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kurun

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Bambara

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Etymology

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From Proto-Western Mande *kúreN.

Noun

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kúrun

  1. stool
  2. canoe, small boat
  3. means of transport

References

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Finnish

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Noun

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kurun

  1. genitive singular of kuru

Indonesian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Malay kurun, from Arabic قَرْن (qarn).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈku.rʊn/
  • Rhymes: -rʊn
  • Hyphenation: ku‧run

Noun

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kurun (plural kurun-kurun)

  1. epoch
    Synonym: kala
  2. (rare) century
    Synonym: abad
  3. era
  4. time frame

Derived terms

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Further reading

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Malay

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic قُرُون (qurūn), plural of قَرْن (qarn).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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kurun (Jawi spelling قرون, plural kurun-kurun, informal 1st possessive kurunku, 2nd possessive kurunmu, 3rd possessive kurunnya)

  1. century (period of 100 years)
    Synonym: abad

Descendants

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  • Indonesian: kurun

Further reading

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Sumerian

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Romanization

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kurun

  1. Romanization of 𒁉𒁷 (kurun)