korukoru

Maori

Etymology 1

Reduplication of koru (“coiled”)

Noun

korukoru

  1. wrinkle
  2. nook, cavity

Adjective

korukoru

  1. sagging, droopy (of skin)

Etymology 2

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

Noun

korukoru

  1. turkey

Further reading

  • Williams, Herbert William (1917) “korukoru”, in A Dictionary of the Maori Language, page 171
  • “korukoru” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.
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