"καρα-" meaning in All languages combined

See καρα- on Wiktionary

Prefix [Greek]

Forms: kara- [romanization], καρά- [alternative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish قره (kara, “black”). Etymology templates: {{bor|el|ota|قره|t=black|tr=kara}} Ottoman Turkish قره (kara, “black”) Head templates: {{head|el|prefix|head=|sort=}} καρα- • (kara-), {{el-prefix}} καρα- • (kara-)
  1. indicating and reinforcing negative or abusive attributes Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-καρα--el-prefix-2Fa6RGc2 Categories (other): Greek entries with incorrect language header, Pages using catfix, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Greek entries with incorrect language header: 100 0 Disambiguation of Pages using catfix: 100 0 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 100 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 100 0
  2. black Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en-καρα--el-prefix-wAbH46sU

Alternative forms

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