kare

See also: Appendix:Variations of "kare"

Catawba

Adjective

kare

1. dark

   witchawa kare ― a dark night

References

• 1900, Albert S. Gatschet, Grammatic Sketch of the Catawba Language (published in the American Anthropologist)

Crimean Tatar

Noun

kare

1. quadrat, square.

Declension

Declension of kare

nominative	kare
genitive	kareniñ
dative	karege
accusative	kareni
locative	karede
ablative	kareden

References

• Mirjejev, V. A.; Usejinov, S. M. (2002), Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]‎^[1], Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN

Esperanto

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkare/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -are
• Hyphenation: ka‧re

Adverb

kare

1. dearly

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑreˣ/, [ˈkɑ̝re̞(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -ɑre
• Syllabification^(key): ka‧re
• Hyphenation^(key): ka‧re

Etymology 1

From Proto-Finnic [Term?] (compare Ingrian kare, Karelian kare, Ludian kare).

Noun

kare

1. ripple (small waves)

Declension

Inflection of kare (Kotus type 48/hame, no gradation)
nominative		kare	kareet
genitive		kareen	kareiden kareitten
partitive		karetta	kareita
illative		kareeseen	kareisiin kareihin
		singular	plural
nominative		kare	kareet
accusative	nom.	kare	kareet
	gen.	kareen
genitive		kareen	kareiden kareitten
partitive		karetta	kareita
inessive		kareessa	kareissa
elative		kareesta	kareista
illative		kareeseen	kareisiin kareihin
adessive		kareella	kareilla
ablative		kareelta	kareilta
allative		kareelle	kareille
essive		kareena	kareina
translative		kareeksi	kareiksi
abessive		kareetta	kareitta
instructive		—	karein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of kare (Kotus type 48/hame, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kareeni kareeni accusative nom. kareeni kareeni gen. kareeni genitive kareeni kareideni kareitteni partitive karettani kareitani inessive kareessani kareissani elative kareestani kareistani illative kareeseeni kareisiini kareihini adessive kareellani kareillani ablative kareeltani kareiltani allative kareelleni kareilleni essive kareenani kareinani translative kareekseni kareikseni abessive kareettani kareittani instructive — — comitative — kareineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kareesi kareesi accusative nom. kareesi kareesi gen. kareesi genitive kareesi kareidesi kareittesi partitive karettasi kareitasi inessive kareessasi kareissasi elative kareestasi kareistasi illative kareeseesi kareisiisi kareihisi adessive kareellasi kareillasi ablative kareeltasi kareiltasi allative kareellesi kareillesi essive kareenasi kareinasi translative kareeksesi kareiksesi abessive kareettasi kareittasi instructive — — comitative — kareinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kareemme kareemme accusative nom. kareemme kareemme gen. kareemme genitive kareemme kareidemme kareittemme partitive karettamme kareitamme inessive kareessamme kareissamme elative kareestamme kareistamme illative kareeseemme kareisiimme kareihimme adessive kareellamme kareillamme ablative kareeltamme kareiltamme allative kareellemme kareillemme essive kareenamme kareinamme translative kareeksemme kareiksemme abessive kareettamme kareittamme instructive — — comitative — kareinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kareenne kareenne accusative nom. kareenne kareenne gen. kareenne genitive kareenne kareidenne kareittenne partitive karettanne kareitanne inessive kareessanne kareissanne elative kareestanne kareistanne illative kareeseenne kareisiinne kareihinne adessive kareellanne kareillanne ablative kareeltanne kareiltanne allative kareellenne kareillenne essive kareenanne kareinanne translative kareeksenne kareiksenne abessive kareettanne kareittanne instructive — — comitative — kareinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative kareensa kareensa accusative nom. kareensa kareensa gen. kareensa genitive kareensa kareidensa kareittensa partitive karettaan karettansa kareitaan kareitansa inessive kareessaan kareessansa kareissaan kareissansa elative kareestaan kareestansa kareistaan kareistansa illative kareeseensa kareisiinsa kareihinsa adessive kareellaan kareellansa kareillaan kareillansa ablative kareeltaan kareeltansa kareiltaan kareiltansa allative kareelleen kareellensa kareilleen kareillensa essive kareenaan kareenansa kareinaan kareinansa translative kareekseen kareeksensa kareikseen kareiksensa abessive kareettaan kareettansa kareittaan kareittansa instructive — — comitative — kareineen kareinensa

Derived terms

• Kare
• karehtia
• kareilla
• Kareinen

compounds

• hymynkare
• Karevaara

Further reading

• “1. kare”, 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 1 July 2023

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French carré.

