FromForekúru(literally“trembling, shivering”).[1][2] Perhaps eventually from Proto-Gorokan *kút(V) (“dangling, shaking”) if cognate with the reduplicated element ofYagariagúli gúli hu-(“be loose, rattle”).
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kuru (uncountable)
kuru (Kana spellingクル,pluralutara)
This word is similar in usage to Japanese者(mono), in the sense that it cannot stand in a sentence as an independent word and is never used without a modifier.
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From Proto-Central-Pacific*kuru, fromProto-Oceanic*kuruq, fromProto-Malayo-Polynesian*guruq.
kuru (pluralkurukuru)
FromProto-Finnic*kuru (compareEstoniankuru), fromProto-Finno-Ugric*kure (compareKomi-Zyrianкыр(kyr),Eastern Mariкурык(kuryk),Eastern Khantyкор(kor)).
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| Inflection ofkuru (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | kuru | kurut | |
| genitive | kurun | kurujen | |
| partitive | kurua | kuruja | |
| illative | kuruun | kuruihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | kuru | kurut | |
| accusative | nom. | kuru | kurut |
| gen. | kurun | ||
| genitive | kurun | kurujen | |
| partitive | kurua | kuruja | |
| inessive | kurussa | kuruissa | |
| elative | kurusta | kuruista | |
| illative | kuruun | kuruihin | |
| adessive | kurulla | kuruilla | |
| ablative | kurulta | kuruilta | |
| allative | kurulle | kuruille | |
| essive | kuruna | kuruina | |
| translative | kuruksi | kuruiksi | |
| abessive | kurutta | kuruitta | |
| instructive | — | kuruin | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
FromEnglishkuru, fromForekúru(“trembling, shivering; kuru”).
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| Inflection ofkuru (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | kuru | — | |
| genitive | kurun | — | |
| partitive | kurua | — | |
| illative | kuruun | — | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | kuru | — | |
| accusative | nom. | kuru | — |
| gen. | kurun | ||
| genitive | kurun | — | |
| partitive | kurua | — | |
| inessive | kurussa | — | |
| elative | kurusta | — | |
| illative | kuruun | — | |
| adessive | kurulla | — | |
| ablative | kurulta | — | |
| allative | kurulle | — | |
| essive | kuruna | — | |
| translative | kuruksi | — | |
| abessive | kurutta | — | |
| instructive | — | — | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
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FromPortuguesecouro.
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kuru (ngokokuru,kramakera)
Cognate withKomokura(“donkey”).
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FromProto-Malayo-Polynesian*kuluʀ. Cognates includeHawaiianʻulu,Fijiankulu,Malaykulur.
kuru
FromProto-Nuclear Polynesian*kulu(“to strike”).
kuru (passivekuruaorkurungiaorkurutia)
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{{rfdef}}.Borrowed fromForekúru(literally“trembling, shivering”).
kuru m (uncountable)
kuru
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | kuru | kurukuna |
| accusative | kuruta | kurukunata |
| dative | kuruman | kurukunaman |
| genitive | kurup | kurukunap |
| locative | kurupi | kurukunapi |
| terminative | kurukama | kurukunakama |
| ablative | kurumanta | kurukunamanta |
| instrumental | kuruwan | kurukunawan |
| comitative | kuruntin | kurukunantin |
| abessive | kurunnaq | kurukunannaq |
| comparative | kuruhina | kurukunahina |
| causative | kururayku | kurukunarayku |
| benefactive | kurupaq | kurukunapaq |
| associative | kurupura | kurukunapura |
| distributive | kurunka | kurukunanka |
| exclusive | kurulla | kurukunalla |
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kuru
FromProto-Bantu*-kʊ́dʊ́.
-kúrú
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| class 1 | mukúrú | class 2 | vakúrú |
| class 3 | mukúrú | class 4 | mikúrú |
| class 5 | gúrú | class 6 | makúrú |
| class 7 | chikúrú | class 8 | zvikúrú |
| class 9 | húrú | class 10 | húrú |
| class 11 | rukúrú | ||
| class 12 | kakúrú | class 13 | tukúrú |
| class 14 | ukúrú | ||
| class 15 | kukúrú | ||
| locative classes | |||
| class 16 | class 17 | class 18 | |
| pakúrú | kukúrú | mukúrú | |
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FromProto-Bantu*-kʊ́dʊ́.
-kuru (declinable)
| Noun class | indefinite | definite | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | singular | plural | |
| 1/2 | mukuru | bakuru | omukuru | abakuru |
| 3/4 | mukuru | mikuru | omukuru | emikuru |
| 5/6 | likuru | makuru | erikuru | amakuru |
| 7/8 | kikuru | bikuru | ekikuru | ebikuru |
| 9/10 | nkuru | nkuru | enkuru | enkuru |
| 11/10 | rukuru | orukuru | ||
| 12/14 | kakuru | bukuru | akakuru | obukuru |
| 13 | — | tukuru | — | otukuru |
| 14/6 | bukuru | makuru | obukuru | amakuru |
| 15/6 | kukuru | okukuru | ||
| 16 | hakuru | — | ahakuru | — |
Inherited fromProto-Bantu*-kʊ́dʊ́.
-kuru
Inherited fromOttoman Turkishقورو(kuru), fromProto-Turkic*kūrug, fromProto-Turkic*kūru-. Cognate withAzerbaijaniquru,Tatarкоры(qorı),Karachay-Balkarкъуру(quru),Uzbekquruq,Uyghurقۇرۇق(quruq),Khakasхуруғ(xuruğ),Chuvashхӑрӑк(hărăk,“dry (of wood)”).
kuru (intensivekupkuru)
| present tense | ||
|---|---|---|
| positive declarative | positive interrogative | |
| ben(I am) | kuruyum | kurumuyum? |
| sen(you are) | kurusun | kurumusun? |
| o(he/she/it is) | kuru /kurudur | kurumu? |
| biz(we are) | kuruyuz | kurumuyuz? |
| siz(you are) | kurusunuz | kurumusunuz? |
| onlar(they are) | kuru(lar) | kuru(lar)mı? |
| past tense | ||
| positive declarative | positive interrogative | |
| ben(I was) | kuruydum | kurumuydum? |
| sen(you were) | kuruydun | kurumuydun? |
| o(he/she/it was) | kuruydu | kurumuydu? |
| biz(we were) | kuruyduk | kurumuyduk? |
| siz(you were) | kuruydunuz | kurumuydunuz? |
| onlar(they were) | kuruydular | kurumuydular? |
| indirect past | ||
| positive declarative | positive interrogative | |
| ben(I was) | kuruymuşum | kurumuymuşum? |
| sen(you were) | kuruymuşsun | kurumuymuşsun? |
| o(he/she/it was) | kuruymuş | kurumuymuş? |
| biz(we were) | kuruymuşuz | kurumuymuşuz? |
| siz(you were) | kuruymuşsunuz | kurumuymuşsunuz? |
| onlar(they were) | kuruymuşlar | kurumuymuşlar? |
| conditional | ||
| positive declarative | positive interrogative | |
| ben(if I) | kuruysam | kurumuysam? |
| sen(if you) | kuruysan | kurumuysan? |
| o(if he/she/it) | kuruysa | kurumuysa? |
| biz(if we) | kuruysak | kurumuysak? |
| siz(if you) | kuruysanız | kurumuysanız? |
| onlar(if they) | kuruysalar | kurumuysalar? |
For negative forms, use the appropriate form ofdeğil.
See the etymology of the correspondinglemma form.
kuru
Possibly related tokūrū̀
kúrú