کورا

See also: کوڑا

Punjabi

Pronunciation

• (Standard Punjabi) IPA^(key): /koː.ɾäː/
• Rhymes: -äː
• Hyphenation: کو‧را

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Punjabi کورا (korā).

Noun

کورا • (korā) m (Gurmukhi spelling ਕੋਰਾ)

1. frost, hoarfrost

Declension

Declension of کورا
dir. sg.	کورا (korā)
dir. pl.	کورے (kore)
	singular	plural
direct	کورا (korā)	کورے (kore)
oblique	کورے (kore)	کوریْاں (koriyāṉ)
vocative	کوریْا (koriyā)	کوریو (koreyo)
ablative	کوریوں (koreyoṉ)	کوریْاں (koriyāṉ)
locative	–	کورِیں (korīṉ)
instrumental	کورے (kore)	–

Etymology 2

Inherited from Prakrit *𑀓𑁄𑀭 (*kora).

Adjective

کورا • (korā) (Gurmukhi spelling ਕੋਰਾ)

1. new, unused (for earthen pot)
2. new, not yet washed or bleached (for cloth)
3. blank (for paper)
4. not sociable, unsocial, unobliging (for person or behaviour)

Declension

Declension of کورا
	masculine			feminine
	singular	plural		singular	plural
direct	کورا ({{{2}}}ā)	کورے ({{{2}}}e)		کوری ({{{2}}}ī)	کورِیاں ({{{2}}}iyāṉ)
oblique	کورے ({{{2}}}e)	کوریاں ({{{2}}}eyāṉ)		کوری ({{{2}}}ī)	کورِیاں ({{{2}}}iyāṉ)

Further reading

• Iqbal, Salah ud-Din (2002) “کورا”, in vaḍḍī panjābī lughat‎ (in Punjabi), Lahore: ʻAzīz Pablisharz
• “ਕੋਰਾ”, in Punjabi-English Dictionary, Patiala: Punjabi University, 2024
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*kōra”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 183