kra
See also: Appendix:Variations of "kra"
English
Noun
kra
Noun
kra
- A long-tailed macaque of India and Sumatra, reddish-olive in colour with black spots and tail.
Czech
Etymology
In Old Czech, this word meant “a piece of rock or other material”; derived from Proto-Slavic *jьkra (“roe; calf of leg”).[1][2]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈkra]
Declension
References
- "kra" in Jiří Rejzek, Český etymologický slovník, electronic version, Leda, 2007
- Machek, Václav (1968) Etymologický slovník jazyka českého [Etymological Dictionary of the Czech Language], 2nd edition, Prague: Academia
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kra/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -a
- Syllabification: kra
Etymology 1
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *jьkra.
Declension
Etymology 2
Onomatopoeic.
Further reading
Portuguese
Etymology
Abbreviation of cara
Sranan Tongo
Alternative forms
Noun
kra
- soul, spirit; in the Afro-Surinamese Winti belief system, a spiritual entity, representing the supreme creator Anana, who determines an individual's life and returns to its origin upon the individual's death, ceasing interaction with the world of the living
- 1936, Melville J. Herskovits, Frances S. Herskovits, Suriname folk-lore, New York: Columbia University Press, page 240:
- Lei̯si nąŋga mɔrsu meki yu 'kra gowɛ libi yu.
- Laziness and nastiness caused your soul to leave you.
- 1970 March 11, P. Marlee, “Lees: Sranan, moks'alesi”, in Vrije Stem: onafhankelijk weekblad voor Suriname, page 1:
- gwe foe Afobaka, go na hé / dan te na sibiboesi krin joe kra / fas joe roetoe tap tafra-bergi lek wan boa / opo wan makti kankantri-sten / gi na njoen Sranan brokodé
- away from Afobaka, go upwards / until a cloudburst cleanses your soul / fasten your roots on the table mount like a boa / raise a mighty cotton tree voice / for the dawn of the new Suriname
Related terms
- dyodyo (“soul, spirit; a spiritual entity linked to the birthplace of an individual who acts as guardian of this or several individuals”)
- yorka (“soul, spirit, ghost; a spiritual entity specific to an individual that can remain among the living upon the death of the individual, in a benign or malicious manner”)
- yeye
- sili
References
- Melville J. Herskovits and Frances S. Herskovits (1936) Suriname folk-lore, New York: Columbia University Press, page 743
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