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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

Etymology. √kar > kār + *a; from √kar 'do, make'; Sanskrit kāra [kṛ]

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

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