-कार

Hindi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit -कार (-kāra). Perhaps, also influenced by Persian کار (kâr).

Suffix

-कार • (-kār) m (Urdu spelling ـکار)

1. doer (one who does)

Derived terms

Hindi terms suffixed with -कार

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• -ᬓᬵᬭ (Balinese script)
• -ကာရ (Burmese script)
• -कार (Devanagari script)
• -ਕਾਰ (Gurmukhi script)
• -𑌕𑌾𑌰 (Grantha script)
• -ꦏꦴꦫ (Javanese script)
• -𑂍𑂰𑂩 (Kaithi script)
• -ការ (Khmer script)
• -ກາຣ (Lao script)
• -കാര (Malayalam script)
• -ᡬᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᡵᠠ (Manchu script)
• -𑘎𑘰𑘨 (Modi script)
• -ᢉᠠᢗᠷᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• -𑦮𑧑𑧈 (Nandinagari script)
• -𑐎𑐵𑐬 (Newa script)
• -କାର (Odia script)
• -ꢒꢵꢬ (Saurashtra script)
• -𑆑𑆳𑆫 (Sharada script)
• -𑖎𑖯𑖨 (Siddham script)
• -කාර (Sinhalese script)
• -𑩜𑩛𑩼 (Soyombo script)
• -𑚊𑚭𑚤 (Takri script)
• -கார (Tamil script)
• -การ (Thai script)
• -་ཀཱ་ར (Tibetan script)
• -𑨋𑨊𑨫 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Indo-Iranian *-kāras. Cognate with Persian کار (kâr). Related to कृ (kṛ, “to do, make”, root).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /kɑː.ɾɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈkɑː.ɾɐ/

Suffix

-कार • (-kāra) m

1. doer

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of -कार (-kāra)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	-कारः -kāraḥ	-कारौ / -कारा¹ -kārau / -kārā¹	-काराः / -कारासः¹ -kārāḥ / -kārāsaḥ¹
Vocative	-कार -kāra	-कारौ / -कारा¹ -kārau / -kārā¹	-काराः / -कारासः¹ -kārāḥ / -kārāsaḥ¹
Accusative	-कारम् -kāram	-कारौ / -कारा¹ -kārau / -kārā¹	-कारान् -kārān
Instrumental	-कारेण -kāreṇa	-काराभ्याम् -kārābhyām	-कारैः / -कारेभिः¹ -kāraiḥ / -kārebhiḥ¹
Dative	-काराय -kārāya	-काराभ्याम् -kārābhyām	-कारेभ्यः -kārebhyaḥ
Ablative	-कारात् -kārāt	-काराभ्याम् -kārābhyām	-कारेभ्यः -kārebhyaḥ
Genitive	-कारस्य -kārasya	-कारयोः -kārayoḥ	-काराणाम् -kārāṇām
Locative	-कारे -kāre	-कारयोः -kārayoḥ	-कारेषु -kāreṣu
Notes	¹Vedic

Derived terms

Sanskrit terms suffixed with -कार

Descendants

• Hindi: -कार (-kār)
• Pali: -kāra
• Marathi: -कार (-kār)
• → Malayalam: -കാരൻ (-kāraṉ)
• → Tamil: -காரன் (-kāraṉ)
• → Telugu: -కారము (-kāramu)