-कार
Hindi
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit -कार (-kāra). Perhaps, also influenced by Persian کار (kâr).
Suffix
-कार • (-kār) m (Urdu spelling ـکار)
- doer (one who does)
Derived terms
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- -ᬓᬵᬭ (Balinese script)
- -ကာရ (Burmese script)
- -कार (Devanagari script)
- -ਕਾਰ (Gurmukhi script)
- -𑌕𑌾𑌰 (Grantha script)
- -ꦏꦴꦫ (Javanese script)
- -𑂍𑂰𑂩 (Kaithi script)
- -ការ (Khmer script)
- -ກາຣ (Lao script)
- -കാര (Malayalam script)
- -ᡬᠠ᠊ᠠᡵᠠ (Manchu script)
- -𑘎𑘰𑘨 (Modi script)
- -ᢉᠠᢗᠷᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
- -𑦮𑧑𑧈 (Nandinagari script)
- -𑐎𑐵𑐬 (Newa script)
- -କାର (Odia script)
- -ꢒꢵꢬ (Saurashtra script)
- -𑆑𑆳𑆫 (Sharada script)
- -𑖎𑖯𑖨 (Siddham script)
- -කාර (Sinhalese script)
- -𑩜𑩛𑩼 (Soyombo script)
- -𑚊𑚭𑚤 (Takri script)
- -கார (Tamil script)
- -การ (Thai script)
- -་ཀཱ་ར (Tibetan script)
- -𑨋𑨊𑨫 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Indo-Iranian *-kāras. Cognate with Persian کار (kâr). Related to कृ (kṛ, “to do, make”, root).
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /kɑː.ɾɐ/
- (Classical Sanskrit) IPA(key): /kɑː.ɾɐ/
Suffix
-कार • (-kāra) m
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | -कारः (-kāraḥ) | -कारौ (-kārau) -कारा¹ (-kārā¹) |
-काराः (-kārāḥ) -कारासः¹ (-kārāsaḥ¹) |
| accusative | -कारम् (-kāram) | -कारौ (-kārau) -कारा¹ (-kārā¹) |
-कारान् (-kārān) |
| instrumental | -कारेण (-kāreṇa) | -काराभ्याम् (-kārābhyām) | -कारैः (-kāraiḥ) -कारेभिः¹ (-kārebhiḥ¹) |
| dative | -काराय (-kārāya) | -काराभ्याम् (-kārābhyām) | -कारेभ्यः (-kārebhyaḥ) |
| ablative | -कारात् (-kārāt) | -काराभ्याम् (-kārābhyām) | -कारेभ्यः (-kārebhyaḥ) |
| genitive | -कारस्य (-kārasya) | -कारयोः (-kārayoḥ) | -काराणाम् (-kārāṇām) |
| locative | -कारे (-kāre) | -कारयोः (-kārayoḥ) | -कारेषु (-kāreṣu) |
| vocative | -कार (-kāra) | -कारौ (-kārau) -कारा¹ (-kārā¹) |
-काराः (-kārāḥ) -कारासः¹ (-kārāsaḥ¹) |
- ¹Vedic