Definitions and meaning of tori
tori
English
Etymology 1
Noun
tori
- plural of torus
- (plural only) A protective, epidermal thickening derived from the stratum corneum and found in high friction areas (such as the foot sole of a dog).
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Japanese 取り, from 取る (toru, “take, pick up”).
Noun
tori
- (judo, martial arts) One who executes a technique against the training partner, or uke.
See also
Anagrams
- Troi, riot, roti, tiro, trio
Basque
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /toɾi/ [t̪o.ɾi]
- Rhymes: -oɾi, -i
- Hyphenation: to‧ri
Interjection
tori
- there you go (used while giving someone something)
- Synonym: to
Further reading
- “tori”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
- “tori”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005
Catalan
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [ˈtɔ.ɾi]
Noun
tori m (uncountable)
- thorium
Chuukese
Preposition
tori
- until
Verb
tori
- to reach
Finnish
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Swedish torgh, from Old Norse torg, itself borrowed from Old East Slavic търгъ (tŭrgŭ), from Proto-Slavic *tъrgъ. Compare Faroese torg, Icelandic torg, Norwegian Bokmål torg, Norwegian Nynorsk torg, Swedish torg. Doublet of turku.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtori/, [ˈt̪o̞ri]
- Rhymes: -ori
- Syllabification(key): to‧ri
- Hyphenation(key): to‧ri
Noun
tori
- market, market square (city square or other place where traders set up stalls and buyers browse the merchandise)
- town square
- forum (town square or market place in a Roman town)
Declension
Derived terms
Further reading
- “tori”, 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 2023-07-03
Anagrams
Ido
Noun
tori
- plural of toro
Italian
Noun
tori m pl
- plural of toro
Anagrams
- Tiro, irto, orti, otri, rito, roti, tiro, tirò, trio
Japanese
Romanization
tori
- Rōmaji transcription of とり
Latin
Noun
torī
- inflection of torus:
- nominative/vocative plural
- genitive singular
Nigerian Pidgin
Etymology
From English story. Compare Sranan Tongo tori, Jamaican Creole tuori, Cameroon Pidgin tori.
Noun
tori
- story
Sambali
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish torre (“tower”).
Noun
tori
- tower
Sranan Tongo
Etymology
From English story. Doublet of historia. Compare Krio stori, Jamaican Creole tuori, Cameroon Pidgin tori, Nigerian Pidgin tori.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /toɾi/, [tʊ̞ɾi], [tɔ̝ɾi]
Noun
tori
- story, tale
- thing, matter, issue, situation
- gossip, dirt, hearsay
Verb
tori
- to woo, to sweet-talk
Derived terms
Descendants
- Aukan: toli
- → Dutch: tori
Ternate
Pronunciation
Verb
tori
- (transitive) to steal
Conjugation
References
- Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh
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