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English

Noun

kar (plural kars)

1. (marketing, in product names) Deliberate misspelling of car.
   • 1989, International Shrine Clowns Association, page 26:

     In the fifties the need for a Klown vehicle was evident and a King Midget Frame was acquired and a Klown Kar was added.

Anagrams

• AKR, Ark, Ark., RAK, RKA, ark, kra

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch kar, from Middle Dutch carre, from Latin carrus or the mediaeval variant carra, from Gaulish carros.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kar/

Noun

kar (plural karre, diminutive karretjie)

1. cart
2. car, automobile

Synonyms

• wa

Albanian

Etymology

According to Orel, borrowed from Romani kar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ka?]
• IPA^(key): [ka?] (Gheg)

Noun

kar m (indefinite plural kar, definite singular kari, definite plural karet)

1. (anatomy) penis
2. (slang, vulgar) cock, dick

Declension

Derived terms

• karuc m (diminutive)

Synonyms

• penis m (chiefly formal)
• bile m
• luc m (childish)
• karuc m (colloquial, slightly vulgar, diminutive)
• dërrasë f (vulgar)
• hu m (vulgar)

References

Azerbaijani

Etymology

From Persian ??? (kar).

Adjective

kar (comparative daha kar, superlative ?n kar)

1. deaf
2. (phonetics, of a consonant) voiceless

Antonyms

• (of a consonant): cingiltili

Breton

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?k??r/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Brythonic *kar, from Proto-Celtic *karants.

Noun

kar m (plural kerent)

1. relative

Mutation

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Noun

kar

1. Hard mutation of gar.

Mutation

Chuukese

Adjective

kar

1. hot

Czech

Noun

kar m

1. cirque

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse ker.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka/, [k??]
• Rhymes: -ar

Noun

kar n (singular definite karret, plural indefinite kar)

1. vessel
2. trough

Inflection

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch carre, from Latin carrus or the mediaeval variant carra, from Gaulish carros. Doublet of ros.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k?r/
• Hyphenation: kar
• Rhymes: -?r

Noun

kar f (plural karren, diminutive karretje n)

1. A cart.
2. Any wheeled vehicle, in particular a car or truck.

Derived terms

• golfkar
• handkar
• hondenkar
• huifkar
• karren
• karrenvracht
• ossenkar
• racekar
• sleepkar
• steekkar
• strijdkar

Descendants

• Afrikaans: kar

Elfdalian

Noun

kar n

1. tub, bathtub

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?k?r]
• Rhymes: -?r

Etymology 1

From a Turkic language.

Noun

kar (plural karok)

2. arm (upper limb of a human or animal)
3. lever (a rod with one end fixed, which can be pulled to trigger or control a mechanical device)
4. crank (bent piece of an axle used to impart a rotation to a mechanical device)
5. (only with the suffix -ban (“in”), often preceded by jó (“good”) or rossz (“bad”)) condition (the state or quality; the health status of a medical patient)

Declension

Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Latin chorus.

Noun

kar (plural karok)

2. faculty (scholarly staff at colleges or universities; usually preceded by the adjective denoting the members, e.g. tanári kar (“teaching staff”))
3. faculty (department at a university, e.g. that of arts, science, or law)

   Meronym: tanszék

4. a group of people performing together (choir, chorus, chorus line, ensemble, etc.)

   Hyponyms: énekkar, tánckar, zenekar

Declension

Derived terms

Usage notes

These two nouns are almost completely homonymous except for the third person single-object possessive forms and all multiple-object possessive forms, the first one (with the sense "arm") having an extra -j- between the root and the possessive ending.

Further reading

• (arm, lever): kar in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh: A magyar nyelv értelmez? szótára (’The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: ?ISBN
• (faculty; ensemble): kar in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh: A magyar nyelv értelmez? szótára (’The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: ?ISBN

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k?a?r/
• Rhymes: -a?r

Etymology 1

From Danish kar, from Old Norse ker. Doublet of ker. Cognate with Swedish kar.

Noun

kar n (genitive singular kars, nominative plural kör)

1. tub

Declension

Derived terms

• baðkar

Etymology 2

From English car.

Noun

kar n (genitive singular kars, nominative plural kör)

1. (colloquial, North America) car, automobile

Declension

Synonyms

• bíll

Related terms

• (colloquial, North American) strítkar (“streetcar”)

K'iche'

Noun

kar

1. fish

Latvian

Verb

kar

1. 2nd person singular present indicative form of k?rt
2. 3rd person singular present indicative form of k?rt
3. 3rd person plural present indicative form of k?rt
4. 2nd person singular imperative form of k?rt
5. (with the particle lai) 3rd person singular imperative form of k?rt
6. (with the particle lai) 3rd person plural imperative form of k?rt

Ngarrindjeri

Pronoun

kar

1. they

Northern Kurdish

Noun

kar m

1. work, labor

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Old Norse karl, from Proto-Germanic *karilaz.

