कोरा

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀓𑁄𑀭 (*kora, “fresh, new, unused”).

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /koː.ɾɑː/, [koː.ɾäː]

कोरा • (korā)

1. blank, empty; unused
2. flat out, complete, thorough

   उसने बिना सोचके मुझको कोरा झूठ कहा।

   usne binā socke mujhko korā jhūṭh kahā.

   He thoughtlessly told me a flat out lie.

3. senseless, meaningless

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “कोरा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 217
• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “कोरा”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “kōra”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press