kura

kura

1. new

• Richard Nci Diarra, Lexique bambara-français-anglais, December 13, 2010

kura

1. allative singular of ku

Inherited from Old Czech kura, kúra, from Proto-Slavic *kura.

• koura (dialectal)

• IPA^(key): [ˈkura]

kura f

1. (archaic) hen

kura m

1. genitive/accusative singular of kur

• “kura”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “kura”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

From Proto-Oceanic *gurat.

kura

1. noni

From Proto-Finnic *kura (“dirt, mud”) (compare Estonian kura), possibly borrowed from Proto-Germanic *gurą or alternatively from Proto-Uralic *kura (“dirt, mud”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈkurɑ/, [ˈkurɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -urɑ
• Syllabification^(key): ku‧ra
• Hyphenation^(key): ku‧ra

kura

1. mud, dirt
2. (informal) garbage, trash, rubbish, something worthless (especially in the partitive singular)

   Tuohan on täyttä kuraa.

   But that thing is complete garbage.

3. (slang) wet, unhardened concrete
4. (colloquial) diarrhea

   Hänellä on vatsa kuralla.

   She has diarrhea.

• “kura”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023

• karu

kūrā f (plural kūrā̀yē, possessed form kūrar̃)

1. hyena

From Proto-Finnic *kura. Cognates include dialectal Finnish kura and dialectal Estonian kura.

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈkurɑ/, [ˈkurɑ]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈkurɑ/, [ˈkurɑ]
• Rhymes: -urɑ
• Hyphenation: ku‧ra

kura

1. left
   • 1936, L. G. Terehova, V. G. Erdeli, translated by Mihailov and P. I. Maksimov, Geografia: oppikirja iƶoroin alkușkoulun kolmatta klaassaa vart (ensimäine osa) [Geography: textbook for Ingrian elementary school third grade (first part)], Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-Pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 5:

     Kurast poolest meitä kiiree vilkahti orava.

     From the left side a squirrel flashed past us.

Declension of kura (type 3/koira, no gradation, gemination)
	singular	plural
nominative	kura	kurat
genitive	kuran	kurriin
partitive	kurraa	kurria
illative	kurraa	kurrii
inessive	kuras	kuris
elative	kurast	kurist
allative	kuralle	kurille
adessive	kural	kuril
ablative	kuralt	kurilt
translative	kuraks	kuriks
essive	kuranna, kurraan	kurinna, kurriin
exessive1)	kurant	kurint
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

• oikia

• V. I. Junus (1936) Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka‎^[2], Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 59
• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 221
• Olga I. Konkova, Nikita A. Dyachkov (2014) Inkeroin Keel: Пособие по Ижорскому Языку‎^[3], →ISBN, page 79

kura

1. Rōmaji transcription of くら

kura

1. inflection of kurš:
   1. genitive singular masculine
   2. nominative singular feminine

Related to Veps hura (“left”) and Votic kurõa.

kura

1. left (opposite of right)

From Proto-Slavic *kura.

• IPA^(key): /ˈkura/

kura f (diminutive kurka)

1. chicken, hen

• kokoš f

• Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928) “kura”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
• Starosta, Manfred (1999) “kura”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag

From Proto-Polynesian *kula^[1] from Proto-Oceanic *gurat “noni, Morinda citrifolia”, referring to use of its roots that yield a red dye. Cognate with Fijian kura.

kura

1. red

   Synonyms: whero, mea

Colors in Maori · ngā tae (layout · text)

tea, mā	kiwikiwi	pango
mea, kura, whero	karaka; parauri	kōwhai, renga
	kāriki, kākāriki	kārikiuri
	kikorangi	kahurangi
tūāuri	waiporoporo	māwhero

From English school.

kura

1. school, an educational institution providing primary and secondary education.

Likely related to Samoan 'ulo “pot, cauldron”, Tongan kulo “cauldron” and Fijian kuro “claypot” all from Proto-Oceanic *kuron “cooking pot” from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kudən, from Proto-Austronesian *kudən.^[1][2] (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

kura

1. liquid container, tank

• kurawai

• Williams, Herbert William (1917) “kura”, in A Dictionary of the Maori Language, pages 183-4
• “kura” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.

kura (Raguileo spelling)

1. stone

• Wixaleyiñ: Mapucezugun-wigkazugun pici hemvlcijka (Wixaleyiñ: Small Mapudungun-Spanish dictionary), Beretta, Marta; Cañumil, Dario; Cañumil, Tulio, 2008.

• kúra

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kura. By surface analysis, kur +‎ -a.

