bara

See also: Appendix:Variations of "bara"

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English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɑː.ɹə/, /ˈbæ.ɹə/

• Audio (US):

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• Rhymes: -ɑːɹə, -æɹə

Etymology 1

Short for barazoku, from Japanese 薔薇族 (barazoku, literally “rose tribe”), referencing the gay men's magazine Barazoku, which was the first of its kind published in Japan, itself named after a post-World War II term for gay men.

Noun

bara (uncountable) (Japanese fiction)

2. (strictly) A genre of homoerotic media, usually also pornographic, typically created by gay men and targeted at gay men in Japan.
3. (loosely) A genre of homoerotic or pornographic media of a similar style and aesthetic, regardless of the creator's gender or ethnicity.
4. (loosely) Any homoerotic or pornographic media that accentuates macho masculinity; gay porn.

Usage notes

• The term barazoku was once relatively more common in the Japanese gay community (the magazine Barazoku starting publication in 1971), but it has become dated and replaced by other terms such as ガチムチ (gachimuchi).
• The term bara often contrasts with yaoi, which is gay male media usually made by heterosexual women to appeal to other heterosexual women. Whereas bara typically emphasizes masculine homoeroticism and frank explicit sexual situations, yaoi typically emphasizes the androgynous bishonen aesthetic and depicts emotional romantic relationships.

Adjective

bara (uncountable)

1. Of or related to media in the bara genre.

   bara men

Etymology 2

Clipping of capybara.

Noun

bara (plural baras)

2. (informal) A capybara.

   (The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought:)

Anagrams

• Raab, arab, ABAR, Abra, abra, abar, Abar, arba, Arab, Baar, raab

Afar

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baˈra/ [bʌˈɾʌ]
• Hyphenation: ba‧ra

Noun

bará f

1. sake

Declension

Declension of bará
absolutive	bará
predicative	bará
subjective	bará
genitive	bará
Postpositioned forms l-case barál k-case barák t-case barát h-case baráh

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbara/ [ˈbʌɾʌ]
• Hyphenation: ba‧ra

Noun

bára

1. predicative of bár

References

• E. M. Parker; R. J. Hayward (1985), An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN, page 68
• Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015), L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie)‎^[1], Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis)

Breton

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *bargos, *barginā (“cake, bread”) (compare Welsh bara, Cornish bara, Old Irish bairgen f (“bread, loaf; food, plain diet”)), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰers- (“spike, prickle”) (Old Norse barr (“corn, grain, barley”), Latin far (“spelt”), Serbo-Croatian бра̏шно/brȁšno).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɑː.ra/

Noun

bara m (plural baraioù)

1. bread

Derived terms

• bara amanenn
• bara an aelez
• bara an aoter
• bara ar Rouanez
• bara brizh
• bara du
• bara gwenn
• bara krazet
• bara-an-evn
• bara-an-hoc'h
• bara-an-ozhac'h-kozh
• bara-choanenn
• bara-chokolad
• bara-gad
• bara-gavr
• bara-kann
• bara-koukoug
• bara-laezh
• bara-ludu
• bara-mel
• bara-mor
• bara-oaled
• bara-rezin
• bara-tiegezh
• baraa
• baraek
• baraenn
• baraer
• baraerezh
• baraiñ

Mutation

Mutation of bara

	unmutated	soft	aspirate	hard
singular	bara	vara	unchanged	para
plural	baraioù	varaioù	unchanged	paraioù

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Breton.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ba‧ra

Noun

bara

1. a yard; a unit of length equal to 3 feet

Cornish

Etymology

From Middle Cornish bara, from Old Cornish bara, from Proto-Celtic *bargos, *barginā, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰers- (“spike, prickle”). Cognate with Breton and Welsh bara, and Irish bairín.

Pronunciation

• (Revived Middle Cornish) IPA^(key): /ˈbaːra/
• (Revived Late Cornish) IPA^(key): /ˈbæːræ/

Noun

bara m

1. bread

Derived terms

• bara byghan (“roll”)
• bara gwaneth (“wheaten bread”)
• bara leun (“wholemeal bread”)
• bara sugal (“rye bread”)
• losowen an bara (“coriander”)

Mutation

Mutation of bara

radical	soft	aspirate	hard	mixed
bara	vara	unchanged	para	fara, vara*

* after 'th
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Cornish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

• “bara” in Cornish Dictionary / Gerlyver Kernewek, Akademi Kernewek.

Dutch

Een bara.

Etymology

From Caribbean Hindustani bára, possibly from Hindi बड़ा (baṛā). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbaː.raː/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: ba‧ra

Noun

bara m (plural bara's, no diminutive)

1. (originally Suriname) vada (a savoury doughnut made of mung bean flour)
   • 2021 July 4, “Gezellige sfeer bij vaccinatie in PL-centrum [Congenial atmosphere at vaccination drive at PL party headquarters]”, in StarNieuws‎^[2], retrieved 7 December 2022:

     Uit enkele speakers dendert soca en zouk muziek^[sic]. In de lucht hangt de geur van versgebakken bara's en kip.

     Soca and zouk music thumps from a couple of loudspeakers. The smell of freshly fried vadas and chicken wafts through the air.

Further reading

• Bara (snack) on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl

Faroese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɛaːɹa/
• Rhymes: -ɛaːɹa
• Homophones: barað, bæra

Etymology 1

Verb

bara (third person singular past indicative baraði, third person plural past indicative baraðu, supine barað)

1. (reflexive) constrain (oneself)

Conjugation

Conjugation of bara (group v-30)

infinitive	bara
supine	barað
	present	past
first singular	bari	baraði
second singular	barar	baraði
third singular	barar	baraði
plural	bara	baraðu
participle (a6)1	barandi	baraður
	imperative
singular	bara!
plural	barið!

¹Only the past participle being declined.

