Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kara

/kˈɛɹə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.55 in modern English

Syllables
kara
IPA
/kˈɛɹə/
8
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
2
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A bangle worn by Sikhs, one of the five Ks, to remind them to do God's work.

name

A female given name.

name

A surname from Hindi.

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A Papua New Guinean language.

name

The language presumed to have been spoken by the Gaya confederacy in southern Korea, thought by some scholars to be attested from thirteen placenames.

name

An Omotic language, also sometimes called Karo.

name

The twenty-fifth year of the 60 year cycle of the Tamil calendar.

Etymology

From Punjabi ਕੜਾ (kaṛā); see Hindi कड़ा (kaṛā, “bracelet”).

Word Breakdown

  • Root: ਕੜਾ, 伽倻

Inflected Forms

karas (plural)

Phrases

Kara-Bogaz-Gol Kara Gates Kara Strait

Frequently Paired Words

Kara-Bogaz-Gol Kara Gates Kara Strait

Synonyms

Lemakot

Homonyms

cara kera

Rhymes With

era sarah sierra sara para vera tara canberra rivera cara sahara herrera

Questions

How do you pronounce kara?
The recorded pronunciation is /kˈɛɹə/.
What does kara mean?
A bangle worn by Sikhs, one of the five Ks, to remind them to do God's work.
Where does kara come from?
From Punjabi ਕੜਾ (kaṛā); see Hindi कड़ा (kaṛā, “bracelet”).

How to pronounce kara

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