"kara" meaning in Proto-Turkic

See kara in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: Compared to Proto-Mongolic *kara (“black”), Proto-Japonic *kuro, however, the Altaic hypothesis is not accepted by many scholars. May be related to Khitan 黑 (kara, “west”) since colors indicate direction in Turkic mythology. Etymology templates: {{noncog|xgn-pro|*kara||black}} Proto-Mongolic *kara (“black”), {{noncog|jpx-pro|*kuro}} Proto-Japonic *kuro, {{noncog|zkt|黑|t=west|tr=kara}} Khitan 黑 (kara, “west”) Head templates: {{head|trk-pro|adjective}} *kara
  1. black Tags: reconstruction Derived forms: kapkara (english: jet-black)

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      "depth": 4,
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      "depth": 3,
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        {
          "args": {
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      ],
      "text": "Tatar: кара (qara)"
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      "depth": 3,
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        {
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            "1": "ky",
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      "text": "South Kipchak:"
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          "args": {
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      "depth": 3,
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    },
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      ],
      "text": "Northern Altai: кара (kara), къара (qara) (Qumandy)"
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      "text": "Siberian:"
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      "text": "Yenisei Kyrgyz [Term?] (qara)"
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            "2": "𐰴𐰺𐰀",
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          "name": "desc"
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      ],
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      "depth": 2,
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      "text": "North Siberian:"
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    {
      "depth": 3,
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        {
          "args": {
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        }
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          "name": "desc"
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      "text": "Dolgan: кара"
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      "text": "South Siberian:"
    },
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      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "Sayan:"
    },
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "tyv",
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Tuvan: кара (kara)"
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      "depth": 4,
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      "text": "Yenisei:"
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          "name": "desc"
        }
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        {
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          "word": "siarïg"
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      "text": "Oghur:"
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      "text": "Arghu:"
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      "text": "Oghuz:"
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          "args": {
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          "name": "desc"
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      "depth": 3,
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      "text": "Karluk:"
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      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "xqa",
            "2": "قَرا",
            "tr": "kara"
          },
          "expansion": "Karakhanid: قَرا (kara)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Karakhanid: قَرا (kara)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "chg",
            "2": "كارا",
            "tr": "kara"
          },
          "expansion": "Chagatai: كارا (kara)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Chagatai: كارا (kara)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 4,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ili",
            "2": "qara"
          },
          "expansion": "Ili Turki: qara",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Ili Turki: qara"
    },
    {
      "depth": 4,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ug",
            "2": "قارا"
          },
          "expansion": "Uyghur: قارا (qara)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Uyghur: قارا (qara)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 4,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "uz",
            "2": "qora"
          },
          "expansion": "Uzbek: qora",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Uzbek: qora"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "qwm",
            "2": "-"
          },
          "expansion": "Kipchak:",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Kipchak:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "North Kipchak:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ba",
            "2": "ҡара"
          },
          "expansion": "Bashkir: ҡара (qara)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Bashkir: ҡара (qara)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "tt",
            "2": "кара"
          },
          "expansion": "Tatar: кара (qara)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Tatar: кара (qara)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "East Kipchak:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ky",
            "2": "кара"
          },
          "expansion": "Kyrgyz: кара (kara)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Kyrgyz: кара (kara)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "alt",
            "2": "кара"
          },
          "expansion": "Southern Altai: кара (kara)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Southern Altai: кара (kara)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "South Kipchak:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "nog",
            "2": "кара"
          },
          "expansion": "Nogai: кара (kara)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Nogai: кара (kara)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "kk",
            "2": "қара"
          },
          "expansion": "Kazakh: қара (qara)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Kazakh: қара (qara)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "kaa",
            "2": "qara"
          },
          "expansion": "Karakalpak: qara",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Karakalpak: qara"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "West Kipchak:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "crh",
            "2": "qara"
          },
          "expansion": "Crimean Tatar: qara",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Crimean Tatar: qara"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "krc",
