koran.¹

Brit.

/ˈkɔːrə/, U.S.

/ˈkɔrə/, West African English

/ˈkɔra/

Forms: Also cora, korro.

Etymology: < a West African language.

A West African stringed instrument resembling a harp.

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society > leisure > the arts > music > musical instrument > stringed instruments > harp or lyre > [noun] > other harps

double harp1552

Welsh harp?1589

shepherd's harp1688

French harp1785

pedal harp1786

koto1795

kora1799

langspiel1821

1799 M. Park Trav. Interior Districts Afr. xxi. 278 I have now to add a list of their musical instruments, the principal of which are,—the koonting, a sort of guitar..; the korro, a large harp, with eighteen strings; [etc.].

1874 C. Engel Descr. Catal. Mus. Instruments S. Kensington Mus. (ed. 2) 151 Mungo Park enumerates, among the popular instruments which he saw in Senegambia, the e-korro.

1935 G. Gorer Afr. Dances iv. 305 The drums are sometimes supplemented and occasionally supplanted by..the cora, a six-stringed instrument somewhere between a guitar and a harp.

1965 Economist 16 Jan. 229/3 The Senegal national anthem..begins..‘Strum your koras, strike the balafous’.

1970 P. Oliver Savannah Syncopators 47 The great harp-lute, called the kora.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

Koran.²

/ˈkɔːrə/

Forms: Also Coranna, Koran(n)a, occasionally Koraqua.

Etymology: Of disputed origin.

a. Any of a group of Khoekhoe peoples in southern Africa; also, a member of any of these groups.

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the world > people > ethnicities > peoples of Africa > peoples of Southern Africa > [noun] > Khoekhoe > Khoekhoe peoples

Namaqua1670

Kora1801

Nama1881

Naman1930

1801 J. Barrow Acct. Trav. Interior S. Afr. 1797–8 I. vi. 403 The country to the eastward of the Roggeveld, is inhabited by different hordes of Bosjesmans. One of these, called the Koranas, dwelling on the right bank of the Orange river, directly east from the Roggeveld, is represented as a very formidable tribe of people.

1806 J. Barrow Voy. Cochinchina 373 The native inhabitants which are settled on the banks of the Orange river..are a variety of the Hottentot race..called the Koras.

1806 J. Barrow Voy. Cochinchina 373 What the Gonaquas were on the eastern coast the Koras seem to be to the northward, a mixed breed between the Hottentot and the Kaffer.

1871 J. Mackenzie Ten Years North of Orange River 501 The insecure villages of the pastoral Korannas.

1936 J. A. Engelbrecht Korana i. 2 The history of the origin of the Korana can only be approximately arrived at.

1955 J. H. Wellington S. Afr. II. xvi. 234 The tribes occupying the Cape Peninsula and adjacent areas at the time of Van Riebeeck's arrival were the Goringhaiqua and the Kora (later known as the Koranna).

1961 Encycl. S. Afr. 278/1 Today pure Koranas are almost extinct.

1974 J. R. Baker Race xvii. 318 The Hottentots, Korana, and Bushmen are not to be regarded as people adapted by natural selection to a desert life.

b. The language spoken by them.

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the mind > language > languages of the world > African languages > Khoisan > [noun] > varieties of

Kora1871

Sandawe1924

1871 J. Mackenzie Ten Years North of Orange River 493 A certain word in Koranna, if pronounced in a loud key, means handkerchief.

1881 Encycl. Brit. XII. 312/2 The Kora dialect, spoken by the Korannas, or Koraquas, dwelling about the middle and upper part of the Orange, Vaal, and Modder Rivers.

1936 J. A. Engelbrecht Korana iii. 197 A complete linguistic survey of all the areas in which Kora..is still spoken at the present day could not be undertaken.

Compounds

General attributive.

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1824 W. J. Burchell Trav. Interior S. Afr. ii. 251 The following specimen of the Kora, or Koraqua, dialect, was obtained.

1831 Graham's Town Jrnl. (S. Afr.) 30 Dec. 3 At a Koranna kraal.., the first cases of Small Pox presented themselves.

1936 J. A. Engelbrecht Korana ii. 83 Kora tribes..left the Cape to seek new pastures.

1968 Encycl. Brit. XI. 751/1 Hottentot is the European name for the Nama, Kora and other languages comprising 14 or 15 subdivisions of the main Hottentot speech.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

koraadj.n.³

/ˈkɔːrə/

Forms: Also corah.

Etymology: < Urdu kōrā, Hindi, Bengali kōra, new, unbleached, silk cloth undyed.

Plain, undyed: applied to Indian silk; ‘an Indian pattern silk handkerchief’ (Simmonds Dict. Trade 1858). kora printer n. ‘one who prints imitation silk handkerchiefs’ (Simmonds).

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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for head or neck or body > [noun] > kerchief > types of

rumal1622

bandana1732

Barcelona1761

pulicat1768

fogle1811

kora1833

shawl-handkerchief1838

web1843

foulard1856

waterman1860

Malabar1882

Monteith1882

1833 Gimcrackiana 178 For we dye our own Corahs, and let it be hinted Tho' we can't dress them well, yet we beat ‘London Printed’.

