kadar

See also: Appendix:Variations of "kadar"

Gagauz

Etymology

Inherited from Old Anatolian Turkish قَدَرْ (qädär), from Arabic قَدْر (qadr). Compare Turkish kadar, Azerbaijani qədər.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɑˈdɑr/
• Hyphenation: ka‧dar

Adverb

kadar

1. as, as much as

Postposition

kadar

1. (with genitive pronoun or nominative noun) Equal in amount or quantity, as much as.

   benim kadar

   as much as me

2. (with dative) up to a certain time or place, till, until

   Moskvaya kadar

   until Moscow

3. about, approximately

   bir yıl kadar

   in about a year

Derived terms

• nekadar

 

Further reading

• Kopuşçu M. İ. , Todorova S. A. , Kiräkova T.İ., editors (2019), Gagauzça-rusça sözlük: klaslar 5-12, Komrat: Gagauziya M.V. Maruneviç adına Bilim-Aaraştırma merkezi, →ISBN, page 89
• N. A Baskakov, editor (1972), “kadar”, in Gagauzsko-Russko-Moldavskij Slovarʹ [Gagauz-Russian-Moldovan Dictionary], Moskva: Izdatelʹstvo Sovetskaja Enciklopedija, →ISBN, page 227

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• kedar (nonstandard)

Etymology

Inherited from Malay kadar, from Arabic قَدْر (qadr), قَدَر (qadar).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkad̪ar]
• Hyphenation: ka‧dar

Noun

kadar (plural kadar-kadar)

1. nature (of a being), character
2. might, God's will

   Synonyms: kodrat, takdir

3. power

   Synonyms: kekuasaan, kuasa

4. luck

Derived terms

• sekadar

 

Noun

kadar (plural kadar-kadar)

1. measure, a prescribed quantity or extent:
   1. a limit that cannot be exceeded; a bound.
   2. an (unspecified) portion or quantity.
2. content: the amount of material contained.
3. value

   Synonyms: nilai, harga, taraf

4. approximation

   Synonyms: lebih kurang, kira-kira

5. degree, grade, level

   Synonym: ارس (aras) (Standard Malay)

Derived terms

• berkadar

 

• kadar air
• kadar disosiasi
• kadar kognitif
• kadar susut
• kadar susut adiabat

 

Further reading

• “kadar” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

Etymology

From Arabic قَدْر (qadr), قَدَر (qadar).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kadar/
• Hyphenation: ka‧dar
• Rhymes: -dar, -ar

Noun

kadar (Jawi spelling قدر, plural kadar-kadar, informal 1st possessive kadarku, 2nd possessive kadarmu, 3rd possessive kadarnya)

1. rate, quantity, ratio

   Synonyms: nisbah, kuantiti

2. price, value

   Synonyms: harga, nilai

3. rank, grade, degree

   Synonyms: pangkat, taraf, darjah

4. ability

   Synonyms: daya, kemampuan, keupayaan

5. around, approximately

   Synonyms: kira-kira, lebih kurang

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• sekadar [comparability] (se-)
• sekadarkan [comparability + causative benefactive] (se- + -kan)
• kadaran [resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (-an)
• berkadar [stative / habitual] (beR-)
• perkadaran [causative passive + repetition / reciprocity] (peR- + -an)

Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:

• sekadar-kadaran

Descendants

• Indonesian: kadar

Further reading

• “kadar” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *kъ̀da že.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kádar/

Conjunction

kȁdar

1. when

References

• “kadar”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2024

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish قدر, from Old Anatolian Turkish قدر, from Arabic قَدْر (qadr).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɑˈdɑɾ/

• Audio:

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Postposition

kadar

1. (+ genitive pronoun or nominative noun) Equal in amount or quantity; as much as.

   O, senin kadar uzun. ― He is as tall as you.

   Dünya, Venüs kadar yaşlı. ― Earth is as old as Venus.

   Ortalama bir Dev Panda, 12,000 muz kadar ağırdır. ― An average Giant Panda weighs as much as 12,000 bananas.

   Bu ev eski evimiz kadar geniş değil. ― This house isn't as wide as our old house.

2. (+ dative) Up to a certain time or place; till, until

   Synonym: dek

   Ölüm bizi ayırana kadar. ― Till death do us part.

3. (after a number) In an imprecise but close amount, quantity, size or other measures; approximately.

   Synonyms: takriben, aşağı yukarı

   Buraya gelmeyeli bir yıl kadar oldu. ― It's been approximately one year I haven't been here.

Adverb

kadar

1. In equal degree or amount; as much as, so much as.

   Rüzgar evi kökünden sökecek kadar güçlü esiyordu. ― The wind was blowing so strong as to rip the house from the root.

Related terms

• zerre kadar
• kazık kadar
• dünya kadar
• ağzına kadar
• avazı çıktığı kadar

See also

• kader (“fate”)

Further reading

• “kadar”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu