Translation
kind-hearted, kindly
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Word origin
A compound built inside Esperanto from bona ('good', Latin bonus) and koro ('heart', Latin cor), with the adjective ending. English good-hearted says the same thing with the same two pieces.
- Origin
- Esperanto compound on Latin roots
- Root
- bonus + cor
- English cognates
- bonus, cordial, courage
Examples
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Our neighbour is a kind-hearted and quiet man.
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She is kind to all the children in the street.
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A kind word costs nothing.
A transparent compound: good plus heart plus -a. It is the settled disposition, not the passing behaviour, which is where it parts company with its neighbours. is warm in manner, is correct in manner, and a thoroughly unpleasant person can be both for the length of a dinner party. is a claim about what someone is actually like, and the noun o names the quality itself.
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Word family
Words built on bonkora with Esperanto's affixes. Read each one from its parts.
- bonkoreconoun
kind-heartedness
bonkora-ec-: the quality of being kind-hearted
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 18, lesson 2: bonkora, violono, rivereto and 7 more words.