kuru
See also: kūru
English
Etymology
From Fore, literally meaning ‘shaking death’.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈkʊɹuː/
Noun
kuru (uncountable)
- A chronic, progressive, fatal central nervous system disease found mainly among the Fore and neighboring peoples of New Guinea, caused by a prion that probably resembles the scrapie agent of sheep, transmissible to nonhuman primates, and believed to be transmitted by ritual cannibalism.
- 1999, Matt Ridley, Genome, Harper Perennial 2004, p. 273:
- By the kate 1950s, kuru was the leading cause of death among Fore women, and it had killed so many that men outnumbered women by three to one.
- 1999, Matt Ridley, Genome, Harper Perennial 2004, p. 273:
Synonyms
Translations
Esperanto
Fijian
Etymology
From Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kuʀuq (compare Chamorro hulu, Indonesian guruh, Malay guruh).
Finnish
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ku‧ru
Declension
| Inflection of kuru (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 | |
| instructive | — | kuruin | |
| abessive | kurutta | kuruitta | |
| comitative | — | kuruineen | |
Synonyms
Derived terms
- tunturikuru
Declension
| Inflection of kuru (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 | — | |
| instructive | — | — | |
| abessive | kurutta | — | |
| comitative | — | — | |
Latvian
Pronoun
kuru
Lower Sorbian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkuru/
Maori
Ngan'gityemerri
Synonyms
- kuri (Ngan'gikurunggurr)
References
- Darrell T. Tryon, An introduction to Maranungku (Northern Australia) (1970) (quoted online in ASJP)
Pitjantjatjara
Noun
kuru
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Portuguese
Quechua
Declension
declension of 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 |
possessive forms of kuru
ñuqap - first-person singular
| ñuqap (my) | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | kuruy | kuruykuna |
| accusative | kuruyta | kuruykunata |
| dative | kuruyman | kuruykunaman |
| genitive | kuruypa | kuruykunap |
| locative | kuruypi | kuruykunapi |
| terminative | kuruykama | kuruykunakama |
| ablative | kuruymanta | kuruykunamanta |
| instrumental | kuruywan | kuruykunawan |
| comitative | kuruynintin | kuruykunantin |
| abessive | kuruyninnaq | kuruykunannaq |
| comparative | kuruyhina | kuruykunahina |
| causative | kuruyrayku | kuruykunarayku |
| benefactive | kuruypaq | kuruykunapaq |
| associative | kuruypura | kuruykunapura |
| distributive | kuruyninka | kuruykunanka |
| exclusive | kuruylla | kuruykunalla |
qampa - second-person singular
| qampa (your) | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | kuruyki | kuruykikuna |
| accusative | kuruykita | kuruykikunata |
| dative | kuruykiman | kuruykikunaman |
| genitive | kuruykipa | kuruykikunap |
| locative | kuruykipi | kuruykikunapi |
| terminative | kuruykikama | kuruykikunakama |
| ablative | kuruykimanta | kuruykikunamanta |
| instrumental | kuruykiwan | kuruykikunawan |
| comitative | kuruykintin | kuruykikunantin |
| abessive | kuruykinnaq | kuruykikunannaq |
| comparative | kuruykihina | kuruykikunahina |
| causative | kuruykirayku | kuruykikunarayku |
| benefactive | kuruykipaq | kuruykikunapaq |
| associative | kuruykipura | kuruykikunapura |
| distributive | kuruykinka | kuruykikunanka |
| exclusive | kuruykilla | kuruykikunalla |
paypa - third-person singular
| paypa (his/her/its) | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | kurun | kurunkuna |
| accusative | kurunta | kurunkunata |
| dative | kurunman | kurunkunaman |
| genitive | kurunpa | kurunkunap |
| locative | kurunpi | kurunkunapi |
| terminative | kurunkama | kurunkunakama |
| ablative | kurunmanta | kurunkunamanta |
| instrumental | kurunwan | kurunkunawan |
| comitative | kurunintin | kurunkunantin |
| abessive | kurunninnaq | kurunkunannaq |
| comparative | kurunhina | kurunkunahina |
| causative | kurunrayku | kurunkunarayku |
