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cara

masc voc sg of cara (adj); nt voc sg of cara (adj); masc voc sg of cara (noun); imp 2nd sg of carati (verb); …

1. cara (adj): walking; going; roaming; living; lit. going around
2. cara (imp): go on!; begone!; run along!
3. cara (masc): spy; lit. going around
4. carati (pr): walks; wanders; goes around; travels; fares on
5. carati (pr): acts; practices; performs; does
6. carati (pr): lives; leads (one's life); conducts oneself
7. carati (pr): (of cattle) grazes (in)
8. caranta (prp): walking; wandering around; roaming about
9. …

Etymology. √car + a; from √car 'move, walk'; Sanskrit cara [car]

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

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