ਕੋਰਾ
Old Punjabi
Etymology
Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀓𑁄𑀭-𑀓 (*kora-ka).
Adjective
ਕੋਰਾ (korā)
- unbleached (cloth)
Descendants
Further reading
- Christopher Shackle (2011) “ਕੋਰਾ”, in A Gurū Nānak Glossary, 2nd edition, New Delhi: Heritage Publishers, →ISBN, page 88
- “ਕੋਰਾ”, in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Dictionary, SriGranth.org, 2025
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*kōra”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 183
Punjabi
Etymology
Inherited from Old Punjabi ਕੋਰਾ (korā).
Noun
ਕੋਰਾ • (korā) m (Shahmukhi spelling کورا)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | ਕੋਰਾ (korā) | ਕੋਰੇ (kore) |
| oblique | ਕੋਰੇ (kore) | ਕੋਰਿਆਂ (koriā̃) |
| vocative | ਕੋਰਿਆ (koriā) | ਕੋਰਿਓ (korio) |
| ablative | ਕੋਰਿਓਂ (koriõ) | — |
| locative | ਕੋਰੇ (kore) | — |
| instrumental | ਕੋਰੇ (kore) | — |
Adjective
ਕੋਰਾ • (korā) (Shahmukhi spelling کورا)
- new, unused (for earthen pot)
- new, not yet washed or bleached (for cloth)
- blank (for paper)
- not sociable, unsocial, unobliging (for person or behaviour)
Declension
| masculine | feminine | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
| direct | ਕੋਰਾ (korā) | ਕੋਰੇ (kore) | ਕੋਰੀ (korī) | ਕੋਰੀਆਂ (korīā̃) | |
| oblique | ਕੋਰੇ (kore) | ਕੋਰਿਆਂ (koriā̃) | ਕੋਰੀ (korī) | ਕੋਰੀਆਂ (korīā̃) | |
Further reading
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*kōra”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 183