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poro

[po.ɾó]

verb

LanguageAinu (Japan)

Meaning
  1. to be big, to be many, to grow, to be large
  2. to be elder, to be old (of living beings), to grow old
  3. to be big
  4. Describes something large or numerous, or a person who has aged or grown old.
Examples

Poro tek’an okkay en-kikkik!

The man with big hands beat me!

Pronunciationpo.ɾó

Part of speechverb

Usage noteThis word can refer to both physical size and age.

Status: Adapted from English Wiktionary — awaiting native speaker review

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Source: adapted from English Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors) via kaikki.org (Wiktextract), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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