# koro
## English
### Etymology 1

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)
* (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").

### Etymology 2

From Maori koro (“grandfather”).

#### Noun

koro (plural koros)
* A Maori male elder.

### Anagrams

* Kroo, okro, Orok, kroo, roko, rook

## Esperanto
### Etymology

From Latin cor. Doublet of kero.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈkoro]
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -oro
* Hyphenation: ko‧ro

### Noun

koro (accusative singular koron, plural koroj, accusative plural korojn)
* heart
* clapper (tongue of a bell)

## Fijian
### Etymology

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

### Noun

koro
* town
* village (use koro lailai to specify that it's smaller in size than a town)
* settlement

## Finnish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkoro/, [ˈko̞ro̞]
* Rhymes: -oro
* Hyphenation: ko‧ro

### Etymology 1

Probably borrowed from Proto-Norse *ᛊᚲᛟᚱᛟ (*skoro), from Proto-Germanic *skurō.

#### Noun

koro
* (heraldry) line of partition, line
* (botany) open scar

##### Declension

Possessive forms of koro (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
koroni
koroni
accusative
nom.
koroni
koroni
gen.
koroni
genitive
koroni
korojeni
partitive
koroani
korojani
inessive
korossani
koroissani
elative
korostani
koroistani
illative
korooni
koroihini
adessive
korollani
koroillani
ablative
koroltani
koroiltani
allative
korolleni
koroilleni
essive
koronani
koroinani
translative
korokseni
koroikseni
abessive
korottani
koroittani
instructive
comitative
—koroineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
korosi
korosi
accusative
nom.
korosi
korosi
gen.
korosi
genitive
korosi
korojesi
partitive
koroasi
korojasi
inessive
korossasi
koroissasi
elative
korostasi
koroistasi
illative
koroosi
koroihisi
adessive
korollasi
koroillasi
ablative
koroltasi
koroiltasi
allative
korollesi
koroillesi
essive
koronasi
koroinasi
translative
koroksesi
koroiksesi
abessive
korottasi
koroittasi
instructive
comitative
—koroinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
koromme
koromme
accusative
nom.
koromme
koromme
gen.
koromme
genitive
koromme
korojemme
partitive
koroamme
korojamme
inessive
korossamme
koroissamme
elative
korostamme
koroistamme
illative
koroomme
koroihimme
adessive
korollamme
koroillamme
ablative
koroltamme
koroiltamme
allative
korollemme
koroillemme
essive
koronamme
koroinamme
translative
koroksemme
koroiksemme
abessive
korottamme
koroittamme
instructive
comitative
—koroinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
koronne
koronne
accusative
nom.
koronne
koronne
gen.
koronne
genitive
koronne
korojenne
partitive
koroanne
korojanne
inessive
korossanne
koroissanne
elative
korostanne
koroistanne
illative
koroonne
koroihinne
adessive
korollanne
koroillanne
ablative
koroltanne
koroiltanne
allative
korollenne
koroillenne
essive
koronanne
koroinanne
translative
koroksenne
koroiksenne
abessive
korottanne
koroittanne
instructive
comitative
—koroinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
koronsa
koronsa
accusative
nom.
koronsa
koronsa
gen.
koronsa
genitive
koronsa
korojensa
partitive
koroaan koroansa
korojaan korojansa
inessive
korossaan korossansa
koroissaan koroissansa
elative
korostaan korostansa
koroistaan koroistansa
illative
koroonsa
koroihinsa
adessive
korollaan korollansa
koroillaan koroillansa
ablative
koroltaan koroltansa
koroiltaan koroiltansa
allative
korolleen korollensa
koroilleen koroillensa
essive
koronaan koronansa
koroinaan koroinansa
translative
korokseen koroksensa
koroikseen koroiksensa
abessive
korottaan korottansa
koroittaan koroittansa
instructive
comitative
—koroineen koroinensa :

##### Derived terms

* sakarakoroinen

### Etymology 2

Back-formation from korottaa.

