KURUS Definition & Meaning

kurus

[ koo-roosh ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

plural kurus.

a monetary unit of Turkey, one 100th of a lira; piaster.

Kurus

[ koor-ooz ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

(used with a plural verb)

Kauravas.

��ܰ��ş

/ ��ʊˈ��ːʃ /

noun

a Turkish monetary unit worth one hundredth of a lira Alsopiastre

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of kurus¹

First recorded in 1880–85, from Turkish ��ܰ��ş, from Greek ��ó��, from French gros; akin to German groschen and Hungarian garas, from Italian (denaro) grosso, a silver coin worth twelve denari

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of kurus¹

from Turkish

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He says firefighter Jeff Kurus put on a sterile glove, reached in and grabbed the iguana.

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Another school, however, placed the Pāṇḍavas and the Kurus 653 years later, in 2449 B.C.

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Below this we can read: "This Gaumata, the Magian, lied: he said, 'I am Bardiya, the son of Kurus; I am king.'"

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Over the sixth, who is clothed as a Persian: "This Vahyazdata lied; he said: 'I am Bardiya, the son of Kurus; I am king.'"

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Kambujiya, the son of Kurus," he tells us, "was of our race, was previously king here.

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