Etymology 2

Adverb

bara

1. just, simply
2. I wish
3. if only

Synonyms

• (I wish): gævi

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ba.ʁa/

• Audio (France (Lyon)):

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• Audio (France (Vosges)):

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• Audio (France (Somain)):

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Noun

bara m (uncountable)

1. (Ivory Coast slang) work, labour
   • 2019 April 1, La rappeuse NASH, “La rappeuse NASH nommée ambassadrice nationale UNICEF”, in A UNICEF press release, spread by Ivorian.net, Fratmat, Allafrica, Afrique Femme, Abidjan TV, Ivoire Soir, Africa Hot News:

     Ma science pour les gopios, c’est de : couman fah-fah avec eux, prendre dra de leur melanhement, de leur miria, djaouli ceux qui veulent fraya au souklou, ou avoir un bara djidji par rapport à un graya général demso, decrou un bon soutrali par rapport à les bognan et leur gué un nouveau douahou et mettre mon fangan au-devant pour leurs wés.

     My science for the children is: to do some plain talk with them, discover their troubles, their concerns, to make provisions for those who want to go to school, or to have some real work in relation to a general sustenance, to render some good help in relation to their problems and give them a new chance, and to apply my power for their dreams.

Verb

bara

1. (Ivory Coast slang) to work, to labour

Gullah

Alternative forms

• 'bara, bala, 'bala

Etymology

• From Mende (Sierra Leone) 'bala.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɑ.la/, /bɑ.ɹɑ/

Noun

bara

1. xylophone

References

• Lorenzo Dow Turner, Africanisms in the Gullah Dialect (1969)

Hausa

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bá.ɽàː/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [bə́.ɽàː]

Noun

barā̀ m (feminine baranyā̀, plural barōrī, possessed form baràn)

1. servant
   1. A young person who out of respect volunteers to work for someone from time to time.

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bá.ràː/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [bə́.ràː]

Noun

bar̃ā̀ f (plural bàr̃ā̀ce-bàr̃ā̀ce, possessed form bar̃àr̃)

1. A beggar for alms

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bàː.ráː/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [bàː.ráː]

Noun

bā̀r̃ā f (possessed form bā̀r̃ar̃)

1. one's focus (e.g., in aiming at or attempting to catch something)

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bàː.ɽá/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [bàː.ɽə́]

Noun

bā̀ra f (possessed form bā̀rar̃)

1. last year

Adverb

bā̀ra

1. last year

Hiligaynon

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish vara/barra.

Noun

bára

1. crowbar
2. yardstick

Iban

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayic *bara(ʔ), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baʀah.

Noun

bara

1. embers, glowing coal

References

• Scott, N. C. (1956), A Dictionary of Sea Dayak‎^[3], School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London

Ibatan

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *baʀaq.

Noun

bara

1. (anatomy) lung

Icelandic

Etymology

Borrowed from Danish bare (“barely, only”). First attested in the 18th c.. Compare Swedish bara.

Adverb

bara

1. only, just, if only

   Ég á bara 200 krónur.

   I only have 200 krónur.

   Bara að hann hringi í mig...

   If only he'd call me...

2. (emphatic, postpositive) only, just

   Synonym: barasta

   Þegiðu bara!

   Just shut up!

   Gerðu þetta bara og þegiðu!

   Just do it and shut up.

Derived terms

• af því bara, aþþí bara, af því barasta (“just because”)

Ilocano

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *baʀaq.

Noun

bara

1. lung

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈbara/ [ˈba.ra]
• Rhymes: -ara
• Syllabification: ba‧ra

Etymology 1

Inherited from Malay bara, from Proto-Malayic *bara(ʔ), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baʀah, from Proto-Austronesian *baʀah.

Noun

bara (plural bara-bara)

1. embers, cinder

Hyponyms

• bara api

Derived terms

Affixations

• membara
• membara-bara
• membarakan
• pembaraan
• perbaraan

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Toba Batak [Term?]

Noun

bara (plural bara-bara)

1. under the house used as a livestock pen

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Ma'anyan [Term?]

Noun

bara (plural bara-bara)

1. poultry cages made of bamboo or wood in a rectangular shape

Etymology 4

Borrowed from Sangir [Term?]

Noun

bara (plural bara-bara)

1. a traditional sword from Sangihe, North Sulawesi, one side is sharp and the other side is curved, about 55 cm long, the hilt is made of wood or buffalo horn, used for hunting and war

Etymology 5

Borrowed from Bekati' [Term?]

Noun

bara (plural bara-bara)

1. lemang cooked without being wrapped in banana leaves, usually used for healing rituals

Further reading

• “bara”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Iraqw

Adverb

bara

1. if, when

References

• Mous, Maarten; Qorro, Martha; Kießling, Roland (2002), Iraqw-English Dictionary (Kuschitische Sprachstudien), volume 18, Köln, Germany: Rüdiger Köppe Verlag, →ISBN, page 11

Irish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbˠaɾˠə/

Etymology 1

From Old Irish bara (“flow; intention, design”). Probably related to Middle Irish baramail (“opinion, expectation”).

Noun

bara f (genitive singular bara, nominative plural baraí)

1. inclination, intention

Etymology 2

From Middle Irish bara (“barrow”), borrowed from Old Norse barar.

Noun

bara m (genitive singular bara, nominative plural baraí)

1. barrow, cart

Derived terms

• bara láimhe (“hand-barrow”)
• bara rotha (“wheel-barrow”)

Declension

Declension of bara (fourth declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative bara baraí vocative a bhara a bharaí genitive bara baraí dative bara baraí forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an bara na baraí genitive an bhara na mbaraí dative leis an mbara don bhara leis na baraí

Mutation

Mutated forms of bara

radical	lenition	eclipsis
bara	bhara	mbara

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “bara”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “1 bara”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “2 bara”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959), “bara”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “bara”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2026

Istriot

Etymology

From Medieval Latin barbās (“paternal uncle”).

