir; chorus (group of singers performing together)
2. (music) chorus (part of a song repeated between verses)
3. (architecture) choir (part of a church for choir assembly)

Related terms

• korista

See also

• pabini

Further reading

• “koro”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018

Yoruba

Etymology 1

Clipping of kòrónà.

Alternative forms

• àrùn kòró

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kò.ɾó/

Noun

kòró

1. (colloquial) corona (disease)

Etymology 2

Compare with Ifè korò

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kō.ɾò/

Verb

korò

1. to be bitter

   Synonyms: lúkú, rorò

Derived terms

• korò bí ewúro (“to be as bitter as bitter leaf”)

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kó.ɾó/

Noun

kóró

1. seed; kernel

Derived terms

• dúdú bí kóró iṣin (“to be as dark as an ackee seed”)