कारा
Hindi
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /kɑː.ɾɑː/, [käː.ɾäː]
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Sanskrit कारा (kārā).
Noun
कारा • (kārā) f (Urdu spelling کارا)
- (chiefly in compounds) a prison
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | कारा kārā |
काराएँ kārāẽ |
| oblique | कारा kārā |
काराओं kārāõ |
| vocative | कारा kārā |
काराओ kārāo |
Etymology 2
Inherited from Sanskrit काल (kāla, “black”). Doublet of काला (kālā).
Adjective
कारा • (kārā) (Urdu spelling کارا)
Declension
| masculine | feminine | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | singular | plural | |
| direct | कारा kārā |
कारे kāre |
कारी kārī |
कारी kārī |
| oblique | कारे kāre |
कारे kāre |
कारी kārī |
कारी kārī |
| vocative | कारे kāre |
कारे kāre |
कारी kārī |
कारी kārī |
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “कारा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Platts, John T. (1884) “कारा”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative scripts
- kārā (Latin script)
- 𑀓𑀸𑀭𑀸 (Brahmi script)
- কারা (Bengali script)
- කාරා (Sinhalese script)
- ကာရာ or ၵႃရႃ (Burmese script)
- การา (Thai script)
- ᨠᩣᩁᩣ (Tai Tham script)
- ກາຣາ (Lao script)
- ការា (Khmer script)
- 𑄇𑄂𑄢𑄂 (Chakma script)
Noun
कारा f
- Devanagari script form of kārā
Declension
Declension table of "कारा" (feminine)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | कारा (kārā) | कारायो (kārāyo) or कारा (kārā) |
| Accusative (second) | कारं (kāraṃ) | कारायो (kārāyo) or कारा (kārā) |
| Instrumental (third) | काराय (kārāya) | काराहि (kārāhi) or काराभि (kārābhi) |
| Dative (fourth) | काराय (kārāya) | कारानं (kārānaṃ) |
| Ablative (fifth) | काराय (kārāya) | काराहि (kārāhi) or काराभि (kārābhi) |
| Genitive (sixth) | काराय (kārāya) | कारानं (kārānaṃ) |
| Locative (seventh) | काराय (kārāya) or कारायं (kārāyaṃ) | कारासु (kārāsu) |
| Vocative (calling) | कारे (kāre) | कारायो (kārāyo) or कारा (kārā) |
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- কাৰা (Assamese script)
- ᬓᬵᬭᬵ (Balinese script)
- কারা (Bengali script)
- 𑰎𑰯𑰨𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀓𑀸𑀭𑀸 (Brahmi script)
- ကာရာ (Burmese script)
- કારા (Gujarati script)
- ਕਾਰਾ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌕𑌾𑌰𑌾 (Grantha script)
- ꦏꦴꦫꦴ (Javanese script)
- 𑂍𑂰𑂩𑂰 (Kaithi script)
- ಕಾರಾ (Kannada script)
- ការា (Khmer script)
- ກາຣາ (Lao script)
- കാരാ (Malayalam script)
- ᡬᠠ᠊ᠠᡵᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
- 𑘎𑘰𑘨𑘰 (Modi script)
- ᢉᠠᢗᠷᠠ᠋ᠠ (Mongolian script)
- 𑦮𑧑𑧈𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐎𑐵𑐬𑐵 (Newa script)
- କାରା (Odia script)
- ꢒꢵꢬꢵ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆑𑆳𑆫𑆳 (Sharada script)
- 𑖎𑖯𑖨𑖯 (Siddham script)
- කාරා (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩜𑩛𑩼𑩛 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚊𑚭𑚤𑚭 (Takri script)
- காரா (Tamil script)
- కారా (Telugu script)
- การา (Thai script)
- ཀཱ་རཱ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒏𑒰𑒩𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨋𑨊𑨫𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
Probably from the root कृ (kṛ, “to do”).[1]
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /kɑː.ɾɑː/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /kɑː.ɾɑː/
Noun
कारा • (kārā) stem, f
- a prison
- Synonym: कारागार (kārāgāra)
- binding, confinement
- the part of a lute below the neck (for deadening the sound)
- pain, affliction
- a female messenger
- a female worker in gold
- a kind of bird
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | कारा (kārā) | कारे (kāre) | काराः (kārāḥ) |
| accusative | काराम् (kārām) | कारे (kāre) | काराः (kārāḥ) |
| instrumental | कारया (kārayā) कारा¹ (kārā¹) |
काराभ्याम् (kārābhyām) | काराभिः (kārābhiḥ) |
| dative | कारायै (kārāyai) | काराभ्याम् (kārābhyām) | काराभ्यः (kārābhyaḥ) |
| ablative | कारायाः (kārāyāḥ) कारायै² (kārāyai²) |
काराभ्याम् (kārābhyām) | काराभ्यः (kārābhyaḥ) |
| genitive | कारायाः (kārāyāḥ) कारायै² (kārāyai²) |
कारयोः (kārayoḥ) | काराणाम् (kārāṇām) |
| locative | कारायाम् (kārāyām) | कारयोः (kārayoḥ) | कारासु (kārāsu) |
| vocative | कारे (kāre) | कारे (kāre) | काराः (kārāḥ) |
- ¹Vedic
- ²Brāhmaṇas
References
- ^ Monier Williams (1899) “कारा”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 275.