kurus

See also: kuruş

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Turkish kuruş, from German Groschen. Doublet of grosz.

Noun

kurus (plural kurus or kuruses)

1. A subdivision of currency, equal to one hundredth of a Turkish lira.

Anagrams

• ursuk

Cebuano

Etymology

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Proto-Italic *kruk(i)s

Latin crucem

Spanish cruzbor.

Cebuano kurus

Borrowed from Spanish cruz.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ku‧rus
• IPA^(key): /kuˈɾus/ [kuˈɾ̪os̪]

Noun

kurus

1. cross

Central Bikol

Etymology

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Proto-Italic *kruk(i)s

Latin crucem

Spanish cruzbor.

Central Bikol kurus

Borrowed from Spanish cruz. Doublet of krus.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ku‧rus
• IPA^(key): /kuˈɾus/ [kuˈɾus]

Noun

kurús

1. sign of the cross

Derived terms

• magkurus
• mangurus
• pangurus

Esperanto

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkurus/

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• Rhymes: -urus
• Syllabification: ku‧rus

Verb

kurus

1. conditional of kuri

Fula

Noun

kurus o

1. (Pulaar) prayer beads

References

• M. Niang (1997), Pulaar–English English–Pulaar Standard Dictionary, New York: Hippocrene Books

Ido

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkurus/

Verb

kurus

1. conditional of kurar

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay kurus, from Sanskrit कृश (kṛśa, “thin”), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *kr̥śás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kr̥ćás (“thin”), from Proto-Indo-European *kr̥ḱós (“thin, emaciated”), from *kerḱ- (“to wane, become thin”). Possibly doublet of karsa

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈkurus/ [ˈku.rʊs]
• Rhymes: -urus
• Syllabification: ku‧rus

Adjective

kurus

1. thin, lean

   Synonyms: ceking, kerempeng, langsing, langsir, ramping, mering

Derived terms

• kekurusan
• kurusan
• mengurus
• menguruskan
• pengurusan

Further reading

• “kurus”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Latvian

Pronoun

kurus

1. accusative plural masculine of kurš

Malay

Etymology

From Sanskrit कृश (kṛśa, “thin”), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *kr̥śás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kr̥ćás (“thin”), from Proto-Indo-European *kr̥ḱós (“thin, emaciated”), from *kerḱ- (“to wane, become thin”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -us

Adjective

kurus (Jawi spelling کوروس, comparative lebih kurus, superlative paling kurus)

1. thin, lean

   Kurus semangat! – expression in relief or recovery after a surprise or sudden fright: Phew! (lit. '[My] spirit's [gone] lean'!)

Derived terms

• kekurusan

Further reading

• "kurus" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
  (also see "kurus" at PRPM first version)

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kuˈɾus/ [k̠ʊˈɾʊs]
• Rhymes: -us
• Syllabification: ku‧rus

Noun

kurús (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜇᜓᜐ᜔)

1. alternative form of krus (“cross”)

West Makian

Etymology

From Malay kurus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈku.rus̪/

Verb

kurus

1. (stative) to be thin, skinny

   Synonym: lalus

Conjugation

Conjugation of kurus (stative verb)

		singular	plural
			inclusive	exclusive
1st person		tikurus	mikurus	akurus
2nd person		nikurus	fikurus
3rd person	inanimate	ikurus	dikurus
	animate	makurus
imperative		—, kurus	—, kurus

References

• Clemens Voorhoeve (1982), The Makian languages and their neighbours‎^[1], Pacific linguistics

Yogad

Etymology

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Proto-Italic *kruk(i)s

Latin crucem

Spanish cruzbor.

Yogad kurus

Borrowed from Spanish cruz (“cross”).

Noun

kurús

1. cross