kurita

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Finnish

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Verb

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kurita

  1. inflection of kurittaa:
    1. present active indicative connegative
    2. second-person singular present imperative
    3. second-person singular present active imperative connegative

Kari'na

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Pronunciation

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Adverb

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kurita

  1. by day

Derived terms

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References

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  • Courtz, Hendrik (2008) A Carib grammar and dictionary[1], Toronto: Magoria Books, →ISBN, page 306
  • Ahlbrinck, Willem (1931) “kuriťa”, in Encyclopaedie der Karaïben, Amsterdam: Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen, page 250; republished as Willem Ahlbrinck, Doude van Herwijnen, transl., L'Encyclopédie des Caraïbes[2], Paris, 1956, page 245

Malay

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kuʀita, from Proto-Austronesian *guʀiCa. Cognate with Kavalan qlita, Paiwan guritsa, Ilocano kurita, Cebuano kugita, Javanese gurita, Malagasy horita, Fijian kuita, Marshallese kweet.

Noun

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kurita (Jawi spelling کوريتا, plural kurita-kurita, informal 1st possessive kuritaku, 2nd possessive kuritamu, 3rd possessive kuritanya)

  1. octopus

Synonyms

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Tagalog

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kuʀita, from Proto-Austronesian *guʀiCa. Compare Ilocano kurita, Bikol Central kugita, Cebuano kugita, Maranao kogita, Yakan kuhita', Malay kurita, Malagasy horita, and Javanese ꦒꦸꦫꦶꦠ (gurita). Doublet of kugita and pugita.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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kurita (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓᜇᜒᜆ)

  1. large squid
    Synonym: pusit

See also

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Anagrams

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Tetum

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Etymology

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From Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *kuʀita, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kuʀita, from Proto-Austronesian *guʀiCa. Cognate with Malay kurita, Cebuano kugita, Fijian kuita, Marshallese kweet.

Noun

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kurita

  1. octopus

Tok Pisin

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Apparently from Malay kurita, reinforced by native urita.

Noun

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kurita

  1. octopus