Common Lexeme

zora

Keywords: geographic, land form, water

Pronunciation (IPA): θo.ra 
Part of Speech: term noun verb 
Class: pali 
Forms: zora, zoras, onpa zora 
Glosses: sea, ocean, oceanic, put to sea, be at sea 

Description:

'Zora' is a term applying to any body of salt water. It translates the words 'sea' or 'ocean'. If needed to disambiguate to refer to one of the five world oceans, the disambiguating expression 'onpa zroa', 'world sea', may be used. There is an adjective modifier form in common use, 'zoras', 'oceanic'.

There is an intransitive pali verb form meaning 'to put to sea' or 'to be at sea'. Prepositional phrases are also commonly employed for the same purpose.

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