#### Noun

koro
* (ballistics) elevation (angle)

##### Declension

Possessive forms of koro (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
koroni
koroni
accusative
nom.
koroni
koroni
gen.
koroni
genitive
koroni
korojeni
partitive
koroani
korojani
inessive
korossani
koroissani
elative
korostani
koroistani
illative
korooni
koroihini
adessive
korollani
koroillani
ablative
koroltani
koroiltani
allative
korolleni
koroilleni
essive
koronani
koroinani
translative
korokseni
koroikseni
abessive
korottani
koroittani
instructive
comitative
—koroineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
korosi
korosi
accusative
nom.
korosi
korosi
gen.
korosi
genitive
korosi
korojesi
partitive
koroasi
korojasi
inessive
korossasi
koroissasi
elative
korostasi
koroistasi
illative
koroosi
koroihisi
adessive
korollasi
koroillasi
ablative
koroltasi
koroiltasi
allative
korollesi
koroillesi
essive
koronasi
koroinasi
translative
koroksesi
koroiksesi
abessive
korottasi
koroittasi
instructive
comitative
—koroinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
koromme
koromme
accusative
nom.
koromme
koromme
gen.
koromme
genitive
koromme
korojemme
partitive
koroamme
korojamme
inessive
korossamme
koroissamme
elative
korostamme
koroistamme
illative
koroomme
koroihimme
adessive
korollamme
koroillamme
ablative
koroltamme
koroiltamme
allative
korollemme
koroillemme
essive
koronamme
koroinamme
translative
koroksemme
koroiksemme
abessive
korottamme
koroittamme
instructive
comitative
—koroinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
koronne
koronne
accusative
nom.
koronne
koronne
gen.
koronne
genitive
koronne
korojenne
partitive
koroanne
korojanne
inessive
korossanne
koroissanne
elative
korostanne
koroistanne
illative
koroonne
koroihinne
adessive
korollanne
koroillanne
ablative
koroltanne
koroiltanne
allative
korollenne
koroillenne
essive
koronanne
koroinanne
translative
koroksenne
koroiksenne
abessive
korottanne
koroittanne
instructive
comitative
—koroinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
koronsa
koronsa
accusative
nom.
koronsa
koronsa
gen.
koronsa
genitive
koronsa
korojensa
partitive
koroaan koroansa
korojaan korojansa
inessive
korossaan korossansa
koroissaan koroissansa
elative
korostaan korostansa
koroistaan koroistansa
illative
koroonsa
koroihinsa
adessive
korollaan korollansa
koroillaan koroillansa
ablative
koroltaan koroltansa
koroiltaan koroiltansa
allative
korolleen korollensa
koroilleen koroillensa
essive
koronaan koronansa
koroinaan koroinansa
translative
korokseen koroksensa
koroikseen koroiksensa
abessive
korottaan korottansa
koroittaan koroittansa
instructive
comitative
—koroineen koroinensa :

### Etymology 3

Onomatopoeic

#### Noun

koro (dialectal)
* Synonym of palokärki (“black woodpecker; Dryocopus martius”)

##### Declension

Possessive forms of koro (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
koroni
koroni
accusative
nom.
koroni
koroni
gen.
koroni
genitive
koroni
korojeni
partitive
koroani
korojani
inessive
korossani
koroissani
elative
korostani
koroistani
illative
korooni
koroihini
adessive
korollani
koroillani
ablative
koroltani
koroiltani
allative
korolleni
koroilleni
essive
koronani
koroinani
translative
korokseni
koroikseni
abessive
korottani
koroittani
instructive
comitative
—koroineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
korosi
korosi
accusative
nom.
korosi
korosi
gen.
korosi
genitive
korosi
korojesi
partitive
koroasi
korojasi
inessive
korossasi
koroissasi
elative
korostasi
koroistasi
illative
koroosi
koroihisi
adessive
korollasi
koroillasi
ablative
koroltasi
koroiltasi
allative
korollesi
koroillesi
essive
koronasi
koroinasi
translative
koroksesi
koroiksesi
abessive
korottasi
koroittasi
instructive
comitative
—koroinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
koromme
koromme
accusative
nom.
koromme
koromme
gen.
koromme
genitive
koromme
korojemme
partitive
koroamme
korojamme
inessive
korossamme
koroissamme
elative
korostamme
koroistamme
illative
koroomme
koroihimme
adessive
korollamme
koroillamme
ablative
koroltamme
koroiltamme
allative
korollemme
koroillemme
essive
koronamme
koroinamme
translative
koroksemme
koroiksemme
abessive
korottamme
koroittamme
instructive
comitative
—koroinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
koronne
koronne
accusative
nom.
koronne
koronne
gen.
koronne
genitive
koronne
korojenne
partitive
koroanne
korojanne
inessive
korossanne
koroissanne
elative
korostanne
koroistanne
illative
koroonne
koroihinne
adessive
korollanne
koroillanne
ablative
koroltanne
koroiltanne
allative
korollenne
koroillenne
essive
koronanne
koroinanne
translative
koroksenne
koroiksenne
abessive
korottanne
koroittanne
instructive
comitative
—koroinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
koronsa
koronsa
accusative
nom.
koronsa
koronsa
gen.
koronsa
genitive
koronsa
korojensa
partitive
koroaan koroansa
korojaan korojansa
inessive
korossaan korossansa
koroissaan koroissansa
elative
korostaan korostansa
koroistaan koroistansa
illative
koroonsa
koroihinsa
adessive
korollaan korollansa
koroillaan koroillansa
ablative
koroltaan koroltansa
koroiltaan koroiltansa
allative
korolleen korollensa
koroilleen koroillensa
essive
koronaan koronansa
koroinaan koroinansa
translative
korokseen koroksensa
koroikseen koroiksensa
abessive
korottaan korottansa
koroittaan koroittansa
instructive
comitative
—koroineen koroinensa :

