dora

Borrowed from Japanese ドラ (dora), a clipping of Japanese ドラゴン (doragon), from English dragon.

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɔːɹə/
• Rhymes: -ɔːɹə

dora (plural doras)

1. (Japanese mahjong) Tiles that provide bonus score multiplier points (飜 (han)) in a winning hand, indicated by one or multiple face-up tiles in the dead wall.

dora

1. definite nominative singular of dorë

dora

1. third-person singular past historic of dorer

• roda, rôda

dora

1. inflection of dorare:
   1. third-person singular present
   2. second-person singular imperative

• -ardo, Ardo, Odra, Rodà, ardo, darò, orda, rado, roda

dora

1. Rōmaji transcription of どら
2. Rōmaji transcription of ドラ

From Proto-Germanic *durô (“bumblebee, humming insect”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰer-, *dʰreh₁n- (“bee, hornet, drone”). Related to Middle Low German dorne (“bumblebee”), Middle Dutch dorne (“bumblebee”), Dutch dar (“drone”), Old English drān (“drone”). More at drone, dor.

• IPA^(key): /ˈdo.rɑ/

dora m

1. bumblebee

Weak:

• English: dor, dumbledore, dorbeetle, dorfly, dorrfly

From Sanskrit द्वार (dvāra, “door”).

• IPA^(key): /do.ra/

dora

1. door

dora

1. inflection of dorar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative