goro
See also: Appendix:Variations of "goro"
Albanian
Alternative forms
Etymology
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Noun
goro f (plural goro, definite gorua, definite plural gorot) (Dogançe, Grabovë, Vërtop)
- (derogatory) Muslim (as addressed by Orthodox Christians)
Related terms
- gorje
- Goromani
References
- Haxhihasani, Qemal (1964) “Elemente nga fjalori i dogançes, fragmente bisedash dhe tekste në këtë të folme”, in Studime filologjike[1], number III, page 153
- Llukani, Andrea (2013) Folklori kristian (in Albanian), Tirana: Trifon Xhagjika, page 174a
Fula
Alternative forms
- gooro
Etymology
Cognate with Hausa gōr̃ò, Bambara wòro, Wolof guru.
Noun
goro
See also
- goroore
- gorohi
Galician
Etymology 1
From Proto-Celtic *gʷorīti (“warm up, heat”) (compare Welsh gori (“'brood; sit, of hen'”), Middle Irish guirid (“to warm”)),[1] from Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰer- (“warm,hot”).
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡɔɾo̝/
Noun
goro m (plural goros)
- unfertilized (egg) that has been brooded by the hen
Derived terms
References
- ^ Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 146
Further reading
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “goro”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “goro”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “goro”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
Etymology 2
Verb
goro
- first-person singular present indicative of gorar
Hausa
Etymology
From Kanuri góro; the ultimate origin is likely from Songhay.
Pronunciation
Noun
gōr̃ò m (plural gwâr̃r̃ā, possessed form gōr̃òn)
Japanese
Romanization
goro
Maranao
Noun
goro
References
- A Maranao Dictionary, by Howard P. McKaughan and Batua A. Macaraya
Portuguese
Verb
goro
- first-person singular present indicative of gorar
Ulch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɡɔrɔ]
Adjective
goro
References
- Rachel Walker, Round Licencing, Harmony, and Bisyllabic Triggers in Altaic, 2001.
Welsh Romani
Noun
goro m
- gadjo who has intermarried with a Romani and adopted their lifestyle, sometimes applied to half-breeds
- Synonym: (female) gori
Derived terms
- goresko
- måxado goro
- phivlo goro
- xindo goro
- xujimen goro
References
- “goro” in Welsh Romani-English Dictionary, ROMLEX – the Romani Lexicon Project, 2000.
Wolof
Noun
goro