קורווע
Yiddish
[ˈkurvə]
noun
Definitions
- whore, prostitute occupation
- (pejorative) slut, strumpet, trollop
Etymology
Derived from Polish kurwa (whore) derived from Proto-Slavic *kury (whore).
Origin
Proto-Slavic
*kury
Gloss
whore
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- kurewstwo Polish
- kurwa Polish
- skurwysyn Polish
- zajekurwabiście Polish
- *kury Proto-Slavic
- kurva Czech
- kurba Serbo-Croatian
- kurva Serbo-Croatian
- курва Serbo-Croatian
- курва Bulgarian
- kurvë Albanian
- курва Macedonian
- kurva Slovak
- курва Belarusian
- kurba Slovene
- kurva Slovene
- курва Old East Slavic
- kurwa Upper Sorbian
- kùrwa Kashubian