1848 Illustr. London News 1 Apr. 221/3 India Silk Handkerchiefs. Unbleached or Cream Colour Corahs.

1884 Internat. Health Exhib. Official Catal. 148/2 Tussah Silk, Corah Silk.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

n.¹1799

n.²1801

adj.n.³1833

单词	kora
释义	koran.¹ Brit. /ˈkɔːrə/, U.S. /ˈkɔrə/, West African English /ˈkɔra/ Forms: Also cora, korro. Etymology: < a West African language. A West African stringed instrument resembling a harp. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > musical instrument > stringed instruments > harp or lyre > [noun] > other harps double harp1552 Welsh harp?1589 shepherd's harp1688 French harp1785 pedal harp1786 koto1795 kora1799 langspiel1821 1799 M. Park Trav. Interior Districts Afr. xxi. 278 I have now to add a list of their musical instruments, the principal of which are,—the koonting, a sort of guitar..; the korro, a large harp, with eighteen strings; [etc.]. 1874 C. Engel Descr. Catal. Mus. Instruments S. Kensington Mus. (ed. 2) 151 Mungo Park enumerates, among the popular instruments which he saw in Senegambia, the e-korro. 1935 G. Gorer Afr. Dances iv. 305 The drums are sometimes supplemented and occasionally supplanted by..the cora, a six-stringed instrument somewhere between a guitar and a harp. 1965 Economist 16 Jan. 229/3 The Senegal national anthem..begins..‘Strum your koras, strike the balafous’. 1970 P. Oliver Savannah Syncopators 47 The great harp-lute, called the kora. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online March 2022). Koran.² /ˈkɔːrə/ Forms: Also Coranna, Koran(n)a, occasionally Koraqua. Etymology: Of disputed origin. a. Any of a group of Khoekhoe peoples in southern Africa; also, a member of any of these groups. ΘΚΠ the world > people > ethnicities > peoples of Africa > peoples of Southern Africa > [noun] > Khoekhoe > Khoekhoe peoples Namaqua1670 Kora1801 Nama1881 Naman1930 1801 J. Barrow Acct. Trav. Interior S. Afr. 1797–8 I. vi. 403 The country to the eastward of the Roggeveld, is inhabited by different hordes of Bosjesmans. One of these, called the Koranas, dwelling on the right bank of the Orange river, directly east from the Roggeveld, is represented as a very formidable tribe of people. 1806 J. Barrow Voy. Cochinchina 373 The native inhabitants which are settled on the banks of the Orange river..are a variety of the Hottentot race..called the Koras. 1806 J. Barrow Voy. Cochinchina 373 What the Gonaquas were on the eastern coast the Koras seem to be to the northward, a mixed breed between the Hottentot and the Kaffer. 1871 J. Mackenzie Ten Years North of Orange River 501 The insecure villages of the pastoral Korannas. 1936 J. A. Engelbrecht Korana i. 2 The history of the origin of the Korana can only be approximately arrived at. 1955 J. H. Wellington S. Afr. II. xvi. 234 The tribes occupying the Cape Peninsula and adjacent areas at the time of Van Riebeeck's arrival were the Goringhaiqua and the Kora (later known as the Koranna). 1961 Encycl. S. Afr. 278/1 Today pure Koranas are almost extinct. 1974 J. R. Baker Race xvii. 318 The Hottentots, Korana, and Bushmen are not to be regarded as people adapted by natural selection to a desert life. b. The language spoken by them. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > languages of the world > African languages > Khoisan > [noun] > varieties of Kora1871 Sandawe1924 1871 J. Mackenzie Ten Years North of Orange River 493 A certain word in Koranna, if pronounced in a loud key, means handkerchief. 1881 Encycl. Brit. XII. 312/2 The Kora dialect, spoken by the Korannas, or Koraquas, dwelling about the middle and upper part of the Orange, Vaal, and Modder Rivers. 1936 J. A. Engelbrecht Korana iii. 197 A complete linguistic survey of all the areas in which Kora..is still spoken at the present day could not be undertaken. Compounds General attributive. ΚΠ 1824 W. J. Burchell Trav. Interior S. Afr. ii. 251 The following specimen of the Kora, or Koraqua, dialect, was obtained. 1831 Graham's Town Jrnl. (S. Afr.) 30 Dec. 3 At a Koranna kraal.., the first cases of Small Pox presented themselves. 1936 J. A. Engelbrecht Korana ii. 83 Kora tribes..left the Cape to seek new pastures. 1968 Encycl. Brit. XI. 751/1 Hottentot is the European name for the Nama, Kora and other languages comprising 14 or 15 subdivisions of the main Hottentot speech. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online December 2021). koraadj.n.³ /ˈkɔːrə/ Forms: Also corah. Etymology: < Urdu kōrā, Hindi, Bengali kōra, new, unbleached, silk cloth undyed. Plain, undyed: applied to Indian silk; ‘an Indian pattern silk handkerchief’ (Simmonds Dict. Trade 1858). kora printer n. ‘one who prints imitation silk handkerchiefs’ (Simmonds). ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for head or neck or body > [noun] > kerchief > types of rumal1622 bandana1732 Barcelona1761 pulicat1768 fogle1811 kora1833 shawl-handkerchief1838 web1843 foulard1856 waterman1860 Malabar1882 Monteith1882 1833 Gimcrackiana 178 For we dye our own Corahs, and let it be hinted Tho' we can't dress them well, yet we beat ‘London Printed’. 1848 Illustr. London News 1 Apr. 221/3 India Silk Handkerchiefs. Unbleached or Cream Colour Corahs. 1884 Internat. Health Exhib. Official Catal. 148/2 Tussah Silk, Corah Silk. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.¹1799n.²1801adj.n.³1833
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