            "2": "къара",
            "tr": "qara"
          },
          "expansion": "Karachay-Balkar: къара (qara)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Karachay-Balkar: къара (qara)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "kum",
            "2": "къара",
            "tr": "qara"
          },
          "expansion": "Kumyk: къара (qara)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Kumyk: къара (qara)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "kdr",
            "2": "",
            "tr": "qara"
          },
          "expansion": "Karaim: [script needed] (qara)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Karaim: [script needed] (qara)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "atv",
            "2": "кара",
            "3": "къара",
            "tr2": "qara"
          },
          "expansion": "Northern Altai: кара (kara), къара (qara)",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "Qumandy"
          },
          "expansion": "(Qumandy)",
          "name": "q"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Northern Altai: кара (kara), къара (qara) (Qumandy)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "Siberian:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "und",
            "2": "",
            "tr": "qara"
          },
          "expansion": "[Term?] (qara)",
          "name": "l"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Yenisei Kyrgyz [Term?] (qara)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "otk",
            "2": "𐰴𐰺𐰀",
            "tr": "qara"
          },
          "expansion": "Old Turkic: 𐰴𐰺𐰀 (qara)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Old Turkic: 𐰴𐰺𐰀 (qara)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "oui",
            "2": "",
            "tr": "qara"
          },
          "expansion": "Old Uyghur: [script needed] (qara)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Old Uyghur: [script needed] (qara)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "North Siberian:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sah",
            "2": "хара",
            "3": "хараҥа",
            "t": "black",
            "t2": "dark"
          },
          "expansion": "Yakut: хара (qara, “black”), хараҥа (qaraña, “dark”)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Yakut: хара (qara, “black”), хараҥа (qaraña, “dark”)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "dlg",
            "2": "кара"
          },
          "expansion": "Dolgan: кара",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Dolgan: кара"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "South Siberian:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "Sayan:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 4,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "tyv",
            "2": "кара"
          },
          "expansion": "Tuvan: кара (kara)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Tuvan: кара (kara)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 4,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "cjs",
            "2": "ӄара"
          },
          "expansion": "Shor: ӄара",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Shor: ӄара"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "Yenisei:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 4,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "cjs",
            "2": "қара",
            "tr": "qara"
          },
          "expansion": "Shor: қара (qara)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Shor: қара (qara)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 4,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "kjh",
            "2": "хара"
          },
          "expansion": "Khakas: хара (xara)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Khakas: хара (xara)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 4,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ybe",
            "2": "",
            "tr": "gara"
          },
          "expansion": "Western Yugur: [script needed] (gara)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Western Yugur: [script needed] (gara)"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "xgn-pro",
        "2": "*kara",
        "3": "",
        "4": "black"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Mongolic *kara (“black”)",
      "name": "noncog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "jpx-pro",
        "2": "*kuro"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Japonic *kuro",
      "name": "noncog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zkt",
        "2": "黑",
        "t": "west",
        "tr": "kara"
      },
      "expansion": "Khitan 黑 (kara, “west”)",
      "name": "noncog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Compared to Proto-Mongolic *kara (“black”), Proto-Japonic *kuro, however, the Altaic hypothesis is not accepted by many scholars.\nMay be related to Khitan 黑 (kara, “west”) since colors indicate direction in Turkic mythology.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "trk-pro",
        "2": "adjective"
      },
      "expansion": "*kara",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Proto-Turkic",
  "lang_code": "trk-pro",
  "original_title": "Reconstruction:Proto-Turkic/kara",
  "pos": "adj",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "āk"
    },
    {
      "word": "ürüŋ"
    },
    {
      "word": "boŕ"
    },
    {
      "word": "sūr"
    },
    {
      "word": "kuba"
    },
    {
      "word": "čāl"
    },
    {
      "word": "oń"
    },
    {
      "word": "kara"
    },
    {
      "word": "kïŕïl"
    },
    {
      "word": "āl"
    },
    {
      "word": "koŋur"
    },
    {
      "word": "yạgïŕ"
    },
    {
      "word": "siarïg"
    },
    {
      "word": "yẹgren"
    },
    {
      "word": "yāĺïl"
    },
    {
      "word": "kȫk"
    },
    {
      "word": "(y)ip-"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Ili Turki terms in nonstandard scripts",
        "Karachay-Balkar terms with redundant transliterations",
        "Kumyk terms with redundant transliterations",
        "Northern Altai terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
        "Old Turkic terms with non-redundant manual transliterations",
        "Proto-Turkic adjectives",
        "Proto-Turkic entries with incorrect language header",
        "Proto-Turkic entries with topic categories using raw markup",
        "Proto-Turkic lemmas",
        "Proto-Turkic terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
        "Requests for native script for Karaim terms",
        "Requests for native script for Old Uyghur terms",
        "Requests for native script for Western Yugur terms",
        "Undetermined language links",
        "Undetermined term requests",
        "trk-pro:Colors"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "black"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "black",
          "black"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "reconstruction"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "kara"
}

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