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coir

Meaning of "coir" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD COIR

From Malayalam kāyar rope, from kāyaru to be twisted.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF COIR

kɔɪə


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF COIR

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Coir is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES COIR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Coir

Coir /ˈkɔɪr/ is a natural fibre extracted from the husk of coconut and used in products such as floor mats, doormats, brushes, mattresses, etc. Technically, coir is the fibrous material found between the hard, internal shell and the outer coat of a coconut. Other uses of brown coir are in upholstery padding, sacking and horticulture. White coir, harvested from unripe coconuts, is used for making finer brushes, string, rope and fishing nets.

Definition of coir in the English dictionary

The definition of coir in the dictionary is the fibre prepared from the husk of the coconut, used in making rope and matting.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH COIR

annoyer · Breuer · cherimoya · deployer · destroyer · dianoia · employer · enjoyer · Goya · hoya · loir · metanoia · metasequoia · multiemployer · oyer · paranoia · sequoia · soya · stroyer · toyer

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE COIR

coinstantaneous · coinsurance · coinsure · coinsurer · cointer · Cointreau · coinvent · coinventor · coinvestigator · coinvestor · coir matting · Coire · coistrel · coit · coital · coitally · coition · coitional · coitus · coitus interruptus

WORDS THAT END LIKE COIR

abattoir · au revoir · Beauvoir · boudoir · choir · couloir · de Beauvoir · devoir · Eure-et-Loir · film noir · gospel choir · grattoir · memoir · noir · Pinot Noir · preach to the choir · Renoir · reservoir · terroir · trottoir

Synonyms and antonyms of coir in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «coir» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF COIR

Find out the translation of coir to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of coir from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «coir» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

椰壳
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

coco
570 millions of speakers
en

English

coir
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

कॉयर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

جوز الهند
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

кокосовое волокно
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

coco
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

ছোবড়া
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

coco
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Coir
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Kokos
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

コイア
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

야자 껍질의 섬유
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Coir
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

xơ dừa
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

தென்னை
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

कॉयर
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

Hindistan cevizi lifi
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

cocco
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

z włókna kokosowego
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

кокосове волокно
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

nucă de cocos
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κοκοφοίνικα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

cocos
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kokos
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kokos
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of coir

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «COIR»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of coir
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about coir

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COIR»

