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hora en · NOUN · etymology 1

Etymology

From Hebrew הוֹרָה (hóra), Yiddish האָרע (hore), and Romanian horă, from Turkish hora, probably from Greek χορός (chorós, “dance”). Doublet of choir, chorus, and quire.

Meanings

1. A circle dance popular in the Balkans, Israel and Yiddish culture worldwide.

Forms

Translations (16)

pl hora (circle dance) · tr hora (circle dance) · ro horă (circle dance) · bg хоро (circle dance) · fa پنزه (circle dance) · he הוֹרָה (circle dance) · fi hora (circle dance) · sh коло (circle dance) · ru хо́ра (circle dance) · sh oro (circle dance) · sh kolo (circle dance) · yi האָרע (circle dance) · mk оро (circle dance) · hu hóra (circle dance) · yi הורה (circle dance) · sh оро (circle dance)

wikidata: Q653485

hora en · NOUN · etymology 2

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit होरा (horā, “hour”). Doublet of hour and year.

Meanings

1. (uncountable) A branch of traditional Indian astrology, dealing with the finer points of predictive methods.