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kurūsu

kuru

masc loc pl of kuru (noun); masc loc pl of kurū (noun)

  1. kuru (masc): name of a country
  2. kurū (masc): people of Kuru; Kurus

Etymology. A proper noun of uncertain origin, likely from Indo-European roots related to action or skill. The Kurus were a prominent Vedic people; their name appears in Sanskrit Kuru and may relate to √kṛ 'do, make' (Latin creo, English craft), though this remains speculative for proper nouns. The form kurū is the gentillic (collective) noun for the people.

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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