koro
Keywords: epithets, bodily functions
Pronunciation (IPA): | 'ko.ro |
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Part of Speech: | term noun verb |
Class: | pali, epithet |
Forms: | koro, koros, korokija |
Glosses: | shit, feces, stool, manure, waste, defecate, shitty, bad, smelly, unfortunate, toilet, shitter |
Description:
The term 'koro' has the base meaning of 'shit'. It can be used as a noun or a verb. It can also be used as a curse word or epithet, although it's mild enough that you can still use koro in polite company to talk about actual shit without getting in trouble.
Noun:
As a noun, koro means shit, manure, feces, stool, waste, etc. The derived form 'korokija' is a crude word for toilet (as in 'shitter')
Modifier:
As a modifier, koros means literally covered in waste, or metaphorically dirty or bad or uinfortunate;
Verb:
As as a verb, koro is an intransitive pali verb meaning to shit or defecate. It takes an absolutive subject, which is the entity shitting.