kokoro
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese 心 (kokoro, “heart, mind, spirit”).
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkoʊkəˌɹoʊ/
Audio (US): (file)
Noun
kokoro (plural not attested)
- (fandom slang, chiefly anime and manga) A heart.
- 1992 December 7, Mike, “Re: When Things Go Wrong”, in bit.listserv.allmusic[1] (Usenet), message-ID <ALLMUSIC%92120719125825@AUVM.AMERICAN.EDU>:
- Fame is for weenies. I'd rather be remembered for inventing a weird guitar effect or a recording technique than becoming famous by a song, unless the song is genuinely from my kokoro.
Japanese
Romanization
kokoro
Old Sundanese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kokoro/
Adjective
kokoro
- impoverished; poor
- unfed
- suffering
- miserable
- 14th century, Astana Gede inscriptions:
- aya ma nu ngeusi dayeuh baweu ulah botoh bisi kokoro.
- If there be any who doth reside within this country, be ye not greedy, for it shall bring forth misery.
Descendants
- > Sundanese: kokoro (inherited)
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese 心 (kokoro).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /koˈkoɾo/ [koˈko.ɾo]
- Rhymes: -oɾo
- Syllabification: ko‧ko‧ro
Noun
kokoro m (plural kokoros)
- (fandom slang) heart
- 2021-11-19, @angelgarmol, Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/p/CWdATo4Lcy-/
- de verdad que me gusta mucho hacer retratos y me siento afortunado cuando soy de los primeros fotógrafos con los que alguien trabajo. Me llena el kokoro ver como la gente se desenvuelve al ir avanzando la sesión ñ.ñ
- I truly like to make portraits and I feel so fortunate when I am among someone's first photographers they worked with. It fills my kokoro [with joy] to see how people relax as the session advances [happy Japanese-style horizontal smiley]
- de verdad que me gusta mucho hacer retratos y me siento afortunado cuando soy de los primeros fotógrafos con los que alguien trabajo. Me llena el kokoro ver como la gente se desenvuelve al ir avanzando la sesión ñ.ñ
Sundanese
Etymology
Inherited from Old Sundanese kokoro.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kokoro/
Adjective
kokoro
Yoruba
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kò.kò.ɾò/
Noun
kòkòrò
- insect, bug
- (euphemistic, childish) penis
- Synonym: okó
- pathogen, virus, bacteria
- Synonyms: kòkòrò àrùn (“pathogen”), èràn (“virus”), bakitéríà (“bacteria”)
Usage notes
(penis): often used when talking to children.
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kó.kó.ɾó/
Noun
kókóró
- ; a Nigerian street snack made from a paste of maize flour mixed with sugar and gàrí (cassava flour) or yam flour which is deep-fried.