kara

See also: Kara, kára, Kára, kära, karā, karą, kāra, kaŗa, and kaŗā

English

Etymology

From Punjabi ਕੜਾ (kaṛā).

Noun

kara (plural karas)

1. (Sikhism) A bangle worn by Sikhs, one of the five Ks, to remind them to do God's work.

Anagrams

• arak, rak'a

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Balinese

Romanization

kara

1. Romanization of ᬓᬭ
2. Romanization of ᬓᬵᬭ

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Cornish

Etymology

Cognate with Breton karout and Welsh caru.

Verb

kara (irregular)

1. to love

Conjugation

	Indicative				Subjunctive		Imperative
	Pres-fut	Imperfect	Preterite	Conditional	Pres-fut	Imperfect
1s	karav	karen	keris	karsen	kyrriv	karren	-
2s	kerydh	kares	kersys	karses	kyrri	karres	kar
3s	kar	kara	karas	karsa	karro	karra	kares
1p	keryn	karen	kersyn	karsen	kerryn	karren	keryn
2p	kerowgh	karewgh	kersowgh	karsewgh	kerrowgh	karrewgh	kerowgh
3p	karons	karens	kersons	karsens	karrons	karrens	karens
0	kerir	kares	karas	karsys	kyrrer	karrys	-
Present participle: ow kara Verbal adjective: kerys

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Esperanto

Etymology

From Italian caro.

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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• IPA^(key): [ˈkara]
• Rhymes: -ara
• Hyphenation: ka‧ra

Adjective

kara (accusative singular karan, plural karaj, accusative plural karajn)

1. dear

Derived terms

• karegulino
• karegulo
• karulino
• karulo

 

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Finnish

Noun

kara

1. A dried branch, rib of a leaf or other similar dried part of a plant.

   Synonym: karahka

2. A core (uneaten part) of an apple or similar fruit.
3. The core of a pirn in a weaving shuttle.
4. The chuck of a drill or lathe.
5. A leftover piece from injection molding.
6. A piece of wood, partly inserted inside the wall, that supports the frame of a window or door.
7. Short form of koskikara (“bird of the genus Cinclus”).
8. The game of carom billiards or carambole.

Declension

Inflection of kara (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		kara	karat
genitive		karan	karojen
partitive		karaa	karoja
illative		karaan	karoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		kara	karat
accusative	nom.	kara	karat
	gen.	karan
genitive		karan	karojen karain rare
partitive		karaa	karoja
inessive		karassa	karoissa
elative		karasta	karoista
illative		karaan	karoihin
adessive		karalla	karoilla
ablative		karalta	karoilta
allative		karalle	karoille
essive		karana	karoina
translative		karaksi	karoiksi
abessive		karatta	karoitta
instructive		—	karoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of kara (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative karani karani accusative nom. karani karani gen. karani genitive karani karojeni karaini rare partitive karaani karojani inessive karassani karoissani elative karastani karoistani illative karaani karoihini adessive karallani karoillani ablative karaltani karoiltani allative karalleni karoilleni essive karanani karoinani translative karakseni karoikseni abessive karattani karoittani instructive — — comitative — karoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative karasi karasi accusative nom. karasi karasi gen. karasi genitive karasi karojesi karaisi rare partitive karaasi karojasi inessive karassasi karoissasi elative karastasi karoistasi illative karaasi karoihisi adessive karallasi karoillasi ablative karaltasi karoiltasi allative karallesi karoillesi essive karanasi karoinasi translative karaksesi karoiksesi abessive karattasi karoittasi instructive — — comitative — karoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative karamme karamme accusative nom. karamme karamme gen. karamme genitive karamme karojemme karaimme rare partitive karaamme karojamme inessive karassamme karoissamme elative karastamme karoistamme illative karaamme karoihimme adessive karallamme karoillamme ablative karaltamme karoiltamme allative karallemme karoillemme essive karanamme karoinamme translative karaksemme karoiksemme abessive karattamme karoittamme instructive — — comitative — karoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative karanne karanne accusative nom. karanne karanne gen. karanne genitive karanne karojenne karainne rare partitive karaanne karojanne inessive karassanne karoissanne elative karastanne karoistanne illative karaanne karoihinne adessive karallanne karoillanne ablative karaltanne karoiltanne allative karallenne karoillenne essive karananne karoinanne translative karaksenne karoiksenne abessive karattanne karoittanne instructive — — comitative — karoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative karansa karansa accusative nom. karansa karansa gen. karansa genitive karansa karojensa karainsa rare partitive karaansa karojaan karojansa inessive karassaan karassansa karoissaan karoissansa elative karastaan karastansa karoistaan karoistansa illative karaansa karoihinsa adessive karallaan karallansa karoillaan karoillansa ablative karaltaan karaltansa karoiltaan karoiltansa allative karalleen karallensa karoilleen karoillensa essive karanaan karanansa karoinaan karoinansa translative karakseen karaksensa karoikseen karoiksensa abessive karattaan karattansa karoittaan karoittansa instructive — — comitative — karoineen karoinensa