Discover the use of coir in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to coir and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Coir
This Is A Novel Of Epic Magnitude, Unfolds The History Of Kuttanadad Over Two Centuries Mainly Through The Tragic And Tragi-Comic Naratives Of Several Families Through Several Generations, Tracing Its Evolution From A Feudal Society To Its ...
Takal̲i Śivaśaṅkarapiḷḷa, 1997
2
Best of Growing Edge: Popular Hydroponics and Gardening for ...
Obviously, any amendment that increases the aeration of the media will have the effect of decreasing the water-holding capacity, and this must be taken into account. Coir by itself is a good plant growth media but is best suited to systems that ...
Tom Alexander, Amy Knutson, 2000
3
Bridging the Gap Between Engineering and the Global World: A ...
A Case Study of the Coconut (coir) Fiber Industry in Kerala, India Shobha K. Bhatia, Shobha Krishna Bhatia, Jennifer Lynn Smith. India does, they have been steadily gaining in the market share of coir yarn exports in recent years, although the ...
Shobha K. Bhatia, Shobha Krishna Bhatia, Jennifer Lynn Smith, 2008
4
Geosynthetics in Civil and Environmental Engineering: ...
For the experimental work natural fiber, coir, at fiber content of 1% (by dry weight) has been used. Direct shear test, unconfined compression test have been performed without and with coir fiber. Centrifuge tests have been performed on fly ash ...
Guang-xin Li, Yunmin Chen, Xiaowu Tang, 2009
5
Modernisation and Employment: The Coir Industry in Kerala
This Book About The Coir Industry In Kerala Contasins 7 Chapters - Including Conclusions - Appendices Index - Tables - Figures - Maps.
T. M. Thomas Isaac, P. A. van Stuijvenberg, K. N. Nair, 1992
6
Industrial Applications of Natural Fibres: Structure, ...
Reproduced with permission from N.S. Nawaratne, Use of coir fibre as a raw material for geotextiles, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka, 2002. Class intervals of initial modulus in cN/tex Frequency 100–300 153 300–500 205 500–700 113 ...
Jörg Müssig, 2010
7
Committees and Commissions in India, 1947-73: 1977 (4 v.)
CONTENTS Introduction; Production; Demand for Coir Rope; Prospects for Development; Factors; Standardisation; General Recommendations; Conclusions and Recommendations: Appendices I to V. RECOMMENDATIONS ( 1) Although ...
8
Hospital Administration And Human Resource Management 4Th Ed.
Manohar, J. — In these appeals from a judgement of the Full Bench of the Kerala High Court, we have to examine whether the appellant Coir Board is an industry as defined in the Industrial Disputes Act. The appellant Coir Board, Ernakulam, ...
Goyal, 2005
9
Pratiyogita Darpan
(ii) India is the largest coir producer in the world which contributes more than 80 % of the total world production of coir fibre. The coir sector in India is very diverse and involves households, co-operatives, NGOs, manufacturers and exporters.
10
Advances in Life Sciences
CHATPER 45 Decomposition Of Coir Pith Using Vermiculture, Fungal Inoculant And Amendments  RK. Das, D.P. Rout, M.K. Jena & S. Mohanty Department of Soil Science & Agricultural Chemistry Orissa University of Agriculture ...
Arvind Kumar, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COIR»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term coir is used in the context of the following news items.
1
UK coir supplier partners in Hungarian grower training centre
All crops are grown in Cocogreen coir substrates. Hungarian paprika and tomato crops have traditionally been grown in the soil, in unheated ... «Horticulture Week, Jul 15»
2
Sack minister in cheque bounce case: BJP
The orders had been placed with the Karnataka State Coir Development Corporation Limited (KSCDCL) which had fixed the cost of mattress at ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
3
DA okays P28.8 million worth of PRDP projects
The DA said in a statement that the approved projects include the establishment of processing facilities for coir and coir byproducts—proposed ... «Business Mirror, Jul 15»
4
Now, a bed and pillow scam in Karnataka
The government had struck the deal with the Karnataka Coir Development Board (KCDB) to purchase the beds and pillows in July 2014. «India Today, Jul 15»
5
HLL Group launches HMA to meet growing demand of management …
Adoor Prakash, minister for revenue and coir, government of Kerala, inaugurated the new office of HMA at Keston Road Kowdiar. “The country ... «pharmabiz.com, Jul 15»
6
The Hindu Crossword 11440
18 Nun's cap's made mostly from coir by female (4). 19 I, in Germany, followed soldiers with Indian martial art technique (3,3). 21 Triumph over ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»
7
From famine relief to being lifeline of Madras | Chennai NYOOOZ
Cargo carried was mainly grains, charcoal, chunnam shells and fire wood southwards while the cargo northwards was coconuts, coir, palmyra ... «NYOOOZ, Jul 15»
8
Briefs: Bulldogs are next
Harry Coir, Eric Vernier, Josh Ruest and Shelly Cruickshank all went 2-3. For Tire, Ashley Virage went 3-3. Ryan Poapst, Bronson Bergeron ... «Standard Freeholder, Jul 15»
9
HLL Group launches HLL Management Academy (HMA)
Adoor Prakash, Minister for Revenue and Coir, Government of Kerala, inaugurated the new office for HMA at Keston Road Kowdiar. «Financial Express, Jul 15»
10
Living shorelines help return waterfront land to its original state
What looks so natural now required work such as bringing in tons of rock to stabilize parts of the shoreline, placing coir logs in some places and ... «The Virginian-Pilot, Jul 15»
REFERENCE
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