karas

See also: Appendix:Variations of "karas"

English

Noun

karas

  1. plural of kara

Anagrams

Cebuano

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkaɾas/ [ˈka.ɾ̪ɐs̪]
  • Hyphenation: ka‧ras

Noun

káras (Badlit spelling ᜃᜇᜐ᜔)

  1. (agriculture) a rake
    Synonym: kahig

Adjective

karas (Badlit spelling ᜃᜇᜐ᜔)

  1. acerbic
    Synonym: maaslom

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *karasь.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkaras]

Noun

karas m anim (diminutive karásek)

  1. any fish of the genus Carassius
    karas obecnýcrucian carp

Declension

Further reading

Indonesian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Inherited from Malay karas. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

karas (plural karas-karas)

  1. (cooking) cakes or snacks made from rice flour

Etymology 2

Inherited from Malay karas

Noun

karas (plural karas-karas)

  1. agar, agarwood (Aquilaria malaccensis)

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Javanese karas, from Old Javanese karas (material used to write).

Noun

karas (plural karas-karas)

  1. (literature) niche in the wall of a grave for the corpse.
  2. grave
  3. material or writing base for ancient Javanese manuscripts made from pieces of wood or stone

Etymology 4

Borrowed from Blagar [Term?].

Verb

karas

  1. to strengthen the ankles of the prospective husband and the ankles of the prospective wife when the prospective wife is asleep as a sign of engagement

Further reading

Lithuanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Baltic *karjas, from Proto-Indo-European *kóryos (war, troops), from the root *ker- (army). Cognate with Latvian karš (war), Old Prussian kargis (troops, army).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkaːɾɐs]

Noun

kãras m (plural karai̇̃) stress pattern 4

  1. war (conflict involving organized use of arms)

Declension

Declension of kãras
singular
(vienaskaita)
plural
(daugiskaita)
nominative (vardininkas) kãras karai̇̃
genitive (kilmininkas) kãro karų̃
dative (naudininkas) kãrui karáms
accusative (galininkas) kãrą karùs
instrumental (įnagininkas) karù karai̇̃s
locative (vietininkas) karè karuosè
vocative (šauksmininkas) kãre karai̇̃

Derived terms

  • adjectives: kareiviškas, karingas, karinis, kariškas, kariškis, karžyginis, karžygiškas
  • adverbs: kariškai
  • nouns: kareiva, kareiviavimas, kareivinės, kareivis, kareivystė, kariauna, kariauninkas, kariautojas, kariautoja, kariavimas, karyba, karingumas, karininkas, karininkija, karionė, karys, kariūnas, kariuomenė, karžygys, karžygė, karžygiškumas
  • verbs: kareiviauti, kariauti, karinti

References

  1. ^ Derksen, Rick (2015), “karas”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 226