Derived terms

• omenankara

Anagrams

• arka

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Gothic

Romanization

kara

1. Romanization of 𐌺𐌰𐍂𐌰

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Hungarian

Etymology

kar +‎ -a (possessive suffix)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkɒrɒ]
• Hyphenation: ka‧ra

Noun

kara

1. third-person singular single-possession possessive of kar (in the sense “faculty” or “ensemble”) (the corresponding suffixed form in the sense of “arm” or “lever” is karja)

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	kara	—
accusative	karát	—
dative	karának	—
instrumental	karával	—
causal-final	karáért	—
translative	karává	—
terminative	karáig	—
essive-formal	karaként	—
essive-modal	karául	—
inessive	karában	—
superessive	karán	—
adessive	karánál	—
illative	karába	—
sublative	karára	—
allative	karához	—
elative	karából	—
delative	karáról	—
ablative	karától	—
non-attributive possessive - singular	karáé	—
non-attributive possessive - plural	karáéi	—

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Ido

Adjective

kara

1. dear

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Japanese

Romanization

kara

1. Rōmaji transcription of から

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Karaim

Adjective

kara

1. black

References

dnathan.com

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Karao

Noun

kara

1. purpose; motive; intention

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Latvian

Noun

kara m

1. (deprecated template usage) genitive singular form of karš

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Lower Sorbian

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle High German karre, ultimately from Latin carrus, from Gaulish karros, from Proto-Celtic *karros (“wagon”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkara/

Noun

kara f ? (diminutive karka)

1. cart, wagon

Declension

Declension of kara

	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	kara	karje	kary
Genitive	kary	karowu	karow
Dative	karje	karoma	karam
Accusative	karu	karje	kary
Instrumental	karu	karoma	karami
Locative	karje	karoma	karach

References

• Lower Sorbian vocabulary. In: Haspelmath, M. & Tadmor, U. (eds.) World Loanword Database. Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.

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Mapudungun

Noun

kara (using Raguileo Alphabet)

1. city

Synonyms

• waria

References

• Wixaleyiñ: Mapucezugun-wigkazugun pici hemvlcijka (Wixaleyiñ: Small Mapudungun-Spanish dictionary), Beretta, Marta; Cañumil, Dario; Cañumil, Tulio, 2008.

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Nias

Noun

kara (mutated form gara)

1. stone

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Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• karene

Noun

kara n

1. definite plural of kar

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

kara n

1. definite plural of kar

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Old Saxon

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *kar-, perhaps from the same Proto-Indo-European root as Latin garriō (“chatter”). Cognate with Old English caru, Old High German chara (“grief”), Old Norse kǫr (“sickbed”), Gothic 𐌺𐌰𐍂𐌰 (kara).

Noun

kara f

1. grief, sorrow
2. anxiety

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

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Oroqen

Adjective

kara

1. dark

References

• Whaley, Lindsay & Li, Fengxiang. (1998). The Suffix -Kan in Oroqen. Studies in Language. 22. 447-471. 10.1075/sl.22.2.06wha.

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Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈka.ra/

• Audio:

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Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *kara.

