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kura.

Choosing the outcome among two or more candidates by chance; drawing lots, drawing straws.

4 characters2 syllables approx.Türkçe language

Meaning & usage

noun/ku.ɾaː/
  1. Choosing the outcome among two or more candidates by chance; drawing lots, drawing straws.

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish قرعه, from Arabic قُرْعة (qurʕa).

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