Noun

kare

1. synonym of kyljysrivi

Declension

Inflection of kare (Kotus type 48/hame, no gradation)
nominative		kare	kareet
genitive		kareen	kareiden kareitten
partitive		karetta	kareita
illative		kareeseen	kareisiin kareihin
		singular	plural
nominative		kare	kareet
accusative	nom.	kare	kareet
	gen.	kareen
genitive		kareen	kareiden kareitten
partitive		karetta	kareita
inessive		kareessa	kareissa
elative		kareesta	kareista
illative		kareeseen	kareisiin kareihin
adessive		kareella	kareilla
ablative		kareelta	kareilta
allative		kareelle	kareille
essive		kareena	kareina
translative		kareeksi	kareiksi
abessive		kareetta	kareitta
instructive		—	karein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of kare (Kotus type 48/hame, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kareeni kareeni accusative nom. kareeni kareeni gen. kareeni genitive kareeni kareideni kareitteni partitive karettani kareitani inessive kareessani kareissani elative kareestani kareistani illative kareeseeni kareisiini kareihini adessive kareellani kareillani ablative kareeltani kareiltani allative kareelleni kareilleni essive kareenani kareinani translative kareekseni kareikseni abessive kareettani kareittani instructive — — comitative — kareineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kareesi kareesi accusative nom. kareesi kareesi gen. kareesi genitive kareesi kareidesi kareittesi partitive karettasi kareitasi inessive kareessasi kareissasi elative kareestasi kareistasi illative kareeseesi kareisiisi kareihisi adessive kareellasi kareillasi ablative kareeltasi kareiltasi allative kareellesi kareillesi essive kareenasi kareinasi translative kareeksesi kareiksesi abessive kareettasi kareittasi instructive — — comitative — kareinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kareemme kareemme accusative nom. kareemme kareemme gen. kareemme genitive kareemme kareidemme kareittemme partitive karettamme kareitamme inessive kareessamme kareissamme elative kareestamme kareistamme illative kareeseemme kareisiimme kareihimme adessive kareellamme kareillamme ablative kareeltamme kareiltamme allative kareellemme kareillemme essive kareenamme kareinamme translative kareeksemme kareiksemme abessive kareettamme kareittamme instructive — — comitative — kareinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kareenne kareenne accusative nom. kareenne kareenne gen. kareenne genitive kareenne kareidenne kareittenne partitive karettanne kareitanne inessive kareessanne kareissanne elative kareestanne kareistanne illative kareeseenne kareisiinne kareihinne adessive kareellanne kareillanne ablative kareeltanne kareiltanne allative kareellenne kareillenne essive kareenanne kareinanne translative kareeksenne kareiksenne abessive kareettanne kareittanne instructive — — comitative — kareinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative kareensa kareensa accusative nom. kareensa kareensa gen. kareensa genitive kareensa kareidensa kareittensa partitive karettaan karettansa kareitaan kareitansa inessive kareessaan kareessansa kareissaan kareissansa elative kareestaan kareestansa kareistaan kareistansa illative kareeseensa kareisiinsa kareihinsa adessive kareellaan kareellansa kareillaan kareillansa ablative kareeltaan kareeltansa kareiltaan kareiltansa allative kareelleen kareellensa kareilleen kareillensa essive kareenaan kareenansa kareinaan kareinansa translative kareekseen kareeksensa kareikseen kareiksensa abessive kareettaan kareettansa kareittaan kareittansa instructive — — comitative — kareineen kareinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• lampaankare

Further reading

• “2. kare”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[3] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 1 July 2023

Anagrams

• kera

Haitian Creole

Etymology

From French carré (“square”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaɣe/

Adjective

kare

1. square
2. frank, outspoken

Noun

kare

1. square

Hausa

Etymology 1

most likely cognate with Proto-Semitic *kalb- or perhaps from Nilo-Saharan; compare Kanuri kǝ́rì. Cognate with Warji kaɗi (“dog”), Podoko kədá, Zulgo-Gemzek kəra, Mundat gə́rà, Kirya-Konzel kə́ɽí, Bura kilà, Lagwan kɨle, Dangaléat kan̰a.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kà.ɽéː/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [kə̀.ɽéː]

Noun

kàrē m (feminine kàryā, plural kar̃nukā̀, possessed form kàren)

1. dog

Etymology 2

From French carré (“square”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kàː.rêː/

Noun

kā̀r̃ê m (possessed form kā̀r̃ên)

1. (Niger) quarter (of a city)