Noun

bara m

1. uncle
2. sir

References

• Antonio Pellizzer; Giovanni Pellizzer (1992), Vocabulario del dialetto di Rovigno d'Istria, page 92
• Sandro Cergna (2015), Vocabolario del dialetto di Valle d'Istria, →ISBN, page 37

Italian

FWOTD – 7 December 2022

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈba.ra/
• Rhymes: -ara
• Hyphenation: bà‧ra

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Lombardic bāra (“bier, litter”), from Proto-West Germanic *beran, from Proto-Germanic *beraną (“to carry”). Compare German Bahre (“bier, stretcher”).

Noun

bara f (plural bare)

1. bier (litter to transport the corpse of a dead person)
   • 1316–c. 1321, Dante Alighieri, “Canto XI”, in Paradiso [Heaven], lines 115–117; republished as Giorgio Petrocchi, editor, La Commedia secondo l'antica vulgata [The Commedia according to the ancient vulgate], 2^nd revised edition, Florence: publ. Le Lettere, 1994:

     e del suo grembo l’anima preclara
     mover si volle, tornando al suo regno,
     e al suo corpo non volle altra bara.

     And from her bosom the illustrious soul wished to depart, returning to its realm, and for its body wished no other bier.

2. coffin (box in which a person is buried)

   Synonym: (regional) tabuto

   Il cadavere fu deposto nella bara.

   The body was placed in the coffin.

   molte bare in attesa di sepoltura

   a number of coffins awaiting burial

3. (obsolete) litter, stretcher

   Synonyms: barella, lettiga

4. (religion) a carriage used to transport a saint's relics
5. an animal-drawn carriage typical of Tuscany and Liguria

Derived terms

• barella

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

bara

1. inflection of barare:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “bara”, in Vocabolario Treccani on line (in Italian), Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana, 2026

Anagrams

• raba

Jamaican Creole

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɑːra/
• Hyphenation: ba‧ra

Verb

bara

1. alternative form of borrow
   • 1995, English World-wide, volumes 16-17, Julius Groos Verlag, page 214:

     “So, mii en ha fi fain mi uona wie fi se ina Jamiekan aal kain a sinting we piipl a taak bout wen dem a stodi langgwij . Mek mi shuo unu wa ... Mi bara di Rasta wod 'grounieshan' we dem yuuz fi seshan we dem miit an riizn . Mi tek i an yuuz i fi [...]”

     Well, I had to find my own way to express all sorts of things in Jamaican Creole which people talk about when they study languages. Let me show you what [...] I'm borrowing the Rasta word "Grounation" which they use for sessions where they get together and discuss important matters. I took it and used it to [...]

Japanese

Romanization

bara

1. Rōmaji transcription of ばら
2. Rōmaji transcription of バラ

Javanese

Romanization

bara

1. romanization of ꦧꦫ

Khalaj

Perso-Arabic		بَرا

Alternative forms

• barasıça

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian برا (barâ).

Pronunciation

• (Xarrâbî) IPA^(key): [baɾa]

Postposition

bara

1. because of, for

   Synonyms: bərâyı, sârı

2. in regard to, in respect of

References

• Doerfer, Gerhard (1980), Wörterbuch des Chaladsch (Dialekt von Charrab) [Khalaj dictionary] (in German), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó

Khoekhoe

Etymology

Possibly from an extinct South Cushitic language. Compare with Iraqw balaangwe.

Noun

bara ? (dual, plural) (cape khoe)

1. grain, sorghum, millet, bread

References

• Words of apparent Arabic and CUSHITIC origin in Khoekhoe and Kalahari KHOE languages of southern Africa: how did they get there, and what are the implications?‎^[4], 2023

Kikuyu

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /βàɾà(ꜜ)/

As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 1 with a disyllabic stem, together with ndaka, and so on.

• (Kiambu)

• (Limuru) As for Tonal Class, Yukawa (1981) classifies this term into a group including cindano, huko, iburi, igego, igoti, ini (pl. mani), inooro, irigũ, irũa, iturubarĩ (pl. maturubarĩ), kĩbaata, kĩmũrĩ, kũgũrũ, mũciĩ, mũgeni, mũgũrũki, mũmbirarũ, mũndũ, mũri, mũthuuri, mwaki (“fire”), mwario (“way of speaking”), mbogoro, nda, ndaka, ndigiri, ngo, njagathi, njogu, nyondo (“breast(s)”), and so on.

Noun

bara class 9/10 (plural bara)

1. road

   Synonyms: barabara, njĩra

References

• “barabara” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary, p. 24. Oxford: Clarendon Press.

Laboya

Preposition

bara

1. nearby, at, close

References

• Rina, A. Dj.; Kabba, John Lado B. (2011), “bara”, in Kamus Bahasa Lamboya, Kabupaten Sumba Bakat [Dictionary of Lamboya Language, West Sumba Regency], Waikabubak: Dinas Kebudayaan dan Pariwisata, Kabupaten Sumba Bakat, page 8

Latvian

Noun

bara m

1. genitive singular of bars

Makasar

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbara/, [ˈɓa.ra]
• Hyphenation: ba‧ra

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baʀa, *bara (“pen, enclosure for domesticated animals”).

Noun

bara (Lontara spelling ᨅᨑ or 𑻤𑻭, definite baraya, 3rd person possessive barana)

1. enclosed space; animal pen

   Tedong antama ribarana, jangang naiʼ rileranna

   A buffalo entering its pen, a chicken going to its floor (idiomatic: a runaway slave returning or moving in with their master's relative).

2. baby playpen

Derived terms

affixations

• bara-bara
• nibara
• paʼbaràng

compounds

• bara jukuʼ
• bara kitiʼ
• bara tedong

Etymology 2

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

Noun

bara (Lontara spelling ᨅᨑ or 𑻤𑻭, definite baraya)

1. belly band; abdominal belt; sash

   Ikambe maʼlipa baraya

   We who wear a sarong reaching the knee like a sash.