Noun

kara f

1. punishment
2. penalty, fine

   kara śmierci ― capital punishment, death penalty

Declension

Declension of kara

	singular	plural
nominative	kara	kary
genitive	kary	kar
dative	karze	karom
accusative	karę	kary
instrumental	karą	karami
locative	karze	karach
vocative	karo	kary

Noun

kara

1. inflection of karo:
   1. genitive singular
   2. nominative/accusative/vocative plural

Adjective

kara

1. feminine nominative/vocative singular of kary

Further reading

• Template:R:PWN

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Rapa Nui

Noun

kara

1. wing

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Turkish

Etymology

From Old Turkic 𐰴𐰺𐰀 (kara, “dark, black; land; north”), from Proto-Turkic *kara (“dark, black”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɑˈɾɑ/

• Audio:

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Adjective

kara

1. black, dark

   kara büyü ― black magic

2. brunette
3. dark skinned
4. (figuratively) evil, wicked, villainous
5. (figuratively, archaic) courageous

Declension

predicative forms of kara

simple present	singular	plural
ben (I am)	karayım	karalarım*
sen (you are)	karasın	karalarsın*
o (he/she/it is)	kara / karadır	karalar* / karalardır*
biz (we are)	karayız	karalarız
siz (you are)	karasınız	karalarsınız
onlar (they are)	karalar	karalardır
simple past	singular	plural
ben (I was)	karaydım	karalardım*
sen (you were)	karaydın	karalardın*
o (he/she/it was)	karaydı	karalardı*
biz (we were)	karaydık	karalardık
siz (you were)	karaydınız	karalardınız
onlar (they were)	karaydılar	karalardı
indirect / unwitnessed past	singular	plural
ben (I was)	karaymışım	karalarmışım*
sen (you were)	karaymışsın	karalarmışsın*
o (he/she/it was)	karaymış	karalarmış*
biz (we were)	karaymışız	karalarmışız
siz (you were)	karaymışsınız	karalarmışsınız
onlar (they were)	karaymışlar	karalarmış
*Not used, but perhaps rarely - chiefly grammatical formations. Note: Plural forms are not used with adjectives.

Descendants

• → Adyghe: къарэ (qarɛ)

Synonyms

• siyah

Antonyms

• ak

Noun

kara (definite accusative karayı, plural karalar)

1. black
2. land, field

   kara göründü!

   land ahoy!

3. (archaic) north

Declension

Inflection
Nominative	kara
Definite accusative	karayı
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	kara	karalar
Definite accusative	karayı	karaları
Dative	karaya	karalara
Locative	karada	karalarda
Ablative	karadan	karalardan
Genitive	karanın	karaların
Possessive forms Nominative Singular Plural 1st singular karam karalarım 2nd singular karan karaların 3rd singular karası karaları 1st plural karamız karalarımız 2nd plural karanız karalarınız 3rd plural karaları karaları Definite accusative Singular Plural 1st singular karamı karalarımı 2nd singular karanı karalarını 3rd singular karasını karalarını 1st plural karamızı karalarımızı 2nd plural karanızı karalarınızı 3rd plural karalarını karalarını Dative Singular Plural 1st singular karama karalarıma 2nd singular karana karalarına 3rd singular karasına karalarına 1st plural karamıza karalarımıza 2nd plural karanıza karalarınıza 3rd plural karalarına karalarına Locative Singular Plural 1st singular karamda karalarımda 2nd singular karanda karalarında 3rd singular karasında karalarında 1st plural karamızda karalarımızda 2nd plural karanızda karalarınızda 3rd plural karalarında karalarında Ablative Singular Plural 1st singular karamdan karalarımdan 2nd singular karandan karalarından 3rd singular karasından karalarından 1st plural karamızdan karalarımızdan 2nd plural karanızdan karalarınızdan 3rd plural karalarından karalarından Genitive Singular Plural 1st singular karamın karalarımın 2nd singular karanın karalarının 3rd singular karasının karalarının 1st plural karamızın karalarımızın 2nd plural karanızın karalarınızın 3rd plural karalarının karalarının

Synonyms

• (black): siyah
• (north): kuzey

Antonyms

• (black, north): ak
• (land): deniz
• (north): güney

See also

Colors in Turkish · renkler (layout · text)

beyaz, ak	gri, boz	siyah, kara
kırmızı, kızıl; al	turuncu; kahverengi, konur, boz	sarı; bej
limon çürüğü	yeşil	nane yeşili
camgöbeği; turkuaz	gök, mavi	lacivert
eflatun; mor	pembe; mor	yavruağzı

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Veps

Etymology

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

Noun

kara

1. bay, inlet

References

• Zajceva, N. G., Mullonen, M. I. (2007) “бухта”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary]‎^[1], Petrozavodsk: Periodika

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Wanyi

Noun

kara

1. country
2. stone

References

• Mary Laughren, Rob Pensalfini, Tom Mylne, Accounting for verb-initial order in an Australian language, in Verb First: On the syntax of verb-initial languages (2005)