Karo

See also: karo, karó, and káró

English

Etymology

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Noun

Karo pl (plural only)

1. An ethnic group from Ethiopia.
2. The indigenous people of the Karo Plateau in North Sumatra.

Proper noun

Karo

1. A Tupian language.
2. An Omotic language.
3. A Nilotic language of Uganda, South Sudan and the DRC.

See also

• Karo Batak

Balinese

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Javanese karwa (“both; and; with”). By surface analysis, rua (“two”) +‎ ka-. From ro (“two”) +‎ ka-. Doublet of karo.

Proper noun

Karo (Balinese script ᬓᬭᭀ)

1. second month of the Balinese lunar calendar

Related terms

lunar monthsedit

• Jiyestha (ᬚᬶᬬᬾᬱ᭄ᬞ)
• Kadasa (ᬓᬤᬰ)
• Kalima (ᬓᬮᬶᬫ)
• Kanem (ᬓᬦᭂᬫ᭄)
• Kapat (ᬓᬧᬢ᭄)
• Kapitu (ᬓᬧᬶᬢᬸ)
• Karo (ᬓᬭᭀ)
• Kasa (ᬓᬲ)
• Kasanga (ᬓᬲᬗ)
• Katiga (ᬓᬢᬶᬕ)
• Kawolu (ᬓᬯᭀᬮᬸ)
• Sadha (ᬱᬤ᭄ᬥ)

Further reading

• “karo”, in Balinese–Indonesian Dictionary [Kamus Bahasa Bali–Indonesia] (in Balinese), Denpasar, Indonesia: The Linguistic Center of Bali Province [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Bali]

German

Etymology

Borrowed from French carreau. Doublet of Quadrat.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkaː.ʁo/

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

  (file)

Noun

Karo n (strong, genitive Karos, plural Karos)

1. rhombus, check, chequer, square
2. (card games) diamonds

Declension

Declension of Karo [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Karo	die	Karos
genitive	eines	des	Karos	der	Karos
dative	einem	dem	Karo	den	Karos
accusative	ein	das	Karo	die	Karos

Descendants

• → Macedonian: каро n (karo)
• → Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic script: ка̏ро m

  Latin script: kȁro m

Luxembourgish

Etymology

Borrowed from French carreau.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkaːʀoː/

Noun

Karo m (plural Karoen)

1. rhombus
2. quadrilateral
3. square