koro

See also: Koro, kōro, korō, and kòrò

English

Etymology

From Malay and Indonesian for "turtle".

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.

Anagrams

Esperanto

Etymology

From Latin cor.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkoro/
  • Audio(file)
  • 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-Oceanic (compare Tongan kolo).

Noun

koro

  1. village

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. Rōmaji transcription of ころ

Maori

Noun

koro (used in the form koro-a)

  1. desire

Nama

Nama cardinal numbers
 <  4 5 6  > 
    Cardinal : koro

Numeral

koro

  1. (cardinal) five

Rapa Nui

Noun

koro

  1. (archaic) father

Usage notes

Considered archaic; the following are preferred:

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