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कोरा korā[prob. S. कौमार, or कुमार+कः], adj. (f. -ī), 'Virgin,' just as made, untouched, unhandled, unused, new, fresh, unbleached, unwashed; plain, undyed (cloth or silk); unwritten, clean, blank (paper); unoccupied (house, etc.); unhackneyed; unversed, unpractised; unprofited, unimproved, with nothing gained or obtained; untutored, simple, stupid;—unsubstantial; unprofitable, fruitless, empty; bare, mere, simple;—poor, penniless, destitute;—s.m. Unbleached cloth; plain or undyed silk, 'corah';—an ignorant fellow, a simpleton, a fool:—korāaṅk, s.m. (Arith.) A simple number:—korābaćnā, v.n. To escape untouched or unscathed, to come off with a whole skin:—korābartan, s.m. A new vessel;—(met.) a bachelor;—a maid, virgin:—korāpiṇḍā, s.m. 'An undefiled body'; an unmarried person; a bachelor; a virgin or spinster;—maidenhood, virginity:—korārakhnā(-ko), To keep or leave plain, or unbleached, or blank, etc.; to keep (one) without payment, to send empty away, to disappoint:—korāsir, or kore bāl, s.m. Untouched or uncombed hair:—korākāg̠aẕ, s.m. Blank or clean paper: korībandī, s.f. A new arrangement or settlement; a list of villages or fields to be registered according to a new allotment:—kore rah-jānā, v.n. To remain unprofited or unsatisfied; to get nothing, to be disappointed.
Origin: Hindi