"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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        {
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          },
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      ],
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      "depth": 4,
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      "text": "North Kipchak:"
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      "depth": 3,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ba",
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          "expansion": "Bashkir: ҡара (qara)",
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      ],
      "text": "Bashkir: ҡара (qara)"
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      "depth": 3,
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        {
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      ],
      "text": "Tatar: кара (qara)"
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      "text": "East Kipchak:"
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        {
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          },
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        }
      ],
      "text": "Kyrgyz: кара (kara)"
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      "text": "South Kipchak:"
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        }
      ],
      "text": "Kazakh: қара (qara)"
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      "depth": 3,
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        }
      ],
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      "text": "West Kipchak:"
    },
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          },
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      ],
      "text": "Crimean Tatar: qara"
    },
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      "depth": 3,
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        }
      ],
      "text": "Karachay-Balkar: къара (qara)"
    },
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      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "kum",
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          },
          "expansion": "Kumyk: къара (qara)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Kumyk: къара (qara)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
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        {
          "args": {
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            "2": "",
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          "expansion": "Karaim: [script needed] (qara)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
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      "text": "Karaim: [script needed] (qara)"
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      "text": "Siberian:"
    },
    {
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      "text": "Yenisei Kyrgyz [Term?] (qara)"
    },
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      "text": "Old Uyghur: 𐽲𐾄𐽰𐽾𐽰 (kara)"
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      "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”)"
    },
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      "depth": 3,
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        {
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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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        {
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          "expansion": "Tuvan: кара (kara)",
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        }
      ],
      "text": "Tuvan: кара (kara)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 4,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "cjs",
            "2": "ӄара"
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          "expansion": "Shor: ӄара",
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      ],
      "text": "Shor: ӄара"
    },
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      "depth": 3,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "Yenisei:"
    },
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        {
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            "2": "қара",
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          "expansion": "Shor: қара (qara)",
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        }
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      "text": "Shor: қара (qara)"
    },
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        {
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            "2": "хара"
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Khakas: хара (xara)"
    },
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      "depth": 4,
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      "text": "Western Yugur: [script needed] (gara)"
    },
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      "depth": 3,
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            "3": "къара",
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          "expansion": "Northern Altai: кара (kara), къара (qara)",
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      ],
      "text": "Northern Altai: кара (kara), къара (qara) (Qumandy)"
    }
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        {
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        {
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        {
          "word": "sūr"
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        {
          "word": "kuba"
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        {
          "word": "čāl"
        },
        {
          "word": "oń"
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        {
          "word": "kara"
        },
        {
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        },
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        {
          "word": "yạgïŕ"
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        {
          "word": "siarïg"
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        {
          "word": "yẹgren"
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        {
          "word": "yāĺïl"
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        {
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}
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      "text": "Oghur:"
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      "text": "Arghu:"
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      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "Oghuz:"
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    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
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        {
          "args": {
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      ],
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    },
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      "depth": 4,
      "templates": [
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          "args": {
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      "depth": 2,
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      "templates": [],
      "text": "Karluk:"
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      ],
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    },
    {
      "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": 1,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "Siberian:"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [],
      "text": "Yenisei Kyrgyz [Term?] (qara)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "otk",
            "2": "𐰴𐰺𐰀",
            "tr": "kara"
          },
          "expansion": "Old Turkic: 𐰴𐰺𐰀 (kara)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Old Turkic: 𐰴𐰺𐰀 (kara)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "oui",
            "2": "𐽲𐾄𐽰𐽾𐽰",
            "tr": "kara"
          },
          "expansion": "Old Uyghur: 𐽲𐾄𐽰𐽾𐽰 (kara)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Old Uyghur: 𐽲𐾄𐽰𐽾𐽰 (kara)"
    },
    {
      "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)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 3,
      "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)"
    }
  ],
  "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",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Proto-Turkic adjectives",
        "Proto-Turkic entries with incorrect language header",
        "Proto-Turkic lemmas",
        "Requests for native script for Karaim 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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