different between kor vs kar

English

Etymology

From Hebrew ?????

Noun

kor (plural kors)

1. (historical units of measure) Alternative form of cor: a former Hebrew and Phoenician unit of volume.
   • 2002, Don Victor Bovey, In Touch With Eternity, page 161,

     Solomon responded by committing 20,000 kors of pure oil and 20,000 kors of wheat in annual payments. A kor of oil is an ancient Hebrew unit of liquid of about 58 gallons. A kor of wheat is equal to 6.25 bushels.

Anagrams

• OKR, ROK, ork, rok

Azerbaijani

Etymology

From Persian ????.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [k?or?]

Adjective

kor (comparative daha kor, superlative ?n kor)

1. blind

See also

• kar (“deaf”)

Cornish

Noun

kor f (singulative koren)

1. wax

Crimean Gothic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *kurn?, from Proto-Indo-European *?r?Hnóm.

Noun

kor

1. wheat
   • 1562, Ogier Ghiselin de Busbecq:

     Kor. Triticum.

Danish

Etymology

From Old Norse kórr, from Latin chorus, from Ancient Greek ????? (khorós).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ko?r/, [k?o???]
• Rhymes: -o???

Noun

kor n (singular definite koret, plural indefinite kor)

1. choir (singing group)
2. chancel, choir (part of church housing the altar)

Declension

Further reading

• “kor” in Den Danske Ordbog

Dutch

Etymology

From earlier korre, from earlier korde.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

kor f (plural korren, diminutive korretje n)

1. A trawl, a dragnet used for trawling over or close to the seabed.

Derived terms

• boomkor
• korren
• pulskor

German

Verb

kor

1. first/third-person singular preterite of kiesen

Hungarian

Etymology

Borrowed from a Turkic language before the times of the Hungarian conquest of the Carpathian Basin (at the turn of the 9th and 10th centuries).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?kor]
• Rhymes: -or

Noun

kor (plural korok)

1. age (a certain period of time in the life of an individual)

2. age (a great period in the history of the Earth)

3. (geology) epoch

Declension

The multiple-possession forms are practically nonexistent; the form korai coincides with another lexeme.

Derived terms

References

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch koor (“choir”), from Middle Dutch côor, from Latin chorus. Cognate with Afrikaans koor, English choir.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?k?r/
• Hyphenation: kor

Noun

kor (first-person possessive korku, second-person possessive kormu, third-person possessive kornya)

1. (music) choir, vocal ensemble.

   Synonym: paduan suara

Further reading

• “kor” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.

Kamta

Verb

kor (kor)

1. do

Conjugation

Lun Bawang

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kor/

Noun

kor

1. A chorus.

Matal

Verb

kor

1. to have, gain

Derived terms

• makoray

References

Northern Kurdish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ko??/
• Rhymes: -o??

Adjective

kor (comparative kortir, superlative herî kor)

1. blind

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Old Norse kórr, from Latin chorus (“chorus”), from Ancient Greek ????? (khorós, “dance ring, chorus, choir, band of singers and dancers”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *??er- (“catch”) or Proto-Indo-European *??oros.

Noun

kor n (definite singular koret, indefinite plural kor, definite plural kora or korene)

1. choir (singing group)
2. chancel, choir (part of church housing the altar)

Derived terms

• kordirigent
• korsanger

Etymology 2

Adverb

kor

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

References

• “kor” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Old Norse hvar.

Pronunciation

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

Adverb

kor

1. how

   Kor mykje skal du ha?

   How much do you want?

2. where

   Kor er alle saman?

   Where is everybody?

Etymology 2

From Old Norse kórr, from Latin chorus, from Ancient Greek ????? (khorós, “company of dancers or singers”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

kor n (definite singular koret, indefinite plural kor, definite plural kora)

1. choir (singing group)
2. chancel, choir (part of church housing the altar)

Derived terms

• kordirigent

References

• “kor” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ku?r/

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the main entry.

Noun

kor

1. indefinite plural of ko

Etymology 2

From Old Swedish kor, from Old Norse kórr, from Latin chorus, from Ancient Greek ????? (khorós).

Noun

kor n

1. chancel, choir, the part of a church housing the altar
2. (dated) a choir (group of singing people)

Declension

Related terms

(in church architecture):

(singing):

References

• kor in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• kor in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

• ork

Tocharian B

Etymology

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

Noun

kor

1. throat

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish ???? (qor, “glowing coal, ember”), from Proto-Turkic *k?r (“glowing coals”). Akin to köz (“ember”).

Noun

kor (definite accusative koru, plural korlar)

1. ember

Declension

See also

• cüruf
• köz

Volapük

Noun

kor (nominative plural kors)

1. choir

Declension

Zazaki

Etymology

Related to Persian ???? (kur).

Adjective

kor

1. blind

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