different between kar vs knar
kar
English
Noun
kar (plural kars)
- (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.
- 1989, International Shrine Clowns Association, page 26:
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)
- cart
- 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)
- (anatomy) penis
- (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)
- deaf
- (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)
- relative
Mutation
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the main entry.
Noun
kar
- Hard mutation of gar.
Mutation
Chuukese
Adjective
kar
- hot
Czech
Noun
kar m
- cirque
Danish
Etymology
From Old Norse ker.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ka/, [k??]
- Rhymes: -ar
Noun
kar n (singular definite karret, plural indefinite kar)
- vessel
- 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)
- A cart.
- 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
- 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)
- arm (upper limb of a human or animal)
- lever (a rod with one end fixed, which can be pulled to trigger or control a mechanical device)
- crank (bent piece of an axle used to impart a rotation to a mechanical device)
- (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)
- faculty (scholarly staff at colleges or universities; usually preceded by the adjective denoting the members, e.g. tanári kar (“teaching staff”))
- faculty (department at a university, e.g. that of arts, science, or law)
- Meronym: tanszék
- 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)
- tub
Declension
Derived terms
- baðkar
Etymology 2
From English car.
Noun
kar n (genitive singular kars, nominative plural kör)
- (colloquial, North America) car, automobile
Declension
Synonyms
- bíll
Related terms
- (colloquial, North American) strítkar (“streetcar”)
K'iche'
Noun
kar
- fish
Latvian
Verb
kar
- 2nd person singular present indicative form of k?rt
- 3rd person singular present indicative form of k?rt
- 3rd person plural present indicative form of k?rt
- 2nd person singular imperative form of k?rt
- (with the particle lai) 3rd person singular imperative form of k?rt
- (with the particle lai) 3rd person plural imperative form of k?rt
Ngarrindjeri
Pronoun
kar
- they
Northern Kurdish
Noun
kar m
- 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)
- 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)
- a container, vessel, tub, vat
- a (fish) trap (e.g. for salmon)
- a pier (for a bridge)
- 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)
- a bloke, chap, fellow, guy, man
- 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)
- 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
- genitive plural of kara
Noun
kar n
- 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)
- (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
- tub
- 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
- 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)
- snow
Declension
Derived terms
See also
- kâr
- ya?mur
Further reading
- kar in Turkish dictionaries at Türk Dil Kurumu
Etymology 2
Verb
kar
- second-person singular imperative of karmak
Uzbek
Etymology
From Persian ??? (kar).
Adjective
kar (comparative karroq, superlative eng kar)
- 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)
- choice
Derived terms
- foarkar
Further reading
- “kar”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011
Zazaki
Noun
kar
- (grammar) verb
Synonyms
- fiil
kar From the web:
- what karat is pure gold
- what kardashian are you
- what karen means
- what karat gold is best
- what karat is dental gold
- what karma means
- what kardashians had covid
- what karate kid actor died
knar
English
Alternative forms
- knaur
Etymology
From Middle English knarre (“a crag; twisted rock; knot in wood”), probably from Old English *cnearra, which could be related to cnotta.
Cognate with Dutch knar, knor (“gnarl, knot”), German Low German Knurre, Knur (“knot in wood”), German Knorren (“knot in wood”). Related also to English knurl and gnarl.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /n??(?)/
- (US) IPA(key): /n??/, [n??], [n??]
- Rhymes: -??(?)
Noun
knar (plural knars)
- A knot or burl in a tree; a knurl, a gnarl.
Synonyms
- burl, gnarl, knot, knurl
Related terms
- gnarl, knurl
References
Anagrams
- ARNK, Karn, karn, kran, nark, rank
Danish
Alternative forms
- knor (dated), knarr
Etymology
From Old Danish knar, from Old Norse kn?rr.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?k?n???]
Noun
knar c (singular definite knaren or knarren, plural indefinite knarer or knarrer)
- (dated) Alternative form of knarr
Inflection
References
- “knar” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog
Dutch
Etymology
Variant of knor.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kn?r/
- Hyphenation: knar
- Rhymes: -?r
Noun
knar m (plural knarren, diminutive knarretje n)
- (informal, often with pleonastic attribute "oude") old geezer, oldtimer
- (informal) bonce, head
Norwegian Bokmål
Verb
knar
- present of kna
knar From the web:
- what's knaresborough like
- what gnar mean
- what knarl means
- knaresborough what to do
- knaresborough what tier
- knaresborough what to see
- knaresborough what's on guide
- what does gnarly mean