Verb

bara (Lontara spelling ᨅᨑ or 𑻤𑻭, semi-transitive aʼbara, passive nibara)

1. (transitive) to wear as a sash or belly band

   Nabarai lipaʼna

   He wears his sarong as a sash.

2. (intransitive, idiomatic) to put the tail between the legs (of a dog)

   Nabarai ingkonna kongkonga

   The dog walks with its tail between its legs.

   Kongkong aʼbara kidonna

   A dog with its tail between its legs (meaning a coward).

Derived terms

affixations

• aʼbara
• bara-bara
• pappibaraiang
• pibarài

compounds

• bara lakkasaʼ
• bunga bara

Etymology 3

Inherited from Proto-South Sulawesi *bara, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baʀah, from Proto-Austronesian *baʀah.

Noun

bara (Lontara spelling ᨅᨑ or 𑻤𑻭, definite baraya)

1. glowing coal; ember

   Manna naaʼluʼ bara pepeka takupatappaki

   Even if he swallows hot coals, I would not believe him.

Derived terms

affixations

• aʼbara

compounds

• bara pepeʼ

Etymology 4

From Malay bahara, from Sanskrit भार (bhāra, “load, weight”).

Noun

bara (Lontara spelling ᨅᨑ or 𑻤𑻭, definite baraya)

1. (historical) a unit of weight; bahar

   Sibara sissiʼ ― One bahar of tortoiseshell.

Further reading

• Cense, A. A. (1979), Makassaars-Nederlands woordenboek [Makasar-Dutch dictionary], 's-Gravenhage: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page 73

Malay

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayic *bara(ʔ), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baʀah, from Proto-Austronesian *baʀah.

Pronunciation

• (Literary Standard) IPA^(key): /ˈbara/ [ˈba.ra]

• (Southern Peninsular Malaysia Standard) IPA^(key): /ˈbarə/ [ˈba.rə]
• Rhymes: -arə, -rə, -ə
• Hyphenation: ba‧ra

Noun

bara (Jawi spelling بارا, plural bara-bara or bara²)

1. embers, live coal

Derived terms

Affixations

• berbara
• dibarai
• membara
• membarai
• pembara
• pembaraan
• perbara
• perbaraan

Descendants

• Indonesian: bara

References

• “bara”, in Kamus Dewan [The Institute Dictionary] (in Malay), Fourth edition, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2005, →ISBN
• "bara" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
  (also see "bara" at PRPM first version)

Mansaka

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bajaq, compare Old Javanese warah.

Verb

bara

1. to warn

Maranao

Noun

bara

1. crowbar

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɑ.rɑ/
• Rhymes: -ɑ.rɑ

Adjective

bara

1. inflection of bær:
   1. strong nominative/accusative feminine plural
   2. weak nominative masculine singular

Old High German

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *bāru, from Proto-Germanic *bērō, whence also Old English bēr.

Noun

bāra f

1. bier

Descendants

• Middle High German: bāre
  • German: Bahre
• → Italian: bara
  • ⇒ Italian: barella

Old Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse bera, bara (East Old Norse), from Proto-Germanic *bazōną.

Verb

bara

1. to bare, make bare

Conjugation

Conjugation of bara (weak)

	present				past
infinitive	bara				—
participle	barandi, -e				baraþer
active voice	indicative	subjunctive	imperative		indicative	subjunctive
iæk	barar	bari, -e	—		baraþi, -e	baraþi, -e
þū	barar	bari, -e	bara		baraþi, -e	baraþi, -e
han	barar	bari, -e	—		baraþi, -e	baraþi, -e
vīr	barum, -om	barum, -om	barum, -om		baraþum, -om	baraþum, -om
īr	barin	barin	barin		baraþin	baraþin
þēr	bara	barin	—		baraþu, -o	baraþin
mediopassive voice	indicative	subjunctive	imperative		indicative	subjunctive
iæk	baras	baris, -es	—		baraþis, -es	baraþis, -es
þū	baras	baris, -es	—		baraþis, -es	baraþis, -es
han	baras	baris, -es	—		baraþis, -es	baraþis, -es
vīr	barums, -oms	barums, -oms	—		baraþums, -oms	baraþums, -oms
īr	barins	barins	—		baraþins	baraþins
þēr	baras	barins	—		baraþus, -os	baraþins

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈba.ra/
• Rhymes: -ara
• Syllabification: ba‧ra

Noun

bara

1. genitive singular of bar

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French barrer (“to bar”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baˈra/

Verb

a bara (third-person singular present barează, past participle barat) 1st conjugation

1. to bar, to block

   Synonym: bloca

2. to strike through

Conjugation

    conjugation of bara (first conjugation, -ez- infix)

infinitive			a bara
gerund			barând
past participle			barat
number		singular			plural
person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	barez	barezi	barează	barăm	barați	barează
	imperfect	baram	barai	bara	baram	barați	barau
	simple perfect	barai	barași	bară	bararăm	bararăți	barară
	pluperfect	barasem	baraseși	barase	baraserăm	baraserăți	baraseră
subjunctive		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	să barez	să barezi	să bareze	să barăm	să barați	să bareze
imperative		—	tu	—	—	voi	—
	affirmative		barează			barați
	negative		nu bara			nu barați

Rwanda-Rundi

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-bàda.

Verb

-bara (infinitive kubara, perfective -baze)

1. to count, calculate

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bara.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bâra/
• Hyphenation: ba‧ra

Noun

bȁra f (Cyrillic spelling ба̏ра, relational adjective bȁrskī)

1. puddle
2. marsh, swamp

Declension

Declension of bara

	singular	plural
nominative	bȁra	bare
genitive	bare	bȃrā
dative	bari	barama
accusative	baru	bare
vocative	baro	bare
locative	bari	barama
instrumental	barom	barama

Further reading

• “bara”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

bara (Cyrillic spelling бара)

1. genitive singular of bȃr

Shona

Etymology

From Portuguese bala.

