koro
koro noun: a delusional syndrome found in Malay and southern Chinese populations, characterized by a belief that the subject's penis will retract into the abdomen and cause death.
Noun (1)
koro (uncountable)
Noun (2)
koro (plural koros)
Proper noun capitalized: Koro
Koro
- an unwritten Tibeto-Burman language spoken in the East Kameng district
koro meaning in Tamil
koro in Tamil
- பூள் சுருங்கச்சம், பூள் சுருங்கி உள்வாங்கும் அச்சம்
Forms of koro
| plural | koros |
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Origin of koro
Possibly from Makasar garring koro' (lit. koro illness, "shrinking of the toilet", Matthes 1859), Buginese, or Malay. See "Koro § Etymology and geographical background" at Wikipedia for a full discussion.
Borrowed from Māori koro (“grandfather”).
Questions about koro
- What does koro mean?
- Koro means a delusional syndrome found in Malay and southern Chinese populations, characterized by a belief that the subject's penis will retract into the abdomen and cause death.
- What is koro in Tamil?
- Koro in Tamil is பூள் சுருங்கச்சம், பூள் சுருங்கி உள்வாங்கும் அச்சம். See Koro meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is koro?
- Koro can be a noun or a proper noun.
- What is the plural of koro?
- The plural of koro is koros.
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