Noun

kar m (definite singular karen, indefinite plural karer, definite plural karene)

1. a bloke, chap, fellow, guy, man

Usage notes

• Between 1938 and 1983, kara was a co-standard definite plural form. The form is now considered dialectal. This morphological peculiarity was shared with a choice other masculine nouns: gamp, gutt, hest, and tupp.

Derived terms

• ågerkar

Etymology 2

From Danish kar, from Old Norse ker, in the sense of blood vessels influenced by Latin vas

Noun

kar n (definite singular karet, indefinite plural kar, definite plural kara or karene)

1. a container, vessel, tub, vat
2. a (fish) trap (e.g. for salmon)
3. a pier (for a bridge)
4. a vessel, artery, tube in a body or plant

Derived terms

• badekar
• blodkar
• brokar

References

• “kar” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “kar_1” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
• “kar_2” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k??r/ (example of pronunciation)

Etymology 1

From Old Norse karl, from Proto-Germanic *karilaz. Doublet of kall.

Noun

kar m (definite singular karen, indefinite plural karar, definite plural karane)

1. a bloke, chap, fellow, guy, man
2. Synonyms: fyr, mann, type

Etymology 2

From Old Norse ker, from Proto-Germanic *kaz?. Doublet of kjer.

Noun

kar n (definite singular karet, indefinite plural kar, definite plural kara)

1. a vessel, tub (container of liquid or other substance)

Derived terms

• badekar
• blodkar

References

• “kar” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Anagrams

• ark, kra, rak

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kar/

Noun

kar f

1. genitive plural of kara

Noun

kar n

1. genitive plural of karo

Romani

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

kar m (plural kara)

1. (anatomy) penis

Descendants

• ? Albanian: kar

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse ker, from Proto-Germanic *kaz?.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k??r/
• Homophone: karl

Noun

kar n

1. tub
2. bathtub

Declension

Synonyms

• (bathtub): badkar

Anagrams

• ark, rak

References

• kar in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• kar in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• kar in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• kar in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English car.

Noun

kar

1. car

Synonyms

• ka

Turkish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka?/

Etymology 1

From Ottoman Turkish ???? (“snow”), from Old Turkic ????????? (kar, “snow”), from Proto-Turkic *k?r, *Ki?r (“snow”). Compare Proto-Mongolic *karig (“strong coldness”).

Noun

kar (definite accusative kar?, plural karlar)

1. snow

Declension

Derived terms

See also

• kâr
• ya?mur

Further reading

• kar in Turkish dictionaries at Türk Dil Kurumu

Etymology 2

Verb

kar

1. second-person singular imperative of karmak

Uzbek

Etymology

From Persian ??? (kar).

Adjective

kar (comparative karroq, superlative eng kar)

1. deaf

Derived terms

• karlik

West Frisian

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

kar c (plural karren)

1. choice

Derived terms

• foarkar

Further reading

• “kar”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011

Zazaki

Noun

kar

1. (grammar) verb

Synonyms

• fiil

English

Pronunciation

• enPR: jär
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /d???/, [d????(?)]
  • (General American) IPA^(key): /d???/, [d????]
  • (General Australian) IPA^(key): /d???/, [d????(?)]
• Rhymes: -??(?)

Etymology 1

From Middle English jarre (“jar”), from Medieval Latin jarra, or from Middle French jarre (“liquid measure”) (from Old French jare; modern French jarre (“earthenware jar”)), or from Spanish jarra, jarro (“jug, pitcher; mug, stein”), all from Arabic ??????? (jarra, “earthen receptacle”).

The word is cognate with Italian giara (“jar; crock”), Occitan jarro, Portuguese jarra, jarro (“jug; ewer, pitcher”).

The verb is derived from the noun.

Noun

jar (plural jars)

1. (originally) An earthenware container, either with two or no handles, for holding oil, water, wine, etc., or used for burial. [from late 16th c.]
3. A small, approximately cylindrical container, normally made of clay or glass, for holding fruit, preserves, etc., or for ornamental purposes.

   Synonyms: cruse, pot
4. A jar and its contents; as much as fills such a container; a jarful.

Hyponyms

Derived terms

• jamjar
• jarful

Related terms

• jorum (possibly related)

Translations

Verb

jar (third-person singular simple present jars, present participle jarring, simple past and past participle jarred)

1. (transitive) To preserve (food) in a jar.

   Synonym: bottle

Translations

Etymology 2

Perhaps imitative; the noun is derived from the verb.

Noun

jar (countable and uncountable, plural jars)

1. (countable) A clashing or discordant set of sounds, particularly with a quivering or vibrating quality.
2. (countable, also figuratively) A quivering or vibrating movement or sensation resulting from something being shaken or struck.

