zora
Keywords: geographic, land form, water
Pronunciation (IPA): | θo.ra |
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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.