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kuru.

ravine, flume, gulch, gorge (narrow V-shaped valley, often with water running through)

4 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkuru/[ˈkuru]
  1. ravine, flume, gulch, gorge (narrow V-shaped valley, often with water running through)

  2. canyon

Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *kuru (compare Estonian kuru), from Proto-Finno-Ugric *kure (compare Komi-Zyrian кыр (kyr), Eastern Mari курык (kuryk), Eastern Khanty кор (kor)).

noun/ˈkuru/[ˈkuru]
  1. kuru

Where this word comes from

From English kuru, from Fore kúru (“trembling, shivering; kuru”).

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.