### Anagrams

* orko

## Fur
### Noun

koro (plurale tantum)
* water

### References

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

## Ingrian
### Etymology

Onomatopoeic, cognate with dialectal Finnish koro.

### Pronunciation

* (Ala-Laukaa) IPA: /ˈkoro/, [ˈko̞ro̞]
* (Soikkola) IPA: /ˈkoroi̯/, [ˈko̞ro̞i̯]
* Rhymes: -oro, -oroi̯
* Hyphenation: ko‧ro

### Noun

koro
* Synonym of tulilintu

#### Derived terms

* korolintu

### References

* Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 195

## Japanese
### Romanization

koro
* Rōmaji transcription of ころ

## Khoekhoe
### Numeral

koro
* five

## Lindu
### Noun

koro
* body
* self

## Maori
### Etymology

Cognate with Rapa Nui koro (“father”).

### Noun

koro (used in the form koro-a)
* grandfather

#### Descendants

* → English: koro

## Ngambay
### Etymology

Cognate with Kanuri kóró.

### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Noun

koro
* ass, donkey

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Noun

kòro f
* (non-standard since 1917) definite singular of kòru

## Nupe
### Etymology 1
#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kò.ɾò/

#### Noun

kòrò (plural kòròzhì)
* neck
    Synonym: kpatsùn

### Etymology 2
#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kō.ɾō/

#### Noun

koro
* navel; belly button

### Etymology 3
#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kō.ɾō/

#### Noun

koro
* rheum; sleepy dust

## Polish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkɔ.rɔ/
* Rhymes: -ɔrɔ
* Syllabification: ko‧ro

### Noun

koro f
* vocative singular of kora

## Rapa Nui
### Etymology

Cognate with Maori koro (“grandfather”).

### Noun

koro
* (archaic) father

#### Usage notes

Considered archaic; the following are preferred:
* matu'a tamaaroa
* matu'a tane

## Tagalog
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish coro, from Latin chorus, from Ancient Greek χορός (khorós).

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /ˈkoɾo/ [ˈkoː.ɾo]
* Rhymes: -oɾo
* Syllabification: ko‧ro
* Homophone: Corro

### Noun

koro (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜇᜓ)
* choir; chorus (group of singers performing together)
* (music) chorus (part of a song repeated between verses)
* (architecture) choir (part of a church for choir assembly)

#### Related terms

* korista

#### See also

* pabini

### Further reading

* “koro”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

## Yoruba
### Etymology 1

Clipping of kòrónà.

#### Alternative forms

* àrùn kòró

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kò.ɾó/

#### Noun

kòró
* (colloquial) corona (disease)

### Etymology 2

Compare with Ifè korò

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kō.ɾò/

#### Verb

korò
* to be bitter
    Synonyms: lúkú, rorò

##### Derived terms

* korò bí ewúro (“to be as bitter as bitter leaf”)

### Etymology 3
#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kó.ɾó/

#### Noun

kóró
* seed; kernel

##### Derived terms

* dúdú bí kóró iṣin (“to be as dark as an ackee seed”)