# Kuru
## English
### Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit कुरु (kuru).

### Proper noun

Kuru
* (Hinduism, historical) an ancient kingdom, mentioned in the Mahabharata.

## Finnish
### Etymology

< kuru (“long, narrow strait; gorge”)

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkuru/, [ˈkuru]
* Rhymes: -uru
* Hyphenation: Ku‧ru

### Proper noun

Kuru
* A former municipality in Pirkanmaa, Finland; now part of Ylöjärvi.
* A village in the municipality of Ylöjärvi.
* a Finnish surname

#### Declension

Possessive forms of Kuru (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Kuruni
Kuruni
accusative
nom.
Kuruni
Kuruni
gen.
Kuruni
genitive
Kuruni
Kurujeni
partitive
Kuruani
Kurujani
inessive
Kurussani
Kuruissani
elative
Kurustani
Kuruistani
illative
Kuruuni
Kuruihini
adessive
Kurullani
Kuruillani
ablative
Kurultani
Kuruiltani
allative
Kurulleni
Kuruilleni
essive
Kurunani
Kuruinani
translative
Kurukseni
Kuruikseni
abessive
Kuruttani
Kuruittani
instructive
comitative
—Kuruineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Kurusi
Kurusi
accusative
nom.
Kurusi
Kurusi
gen.
Kurusi
genitive
Kurusi
Kurujesi
partitive
Kuruasi
Kurujasi
inessive
Kurussasi
Kuruissasi
elative
Kurustasi
Kuruistasi
illative
Kuruusi
Kuruihisi
adessive
Kurullasi
Kuruillasi
ablative
Kurultasi
Kuruiltasi
allative
Kurullesi
Kuruillesi
essive
Kurunasi
Kuruinasi
translative
Kuruksesi
Kuruiksesi
abessive
Kuruttasi
Kuruittasi
instructive
comitative
—Kuruinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Kurumme
Kurumme
accusative
nom.
Kurumme
Kurumme
gen.
Kurumme
genitive
Kurumme
Kurujemme
partitive
Kuruamme
Kurujamme
inessive
Kurussamme
Kuruissamme
elative
Kurustamme
Kuruistamme
illative
Kuruumme
Kuruihimme
adessive
Kurullamme
Kuruillamme
ablative
Kurultamme
Kuruiltamme
allative
Kurullemme
Kuruillemme
essive
Kurunamme
Kuruinamme
translative
Kuruksemme
Kuruiksemme
abessive
Kuruttamme
Kuruittamme
instructive
comitative
—Kuruinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Kurunne
Kurunne
accusative
nom.
Kurunne
Kurunne
gen.
Kurunne
genitive
Kurunne
Kurujenne
partitive
Kuruanne
Kurujanne
inessive
Kurussanne
Kuruissanne
elative
Kurustanne
Kuruistanne
illative
Kuruunne
Kuruihinne
adessive
Kurullanne
Kuruillanne
ablative
Kurultanne
Kuruiltanne
allative
Kurullenne
Kuruillenne
essive
Kurunanne
Kuruinanne
translative
Kuruksenne
Kuruiksenne
abessive
Kuruttanne
Kuruittanne
instructive
comitative
—Kuruinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Kurunsa
Kurunsa
accusative
nom.
Kurunsa
Kurunsa
gen.
Kurunsa
genitive
Kurunsa
Kurujensa
partitive
Kuruaan Kuruansa
Kurujaan Kurujansa
inessive
Kurussaan Kurussansa
Kuruissaan Kuruissansa
elative
Kurustaan Kurustansa
Kuruistaan Kuruistansa
illative
Kuruunsa
Kuruihinsa
adessive
Kurullaan Kurullansa
Kuruillaan Kuruillansa
ablative
Kurultaan Kurultansa
Kuruiltaan Kuruiltansa
allative
Kurulleen Kurullensa
Kuruilleen Kuruillensa
essive
Kurunaan Kurunansa
Kuruinaan Kuruinansa
translative
Kurukseen Kuruksensa
Kuruikseen Kuruiksensa
abessive
Kuruttaan Kuruttansa
Kuruittaan Kuruittansa
instructive
comitative
—Kuruineen Kuruinensa :
The internal locative cases (inessive, illative and elative) are used with this place name when referring to a location; for example, "in Kuru" is Kurussa.

#### Derived terms

* Kurula
* Kurunsaari

#### Statistics

* Kuru is the 1732nd (tied with 5 other surnames) most common surname in Finland, belonging to 494 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.