koro

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. 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. uncountable
  2. A Maori male elder.

词形变化

koros plural

词源

词源 1
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.
词源 2
Etymology tree
Māori korobor.
English koro
Borrowed from Māori koro (“grandfather”).
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