Noun

bará class 5 (plural mapará class 6)

1. bullet

Spanish

Etymology

Perhaps from barato.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbaɾa/ [ˈba.ɾa]
• Rhymes: -aɾa
• Syllabification: ba‧ra

Adjective

bara m or f (masculine and feminine plural baras)

1. (Mexico) cheap

   Synonym: barato

Swahili

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Semitic *barr-

Arabic بَرّ (barr)bor.

Swahili bara

Borrowed from Arabic بَرّ (barr).

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Noun

bara class V or IX (plural mabara class VI or bara class X)

1. mainland
2. continent

   Synonym: kontinenti

See also

continents: mabaraedit

• Afrika
• Amerika
  • Amerika ya Kaskazini
  • Amerika ya Kusini
• Antaktika ~ Antaktiki
• Asia
• Australia
• Ulaya, Uropa

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish bara, from Old Norse *bara (“barely, only”), from *barr, from Proto-Germanic *bazaz (“bare”). Compare Icelandic bara.

Pronunciation

• (Sweden) IPA^(key): /²bɑːra/

  • Audio:

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  • (colloquial, unstressed) IPA^(key): /ba/
• (Finland) IPA^(key): /bɑrɑ/
• Rhymes: -²ɑːra

Adjective

bara

1. inflection of bar:
   1. definite singular
   2. plural

Adverb

bara (not comparable)

1. just, only

   Synonyms: blott, enbart, endast, enkom, uteslutande

   Jag ska bara läsa den här sidan också.

   I'll just read this page too.

   Vi har bara en bil.

   We have only one car.

Alternative forms

• ba (colloquial)

References

• “bara”, in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker [Dictionaries of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• Lövestam, Sara (2023), “Bara är inte alltid så bara”, in Språktidningen‎^[5] (in Swedish), number 4, Vetenskapsmedia, →ISSN, retrieved 30 August 2024

Anagrams

• arab, arab.

Tagalog

Etymology 1

Either of the following:

• Borrowed from Spanish barrar (“to mud”).
• Borrowed from Spanish varar (“to strand”), possibly from Late Latin varare.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /baˈɾa/ [bɐˈɾa]
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: ba‧ra

Noun

bará (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜇ)

1. clog; blockage; stoppage; obstruction

   Synonyms: pasak, sumpal, siksik

2. (colloquial) deliberate interruption of someone else's speech with a rude remark

Derived terms

• bara-bara
• barahan
• bumara
• mabarahan
• magbara
• makabara
• may bara ang ilong

Related terms

• barado

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish vara, from Old Spanish vara, from Latin vāra (“fork”). Possible doublet of baras.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈbaɾa/ [ˈbaː.ɾɐ]
• Rhymes: -aɾa
• Syllabification: ba‧ra

Noun

bara (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜇ)

1. unit of length measuring about 33 inches
2. measuring stick or tape measure of such a length

See also

• antso
• sandipa
• yarda

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Spanish barra, from Vulgar Latin *barra, of uncertain origin. Doublet of bar. Possible doublet of baras.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈbaɾa/ [ˈbaː.ɾɐ]
• Rhymes: -aɾa
• Syllabification: ba‧ra

Noun

bara (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜇ)

1. shaft; lever; beam (of a balance)

   Synonyms: pingga, braso, baras

Anagrams

• Abra, abra

Tashelhit

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Berber. Compare Tuareg ìhraw (“to be spacious, to be wide”), Awjila vùrǝk (“to be broad, wide”), Kabyle abaraw (“wide”), Tarifit miriw (“wide”), and Tachawit yiraw (“to be wide”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bara/

Verb

bara (imperfective ttbara, Tifinagh spelling ⴱⴰⵔⴰ, Arabic spelling بارا) (intransitive)

1. to be wide open

   اوفيغ تاڭّورت تبارا. ― Ufiɣ taggurt tbara. ― I found the door wide open.

Derived terms

• sbara (“to open a door wide”)
• turrut (“largness”)

References

• Stroomer, Harry (2025), Dictionnaire berbère tachelḥiyt-français — Tome 1 A–E (Handbook of Oriental Studies – Handbuch der Orientalistik; 188/1) (in French), Leiden, Netherlands: Brill, →DOI, →ISBN

Ternate

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈba.ɾa]

Noun

bara

1. carbuncle

References

• Rika Hayami-Allen (2001), A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

Tooro

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *-bàda.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /βâɾa/

Verb

-bara (infinitive okubara) (transitive)

