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ākārā

ākāra

masc nom pl of ākāra (noun); masc instr sg of ākāra (noun); masc abl sg of ākāra (noun); masc voc sg of ākāra (noun); …

1. way; manner; method; mode; lit. way of making
2. aspect; facet; detail; property; quality; attribute
3. disposition; tendency
4. reason; evidence; clue
5. form, condition, state, appearance
6. (gram) the prefix ā-
7. (gram) derivative verbal noun ending in -ana

Built from

• ā — prefix · toward, up to
  Indicates approach or realization; here marks the manifestation or appearance of a quality or state.
• kāra — root · making, doing
  From √kar 'to make, do'; cognate with English 'care' and Latin 'creare'. The sense evolved from the action of making to the result—a form or manner produced.

Analysis. ā + kāra: ā (prefix, toward, up to) + √kar (make, do), literally 'making toward' or 'bringing forth'; the concrete sense of ā as approach or realization yields the abstract sense of outward manifestation or mode of being.

Etymology. ā- (prefix, 'toward') + kāra (from √kar 'make, do'), cognate with English 'care' (originally 'to turn the mind toward'), German 'kehren' (turn). The root √kar appears in Sanskrit kāra and English 'create'. The prefix ā- reverses or completes action, so ākāra captures the idea of something brought into view or brought forth.

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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