Etymology

koro

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Today it means: A delusional syndrome found in Malay and southern Chinese populations, characterized by a belief that the subject's penis will retract into the abdomen and cause death. Full definition →

Makasar garring koro'
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koro · noun1

  1. Makasar · borrowed fromgarring koro'
  2. English todaykoro

Possibly from Makasar garring koro' (lit. koro illness, "shrinking of the toilet", Matthes 1859), Buginese, or Malay. See "Koro § Etymology and geographical background" at Wikipedia for a full discussion.

koro · noun2

  1. Māori · borrowed fromkoro
  2. Māori · borrowed fromkoro
  3. English todaykoro

Borrowed from Māori koro (“grandfather”).

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