1. to count

Conjugation

Conjugation of -bara

infinitives affirmative okubara negative okutabara imperatives affirmative bara negative (see second-person negative subjunctive forms) tense polarity basic forms relative forms1 present habitual affirmative subject concord + -bara person noun class singular plural first person mbara tubara second person obara mubara third person 1/2 abara babara 3/4 gubara ebara 5/6 libara gabara 7/8 kibara bibara 9/10 ebara zibara 11/10 rubara 12/14 kabara bubara 13 — tubara 14/6 bubara gabara 15/6 kubara 16 habara — negative ti- + subject concord + -bara person noun class singular plural first person timbara titubara second person tobara timubara third person 1/2 tabara tibabara 3/4 tigubara tebara 5/6 tiribara tigabara 7/8 tikibara tibibara 9/10 tebara tizibara 11/10 tirubara 12/14 tikabara tibubara 13 — titubara 14/6 tibubara tigabara 15/6 tikubara 16 tihabara — subject concord + -tabara present continuous affirmative ni- + subject concord + -bara person noun class singular plural first person nimbara nitubara second person noobara nimubara third person 1/2 naabara nibabara 3/4 nigubara neebara 5/6 niribara nigabara 7/8 nikibara nibibara 9/10 neebara nizibara 11/10 nirubara 12/14 nikabara nibubara 13 — nitubara 14/6 nibubara nigabara 15/6 nikubara 16 nihabara — subject concord + -rukubara negative ti- + subject concord + -rukubara person noun class singular plural first person tindukubara titurukubara second person torukubara timurukubara third person 1/2 tarukubara tibarukubara 3/4 tigurukubara terukubara 5/6 tirirukubara tigarukubara 7/8 tikirukubara tibirukubara 9/10 terukubara tizirukubara 11/10 tirurukubara 12/14 tikarukubara tiburukubara 13 — titurukubara 14/6 tiburukubara tigarukubara 15/6 tikurukubara 16 tiharukubara — subject concord + -tarukubara present continuative affirmative ni- + subject concord + -kyabara person noun class singular plural first person ninkyabara nitukyabara second person nookyabara nimukyabara third person 1/2 naakyabara nibakyabara 3/4 nigukyabara neekyabara 5/6 nirikyabara nigakyabara 7/8 nikikyabara nibikyabara 9/10 neekyabara nizikyabara 11/10 nirukyabara 12/14 nikakyabara nibukyabara 13 — nitukyabara 14/6 nibukyabara nigakyabara 15/6 nikukyabara 16 nihakyabara — subject concord + -rukukyabara negative ti- + subject concord + -kyabara person noun class singular plural first person tinkyabara titukyabara second person tokyabara timukyabara third person 1/2 takyabara tibakyabara 3/4 tigukyabara tekyabara 5/6 tirikyabara tigakyabara 7/8 tikikyabara tibikyabara 9/10 tekyabara tizikyabara 11/10 tirukyabara 12/14 tikakyabara tibukyabara 13 — titukyabara 14/6 tibukyabara tigakyabara 15/6 tikukyabara 16 tihakyabara — subject concord + -takyabara virtual present affirmative subject concord + -abara person noun class singular plural first person nabara twabara second person wabara mwabara third person 1/2 yabara baabara 3/4 gwabara yabara 5/6 lyabara gaabara 7/8 kyabara byabara 9/10 yabara zaabara 11/10 rwabara 12/14 kaabara bwabara 13 — twabara 14/6 bwabara gaabara 15/6 kwabara 16 haabara — negative ti- + subject concord + abara person noun class singular plural first person tinabara titwabara second person tiwabara timwabara third person 1/2 tiyabara tibaabara 3/4 tigwabara tiyabara 5/6 tiryabara tigaabara 7/8 tikyabara tibyabara 9/10 tiyabara tizaabara 11/10 tirwabara 12/14 tikaabara tibwabara 13 — titwabara 14/6 tibwabara tigaabara 15/6 tikwabara 16 tihaabara — subject concord + -taabara present perfect affirmative subject concord + -bazire person noun class singular plural first person mbazire tubazire second person obazire mubazire third person 1/2 abazire babazire 3/4 gubazire ebazire 5/6 libazire gabazire 7/8 kibazire bibazire 9/10 ebazire zibazire 11/10 rubazire 12/14 kabazire bubazire 13 — tubazire 14/6 bubazire gabazire 15/6 kubazire 16 habazire — negative ti- + subject concord + -bazire person noun class singular plural first person timbazire titubazire second person tobazire timubazire third person 1/2 tabazire tibabazire 3/4 tigubazire tebazire 5/6 tiribazire tigabazire 7/8 tikibazire tibibazire 9/10 tebazire tizibazire 11/10 tirubazire 12/14 tikabazire tibubazire 13 — titubazire 14/6 tibubazire tigabazire 15/6 tikubazire 16 tihabazire — subject concord + -tabazire near perfective affirmative subject concord + -akabara person noun class singular plural first person nakabara twakabara second person wakabara mwakabara third person 1/2 yakabara baakabara 3/4 gwakabara yakabara 5/6 lyakabara gaakabara 7/8 kyakabara byakabara 9/10 yakabara zaakabara 11/10 rwakabara 12/14 kaakabara bwakabara 13 — twakabara 14/6 bwakabara gaakabara 15/6 kwakabara 16 haakabara — negative ti- + subject concord + -kabazire person noun class singular plural first person tinkabazire titukabazire second person tokabazire timukabazire third person 1/2 takabazire tibakabazire 3/4 tigukabazire tekabazire 5/6 tirikabazire tigakabazire 7/8 tikikabazire tibikabazire 9/10 tekabazire tizikabazire 11/10 tirukabazire 12/14 tikakabazire tibukabazire 13 — titukabazire 14/6 tibukabazire tigakabazire 15/6 tikukabazire 16 tihakabazire — subject concord + -takabazire near past affirmative subject concord + -bazirege person noun class singular plural first person mbazirege tubazirege second person obazirege mubazirege third person 1/2 abazirege babazirege 3/4 gubazirege ebazirege 5/6 libazirege gabazirege 7/8 kibazirege bibazirege 9/10 ebazirege zibazirege 11/10 rubazirege 12/14 kabazirege bubazirege 13 — tubazirege 14/6 bubazirege gabazirege 15/6 kubazirege 16 habazirege — negative ti- + subject concord + -bazirege person noun class singular plural first person timbazirege titubazirege second person tobazirege timubazirege third person 1/2 tabazirege tibabazirege 3/4 tigubazirege tebazirege 5/6 tiribazirege tigabazirege 7/8 tikibazirege tibibazirege 9/10 tebazirege tizibazirege 11/10 tirubazirege 12/14 tikabazirege tibubazirege 13 — titubazirege 14/6 tibubazirege tigabazirege 15/6 tikubazirege 16 tihabazirege — subject concord + -tabazirege remote past affirmative subject concord + -kabara person noun class singular plural first person nkabara tukabara second person okabara mukabara third person 1/2 akabara bakabara 3/4 gukabara ekabara 5/6 likabara gakabara 7/8 kikabara bikabara 9/10 ekabara zikabara 11/10 rukabara 12/14 kakabara bukabara 13 — tukabara 14/6 bukabara gakabara 15/6 kukabara 16 hakabara — subject concord + -abazire negative subject concord + -tabale person noun class singular plural first person ntabale tutabale second person otabale mutabale third person 1/2 atabale batabale 3/4 gutabale etabale 5/6 litabale gatabale 7/8 kitabale bitabale 9/10 etabale ziitabale 11/10 rutabale 12/14 katabale butabale 13 — tutabale 14/6 butabale gatabale 15/6 kutabale 16 hatabale — subject concord + -tarabazire experiential perfective affirmative subject concord + -rabazire person noun class singular plural first person ndabazire turabazire second person orabazire murabazire third person 1/2 arabazire barabazire 3/4 gurabazire erabazire 5/6 lirabazire garabazire 7/8 kirabazire birabazire 9/10 erabazire zirabazire 11/10 rurabazire 12/14 karabazire burabazire 13 — turabazire 14/6 burabazire garabazire 15/6 kurabazire 16 harabazire — negative ti- + subject concord + -kabaraga person noun class singular