kurus.
thin, lean
Meaning & usage
thin, lean
Where this word comes from
From Malay kurus, from Sanskrit कृश (kṛśa, “thin”), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *kr̥śás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kr̥ćás (“thin”), from Proto-Indo-European *kr̥ḱós (“thin, emaciated”), from *kerḱ- (“to wane, become thin”). Possibly doublet of karsa
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