# koru
## English
### Etymology

Borrowed from Maori koru.

### Noun

koru (plural korus or koru)
* A spiral shape that symbolizes growth, strength and peace, used in Māori art.

### Anagrams

* RUOK, ruok

## Basque
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /koɾu/, [ko̞.ɾu]

### Noun

koru ?
* choir

#### Synonyms

* abesbatza

## Finnish
### Etymology

korea (“decorated”) +‎ -u

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkoru/, [ˈko̞ru]
* Rhymes: -oru
* Hyphenation: ko‧ru

### Noun

koru
* piece of jewellery, jewel

#### Declension

Possessive forms of koru (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
koruni
koruni
accusative
nom.
koruni
koruni
gen.
koruni
genitive
koruni
korujeni
partitive
koruani
korujani
inessive
korussani
koruissani
elative
korustani
koruistani
illative
koruuni
koruihini
adessive
korullani
koruillani
ablative
korultani
koruiltani
allative
korulleni
koruilleni
essive
korunani
koruinani
translative
korukseni
koruikseni
abessive
koruttani
koruittani
instructive
comitative
—koruineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
korusi
korusi
accusative
nom.
korusi
korusi
gen.
korusi
genitive
korusi
korujesi
partitive
koruasi
korujasi
inessive
korussasi
koruissasi
elative
korustasi
koruistasi
illative
koruusi
koruihisi
adessive
korullasi
koruillasi
ablative
korultasi
koruiltasi
allative
korullesi
koruillesi
essive
korunasi
koruinasi
translative
koruksesi
koruiksesi
abessive
koruttasi
koruittasi
instructive
comitative
—koruinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
korumme
korumme
accusative
nom.
korumme
korumme
gen.
korumme
genitive
korumme
korujemme
partitive
koruamme
korujamme
inessive
korussamme
koruissamme
elative
korustamme
koruistamme
illative
koruumme
koruihimme
adessive
korullamme
koruillamme
ablative
korultamme
koruiltamme
allative
korullemme
koruillemme
essive
korunamme
koruinamme
translative
koruksemme
koruiksemme
abessive
koruttamme
koruittamme
instructive
comitative
—koruinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
korunne
korunne
accusative
nom.
korunne
korunne
gen.
korunne
genitive
korunne
korujenne
partitive
koruanne
korujanne
inessive
korussanne
koruissanne
elative
korustanne
koruistanne
illative
koruunne
koruihinne
adessive
korullanne
koruillanne
ablative
korultanne
koruiltanne
allative
korullenne
koruillenne
essive
korunanne
koruinanne
translative
koruksenne
koruiksenne
abessive
koruttanne
koruittanne
instructive
comitative
—koruinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
korunsa
korunsa
accusative
nom.
korunsa
korunsa
gen.
korunsa
genitive
korunsa
korujensa
partitive
koruaan koruansa
korujaan korujansa
inessive
korussaan korussansa
koruissaan koruissansa
elative
korustaan korustansa
koruistaan koruistansa
illative
koruunsa
koruihinsa
adessive
korullaan korullansa
koruillaan koruillansa
ablative
korultaan korultansa
koruiltaan koruiltansa
allative
korulleen korullensa
koruilleen koruillensa
essive
korunaan korunansa
koruinaan koruinansa
translative
korukseen koruksensa
koruikseen koruiksensa
abessive
koruttaan koruttansa
koruittaan koruittansa
instructive
comitative
—koruineen koruinensa :

#### Derived terms

* koruton
* hammaskoru
* hiuskoru
* hopeakoru
* huulikoru
* jalokivikoru
* kameekoru
* kaulakoru
* koruahven
* koruesine
* korukannet
* korukantinen
* korukieli
* korukirjain
* korukivi
* korukuvio
* korulause
* koruliike
* korulipas
* korumonninen
* koruneula
* koruommel
* koruommella
* koruompelija
* koruompelu
* korupainos
* korupitta
* korupuhe
* korurasia
* koruripsimonni
* korusana
* koruseppä
* korusuunnittelija
* korusähke
* korusävel
* korutaide
* korutarvike
* koruteollisuus
* korutetra
* korvakoru
* kultakoru
* metallikoru
* muotikoru
* napakoru
* nenäkoru
* nilkkakoru
* platinakoru
* pronssikoru
* pukukoru
* rannekoru
* rihkamakoru
* riipuskoru
* rintakoru
* rustokoru
* strassikoru
* timanttikoru

### Further reading

* “koru”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

### Anagrams

* kuro, ruko

## Latvian
### Noun

koru m
* genitive plural of koris

### Noun

koru f
* genitive plural of kore

## Maori
### Etymology

From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *kolu ultimately from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *gəluŋ (compare with Malay gelung “loop”) from *-luŋ (“bend, curve”).

### Noun

koru
* coil, loop

### Adjective

koru
* coiled, looped

### Derived terms

* korukoru

### References

* ↑ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “kolu”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online

### Further reading

* Williams, Herbert William (1917) “koru”, in A Dictionary of the Maori Language, page 171
* “koru” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Noun

kòru f (definite singular kòro, indefinite plural kòrur, definite plural kòrune)
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## Turkish
### Etymology 1

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish قوری (koru, “reserve, enclosure, protected forest”), itself from Proto-Turkic *kōrïg (“enclosure, enclosed area”). Cognate with Old Turkic [script needed] (korïg), Azerbaijani qoruq and Uzbek qoʻriq.

#### Noun

koru (definite accusative koruyu, plural korular)
* grove

##### Declension

singular
plural
nominative
koru
korular
definite accusative
koruyu
koruları
dative
koruya
korulara
locative
koruda
korularda
ablative
korudan
korulardan
genitive
korunun
koruların
Possessive forms
nominative
singular
plural
1st singular
korum
korularım
2nd singular
korun
koruların
3rd singular
korusu
koruları
1st plural
korumuz
korularımız
2nd plural
korunuz
korularınız
3rd plural
koruları
koruları
definite accusative
singular
plural
1st singular
korumu
korularımı
2nd singular
korunu
korularını
3rd singular
korusunu
korularını
1st plural
korumuzu
korularımızı
2nd plural
korunuzu
korularınızı
3rd plural
korularını
korularını
dative
singular
plural
1st singular
koruma
korularıma
2nd singular
koruna
korularına
3rd singular
korusuna
korularına
1st plural
korumuza
korularımıza
2nd plural
korunuza
korularınıza
3rd plural
korularına
korularına
locative
singular
plural
1st singular
korumda
korularımda
2nd singular
korunda
korularında
3rd singular
korusunda
korularında
1st plural
korumuzda
korularımızda
2nd plural
korunuzda
korularınızda
3rd plural
korularında
korularında
ablative
singular
plural
1st singular
korumdan
korularımdan
2nd singular
korundan
korularından
3rd singular
korusundan
korularından
1st plural
korumuzdan
korularımızdan
2nd plural
korunuzdan
korularınızdan
3rd plural
korularından
korularından
genitive
singular
plural
1st singular
korumun
korularımın
2nd singular
korunun
korularının
3rd singular
korusunun
korularının
1st plural
korumuzun
korularımızın
2nd plural
korunuzun
korularınızın
3rd plural
korularının
korularının
Predicative forms
singular
plural
1st singular
koruyum
korularım
2nd singular
korusun
korularsın
3rd singular
koru korudur
korular korulardır
1st plural
koruyuz
korularız
2nd plural
korusunuz
korularsınız
3rd plural
korular
korulardır :

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Noun

koru
* definite accusative singular of kor
* third-person singular possessive singular of kor

### Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Verb

koru
* second-person singular imperative of korumak