plural first person tinkabaraga titukabaraga second person tokabaraga timukabaraga third person 1/2 takabaraga tibakabaraga 3/4 tigukabaraga tekabaraga 5/6 tirikabaraga tigakabaraga 7/8 tikikabaraga tibikabaraga 9/10 tekabaraga tizikabaraga 11/10 tirukabaraga 12/14 tikakabaraga tibukabaraga 13 — titukabaraga 14/6 tibukabaraga tigakabaraga 15/6 tikukabaraga 16 tihakabaraga — subject concord + -takabaraga cessative perfective affirmative subject concord + -aabazire person noun class singular plural first person naabazire twabazire second person waabazire mwabazire third person 1/2 yaabazire baabazire 3/4 gwabazire yaabazire 5/6 lyabazire gaabazire 7/8 kyabazire byabazire 9/10 yaabazire zaabazire 11/10 rwabazire 12/14 kaabazire bwabazire 13 — twabazire 14/6 bwabazire gaabazire 15/6 kwabazire 16 haabazire — past habitual affirmative subject concord + -abaraga person noun class singular plural first person nabaraga twabaraga second person wabaraga mwabaraga third person 1/2 yabaraga baabaraga 3/4 gwabaraga yabaraga 5/6 lyabaraga gaabaraga 7/8 kyabaraga byabaraga 9/10 yabaraga zaabaraga 11/10 rwabaraga 12/14 kaabaraga bwabaraga 13 — twabaraga 14/6 bwabaraga gaabaraga 15/6 kwabaraga 16 haabaraga — negative ti- + subject concord + abaraga person noun class singular plural first person tinabaraga titwabaraga second person tiwabaraga timwabaraga third person 1/2 tiyabaraga tibaabaraga 3/4 tigwabaraga tiyabaraga 5/6 tiryabaraga tigaabaraga 7/8 tikyabaraga tibyabaraga 9/10 tiyabaraga tizaabaraga 11/10 tirwabaraga 12/14 tikaabaraga tibwabaraga 13 — titwabaraga 14/6 tibwabaraga tigaabaraga 15/6 tikwabaraga 16 tihaabaraga — subject concord + -taabaraga near future affirmative subject concord + -raabara person noun class singular plural first person ndaabara turaabara second person oraabara muraabara third person 1/2 araabara baraabara 3/4 guraabara eraabara 5/6 liraabara garaabara 7/8 kiraabara biraabara 9/10 eraabara ziraabara 11/10 ruraabara 12/14 karaabara buraabara 13 — turaabara 14/6 buraabara garaabara 15/6 kuraabara 16 haraabara — negative ti- + subject concord + -aabale person noun class singular plural first person tinaabale titwabale second person tiwaabale timwabale third person 1/2 tiyaabale tibaabale 3/4 tigwabale tiyaabale 5/6 tiryabale tigaabale 7/8 tikyabale tibyabale 9/10 tiyaabale tizaabale 11/10 tirwabale 12/14 tikaabale tibwabale 13 — titwabale 14/6 tibwabale tigaabale 15/6 tikwabale 16 tihaabale — subject concord + -taabale remote future affirmative subject concord + -libara person noun class singular plural first person ndibara tulibara second person olibara mulibara third person 1/2 alibara balibara 3/4 gulibara eribara 5/6 liribara galibara 7/8 kiribara biribara 9/10 eribara ziribara 11/10 rulibara 12/14 kalibara bulibara 13 — tulibara 14/6 bulibara galibara 15/6 kulibara 16 halibara — negative ti- + subject concord + -libara person noun class singular plural first person tindibara titulibara second person tolibara timulibara third person 1/2 talibara tibalibara 3/4 tigulibara teribara 5/6 tiriribara tigalibara 7/8 tikiribara tibiribara 9/10 teribara tiziribara 11/10 tirulibara 12/14 tikalibara tibulibara 13 — titulibara 14/6 tibulibara tigalibara 15/6 tikulibara 16 tihalibara — subject concord + -talibara future habitual affirmative subject concord + -raabaraga person noun class singular plural first person ndaabaraga turaabaraga second person oraabaraga muraabaraga third person 1/2 araabaraga baraabaraga 3/4 guraabaraga eraabaraga 5/6 liraabaraga garaabaraga 7/8 kiraabaraga biraabaraga 9/10 eraabaraga ziraabaraga 11/10 ruraabaraga 12/14 karaabaraga buraabaraga 13 — turaabaraga 14/6 buraabaraga garaabaraga 15/6 kuraabaraga 16 haraabaraga — negative ti- + subject concord + -aabalege person noun class singular plural first person tinaabalege titwabalege second person tiwaabalege timwabalege third person 1/2 tiyaabalege tibaabalege 3/4 tigwabalege tiyaabalege 5/6 tiryabalege tigaabalege 7/8 tikyabalege tibyabalege 9/10 tiyaabalege tizaabalege 11/10 tirwabalege 12/14 tikaabalege tibwabalege 13 — titwabalege 14/6 tibwabalege tigaabalege 15/6 tikwabalege 16 tihaabalege — subject concord + -taabalege subjunctive affirmative subject concord + bale person noun class singular plural first person mbale tubale second person obale mubale third person 1/2 abale babale 3/4 gubale ebale 5/6 libale gabale 7/8 kibale bibale 9/10 ebale zibale 11/10 rubale 12/14 kabale bubale 13 — tubale 14/6 bubale gabale 15/6 kubale 16 habale — negative subject concord + -tabara person noun class singular plural first person ntabara tutabara second person otabara mutabara third person 1/2 atabara batabara 3/4 gutabara etabara 5/6 litabara gatabara 7/8 kitabara bitabara 9/10 etabara zitabara 11/10 rutabara 12/14 katabara butabara 13 — tutabara 14/6 butabara gatabara 15/6 kutabara 16 hatabara — — subjunctive habitual affirmative subject concord + balege person noun class singular plural first person mbalege tubalege second person obalege mubalege third person 1/2 abalege babalege 3/4 gubalege ebalege 5/6 libalege gabalege 7/8 kibalege bibalege 9/10 ebalege zibalege 11/10 rubalege 12/14 kabalege bubalege 13 — tubalege 14/6 bubalege gabalege 15/6 kubalege 16 habalege — hypothetical affirmative subject concord + -aakubara person noun class singular plural first person naakubara twakubara second person waakubara mwakubara third person 1/2 yaakubara baakubara 3/4 gwakubara yaakubara 5/6 lyakubara gaakubara 7/8 kyakubara byakubara 9/10 yaakubara zaakubara 11/10 rwakubara 12/14 kaakubara bwakubara 13 — twakubara 14/6 bwakubara gaakubara 15/6 kwakubara 16 haakubara — negative ti- + subject concord + -aakubara person noun class singular plural first person tinaakubara titwakubara second person tiwaakubara timwakubara third person 1/2 tiyaakubara tibaakubara 3/4 tigwakubara tiyaakubara 5/6 tiryakubara tigaakubara 7/8 tikyakubara tibyakubara 9/10 tiyaakubara tizaakubara 11/10 tirwakubara 12/14 tikaakubara tibwakubara 13 — titwakubara 14/6 tibwakubara tigaakubara 15/6 tikwakubara 16 tihaakubara — subject concord + -taakubara conditional affirmative subject concord + -aakubazire person noun class singular plural first person naakubazire twakubazire second person waakubazire mwakubazire third person 1/2 yaakubazire baakubazire 3/4 gwakubazire yaakubazire 5/6 lyakubazire gaakubazire 7/8 kyakubazire byakubazire 9/10 yaakubazire zaakubazire 11/10 rwakubazire 12/14 kaakubazire bwakubazire 13 — twakubazire 14/6 bwakubazire gaakubazire 15/6 kwakubazire 16 haakubazire — negative ti- + subject concord + -aakubazire person noun class singular plural first person tinaakubazire titwakubazire second person tiwaakubazire timwakubazire third person 1/2 tiyaakubazire tibaakubazire 3/4 tigwakubazire tiyaakubazire 5/6 tiryakubazire tigaakubazire 7/8 tikyakubazire tibyakubazire 9/10 tiyaakubazire tizaakubazire 11/10 tirwakubazire 12/14 tikaakubazire tibwakubazire 13 — titwakubazire 14/6 tibwakubazire tigaakubazire 15/6 tikwakubazire 16 tihaakubazire — subject concord + -taakubazire object concords person noun class singular plural first person -mbara -tubara second person -kubara -babara third person 1/2 -mubara 3/4 -gubara -gibara 5/6 -libara -gabara 7/8 -kibara -bibara 9/10 -gibara -zibara 11/10 -rubara 12/14 -kabara -bubara 13 — -tubara 14/6 -bubara -gabara 15/6 -kubara 16 -habara —

