"Kara" meaning in English

See Kara in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: Variant of Cara. Etymology templates: {{m|en|Cara}} Cara Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Kara
  1. A female given name. Categories (topical): English female given names, English given names, Languages
    Sense id: en-Kara-en-name-b1svBRzJ Disambiguation of Languages: 39 10 17 15 12 6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 4 31 17 27 6
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Kara
  1. A surname from Hindi.
    Sense id: en-Kara-en-name-fNyPrB1w Categories (other): English surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Kara
  1. A Papua New Guinean language. Synonyms: Lemakot (english: former name)
    Sense id: en-Kara-en-name-N0t9Vjjq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 4 31 17 27 6 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 23 3 35 16 19 4
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Proper name

Etymology: Borrowed from Korean 加耶, from Middle Chinese 伽倻. The Middle Chinese pronunciation is thought to have been closer to /kaja/, but /kaɾa/ (Kara) is thought to have been the oldest pronunciation. Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|en|ko|加耶|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Korean 加耶, {{bor+|en|ko|加耶}} Borrowed from Korean 加耶, {{der|en|ltc|伽倻}} Middle Chinese 伽倻 Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Kara
  1. The language presumed to have been spoken by the Gaya confederacy in southern Korea, thought by some scholars to be attested from thirteen placenames.
    Sense id: en-Kara-en-name-EA1zs4gt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 4 31 17 27 6
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 4

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Kara
  1. An Omotic language, also sometimes called Karo.
    Sense id: en-Kara-en-name-jrt4V6RK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 4 31 17 27 6
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 5

Proper name

Etymology: Borrowed from Tamil கர (kara). Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|en|ta|கர|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Tamil கர (kara), {{bor+|en|ta|கர}} Borrowed from Tamil கர (kara) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Kara
  1. The twenty-fifth year of the 60 year cycle of the Tamil calendar. Related terms: Kara-Bogaz-Gol
    Sense id: en-Kara-en-name-x~njNr~U
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 6

Download JSON data for Kara meaning in English (5.3kB)

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