kakara

See also: kakāra

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kakara. The original meaning was likely "clod, lump". Related to kakkara.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑkɑrɑ/, [ˈkɑ̝kɑ̝rɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑkɑrɑ
• Syllabification^(key): ka‧ka‧ra

Noun

kakara (colloquial)

1. (deprecating) A brat (selfish, spoiled, or unruly child).

Declension

Inflection of kakara (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative		kakara	kakarat
genitive		kakaran	kakaroiden kakaroitten
partitive		kakaraa	kakaroita
illative		kakaraan	kakaroihin
		singular	plural
nominative		kakara	kakarat
accusative	nom.	kakara	kakarat
	gen.	kakaran
genitive		kakaran	kakaroiden kakaroitten kakarainrare
partitive		kakaraa	kakaroita
inessive		kakarassa	kakaroissa
elative		kakarasta	kakaroista
illative		kakaraan	kakaroihin
adessive		kakaralla	kakaroilla
ablative		kakaralta	kakaroilta
allative		kakaralle	kakaroille
essive		kakarana	kakaroina
translative		kakaraksi	kakaroiksi
abessive		kakaratta	kakaroitta
instructive		—	kakaroin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of kakara (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kakarani kakarani accusative nom. kakarani kakarani gen. kakarani genitive kakarani kakaroideni kakaroitteni kakarainirare partitive kakaraani kakaroitani inessive kakarassani kakaroissani elative kakarastani kakaroistani illative kakaraani kakaroihini adessive kakarallani kakaroillani ablative kakaraltani kakaroiltani allative kakaralleni kakaroilleni essive kakaranani kakaroinani translative kakarakseni kakaroikseni abessive kakarattani kakaroittani instructive — — comitative — kakaroineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kakarasi kakarasi accusative nom. kakarasi kakarasi gen. kakarasi genitive kakarasi kakaroidesi kakaroittesi kakaraisirare partitive kakaraasi kakaroitasi inessive kakarassasi kakaroissasi elative kakarastasi kakaroistasi illative kakaraasi kakaroihisi adessive kakarallasi kakaroillasi ablative kakaraltasi kakaroiltasi allative kakarallesi kakaroillesi essive kakaranasi kakaroinasi translative kakaraksesi kakaroiksesi abessive kakarattasi kakaroittasi instructive — — comitative — kakaroinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kakaramme kakaramme accusative nom. kakaramme kakaramme gen. kakaramme genitive kakaramme kakaroidemme kakaroittemme kakaraimmerare partitive kakaraamme kakaroitamme inessive kakarassamme kakaroissamme elative kakarastamme kakaroistamme illative kakaraamme kakaroihimme adessive kakarallamme kakaroillamme ablative kakaraltamme kakaroiltamme allative kakarallemme kakaroillemme essive kakaranamme kakaroinamme translative kakaraksemme kakaroiksemme abessive kakarattamme kakaroittamme instructive — — comitative — kakaroinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kakaranne kakaranne accusative nom. kakaranne kakaranne gen. kakaranne genitive kakaranne kakaroidenne kakaroittenne kakarainnerare partitive kakaraanne kakaroitanne inessive kakarassanne kakaroissanne elative kakarastanne kakaroistanne illative kakaraanne kakaroihinne adessive kakarallanne kakaroillanne ablative kakaraltanne kakaroiltanne allative kakarallenne kakaroillenne essive kakarananne kakaroinanne translative kakaraksenne kakaroiksenne abessive kakarattanne kakaroittanne instructive — — comitative — kakaroinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative kakaransa kakaransa accusative nom. kakaransa kakaransa gen. kakaransa genitive kakaransa kakaroidensa kakaroittensa kakarainsarare partitive kakaraansa kakaroitaan kakaroitansa inessive kakarassaan kakarassansa kakaroissaan kakaroissansa elative kakarastaan kakarastansa kakaroistaan kakaroistansa illative kakaraansa kakaroihinsa adessive kakarallaan kakarallansa kakaroillaan kakaroillansa ablative kakaraltaan kakaraltansa kakaroiltaan kakaroiltansa allative kakaralleen kakarallensa kakaroilleen kakaroillensa essive kakaranaan kakaranansa kakaroinaan kakaroinansa translative kakarakseen kakaraksensa kakaroikseen kakaroiksensa abessive kakarattaan kakarattansa kakaroittaan kakaroittansa instructive — — comitative — kakaroineen kakaroinensa

Derived terms

• kakaramainen

 

compounds

• kauhukakara

 

Further reading

• “kakara”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

Anagrams

• karkaa, rakkaa

Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kakara. Cognates include dialectal Finnish kakara and Estonian kägar.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈkɑkɑrɑ/, [ˈkɑkɑr]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈkɑkɑːrɑ/, [ˈkɑkˑɑːrɑ]
• Rhymes: -ɑkɑr, -ɑkɑːrɑ
• Hyphenation: ka‧ka‧ra

Noun

kakara

1. dungheap (livestock droppings)

Declension

Declension of kakara (type 3/kana, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	kakara	kakarat
genitive	kakaran	kakaroin
partitive	kakaraa	kakaroja
illative	kakaraa	kakaroihe
inessive	kakaraas	kakarois
elative	kakarast	kakaroist
allative	kakaralle	kakaroille
adessive	kakaraal	kakaroil
ablative	kakaralt	kakaroilt
translative	kakaraks	kakaroiks
essive	kakaranna, kakaraan	kakaroinna, kakaroin
exessive1)	kakarant	kakaroint
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 125

Maori

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *kakala (cognates include Hawaiian ʻaʻala and ʻala, Tahitian aara, Samoan alalā and Tongan kakala).

Adjective

kakara

1. aromatic, fragrant, sweet-smelling

Noun

kakara

1. scent, smell, odour

Derived terms

• hinu kakara, perfume

Further reading

• “kakara” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.