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English

Etymology

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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): /?kora/
• Hyphenation: ko?ra
• Rhymes: -ora

Adjective

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

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

Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?kor?]
• Hyphenation: ko?ra
• Homophone: Cora (hypermarket in Hungary between 1997 and 2012)
• Rhymes: -r?

Etymology 1

Back-formation from korán (“early”).

Adjective

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

1. early (near the start or beginning)

2. early (at a time in advance of the usual or expected event)

Derived terms

• korai

(Compound words):

• koraszülött

Etymology 2

kor (“age”) +? -a (possessive suffix)

Noun

kora

1. third-person singular single-possession possessive of kor

Declension

Derived terms

• korabeli
• kori (Etymology 2)

Further reading

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

Japanese

Romanization

kora

1. R?maji transcription of ??
2. R?maji transcription of ??

Latvian

Noun

kora m

1. genitive singular form of koris

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

kora n

1. definite singular of kor

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

• (noun): IPA^(key): /?ku?.r?/ (example of pronunciation)
• (verb): IPA^(key): /²ku?.r?/ (example of pronunciation)

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 kor)

1. alternative form of kore

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?k?.ra/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *kora, from Proto-Indo-European *ker- whence English cortex and decorticate.

Noun

kora f

1. bark (of trees)
2. crust
3. cortex

Declension

Related terms

• korowy, podkorowy

Etymology 2

Noun

kora f

1. (sculpture) kore

Declension

Etymology 3

Noun

kora f

1. kora (string instrument)

Declension

Further reading

• kora in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka 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

From Proto-Slavic *kora

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kôra/
• Hyphenation: ko?ra

Noun

k?ra f (Cyrillic spelling ?????)

1. bark (of trees)
2. crust

Declension

References

• “kora” in Hrvatski jezi?ni portal

Turkish

Noun

kora

1. dative singular of kor

Vilamovian

Noun

kora f

1. punishment

Synonyms

• ?tröf f

Westrobothnian

Verb

kora

1. Alternative spelling of köra

English

Alternative forms

• cola

Etymology

Presumably from a West African language. Compare Hausa g?r?ò, Bambara goro, Mandinka kolo (“kola nut”).

Noun

kola (countable and uncountable, plural kolas)

1. A tree, genus Cola, bearing large brown seeds ("nuts") that are the source of cola extract.
2. A nut of this tree.
3. (rare, dated) Alternative form of cola (“drink made with kola nut flavoring”)

Derived terms

• kola nut

Translations

See also

• Kola nut on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Cola on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

Anagrams

• Okla, Okla., kalo

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?kola]

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the main entry.

Noun

kola

1. inflection of kolo:
   1. genitive singular
   2. nominative/accusative/vocative plural

Etymology 2

From Coca-Cola.

Noun

kola f

1. (drink): cola

Declension

Dutch

Alternative forms

• cola (superseded)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cola (cf. Translingual Cola), from a West African language.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ko?.la?/
• Hyphenation: ko?la
• Rhymes: -o?la?

Noun

kola m (plural kola's)

1. A kola tree, tree of the genus Cola.
2. A kola nut.

Derived terms

• kolaboom
• kolanoot

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?kol?/, [?ko?l?]
• Rhymes: -ol?
• Syllabification: ko?la

Etymology 1

Probably borrowed from Russian ??? (kol, “pole, stake”)

Noun

kola

1. snow scoop, snow sled shovel, snow sleigh shovel (hand tool for removing snow by pushing and sliding)

Declension

Synonyms

• lumikola

Derived terms

• kolata

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English cola, from a Niger-Congo language (see cola for more).

Noun

kola

1. cola (beverage)

Declension

Anagrams

• alko, lako, loka, olka

Icelandic

Noun

kola

1. indefinite accusative singular of koli
2. indefinite dative singular of koli
3. indefinite genitive singular of koli
4. indefinite accusative plural of koli
5. indefinite genitive plural of koli

Kabuverdianu

Etymology

From Portuguese colar.

Verb

kola

1. to glue

Lakota

Noun

kola

1. Alternative spelling of k?olá

Latvian

Noun

kola f (4th declension)

1. cola

Declension

Noun

kola m

1. genitive singular form of kols

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?k?.la/

Noun

kola f

1. kola (any tree of the genus Cola)
2. (colloquial) cola (soft drink)

Declension

Further reading

• kola in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

From k?lo (“wheel”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kôla/
• Hyphenation: ko?la

Noun

k?la n pl (Cyrillic spelling ?????)

1. (plural only) cart, wagon, vehicle
2. (plural only) railroad car
3. (plural only, Bosnia, Serbia) car
4. plural of kolo

Declension

Etymology 2

From English cola.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kô?la/
• Hyphenation: ko?la

Noun

k?la f (Cyrillic spelling ?????)

1. Coca-Cola, a coke, a cola

Declension

Slovene

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k???la/

Noun

kóla n pl

1. (archaic) farmer's cart

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kó?la/

Noun

k??la f

1. cola plant

Further reading

• “kola”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from English collar.

Pronunciation

Noun

kola (n class, plural kola)

1. collar

Swedish

Etymology 1

Noun

kola c

1. toffee; a piece of toffee
2. taste of caramel

Declension

Etymology 2

Verb

kola (present kolar, preterite kolade, supine kolat, imperative kola)

1. to produce charcoal from wood; to transform into coal; to load coal

Conjugation

Related terms

• kolare
• kolning

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Finnish kuolla.

Verb

kola (present kolar, preterite kolade, supine kolat, imperative kola)

1. (slang) to die

Conjugation

Turkish

Noun

kola (definite accusative kolay?, plural kolalar)

1. cola

Declension