Wikipedia / Kuru
Wikipedia / Kuru
Kuru may refer to:
Anthropology and history
Kuru (disease), a type of transmissible spongiform encephalopathy associated with the cannibalistic funeral practices of the Fore people
Kuru (mythology), part of Meitei mythology
Kuru kingdom, a powerful Indo-Aryan tribe and kingdom during the Vedic period (Early Iron Age)
King Kuru (Vedic Hindu era), the imputed ancestral king of Indo-Aryan Kuru tribe
Kuru (sport), a traditional Bhutanese sport
Kuru, also called sintak, a traditional game of stones from the Philippines
Places
Kuru River, a river in South Sudan
Kuru, Finland, former municipality, now part of Ylöjärvi
Kuru, Iran, a village in Isfahan province
Kuru, Nigeria, a town in the middle belt
Kuru, Ida-Viru County, village in Alutaguse Parish, Ida-Viru County, Estonia
Kuru, Lääne-Viru County, village in Tapa Parish, Lääne-Viru County, Estonia
Kuru block, a community development block in Jharkhand, India
Kuru, Lohardaga, a village in Jhankhand, India
Transport
, an Australian patrol boat operational between 1938 and 1943
S/S Kuru, a Finnish lake steamer
People
Kuru (musician) (born 2005), American rapper and record producer
Ahmet Kuru (born 1982), Turkish footballer
Ayşe Kuru (born 1974), Turkish footballer
Bartoloměj Kuru (born 1987), Austrian footballer
Büşra Kuru (born 2001), German-born Turkish women's footballer
Taygun Kuru (born 1990), Turkish-German footballer
Uğur Arslan Kuru (born 1989), Turkish footballer
Kuruvilla Pandikattu (born 1957), Indian philosopher
Other uses
Kuru (film), a Japanese supernatural horror film
KURU (FM), a radio station (89.1 FM) licensed to serve Silver City, New Mexico, United States
Kuru kulla, a species of dromaeosaurid theropods
See also
Kurukshetra (disambiguation), Kuru (ancient Indian tribe) + kshetra (region), city and historical region in India
Kurultai, a political and military council of ancient Mongol and Turkic chiefs and khans