Common Lexeme

koro

Keywords: epithets, bodily functions

Pronunciation (IPA): 'ko.ro 
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.

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