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kārā

kāra

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

1. kāra (masc): deed; action; service
2. kāra (masc): doer; maker; agent
3. kāra (masc): smith; metal worker; lit. maker
4. kāra (masc): (gram) letter; sound; syllable; indeclinable word
5. kāra (adj): act of homage
6. kārā (fem): prison; jail
7. kāra (adj): doing; making; performing; effecting
8. kāra (masc): prison; jail

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• kāra — root · to do, make
  The root √kṛ (also kṝ) denotes action and making. It appears in Sanskrit kāra and is distantly related to Greek kratoV (strength, mastery) and Latin creare (to create).

Etymology. From √kṛ (to do, make), cognate with Sanskrit kāra, Greek -krates (in krateo- "rule"), Latin creare ("create"), English craft. The concrete sense is "maker" or "one who does"; abstract senses extend from agency.

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

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