• IPA^(key): (13^th CE) /ˈkura/
• IPA^(key): (15^th CE) /ˈkura/

kura f

1. hen

• Czech: kura, koura

• Jan Gebauer (1903–1916) “kura”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění

• IPA^(key): [ˈkʊrɐ]

kura

1. bad
2. useless

• palya (“good”)

• kura-kura (“ordinary, mundane; poor-quality; weird, strange”)
• kuraṉi (“to spoil, to make bad”)
• kuranmananyi (“to malign, to defame”)
• kuraringanyi (“to turn bad; to hate, to dislike; to break down”)

• IPA^(key): /ˈku.ra/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ura
• Syllabification: ku‧ra
• Homophone: Kura

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kura.

kura f (male equivalent kogut, diminutive kurka, augmentative kurzysko or (dialectal) kurzyna)

1. hen

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

kura m animal

1. genitive/accusative singular of kur

• kura in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• kura in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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

-kûra (infinitive gukûra, perfective -kûye)

1. remove, take away

From Proto-Bantu *-kʊ́da.

-kúra (infinitive gukúra, perfective -kúze)

1. grow up

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kura.

• IPA^(key): /ˈkura/

kura n

1. chicken

• kurča n
• kurací, kurčací
• kuriatko n, kurčiatko n

• “kura”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025

From Proto-Slavic *kura.

• IPA^(key): /kùːra/

kúra f

1. hen (female chicken)

   Synonym: kokọ̑š

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

Feminine, a-stem
nom. sing.	kúra
gen. sing.	kúre
	singular	dual	plural
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	kúra	kúri	kúre
genitive (rodȋlnik)	kúre	kúr	kúr
dative (dajȃlnik)	kúri	kúrama	kúram
accusative (tožȋlnik)	kúro	kúri	kúre
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	kúri	kúrah	kúrah
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	kúro	kúrama	kúrami

• “kura”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2025

Borrowed from Arabic قُرْعَة (qurʕa).

• Audio (Kenya):

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kura class IX (plural kura class X)

1. lot (as in drawing lots)
2. ballot

• -piga kura

From Old Swedish kura, according to Pokorny, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gew- (“to curve, bend”), see also Proto-Germanic *kuddô (“shell, pod”).^[1] Cognate with English cower, German kauern (“to squat”).

kura (present kurar, preterite kurade, supine kurat, imperative kura)

1. to huddle, to cower

   Vi fann honom kurande bakom en trästock

   We found him cowering behind a log

2. (in "kura ihop sig") to curl up
3. (by extension) to hole up (usually figuratively, of staying in some place in a somewhat asocial manner or the like)

   sitta hemma och kura

   be holed up at home

• kurragömma (“hide and seek”)

• krypa ihop (“curl up”)

• kura in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• kura in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• kura in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Borrowed from Spanish cura, from Ecclesiastical Latin cūra (“monastic office holder, obedientiary”) from Latin cūra (“warden, administrator”).

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈkuɾa/ [ˈkuː.ɾɐ]
• Rhymes: -uɾa
• Syllabification: ku‧ra

kura (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜇ)

1. (ecclesiastical) curate; parish priest

   Synonyms: pari, kura paroko, saserdote, (colloquial) among

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈkuɾaʔ/ [ˈkuː.ɾɐʔ]
• Rhymes: -uɾaʔ
• Syllabification: ku‧ra

kurà (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜇ)

1. outdoor picnic held near a spring, river, lake, or any waterway

   Synonym: piknik

• “kura”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
• “kura”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish قرعه, from Arabic قُرْعة (qurʕa).

• IPA^(key): /ku.ɾaː/

kura (definite accusative kurayı, plural kuralar)

1. Choosing the outcome among two or more candidates by chance; drawing lots, drawing straws.

   Synonyms: çekiliş, ad çekimi, ad çekme

• piyango

kura

1. dative singular of kur

• “kura”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu

From Hausa kūrā (“hyena”).

• IPA^(key): /kú.ɾá/

kúrá

1. An irredeemable person, unrepentant, hopeless, rogue

kú (“to die”) +‎ rà (“to decay”)

• IPA^(key): /kú.ɾà/

kúrà

1. to decompose

kú (“to die”) +‎ ara (“body”)

• IPA^(key): /kú.ɾā/

kúra

1. to feel numb, to suffer from numbness, to be impotent

• kùrà-kùrà

• IPA^(key): /kù.ɾà/

kùrà

1. Emphasizing the act of scooping or digging dirt with one's hands

   Mò ń bu iyẹ̀pẹ̀ kùrà ― I am heavily scooping up dirt