different between koro vs koto

English

Etymology

Possibly from Makasar garring koro' (lit. koro illness, "shrinking of the toilet", Matthes 1859), Buginese, or Malay. See "Koro § Etymology and geographical background" at Wikipedia for a full discussion.

Noun

koro (uncountable)

1. (psychology) A delusional syndrome found in Malay and southern Chinese populations, characterized by a belief that the subject's penis will retract into the abdomen and cause death.

References

• Mathes B. F. (1859). Makassaarsch-Hollandsch Woordenboek. Amsterdam: Het Nederlandsch Bijbelgenootschap te Amsterdam, p. 43 ("inkrimping van het gemak").

Anagrams

• Kroo, kroo, roko, rook

Esperanto

Etymology

From Latin cor.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?koro/
• Hyphenation: ko?ro

Noun

koro (accusative singular koron, plural koroj, accusative plural korojn)

1. heart
2. clapper (tongue of a bell)

Fijian

Etymology

From Proto-Central-Pacific *koro, from Proto-Oceanic *koro (compare Tongan kolo).

Noun

koro

1. town
2. village (use koro lailai to specify that it's smaller in size than a town)
3. settlement

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?koro/, [?ko?ro?]
• Rhymes: -oro
• Syllabification: ko?ro

Etymology 1

Unknown. Possibly borrowed from Proto-Germanic *skur?.

Noun

koro

1. (heraldry) line of partition, line
2. (botany) open scar

Declension

Etymology 2

Back-formation from korottaa.

Noun

koro

1. (ballistics) elevation (angle)

Declension

Anagrams

• orko

Fur

Noun

koro (plurale tantum)

1. water

References

• Angelika Jakobi, A Fur Grammar: Phonology, Morphophonology, and Morphology (1990)
• Arthur Charles Beaton, A grammar of the Fur language (1968)

Japanese

Romanization

koro

1. R?maji transcription of ??

Khoekhoe

Numeral

koro

1. five

Lindu

Noun

koro

1. body
2. self

Maori

Noun

koro (used in the form koro-a)

1. grandfather

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

kòro f

1. (non-standard since 1917) definite singular of kòru

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?k?.r?/

Noun

koro f

1. vocative singular of kora

Rapa Nui

Noun

koro

1. (archaic) father

Usage notes

Considered archaic; the following are preferred:

• matu'a tamaaroa
• matu'a tane

English

Etymology

From Japanese ? (koto).

Noun

koto (plural kotos)

1. (music) A Japanese stringed instrument having numerous strings, usually seven or thirteen, that are stretched over a convex wooden sounding board and are plucked with three plectra, worn on the thumb, index finger, and middle finger of one hand.
   • 1962, Philip K. Dick, The Man in the High Castle, in Four Novels of the 1960s, Library of America 2007, p. 94:

     Seated on the soft carpet with their drinks, they listened to a recording of koto, Japanese thirteen-string harp.

Derived terms

• kotoist

Translations

Anagrams

• Koot, Otok, toko, toko-, took

Dutch

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Sranan Tongo koto, from English coat.

Noun

koto m (plural koto's)

1. A traditional Surinamese dress, traditionally worn by women of African descent.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Japanese ? (koto).

Noun

koto m (plural koto's)

1. A koto; a Japanese stringed instrument.

Esperanto

Etymology

Borrowed from German Kot.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?koto/
• Hyphenation: ko?to
• Rhymes: -oto

Noun

koto (accusative singular koton, plural kotoj, accusative plural kotojn)

1. mud

Derived terms

• kota (muddy)
• kotanimulo (“low-minded person”)

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?koto/, [?ko?t?o?]
• Rhymes: -oto
• Syllabification: ko?to

Etymology 1

From Proto-Finnic *koto, which is derived from Proto-Finnic *kota. Cognate with Estonian kodu.

Noun

koto

1. (archaic) home
   • 1855 — Aleksis Kivi, Koto ja kahleet [1]

     Hän muisteli kotoansa kivisellä aholla yläpuolella vihantoja peltoja ja korkean vuoren alla.

Declension

Synonyms

• koti

Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Japanese ? (koto)

Noun

koto

1. (music) koto (instrument)

Declension

Anagrams

• koot, toko

French

Etymology

From Japanese ? (koto).

Pronunciation

Noun

koto m (plural kotos)

1. koto (musical instruments)

See also

• koto on the French Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^fr

Further reading

• “koto” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Japanese

Romanization

koto

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

Madurese

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kutu, from Proto-Austronesian *kuCu.

Noun

koto (plural kotokoto)

1. louse (insect)

Sambali

Noun

koto

1. louse (insect)

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

From English coat.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ko.to/

Noun

koto

1. A traditional African-Surinamese dress.

Descendants

• ? Dutch: koto

Votic

Etymology

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Noun

koto (genitive koo, partitive [please provide])

1. house, home

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

References

• "koto" in Vadja keele sõnaraamat