¹ The forms in this column are reduced relative forms; full relative forms require an augment before the subject concord.

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Applicative: -barra
  • Short causative: -baza
  • Passive: -barwa

• Nominal derivations:
  • ekibaro (“calculation, mathematics”)

References

• Kaji, Shigeki (2007), A Rutooro Vocabulary‎^[6], Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA), →ISBN, page 344
• Rubongoya, L. T. (2013), Katondogorozi y'Orunyoro-Rutooro n'Orungereza [Runyoro–Rutooro-English and English-Runyoro–Rutooro dictionary]‎^[7], Kampala: Modrug Publishers, →ISBN, page 15

Turkish

Noun

bara

1. dative singular of bar

Welsh

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈbara/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈba(ː)ra/
• Rhymes: -ara

Etymology 1

Inherited from Middle Welsh bara, Proto-Celtic *bargos, *barginā (“cake, bread”) (compare Breton bara, Cornish bara, Old Irish bairgen f (“bread, loaf; food, plain diet”)), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰers- (“spike, prickle”) (Old Norse barr (“corn, grain, barley”), Latin far (“spelt”), Serbo-Croatian бра̏шно/brȁšno).

Noun

bara m (uncountable)

1. bread
2. (figuratively) food, meal, sustenance
3. (figuratively) means of subsistence, livelihood

Derived terms

• bara a chaws (“bread and cheese”)
• bara a dŵr (“bread and water”)
• bara brith
• bara cras, bara crasu
• bara fflat
• bara soda
• llysiau'r bara (“coriander”)

Related terms

• torth (“loaf”)

Mutation

Mutated forms of bara

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
bara	fara	mara	unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

bara

1. soft mutation of para

Mutation

Mutated forms of para

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
para	bara	mhara	phara

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

• D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “bara”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
• Matasović, Ranko (2009), “*barag(en)o/ā”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 56
• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “bara”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies