# kora
## English
### Etymology

From Bambara kɔ́ra.

### Noun

kora (plural koras)
* (music) A type of harp played in West Africa.
** 2009 April 17, The New York Times, “Pop Listings”, in New York Times‎:He is performing here with his Symmetric Orchestra, an ensemble of West African musicians who play both traditional instruments (kora, balafon, bolombatto, djembe) and slightly more contemporary ones (guitars, keyboards).

#### Derived terms

* koraist

#### See also

* kora on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

### See also

* kora-kora (etymologically unrelated)

### Anagrams

* akro-, okra

## Esperanto
### Etymology

From koro (“heart”) +‎ -a (adjectival suffix).

### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)
* IPA: [ˈkora]
* Rhymes: -ora
* Hyphenation: ko‧ra

### Adjective

kora (accusative singular koran, plural koraj, accusative plural korajn)
* relating to the heart; cardiac
* heartfelt, cordial

## Hungarian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈkorɒ]
* Hyphenation: ko‧ra
* Homophone: Cora (hypermarket in Hungary between 1997 and 2012)
* Rhymes: -rɒ

### Etymology 1

Back-formation from korán (“early”).

#### Adjective

kora (comparative (archaic) korább, superlative (archaic) legkorább)
* early (near the start or beginning)
    kora nyár ― early summer
* early (at a time in advance of the usual or expected event)
    kora halál ― an early death

##### Derived terms

* korai
(Compound words):
* koraszülött

### Etymology 2

kor (“age”) +‎ -a (possessive suffix)

#### Noun

kora
* third-person singular single-possession possessive of kor
    az ő kora ― his/her age

##### Derived terms

* korabeli
* kori (Etymology 2)

### Further reading

* kora in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN

## Japanese
### Romanization

kora
* Rōmaji transcription of コラ
* Rōmaji transcription of こら

## Latvian
### Noun

kora m
* genitive singular of koris

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Noun

kora n
* definite singular of kor

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Pronunciation

* (noun): IPA: /ˈkuː.rɑ/
* (verb): IPA: /²kuː.rɑ/

### Noun

kora n
* definite singular of kor

### Verb

kora (present tense korar, past tense kora, past participle kora, passive infinitive korast, present participle korande, imperative kora/kor)
* alternative form of kore

## Polish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkɔ.ra/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ɔra
* Syllabification: ko‧ra

### Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kora. Doublet of skóra, szer, and szkier.

#### Noun

kora f
* bark (of trees)
* crust
* cortex

##### Related terms

* korowy
* podkorowy

### Etymology 2
#### Noun

kora f
* (sculpture) kore

##### Declension
### Etymology 3
#### Noun

kora f
* kora (string instrument)

##### Declension
### Further reading

* kora in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
* kora in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Romani
### Noun

kora f
* (botany) bark, crust (Dolenjski Romani dialect)

### References

* Cech, Petra & Heinschink, Mozes F. (2002). Vokabular der Dolenjski Roma aus Novo Mesto und Bela Krajina, Slowenien. Grazer Linguistische Studien.

## Rwanda-Rundi
### Verb

-kóra (infinitive gukóra, perfective -kóze)
* do
* work
* fix

#### Derived terms

* -koresha
* umukozi

## Serbo-Croatian
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kora.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kôra/
* Hyphenation: ko‧ra

### Noun

kȍra f (Cyrillic spelling ко̏ра)
* bark (of trees)
* crust

#### Declension
### References

* “kora”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

## Swedish
### Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish kora, from Middle Low German koren. Cognate of Norwegian Bokmål kåre. From Proto-Germanic *kuzą, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵews-. Compare origin of kurfurste, tjusa, villkor.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /koːra/, /kuːra/

### Verb

kora (present korar, preterite korade, supine korat, imperative kora)
* choose, appoint

#### Conjugation

$^1$ Archaic. $^2$ Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

### References

* kora in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
* kora in Svensk ordbok (SO)
* kora in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
* kora in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)

## Turkish
### Noun

kora
* dative singular of kor

## Vilamovian
### Etymology

Borrowed from Polish kara.

### Noun

kora f
* punishment
    Synonym: śtröf

## Votic
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA: /ˈkorɑ/, [ˈkorɑ]
* Rhymes: -orɑ
* Hyphenation: ko‧ra

### Noun

kora
* woodpecker

#### Inflection
### References

* Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) “kora”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn