Kuru

See also: kuru, kurů, kůru, kůrů, and kūru

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit कुरु (kuru).

Proper noun

Kuru

(Hinduism, historical) an ancient kingdom, mentioned in the Mahabharata.

Finnish

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Wikipedia

Etymology

< kuru (“long, narrow strait; gorge”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkuru/, [ˈkuru]
Rhymes: -uru
Hyphenation^(key): Ku‧ru

Proper noun

Kuru

A former municipality in Pirkanmaa, Finland; now part of Ylöjärvi.
A village in the municipality of Ylöjärvi.
a Finnish surname

Declension

Inflection of Kuru (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		Kuru	Kurut
genitive		Kurun	Kurujen
partitive		Kurua	Kuruja
illative		Kuruun	Kuruihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Kuru	Kurut
accusative	nom.	Kuru	Kurut
accusative	gen.	Kurun	Kurut
genitive		Kurun	Kurujen
partitive		Kurua	Kuruja
inessive		Kurussa	Kuruissa
elative		Kurusta	Kuruista
illative		Kuruun	Kuruihin
adessive		Kurulla	Kuruilla
ablative		Kurulta	Kuruilta
allative		Kurulle	Kuruille
essive		Kuruna	Kuruina
translative		Kuruksi	Kuruiksi
abessive		Kurutta	Kuruitta
instructive		—	Kuruin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Kuru (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		Kuruni	Kuruni
accusative	nom.	Kuruni	Kuruni
accusative	gen.	Kuruni	Kuruni
genitive		Kuruni	Kurujeni
partitive		Kuruani	Kurujani
inessive		Kurussani	Kuruissani
elative		Kurustani	Kuruistani
illative		Kuruuni	Kuruihini
adessive		Kurullani	Kuruillani
ablative		Kurultani	Kuruiltani
allative		Kurulleni	Kuruilleni
essive		Kurunani	Kuruinani
translative		Kurukseni	Kuruikseni
abessive		Kuruttani	Kuruittani
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	Kuruineni

second-person singular possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		Kurusi	Kurusi
accusative	nom.	Kurusi	Kurusi
accusative	gen.	Kurusi	Kurusi
genitive		Kurusi	Kurujesi
partitive		Kuruasi	Kurujasi
inessive		Kurussasi	Kuruissasi
elative		Kurustasi	Kuruistasi
illative		Kuruusi	Kuruihisi
adessive		Kurullasi	Kuruillasi
ablative		Kurultasi	Kuruiltasi
allative		Kurullesi	Kuruillesi
essive		Kurunasi	Kuruinasi
translative		Kuruksesi	Kuruiksesi
abessive		Kuruttasi	Kuruittasi
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	Kuruinesi

first-person plural possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		Kurumme	Kurumme
accusative	nom.	Kurumme	Kurumme
accusative	gen.	Kurumme	Kurumme
genitive		Kurumme	Kurujemme
partitive		Kuruamme	Kurujamme
inessive		Kurussamme	Kuruissamme
elative		Kurustamme	Kuruistamme
illative		Kuruumme	Kuruihimme
adessive		Kurullamme	Kuruillamme
ablative		Kurultamme	Kuruiltamme
allative		Kurullemme	Kuruillemme
essive		Kurunamme	Kuruinamme
translative		Kuruksemme	Kuruiksemme
abessive		Kuruttamme	Kuruittamme
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	Kuruinemme

second-person plural possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		Kurunne	Kurunne
accusative	nom.	Kurunne	Kurunne
accusative	gen.	Kurunne	Kurunne
genitive		Kurunne	Kurujenne
partitive		Kuruanne	Kurujanne
inessive		Kurussanne	Kuruissanne
elative		Kurustanne	Kuruistanne
illative		Kuruunne	Kuruihinne
adessive		Kurullanne	Kuruillanne
ablative		Kurultanne	Kuruiltanne
allative		Kurullenne	Kuruillenne
essive		Kurunanne	Kuruinanne
translative		Kuruksenne	Kuruiksenne
abessive		Kuruttanne	Kuruittanne
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	Kuruinenne

third-person possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		Kurunsa	Kurunsa
accusative	nom.	Kurunsa	Kurunsa
accusative	gen.	Kurunsa	Kurunsa
genitive		Kurunsa	Kurujensa
partitive		Kuruaan Kuruansa	Kurujaan Kurujansa
inessive		Kurussaan Kurussansa	Kuruissaan Kuruissansa
elative		Kurustaan Kurustansa	Kuruistaan Kuruistansa
illative		Kuruunsa	Kuruihinsa
adessive		Kurullaan Kurullansa	Kuruillaan Kuruillansa
ablative		Kurultaan Kurultansa	Kuruiltaan Kuruiltansa
allative		Kurulleen Kurullensa	Kuruilleen Kuruillensa
essive		Kurunaan Kurunansa	Kuruinaan Kuruinansa
translative		Kurukseen Kuruksensa	Kuruikseen Kuruiksensa
abessive		Kuruttaan Kuruttansa	Kuruittaan Kuruittansa
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	Kuruineen Kuruinensa

The internal locative cases (inessive, illative and elative) are used with this place name when referring to a location; for example, "in Kuru" is Kurussa.

Derived terms

Kurula

compounds

Kurunsaari

Statistics

Kuru is the 1732^nd (tied with 5 other surnames) most common surname in Finland, belonging to 494 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.