कारा

Hindi

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /kɑː.ɾɑː/, [käː.ɾäː]

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Sanskrit कारा (kārā).

Noun

कारा • (kārā) f (Urdu spelling کارا)

1. (chiefly in compounds) a prison

Declension

Declension of कारा (fem ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	कारा kārā	काराएँ kārāẽ
oblique	कारा kārā	काराओं kārāõ
vocative	कारा kārā	काराओ kārāo

Etymology 2

Inherited from Sanskrit काल (kāla, “black”). Doublet of काला (kālā).

Adjective

कारा • (kārā) (Urdu spelling کارا)

1. black

Declension

Declension of कारा (ā-stem)

	masculine		feminine
	singular	plural	singular	plural
direct	कारा kārā	कारे kāre	कारी kārī	कारी kārī
oblique	कारे kāre	कारे kāre	कारी kārī	कारी kārī
vocative	कारे kāre	कारे kāre	कारी kārī	कारी kārī

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “कारा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Platts, John T. (1884) “कारा”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• kārā (Latin script)
• 𑀓𑀸𑀭𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• কারা (Bengali script)
• කාරා (Sinhalese script)
• ကာရာ or ၵႃရႃ (Burmese script)
• การา (Thai script)
• ᨠᩣᩁᩣ (Tai Tham script)
• ກາຣາ (Lao script)
• ការា (Khmer script)
• 𑄇𑄂𑄢𑄂 (Chakma script)

Noun

कारा f

1. Devanagari script form of kārā

Declension

Declension table of "कारा" (feminine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	कारा (kārā)	कारायो (kārāyo) or कारा (kārā)
Accusative (second)	कारं (kāraṃ)	कारायो (kārāyo) or कारा (kārā)
Instrumental (third)	काराय (kārāya)	काराहि (kārāhi) or काराभि (kārābhi)
Dative (fourth)	काराय (kārāya)	कारानं (kārānaṃ)
Ablative (fifth)	काराय (kārāya)	काराहि (kārāhi) or काराभि (kārābhi)
Genitive (sixth)	काराय (kārāya)	कारानं (kārānaṃ)
Locative (seventh)	काराय (kārāya) or कारायं (kārāyaṃ)	कारासु (kārāsu)
Vocative (calling)	कारे (kāre)	कारायो (kārāyo) or कारा (kārā)

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• কাৰা (Assamese script)
• ᬓᬵᬭᬵ (Balinese script)
• কারা (Bengali script)
• 𑰎𑰯𑰨𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀓𑀸𑀭𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• ကာရာ (Burmese script)
• કારા (Gujarati script)
• ਕਾਰਾ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌕𑌾𑌰𑌾 (Grantha script)
• ꦏꦴꦫꦴ (Javanese script)
• 𑂍𑂰𑂩𑂰 (Kaithi script)
• ಕಾರಾ (Kannada script)
• ការា (Khmer script)
• ກາຣາ (Lao script)
• കാരാ (Malayalam script)
• ᡬᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᡵᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
• 𑘎𑘰𑘨𑘰 (Modi script)
• ᢉᠠᢗᠷᠠ᠋᠎ᠠ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦮𑧑𑧈𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐎𑐵𑐬𑐵 (Newa script)
• କାରା (Odia script)
• ꢒꢵꢬꢵ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆑𑆳𑆫𑆳 (Sharada script)
• 𑖎𑖯𑖨𑖯 (Siddham script)
• කාරා (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩜𑩛𑩼𑩛 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚊𑚭𑚤𑚭 (Takri script)
• காரா (Tamil script)
• కారా (Telugu script)
• การา (Thai script)
• ཀཱ་རཱ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒏𑒰𑒩𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨋𑨊𑨫𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

Probably from the root कृ (kṛ, “to do”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /kɑː.ɾɑː/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ˈkɑː.ɾɑː/

Noun

कारा • (kārā) stem, f

1. a prison

   Synonym: कारागार (kārāgāra)

2. binding, confinement
3. the part of a lute below the neck (for deadening the sound)
4. pain, affliction
5. a female messenger
6. a female worker in gold
7. a kind of bird

Declension

Feminine ā-stem declension of कारा (kārā)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	कारा kārā	कारे kāre	काराः kārāḥ
Vocative	कारे kāre	कारे kāre	काराः kārāḥ
Accusative	काराम् kārām	कारे kāre	काराः kārāḥ
Instrumental	कारया / कारा¹ kārayā / kārā¹	काराभ्याम् kārābhyām	काराभिः kārābhiḥ
Dative	कारायै kārāyai	काराभ्याम् kārābhyām	काराभ्यः kārābhyaḥ
Ablative	कारायाः / कारायै² kārāyāḥ / kārāyai²	काराभ्याम् kārābhyām	काराभ्यः kārābhyaḥ
Genitive	कारायाः / कारायै² kārāyāḥ / kārāyai²	कारयोः kārayoḥ	काराणाम् kārāṇām
Locative	कारायाम् kārāyām	कारयोः kārayoḥ	कारासु kārāsu
Notes	¹Vedic ²Brāhmaṇas