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4-letter words (3 found)

KARO,KORA,OKRA,

3-letter words (8 found)

ARK,KOA,KOR,OAK,OAR,OKA,ORA,ROK,

2-letter words (5 found)

AR,KA,KO,OK,OR,

You can make 16 words from kora according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 4 letters words made out of kora

kora okra kroa rkoa orka roka koar okar kaor akor oakr aokr krao rkao karo akro rako arko orak roak oark aork raok arok

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Definitions and meaning of kora

kora

Etymology

From Bambara kɔ́ra.

Noun

kora (plural koras)

  1. (music) A type of harp played in West Africa.

Derived terms

  • koraist

See also

  • kora on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

  • akro-, okra

Esperanto

Etymology

From koro (“heart”) +‎ -a (adjectival suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkora]
  • Rhymes: -ora
  • Hyphenation: ko‧ra

Adjective

kora (accusative singular koran, plural koraj, accusative plural korajn)

  1. relating to the heart; cardiac
  2. heartfelt, cordial

Hungarian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkorɒ]
  • Hyphenation: ko‧ra
  • Homophone: Cora (hypermarket in Hungary between 1997 and 2012)
  • Rhymes: -rɒ

Etymology 1

Back-formation from korán (“early”).

Adjective

kora (comparative (archaic) korább, superlative (archaic) legkorább)

  1. early (near the start or beginning)
    kora nyár ― early summer
  2. early (at a time in advance of the usual or expected event)
    kora halál ― an early death
Derived terms
  • korai

(Compound words):

  • koraszülött

Etymology 2

kor (“age”) +‎ -a (possessive suffix)

Noun

kora

  1. third-person singular single-possession possessive of kor
    az ő kora ― his/her age
Declension
Derived terms
  • korabeli
  • kori (Etymology 2)

Further reading

  • kora in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN

Japanese

Romanization

kora

  1. Rōmaji transcription of コラ
  2. Rōmaji transcription of こら

Latvian

Noun

kora m

  1. genitive singular of koris

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

kora n

  1. definite singular of kor

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

  • (noun): IPA(key): /ˈkuː.rɑ/
  • (verb): IPA(key): /²kuː.rɑ/

Noun

kora n

  1. definite singular of kor

Verb

kora (present tense korar, past tense kora, past participle kora, passive infinitive korast, present participle korande, imperative kora/kor)

  1. alternative form of kore

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɔ.ra/
  • Rhymes: -ɔra
  • Syllabification: ko‧ra

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kora. Doublet of skóra, szer, and szkier.

Noun

kora f

  1. bark (of trees)
  2. crust
  3. cortex
Declension
Related terms

Etymology 2

Noun

kora f

  1. (sculpture) kore
Declension

Etymology 3

Noun

kora f

  1. kora (string instrument)
Declension

Further reading

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

Rwanda-Rundi

Verb

-kóra (infinitive gukóra, perfective -kóze)

  1. do
  2. work
  3. fix

Derived terms

  • -koresha
  • umukozi

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kora.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kôra/
  • Hyphenation: ko‧ra

Noun

kȍra f (Cyrillic spelling ко̏ра)

  1. bark (of trees)
  2. crust

Declension

References

  • “kora” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Swedish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish kora, from Middle Low German koren. Cognate of Norwegian Bokmål kåre. From Proto-Germanic *kuzą, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵews-. Compare origin of kurfurste, tjusa, villkor.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /koːra/, /kuːra/

Verb

kora (present korar, preterite korade, supine korat, imperative kora)

  1. choose, appoint

Conjugation

References

  • kora in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
  • kora in Svensk ordbok (SO)
  • kora in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
  • kora in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)

Turkish

Noun

kora

  1. dative singular of kor

Vilamovian

Noun

kora f

  1. punishment

Synonyms

  • śtröf f

Votic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA(key): /ˈkorɑ/, [ˈkorɑ]
  • Rhymes: -orɑ
  • Hyphenation: ko‧ra

Noun

kora

  1. woodpecker

Inflection

References

  • Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) “kora”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn

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