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kuuro.

deaf (unable to hear)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈkuːro/[ˈkuːro̞]
  1. deaf (unable to hear)

  2. deaf (unwilling to listen or be persuaded)

Where this word comes from

Somehow from Proto-Finnic *kurdëh ~ *kurnëh ~ *kurnës (difficult to reconstruct due to seemingly irregular sound changes, but compare dialectal kuurne, Estonian kurt, Karelian kuurnis, Ludian kuurniž, Veps kurdiž, Võro kurt'), probably borrowed from Baltic (compare Latvian kurls (“deaf”) and Lithuanian kurtus, kurčias). See the Proto-Finnic entry for more details.

noun/ˈkuːro/[ˈkuːro̞]
  1. rain shower, shower

Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *kuuro (compare Karelian kuuro- in kuuropeä, Veps kuro, Votic kuuro), borrowed from Proto-Germanic *skūrō (“storm, rain shower”) (compare Swedish skur, English shower).

noun/ˈkuːro/[ˈkuːro̞]
  1. deaf person

Where this word comes from

Somehow from Proto-Finnic *kurdëh ~ *kurnëh ~ *kurnës (difficult to reconstruct due to seemingly irregular sound changes, but compare dialectal kuurne, Estonian kurt, Karelian kuurnis, Ludian kuurniž, Veps kurdiž, Võro kurt'), probably borrowed from Baltic (compare Latvian kurls (“deaf”) and Lithuanian kurtus, kurčias). See the Proto-Finnic entry for more details.

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