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کار

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See also: گاز, گار, and كار

Khowar

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Etymology

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From Sanskrit कर्ण (kárṇa, ear).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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کار (kar)

  1. (anatomy) ear

References

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  • Elena Bashir, Maula Nigah, Rahmat Karim Baig (2022) “کار”, in A digital Khowar-English dictionary with audio[1], second edition, Chicago, I.L.: South Asia Language and Area Center, University of Chicago, archived from the original on 2023-01-19.

Persian

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Pronunciation

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Readings
Classical reading? kār
Dari reading? kār
Iranian reading? kâr
Tajik reading? kor
  • Audio (Iran):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɑːr

Etymology 1

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From Middle Persian [script needed] (kʾl /⁠kār⁠/, work, deed, affair). Ultimately a derivative of Proto-Indo-European *kʷer- (to do, make, construct). Related to کردن (kardan), پیکر (peykar), پیکار (peykār) etc. Cognates include Sanskrit -कार (-kāra) and Armenian կար- (kar-) (to be able to).

Noun

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Dari کار
Iranian Persian
Tajik кор

کار (kâr) (plural کارها (kâr-hâ))

  1. work
  2. (physics) work
  3. deed
  4. occupation, job
    دنبال یک کار تازه می‌گردم.
    donbâl-e yek kâr-e tâze mi-gardam.
    I'm looking for a new (lit. fresh) job.
  5. business
Derived terms
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Descendants
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  • Azerbaijani: kar
  • Baharna Arabic: كار (kār)
  • Gulf Arabic: كار (kār, hard-worker)
  • Hindustani:
    Hindi: कार (kār)
    Urdu: کار (kār)
  • Ottoman Turkish: كار (kâr)

Etymology 2

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Verb

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کار (kâr)

  1. present stem form of کشتن (keštan, to sow, to plant)

Urdu

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Classical Persian کار (kār).

Noun

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کار (kārm (Hindi spelling कार)

  1. work, occupation, action
  2. function, duty, use

Etymology 2

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From Sanskrit कारक (kāraka).

Suffix

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ـکار (-kār) (Hindi spelling कार-)

  1. denotes a doer or agent; -er
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