kokoro
English
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Japanese 心 (kokoro, “heart, mind, spirit”).
Pronunciation
edit- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkoʊkəˌɹoʊ/
Noun
editkokoro (plural not attested)
- (fandom slang, chiefly anime and manga) A heart.
- 1992 December 7, Mike, “Re: When Things Go Wrong”, in bit.listserv.allmusic[1] (Usenet), message-ID <ALLMUSIC%92120719125825@AUVM.AMERICAN.EDU>:
- Fame is for weenies. I'd rather be remembered for inventing a weird guitar effect or a recording technique than becoming famous by a song, unless the song is genuinely from my kokoro.
Japanese
editRomanization
editkokoro
Old Sundanese
editPronunciation
editAdjective
editkokoro
- 14th century, Astana Gede Inscription:
- aya ma nu ngeusi dayeuh baweu ulah botoh bisi kokoro.
- If there be any who doth reside within this country, be ye not greedy, for it shall bring forth misery.
Descendants
edit- > Sundanese: kokoro (inherited)
Spanish
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Japanese 心 (kokoro).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editkokoro m (plural kokoros)
- (fandom slang) heart
- 2021-11-19, @angelgarmol, Instagram :https://www.instagram.com/p/CWdATo4Lcy-/
- de verdad que me gusta mucho hacer retratos y me siento afortunado cuando soy de los primeros fotógrafos con los que alguien trabajo. Me llena el kokoro ver como la gente se desenvuelve al ir avanzando la sesión ñ.ñ
- I truly like to make portraits and I feel so fortunate when I am among someone's first photographers they worked with. It fills my kokoro [with joy] to see how people relax as the session advances [happy Japanese-style horizontal smiley]
- de verdad que me gusta mucho hacer retratos y me siento afortunado cuando soy de los primeros fotógrafos con los que alguien trabajo. Me llena el kokoro ver como la gente se desenvuelve al ir avanzando la sesión ñ.ñ
Sundanese
editEtymology
editInherited from Old Sundanese kokoro.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editkokoro
Yoruba
editEtymology 1
editPronunciation
editNoun
editkòkòrò
- insect, bug
- (euphemistic, childish) penis
- Synonym: okó
- pathogen, virus, bacteria
- Synonyms: kòkòrò àrùn (“pathogen”), èràn (“virus”), bakitéríà (“bacteria”)
Usage notes
edit(penis): often used when talking to children.
Etymology 2
editPronunciation
editNoun
editkókóró
- kokoro; a Nigerian street snack made from a paste of maize flour mixed with sugar and gàrí (cassava flour) or yam flour which is deep-fried.
See also
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