Indonesian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Japanese カレー. Doublet of kari.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈkare/ [ˈka.re]
• Rhymes: -are
• Syllabification: ka‧re

Noun

kare (plural kare-kare)

1. Japanese curry rice

Etymology 2

From Tamil கறி (kaṟi).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈkare/ [ˈka.re]
• Rhymes: -are
• Syllabification: ka‧re

Noun

kare

1. curry
   1. one of a family of dishes originating from Indian cuisine, flavoured by a spiced sauce
   2. a spiced sauce or relish, especially one flavoured with curry powder

Further reading

• “kare”, 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

Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *karëh. Cognates include Finnish kare.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈkɑre/, [ˈkɑre̞ˑ]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈkɑre/, [ˈkɑre̞ˑ]
• Rhymes: -ɑre
• Hyphenation: ka‧re

Noun

kare

1. ripple (small wave)

Declension

Declension of kare (type 6/lähe, no gradation, gemination)
	singular	plural
nominative	kare	karreet
genitive	karreen	karrein
partitive	karetta	karreita
illative	karreesse	karreisse
inessive	karrees	karreis
elative	karreest	karreist
allative	karreelle	karreille
adessive	karreel	karreil
ablative	karreelt	karreilt
translative	karreeks	karreiks
essive	karreenna, karreen	karreinna, karrein
exessive1)	karreent	karreint
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 136

Japanese

Romanization

kare

1. Rōmaji transcription of かれ

Lithuanian

Noun

karè m

1. locative singular of kãras

Noun

kãre m

1. vocative singular of kãras

Marshallese

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese カレー (karē), from English curry, from Tamil கறி (kaṟi), influenced by existing Middle English cury (“cooking”), from Middle French cuyre (“to cook”), from Vulgar Latin cocere, from Latin coquere.

Pronunciation

• (phonetics) IPA^(key): [kɑrˠe]
• (phonemic) IPA^(key): /kærˠej/
• Bender phonemes: {karȩy}

Noun

kare

1. curry.

References

• Marshallese–English Online Dictionary
• The Origins of ‘Curry’ (Is it really English?)

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀓𑀭𑁂 (Brahmi script)
• करे (Devanagari script)
• করে (Bengali script)
• කරෙ (Sinhalese script)
• ကရေ or ၵရေ (Burmese script)
• กเร or กะเร (Thai script)
• ᨠᩁᩮ (Tai Tham script)
• ກເຣ or ກະເຣ (Lao script)
• ករេ (Khmer script)
• 𑄇𑄢𑄬 (Chakma script)

Verb

kare

1. singular optative active of karoti (“to do”)

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈka.rɛ/
• Rhymes: -arɛ
• Syllabification: ka‧re
• Homophone: karę

Adjective

kare

1. inflection of kary:
   1. neuter nominative/accusative/vocative singular
   2. nonvirile nominative/accusative/vocative plural

Rawa

Noun

kare

1. car

References

• Norma Toland, Donald Toland, Reference Grammar of the Karo/Rawa Language (1991)

Rotokas

Noun

kare

1. animals

Verb

kare

1. to return

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowed from French carré.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kǎreː/

Noun

kare m inan (Cyrillic spelling каре)

1. loin

   svinjski kare ― pork loin

Declension

Declension of kare

	singular	plural
nominative	kare	karei
genitive	karea	karea
dative	kareu	kareima
accusative	kare	karee
vocative	kareu	karei
locative	kareu	kareima
instrumental	kareom	kareima

Further reading

• “kare”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

Tocharian B

Etymology

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Noun

kare ?

1. worth
2. rank

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish قاره (kare), from French carré, from Middle French quarré, from Old French quarré, from Latin quadrātus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.ɾe/

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

kare (definite accusative kareyi, plural kareler)

1. (geometry) square
2. (algebra) square
3. "#" symbol on a telephone, hash, octothorpe, pound

Declension

Declension of kare

	singular	plural
nominative	kare	kareler
definite accusative	kareyi	kareleri
dative	kareye	karelere
locative	karede	karelerde
ablative	kareden	karelerden
genitive	karenin	karelerin

Yoruba

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Etymology

From kú +‎ àre (“vindication”), literally “greetings on being provided vindicated or justice in one's work or actions”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ká.ɾē/

Verb

káre

1. to deserve or earn appreciation for satisfactory performance

Interjection

káre!

1. well done

Derived terms

• ìkáre
• Yèyé Káre (“a nickname for orisha Ọ̀ṣun”)

Related terms

• kúuṣẹ́ (“good job, well done”)