sora

[ sawr-uh, sohr-uh ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a small, short-billed rail, Porzana carolina, of marshy areas of North America.

sora

/ ˈsɔːrə /

a North American rail, Porzana carolina, with a greyish-brown plumage and yellow bill

Origin of sora¹

An Americanism dating back to 1695–1705; origin uncertain

Origin of sora¹

C18: of unknown origin

Sora's Chinese name has more than 41 million page hits on Google, exceeding that of Mao Zedong, Yao Ming, or Confucius.

Sora is not just hot in China, but also surprisingly popular.

Sora has been publicly practicing her Chinese calligraphy and studying Mandarin.

“Sora is so popular because she has really communicated with Chinese netizens,” says Hecaitou, an influential Chinese blogger.

So the rise of Japanese adult film actress Sora Aoi is all the more remarkable.

Two species are known only as migrants, and the status of one, the Sora Rail, is uncertain.

The president of the college of Sora was the second in rank in the Judo-Babylonian community.

On festive occasions, the head of the college of Sora sat at the right side of the Exilarch.

It put itself on an equal footing with the sister academy of Sora, and its presidents likewise assumed the title of Gaon.

Their object was to make the school of Pumbeditha of greater importance, and the academy at Sora declined more and more.

April 18, 2024petrichor

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