   Synonym: jolt
3. (countable, by extension) A sense of alarm or dismay.
4. (countable) The effect of something contradictory or discordant; a clash.
5. (countable, now rare) A disagreement, a dispute, a quarrel; (uncountable) contention, discord; quarrelling.

Verb

jar (third-person singular simple present jars, present participle jarring, simple past and past participle jarred)

1. (transitive) To knock, shake, or strike sharply, especially causing a quivering or vibrating movement.
2. (transitive) To harm or injure by such action.
3. (transitive, figuratively) To shock or surprise.

4. (transitive, figuratively) To act in disagreement or opposition, to clash, to be at odds with; to interfere; to dispute, to quarrel.
5. (transitive, intransitive) To (cause something to) give forth a rudely tremulous or quivering sound; to (cause something to) sound discordantly or harshly.
6. (intransitive) To quiver or vibrate due to being shaken or struck.
7. (intransitive, figuratively) Of the appearance, form, style, etc., of people and things: to look strangely different; to stand out awkwardly from its surroundings; to be incongruent.

Derived terms

• jarring (adjective)

Translations

Notes

References

Further reading

• jar on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• JRA, Raj, ajr, raj

Blagar

Noun

jar

1. water

References

• Antoinette Schapper, The Papuan Languages of Timor, Alor and Pantar: Volume 1 (2014), p. 177

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?jar]

Noun

jar

1. genitive plural of jaro

North Frisian

Pronoun

jar

1. them
2. their

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

jar m (definite singular jaren, indefinite plural jarer, definite plural jarene)

1. form removed with the spelling reform of 2005; superseded by jare

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

jar m (definite singular jaren, indefinite plural jarar, definite plural jarane)

1. alternative form of jare

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *j?r

Noun

j?r n

1. year

Descendants

• Middle Dutch: jâer
  • Dutch: jaar
    • Afrikaans: jaar
    • ? Sranan Tongo: yari
  • Limburgish: jaor
  • West Flemish: joar

Further reading

• “j?r”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

Old Frisian

Noun

j?r n

1. Alternative form of j?r (“year”)

Inflection

Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *j?r, from Proto-Germanic *j?r?, from Proto-Indo-European *yeh?-.

Noun

j?r n

1. year

Descendants

• Middle High German: j?r
  • Alemannic German: Jòòr, Jààr

    Swabian: Joar, Johr

    Sathmar Swabian: Johr

  • Bavarian:

    Cimbrian: djar

    Mòcheno: jor

  • Central Franconian: Johr

    Hunsrik: Joher

  • German: Jahr
  • Luxembourgish: Joer
  • Rhine Franconian:

    Pennsylvania German: Yaahr

  • Vilamovian: jür
  • Yiddish: ????? (yor)

Old Saxon

Alternative forms

• g?r

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *j?r, from Proto-Germanic *j?r?, from Proto-Indo-European *yeh?-.

Noun

j?r n

1. year

Declension

Descendants

• Middle Low German: jâr, jaer
  • German Low German: Jahr, Johr

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jar/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *jar?.

Noun

jar m inan

1. (archaic) spring (season)

Declension

Related terms

• (adjectives) jary, jarowy

Etymology 2

From Ukrainian ?? (jar), from a Turkic language.

Noun

jar m inan

1. (geography) ravine, canyon

Declension

Related terms

• (adjective) jarowy

Further reading

• jar in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *žar?.

Noun

jar n (plural jaruri)

1. burning coals
2. intense heat, fire, glow

Synonyms

• (intense heat): ar?i??, dogoare, c?ldur? mare

Derived terms

• jari?te

See also

• c?rbune
• foc

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *jar?, from Proto-Indo-European *yeh?ros, from *yeh?r-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jâ?r/

Noun

j?r m (Cyrillic spelling ????)

1. (archaic, Croatia) spring
2. swelter, intense heat (also figuratively)

Quotations

• For quotations using this term, see Citations:jar.

Semai

Etymology

From Proto-Mon-Khmer *?ar? (“quick; to run”).

Verb

jar

1. to run

Derived terms

• jerjar
• je'nar

See also

• deeq (“to run away”)

References

Slovak

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *jar?/*jaro, from Proto-Indo-European *yeh?ros, from *yeh?r-. Cognate with Serbo-Croatian ???/jar, dialectal Bulgarian and Russian ??? (jara). Non-Slavic cognates include Gothic ???????????? (j?r, “year”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?jar/

Noun

jar f (genitive singular jari, nominative plural jari, genitive plural jarí, declension pattern of kos?)

1. spring (season)

Declension

Derived terms

• jarný

See also

• (seasons) ro?né obdobie; jar, jese?, leto, zima ^{(Category: sk:Seasons)}

Further reading

• jar in Slovak dictionaries at korpus.sk

Somali

Verb

jar

1. to cut

Tz'utujil

Alternative forms

• ja

Article

jar

1. the