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kuri

name · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

name

Meaning 1

An Austronesian language of the Bomberai Peninsula of New Guinea.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Synonyms: Nabi

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The kitchen of a Zen monastery.

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3

noun

Meaning 3

An extinct, bushy-tailed, short-legged dog of New Zealand.

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Synonyms: Maori dog

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

An ethnic group of Chad.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: plural, plural-only

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History

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 庫裏.

Borrowed from Māori kurī.