English
Etymology
From Maori koura.
Noun
koura (plural kouras)
- A freshwater crayfish of the genus Paranephrops, only found in New Zealand.
Anagrams
Czech
Pronunciation
Noun
koura f
- (dialectal) alternative form of kura (“hen”)
Declension
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Further reading
Finnish
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *kopra, possibly from Proto-Finno-Ugric *kopra.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkou̯rɑ/, [ˈko̞u̯rɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -ourɑ
- Syllabification(key): kou‧ra
- Hyphenation(key): kou‧ra
Noun
koura
- fist (hollow of the hand)
- grapple, grab (mechanical device for taking hold of something)
Declension
| Inflection of koura (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
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| nominative
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koura
|
kourat
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| genitive
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kouran
|
kourien
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| partitive
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kouraa
|
kouria
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| illative
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kouraan
|
kouriin
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|
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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koura
|
kourat
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| accusative
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nom.
|
koura
|
kourat
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| gen.
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kouran
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| genitive
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kouran
|
kourien
kourain rare
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| partitive
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kouraa
|
kouria
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| inessive
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kourassa
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kourissa
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| elative
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kourasta
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kourista
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| illative
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kouraan
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kouriin
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| adessive
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kouralla
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kourilla
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| ablative
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kouralta
|
kourilta
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| allative
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kouralle
|
kourille
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| essive
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kourana
|
kourina
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| translative
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kouraksi
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kouriksi
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| abessive
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kouratta
|
kouritta
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| instructive
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—
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kourin
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| comitative
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See the possessive forms below.
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| first-person singular possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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kourani
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kourani
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| accusative
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nom.
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kourani
|
kourani
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| gen.
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kourani
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| genitive
|
kourani
|
kourieni
kouraini rare
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| partitive
|
kouraani
|
kouriani
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| inessive
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kourassani
|
kourissani
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| elative
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kourastani
|
kouristani
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| illative
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kouraani
|
kouriini
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| adessive
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kourallani
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kourillani
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| ablative
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kouraltani
|
kouriltani
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| allative
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kouralleni
|
kourilleni
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| essive
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kouranani
|
kourinani
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| translative
|
kourakseni
|
kourikseni
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| abessive
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kourattani
|
kourittani
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| instructive
|
—
|
—
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| comitative
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— |
kourineni
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| second-person singular possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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kourasi
|
kourasi
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| accusative
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nom.
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kourasi
|
kourasi
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| gen.
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kourasi
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| genitive
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kourasi
|
kouriesi
kouraisi rare
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| partitive
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kouraasi
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kouriasi
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| inessive
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kourassasi
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kourissasi
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| elative
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kourastasi
|
kouristasi
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| illative
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kouraasi
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kouriisi
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| adessive
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kourallasi
|
kourillasi
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| ablative
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kouraltasi
|
kouriltasi
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| allative
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kourallesi
|
kourillesi
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| essive
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kouranasi
|
kourinasi
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| translative
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kouraksesi
|
kouriksesi
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| abessive
|
kourattasi
|
kourittasi
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| instructive
|
—
|
—
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| comitative
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— |
kourinesi
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| first-person plural possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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kouramme
|
kouramme
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| accusative
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nom.
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kouramme
|
kouramme
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| gen.
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kouramme
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| genitive
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kouramme
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kouriemme
kouraimme rare
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| partitive
|
kouraamme
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kouriamme
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| inessive
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kourassamme
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kourissamme
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| elative
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kourastamme
|
kouristamme
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| illative
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kouraamme
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kouriimme
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| adessive
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kourallamme
|
kourillamme
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| ablative
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kouraltamme
|
kouriltamme
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| allative
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kourallemme
|
kourillemme
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| essive
|
kouranamme
|
kourinamme
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| translative
|
kouraksemme
|
kouriksemme
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| abessive
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kourattamme
|
kourittamme
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| instructive
|
—
|
—
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| comitative
|
— |
kourinemme
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| second-person plural possessor
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singular
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plural
|
| nominative
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kouranne
|
kouranne
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
kouranne
|
kouranne
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| gen.
|
kouranne
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| genitive
|
kouranne
|
kourienne
kourainne rare
|
| partitive
|
kouraanne
|
kourianne
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| inessive
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kourassanne
|
kourissanne
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| elative
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kourastanne
|
kouristanne
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| illative
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kouraanne
|
kouriinne
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| adessive
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kourallanne
|
kourillanne
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| ablative
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kouraltanne
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kouriltanne
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| allative
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kourallenne
|
kourillenne
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| essive
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kourananne
|
kourinanne
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| translative
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kouraksenne
|
kouriksenne
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| abessive
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kourattanne
|
kourittanne
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| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
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— |
kourinenne
|
| third-person possessor
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|
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singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
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kouransa
|
kouransa
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
kouransa
|
kouransa
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| gen.
|
kouransa
|
| genitive
|
kouransa
|
kouriensa
kourainsa rare
|
| partitive
|
kouraansa
|
kouriaan
kouriansa
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| inessive
|
kourassaan
kourassansa
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kourissaan
kourissansa
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| elative
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kourastaan
kourastansa
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kouristaan
kouristansa
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| illative
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kouraansa
|
kouriinsa
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| adessive
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kourallaan
kourallansa
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kourillaan
kourillansa
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| ablative
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kouraltaan
kouraltansa
|
kouriltaan
kouriltansa
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| allative
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kouralleen
kourallensa
|
kourilleen
kourillensa
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| essive
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kouranaan
kouranansa
|
kourinaan
kourinansa
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| translative
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kourakseen
kouraksensa
|
kourikseen
kouriksensa
|
| abessive
|
kourattaan
kourattansa
|
kourittaan
kourittansa
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
kourineen
kourinensa
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Derived terms
See also
Further reading
Anagrams
Maori
Etymology 1
Borrowing of English gold, with sounds changed to conform to Māori phonetics. Displaced whero.
Noun
koura
- gold
- Synonym: whero
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
koura
- koura (freshwater crayfish of the genus Paranephrops, endemic to New Zealand)
Descendants
Further reading
- “koura” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.