kura

See also: kurã, Kura, kura', kurą, kúra, kůra, kūra, and kurā

Bambara

Adjective

kura

1. new

References

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

Basque

Noun

kura

1. allative singular of ku

Czech

Etymology 1

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

Alternative forms

• koura (dialectal)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkura]

Noun

kura f

1. (archaic) hen

Declension

	singular	plural
nominative	kura	kury
genitive	kury	kur
dative	kuře	kurám
accusative	kuru	kury
vocative	kuro	kury
locative	kuře	kurách
instrumental	kurou	kurami

Declension of kura (hard feminine)

Etymology 2

Noun

kura m

1. genitive/accusative singular of kur

Further reading

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

Fijian

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *gurat.

Noun

kura

1. noni

Finnish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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.

Declension

Inflection of kura (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative		kura	kurat
genitive		kuran	kurien
partitive		kuraa	kuria
illative		kuraan	kuriin
		singular	plural
nominative		kura	kurat
accusative	nom.	kura	kurat
	gen.	kuran
genitive		kuran	kurien kurain rare
partitive		kuraa	kuria
inessive		kurassa	kurissa
elative		kurasta	kurista
illative		kuraan	kuriin
adessive		kuralla	kurilla
ablative		kuralta	kurilta
allative		kuralle	kurille
essive		kurana	kurina
translative		kuraksi	kuriksi
abessive		kuratta	kuritta
instructive		—	kurin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of kura (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kurani kurani accusative nom. kurani kurani gen. kurani genitive kurani kurieni kuraini rare partitive kuraani kuriani inessive kurassani kurissani elative kurastani kuristani illative kuraani kuriini adessive kurallani kurillani ablative kuraltani kuriltani allative kuralleni kurilleni essive kuranani kurinani translative kurakseni kurikseni abessive kurattani kurittani instructive — — comitative — kurineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kurasi kurasi accusative nom. kurasi kurasi gen. kurasi genitive kurasi kuriesi kuraisi rare partitive kuraasi kuriasi inessive kurassasi kurissasi elative kurastasi kuristasi illative kuraasi kuriisi adessive kurallasi kurillasi ablative kuraltasi kuriltasi allative kurallesi kurillesi essive kuranasi kurinasi translative kuraksesi kuriksesi abessive kurattasi kurittasi instructive — — comitative — kurinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kuramme kuramme accusative nom. kuramme kuramme gen. kuramme genitive kuramme kuriemme kuraimme rare partitive kuraamme kuriamme inessive kurassamme kurissamme elative kurastamme kuristamme illative kuraamme kuriimme adessive kurallamme kurillamme ablative kuraltamme kuriltamme allative kurallemme kurillemme essive kuranamme kurinamme translative kuraksemme kuriksemme abessive kurattamme kurittamme instructive — — comitative — kurinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kuranne kuranne accusative nom. kuranne kuranne gen. kuranne genitive kuranne kurienne kurainne rare partitive kuraanne kurianne inessive kurassanne kurissanne elative kurastanne kuristanne illative kuraanne kuriinne adessive kurallanne kurillanne ablative kuraltanne kuriltanne allative kurallenne kurillenne essive kurananne kurinanne translative kuraksenne kuriksenne abessive kurattanne kurittanne instructive — — comitative — kurinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative kuransa kuransa accusative nom. kuransa kuransa gen. kuransa genitive kuransa kuriensa kurainsa rare partitive kuraansa kuriaan kuriansa inessive kurassaan kurassansa kurissaan kurissansa elative kurastaan kurastansa kuristaan kuristansa illative kuraansa kuriinsa adessive kurallaan kurallansa kurillaan kurillansa ablative kuraltaan kuraltansa kuriltaan kuriltansa allative kuralleen kurallensa kurilleen kurillensa essive kuranaan kuranansa kurinaan kurinansa translative kurakseen kuraksensa kurikseen kuriksensa abessive kurattaan kurattansa kurittaan kurittansa instructive — — comitative — kurineen kurinensa

Derived terms

• kuraantua
• kurainen
• kurata

compounds

• kuraeteinen
• kurahousut
• kurakeli
• kuralammikko
• kuralapaset
• kuralätäkkö
• kuramatto
• kurapuku
• kuraputti
• kurarukkanen
• kurasaappaat
• kuravelli
• kuravesi

Further reading

• “kura”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

Anagrams

• karu

Hausa

Noun

kūrā f (plural kūrā̀yē, possessed form kūrar̃)

1. hyena

Ingrian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

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), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-Pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 5:

     Kurast poolest meitä kiiree vilkahti orava.

     From the left side a squirrel flashed past us.

Declension

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.

Antonyms

• oikia

Derived terms

• kural
• kuruli

References

• V. I. Junus (1936) Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka‎, 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, →ISBN, page 79

Japanese

Romanization

kura

1. Rōmaji transcription of くら

Latvian

Pronoun

kura

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

Livonian

Etymology

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

Adjective

kura

1. left (opposite of right)

Lower Sorbian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *kura.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkura/

Noun

kura f (diminutive kurka)

1. chicken, hen

Declension

	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	kura	kurje	kury
Genitive	kury	kurowu	kurow
Dative	kurje	kuroma	kuram
Accusative	kuru	kurje	kury
Instrumental	kuru	kuroma	kurami
Locative	kurje	kuroma	kurach

Declension of kura

Synonyms

• kokoš f

Further reading

• 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