Kara

See also: Appendix:Variations of "kara"

English

Etymology 1

Variant of Cara.

Proper noun

Kara

1. A female given name.

Etymology 2

Proper noun

Kara

1. A surname from Hindi.

Etymology 3

Proper noun

Kara

1. A Papua New Guinean language.

   Synonym: (former name) Lemakot

Further reading

• ISO 639-3 code leu (SIL)
• Ethnologue entry for Kara, leu ⁠

Etymology 4

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.

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.

Etymology 5

Proper noun

Kara

1. An Omotic language, also sometimes called Karo.

Further reading

• ISO 639-3 code kxh (SIL)

Etymology 6

Borrowed from Tamil கர (kara).

Proper noun

Kara

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

See also

• Kara-Bogaz-Gol

Anagrams

• rak'a, arak, akra

Finnish

Etymology

Possibly from kara (“dried branch, (dialectal) grumpy person”) or kara (“bird”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑrɑ/, [ˈkɑ̝rɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑrɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): Ka‧ra

Proper noun

Kara

1. a Finnish surname

Declension

Inflection of Kara (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		Kara	Karat
genitive		Karan	Karojen
partitive		Karaa	Karoja
illative		Karaan	Karoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Kara	Karat
accusative	nom.	Kara	Karat
	gen.	Karan
genitive		Karan	Karojen Karain rare
partitive		Karaa	Karoja
inessive		Karassa	Karoissa
elative		Karasta	Karoista
illative		Karaan	Karoihin
adessive		Karalla	Karoilla
ablative		Karalta	Karoilta
allative		Karalle	Karoille
essive		Karana	Karoina
translative		Karaksi	Karoiksi
abessive		Karatta	Karoitta
instructive		—	Karoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Kara (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Karani Karani accusative nom. Karani Karani gen. Karani genitive Karani Karojeni Karaini rare partitive Karaani Karojani inessive Karassani Karoissani elative Karastani Karoistani illative Karaani Karoihini adessive Karallani Karoillani ablative Karaltani Karoiltani allative Karalleni Karoilleni essive Karanani Karoinani translative Karakseni Karoikseni abessive Karattani Karoittani instructive — — comitative — Karoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Karasi Karasi accusative nom. Karasi Karasi gen. Karasi genitive Karasi Karojesi Karaisi rare partitive Karaasi Karojasi inessive Karassasi Karoissasi elative Karastasi Karoistasi illative Karaasi Karoihisi adessive Karallasi Karoillasi ablative Karaltasi Karoiltasi allative Karallesi Karoillesi essive Karanasi Karoinasi translative Karaksesi Karoiksesi abessive Karattasi Karoittasi instructive — — comitative — Karoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Karamme Karamme accusative nom. Karamme Karamme gen. Karamme genitive Karamme Karojemme Karaimme rare partitive Karaamme Karojamme inessive Karassamme Karoissamme elative Karastamme Karoistamme illative Karaamme Karoihimme adessive Karallamme Karoillamme ablative Karaltamme Karoiltamme allative Karallemme Karoillemme essive Karanamme Karoinamme translative Karaksemme Karoiksemme abessive Karattamme Karoittamme instructive — — comitative — Karoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Karanne Karanne accusative nom. Karanne Karanne gen. Karanne genitive Karanne Karojenne Karainne rare partitive Karaanne Karojanne inessive Karassanne Karoissanne elative Karastanne Karoistanne illative Karaanne Karoihinne adessive Karallanne Karoillanne ablative Karaltanne Karoiltanne allative Karallenne Karoillenne essive Karananne Karoinanne translative Karaksenne Karoiksenne abessive Karattanne Karoittanne instructive — — comitative — Karoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Karansa Karansa accusative nom. Karansa Karansa gen. Karansa genitive Karansa Karojensa Karainsa rare partitive Karaansa Karojaan Karojansa inessive Karassaan Karassansa Karoissaan Karoissansa elative Karastaan Karastansa Karoistaan Karoistansa illative Karaansa Karoihinsa adessive Karallaan Karallansa Karoillaan Karoillansa ablative Karaltaan Karaltansa Karoiltaan Karoiltansa allative Karalleen Karallensa Karoilleen Karoillensa essive Karanaan Karanansa Karoinaan Karoinansa translative Karakseen Karaksensa Karoikseen Karoiksensa abessive Karattaan Karattansa Karoittaan Karoittansa instructive — — comitative — Karoineen Karoinensa

Statistics

• Kara is the 2924^th (tied with 11 other surnames) most common surname in Finland, belonging to 269 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʰaːra/

  Rhymes: -aːra

  Homophone: kara

Proper noun

Kara f

1. a female given name

Declension

Declension of Kara (feminine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	Kara	Karan	Körur	Körurnar
accusative	Köru	Köruna	Körur	Körurnar
dative	Köru	Körunni	Körum	Körunum
genitive	Köru	Körunnar	Kara	Karanna

Japanese

Romanization

Kara

1. Rōmaji transcription of から

Turkish

Proper noun

Kara

1. a male given name