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kara
English
Etymology
From Punjabi ??? (ka??); see Hindi ???? (ka??, “bracelet”).
Noun
kara (plural karas)
- (Sikhism) A bangle worn by Sikhs, one of the five Ks, to remind them to do God's work.
Anagrams
- arak, rak'a
Balinese
Romanization
kara
- Romanization of ??
- Romanization of ???
Basque
Noun
kara
- allative singular of ka
Cornish
Etymology
From Proto-Brythonic *kar?d. Cognate with Breton karout and Welsh caru.
Verb
kara (irregular)
- to love
Conjugation
Mutation
Esperanto
Etymology
From Italian caro.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?kara/
- Hyphenation: ka?ra
- Rhymes: -ara
- Audio:
Adjective
kara (accusative singular karan, plural karaj, accusative plural karajn)
- dear
Derived terms
Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?k?r?/, [?k?r?]
- Rhymes: -?r?
- Syllabification: ka?ra
Etymology 1
From Proto-Finnic *kara.
Noun
kara
- a dried branch, rib of a leaf or other similar dried part of a plant
- Synonym: karahka
- core (uneaten part of an apple or similar fruit)
- core of a pirn (in a weaving shuttle)
- (machining) spindle
- core (in injection molding)
- spindle (of a door or window handle, etc.)
- pin (a piece of wood, partly inserted inside the wall, that supports the frame of a window or door)
- valve stem
Declension
Derived terms
- omenankara
Etymology 2
Onomatopoeic.
Noun
kara
- Synonym of koskikara (“bird of the genus Cinclus”)
Declension
Etymology 3
Clipping of karamboli.
Noun
kara
- carom billiards, carambole
Declension
Anagrams
- arka
Gothic
Romanization
kara
- Romanization of ????????????????
Hungarian
Etymology
From kar +? -a (possessive suffix).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?k?r?]
- Hyphenation: ka?ra
Noun
kara
- third-person singular single-possession possessive of kar (“faculty; ensemble”)
Usage notes
For the possessive of kar in the sense “arm, lever”, see karja.
Declension
Ido
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?kara/
Adjective
kara
- dear
Japanese
Romanization
kara
- R?maji transcription of ??
Jingpho
Noun
kara
- hair
Karaim
Adjective
kara
- black
References
- dnathan.com
Karao
Noun
kara
- purpose; motive; intention
Latvian
Noun
kara m
- genitive singular form of karš
Lower Sorbian
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle High German karre, ultimately from Latin carrus, from Gaulish karros, from Proto-Celtic *karros (“wagon”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?kara/
Noun
kara f (diminutive karka)
- cart, wagon
Declension
References
- Lower Sorbian vocabulary. In: Haspelmath, M. & Tadmor, U. (eds.) World Loanword Database. Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.
Mapudungun
Noun
kara (using Raguileo Alphabet)
- city
- Synonym: waria
References
- Wixaleyiñ: Mapucezugun-wigkazugun pici hemvlcijka (Wixaleyiñ: Small Mapudungun-Spanish dictionary), Beretta, Marta; Cañumil, Dario; Cañumil, Tulio, 2008.
Nias
Noun
kara (mutated form gara)
- stone
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?k??r?/
Noun
kara n
- definite plural of kar
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²k?(?)r?/
Noun
kara m
- (non-standard since 1983) definite plural of kar
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
kara n
- definite plural of kar
Old Saxon
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *karu. Cognate with Old English caru, Old High German chara (“grief”), Old Norse k?r (“sickbed”), Gothic ???????????????? (kara).
Noun
kara f
- grief, sorrow
- anxiety
Declension
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Oroqen
Adjective
kara
- dark
References
- Whaley, Lindsay & Li, Fengxiang. (1998). The Suffix -Kan in Oroqen. Studies in Language. 22. 447-471. 10.1075/sl.22.2.06wha.
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?ka.ra/
Etymology 1
From Proto-Slavic *kara.
Noun
kara f
- punishment
- penalty, fine
Declension
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the main entry.
Noun
kara
- inflection of karo:
- genitive singular
- nominative/accusative/vocative plural
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the main entry.
Adjective
kara
- feminine nominative/vocative singular of kary
Further reading
- kara in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
- kara in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Rapa Nui
Noun
kara
- wing
Turkish
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish ???? (kara), from Proto-Turkic *kara (“dark, black”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /k????/
Adjective
kara (comparative daha kara, superlative en kara)
- black, dark
- Synonym: siyah
- Antonyms: ak, beyaz
- brunette
- dark skinned
- (figuratively) evil, wicked, villainous
- (figuratively, archaic) courageous
Declension
Descendants
- ? Adyghe: ????? (q?r?)
Noun
kara (definite accusative karay?, plural karalar)
- black
- Synonym: siyah
- Antonym: ak
- land, field
- Antonym: deniz
- (archaic) north
Declension
Coordinate terms
- (compass points)
See also
Veps
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
kara
- bay, inlet
Inflection
References
- Zajceva, N. G.; Mullonen, M. I. (2007) , “?????”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovar? [New Russian–Veps Dictionary], Petrozavodsk: Periodika
Wanyi
Noun
kara
- country
- stone
References
- Mary Laughren, Rob Pensalfini, Tom Mylne, Accounting for verb-initial order in an Australian language, in Verb First: On the syntax of verb-initial languages (2005)
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karat
English
Alternative forms
- carat (Commonwealth)
Etymology
From Middle English carat, from Middle French carat, from Medieval Latin carratus. Doublet of ceratium.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?kæ?.?t/
- Homophones: carat, carrot
- (weak vowel merger) Homophone: caret
- Rhymes: -æ??t
Noun
karat (plural karats)
- (US) A unit of fineness or concentration of gold equalling 1/24 part of gold in an alloy.
Abbreviations
- kt
Translations
Anagrams
- Katar, katar, rak'at, tarka
Cebuano
Adjective
karat
- (electronics) distorted
- (electronics) having poor reception
Verb
karat
- (electronics) to distort; make distortions; interfere; jam
Finnish
Noun
karat
- Nominative plural form of kara.
Anagrams
- karta, rakat
Indonesian
Etymology 1
Unknown. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?karat??]
- Hyphenation: ka?rat
Noun
karat (plural karat-karat, first-person possessive karatku, second-person possessive karatmu, third-person possessive karatnya)
- rust:
- the deteriorated state of iron or steel as a result of moisture and oxidation.
- a similar substance based on another metal (usually with qualification, such as "copper rust").
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Dutch karaat, from Middle French carat, from Italian carato, from Arabic ???????? (q?r??, “carat”) (and meaning other small units as well, such as an inch), from Ancient Greek ???????? (kerátion, “carob seed”), diminutive form of ????? (kéras, “horn”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?karat??]
- Hyphenation: ka?rat
Noun
karat (plural karat-karat, first-person possessive karatku, second-person possessive karatmu, third-person possessive karatnya)
- carat:
- a unit of weight for precious stones and pearls, equivalent to 200 milligrams.
- a measure of the purity of gold, pure gold being 24 carats.
- quality
- Synonyms: mutu, nilai
Further reading
- “karat” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.
Kapampangan
Noun
karát
- (noun) coitus, sexual intercourse
Verb
karát
- (vulgar) to fuck, to copulate
Kavalan
Noun
karat
- coral; coral reef
Latvian
Verb
karat
- 2nd person plural present indicative form of k?rt
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?ka.rat/
Noun
karat m inan
- carat (unit of weight for precious stones and pearls)
- karat, carat (measure of the purity of gold)