| benefactive | kurunpaq | kurunkunapaq |
| associative | kurunpura | kurunkunapura |
| distributive | kuruninka | kurunkunanka |
| exclusive | kurunlla | kurunkunalla |
ñuqanchikpa - first-person inclusive plural
| ñuqanchikpa (our(incl)) | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | kurunchik | kurunchikkuna |
| accusative | kurunchikta | kurunchikkunata |
| dative | kurunchikman | kurunchikkunaman |
| genitive | kurunchikpa | kurunchikkunap |
| locative | kurunchikpi | kurunchikkunapi |
| terminative | kurunchikkama | kurunchikkunakama |
| ablative | kurunchikmanta | kurunchikkunamanta |
| instrumental | kurunchikwan | kurunchikkunawan |
| comitative | kurunchiknintin | kurunchikkunantin |
| abessive | kurunchikninnaq | kurunchikkunannaq |
| comparative | kurunchikhina | kurunchikkunahina |
| causative | kurunchikrayku | kurunchikkunarayku |
| benefactive | kurunchikpaq | kurunchikkunapaq |
| associative | kurunchikpura | kurunchikkunapura |
| distributive | kurunchikninka | kurunchikkunanka |
| exclusive | kurunchiklla | kurunchikkunalla |
ñuqaykup - first-person exclusive plural
| ñuqaykup (our(excl)) | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | kuruyku | kuruykukuna |
| accusative | kuruykuta | kuruykukunata |
| dative | kuruykuman | kuruykukunaman |
| genitive | kuruykupa | kuruykukunap |
| locative | kuruykupi | kuruykukunapi |
| terminative | kuruykukama | kuruykukunakama |
| ablative | kuruykumanta | kuruykukunamanta |
| instrumental | kuruykuwan | kuruykukunawan |
| comitative | kuruykuntin | kuruykukunantin |
| abessive | kuruykunnaq | kuruykukunannaq |
| comparative | kuruykuhina | kuruykukunahina |
| causative | kuruykurayku | kuruykukunarayku |
| benefactive | kuruykupaq | kuruykukunapaq |
| associative | kuruykupura | kuruykukunapura |
| distributive | kuruykunka | kuruykukunanka |
| exclusive | kuruykulla | kuruykukunalla |
qamkunap - second-person plural
| qamkunap (your(pl)) | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | kuruykichik | kuruykichikkuna |
| accusative | kuruykichikta | kuruykichikkunata |
| dative | kuruykichikman | kuruykichikkunaman |
| genitive | kuruykichikpa | kuruykichikkunap |
| locative | kuruykichikpi | kuruykichikkunapi |
| terminative | kuruykichikkama | kuruykichikkunakama |
| ablative | kuruykichikmanta | kuruykichikkunamanta |
| instrumental | kuruykichikwan | kuruykichikkunawan |
| comitative | kuruykichiknintin | kuruykichikkunantin |
| abessive | kuruykichikninnaq | kuruykichikkunannaq |
| comparative | kuruykichikhina | kuruykichikkunahina |
| causative | kuruykichikrayku | kuruykichikkunarayku |
| benefactive | kuruykichikpaq | kuruykichikkunapaq |
| associative | kuruykichikpura | kuruykichikkunapura |
| distributive | kuruykichikninka | kuruykichikkunanka |
| exclusive | kuruykichiklla | kuruykichikkunalla |
paykunap - third-person plural
| paykunap (their) | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | kurunku | kurunkukuna |
| accusative | kurunkuta | kurunkukunata |
| dative | kurunkuman | kurunkukunaman |
| genitive | kurunkupa | kurunkukunap |
| locative | kurunkupi | kurunkukunapi |
| terminative | kurunkukama | kurunkukunakama |
| ablative | kurunkumanta | kurunkukunamanta |
| instrumental | kurunkuwan | kurunkukunawan |
| comitative | kurunkuntin | kurunkukunantin |
| abessive | kurunkunnaq | kurunkukunannaq |
| comparative | kurunkuhina | kurunkukunahina |
| causative | kurunkurayku | kurunkukunarayku |
| benefactive | kurunkupaq | kurunkukunapaq |
| associative | kurunkupura | kurunkukunapura |
| distributive | kurunkunka | kurunkukunanka |
| exclusive | kurunkulla | kurunkukunalla |
Rasawa
Further reading
Bill Palmer, The Languages and Linguistics of the New Guinea Area (→ISBN, 2017), page 531, table 95, Comparative basic vocabulary in Lakes Plain Languages
Turkish
Etymology
From Old Turkic kurıg.
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