kra
Translingual
Symbol
kra
See also
- Wiktionary’s coverage of Kumhali terms
English
Etymology 1
Noun
kra
- The letter Κʻ or ĸ, formerly used to write the Kalaallisut language of Greenland, replaced in 1973 by the letter q.
Etymology 2
Noun
kra
- A long-tailed macaque of India and Sumatra, reddish-olive in colour with black spots and tail.
Anagrams
Czech
Etymology
In Old Czech, this word meant “a piece of rock or other material”; derived from Proto-Slavic *jьkra (“roe; calf of leg”).[1][2]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈkra]
Noun
kra f
Declension
References
- ^ Rejzek, Jiří (2007), “kra”, in Český etymologický slovník (in Czech), Leda
- ^ Machek, Václav (1968), Etymologický slovník jazyka českého [Etymological Dictionary of the Czech Language], 2nd edition, Prague: Academia
Further reading
- “kra”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “kra”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “kra”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026
Eastern Cham
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kraː/
Noun
kra
Kabyle
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Berber.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kra/
Pronoun
kra m or f
- something
- Ufiɣ kra deg webrid. ― I found something on the road.
Determiner
kra
- some
- Sɛiɣ kra iɣʷeblan. ― I have some concerns.
- what, what a (used to form exclamations)
- Kra n wergaz! ― What a poor guy!
- whatever [with ayen]
- Ka n wayen ara s-fkeɣ, tettagʷi-t. ― Whatever I give her, she refuses it.
Conjunction
kra
- as long as, for as long as
- kra yekka wass ― as long as the day lasts
References
- Association Culturelle Numidya (2025), “Amawal, dictionnaire kabyle-français en ligne”, in Amawal[2], retrieved 2025
- Dallet, Jean-Marie (1982), Dictionnaire kabyle-français: parler des At Mangellat, Algérie (in French), Paris, France
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkra/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -a
- Syllabification: kra
Etymology 1
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *jьkra. Doublet of ikra.
Noun
kra f
Declension
Etymology 2
Onomatopoeic.
Interjection
kra
Further reading
- kra in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- kra in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Anagrams
Portuguese
Noun
kra m (plural kras)
Slovak
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kra/, [ˈkra]
- Rhymes: -a
Noun
kra m inan
- genitive singular of ker
Sranan Tongo
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Twi Akan akra (“soul”)[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kɾa/, [kɾa̠], [kɾɑ̟]
Noun
kra
- soul, spirit; in the Afro-Surinamese Winti belief system, a spiritual entity, representing the supreme creator Anana, who determines an individual's life and returns to its origin upon the individual's death, ceasing interaction with the world of the living
- 1936, Melville J. Herskovits, Frances S. Herskovits, Suriname folk-lore[3], New York: Columbia University Press, page 240:
- Lei̯si nąŋga mɔrsu meki yu 'kra gowɛ libi yu.
- Laziness and nastiness caused your soul to leave you.
- 1970 March 11, P. Marlee, “Lees: Sranan, moks'alesi”, in Vrije Stem: onafhankelijk weekblad voor Suriname[4], page 1:
- gwe foe Afobaka, go na hé / dan te na sibiboesi krin joe kra / fas joe roetoe tap tafra-bergi lek wan boa / opo wan makti kankantri-sten / gi na njoen Sranan brokodé
- away from Afobaka, go upwards / until a cloudburst cleanses your soul / fasten your roots on the table mount like a boa / raise a mighty cotton tree voice / for the dawn of the new Suriname
Related terms
- dyodyo (“soul, spirit; a spiritual entity linked to the birthplace of an individual who acts as guardian of this or several individuals”)
- yorka (“soul, spirit, ghost; a spiritual entity specific to an individual that can remain among the living upon the death of the individual, in a benign or malicious manner”)
- yeye
- sili
References
- ^ Melville J. Herskovits and Frances S. Herskovits (1936), Suriname folk-lore[1], New York: Columbia University Press, page 743
Tashelhit
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Berber [Term?] (“thing, something”).
Cognates include Zenaga käräh (“thing”), Kabyle kra (“some, something”), Ghadames kara (“thing, something”), Siwi cra (“something, thing”), Awjila kéra (“thing”), Central Atlas Tamazight ⵛⴰ (ca, “something, some”), Tarifit cra (“something, some”), and Tachawit qra (“some”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kra/
Pronoun
kra m or f (plural id kra, Tifinagh spelling ⴽⵔⴰ, Arabic spelling كرا)
- something
- اينغايّي كرا. ― inġa yyi kra. ― im sick (lit. something hurts me).
- (in negative phrases) nothing
- اور تسّنت كرا. ― ur tssnt kra. ― you know nothing.
Determiner
kra (Tifinagh spelling ⴽⵔⴰ, Arabic spelling كرا)
- some, certain
- ريغ اد ديدك ساولغ. ف ميت؟ ف كرا ن مدّن.
- rix ad didk sawlx. f mit? f kra n mddn.
- i want to talk to you. About what? About some people.
Derived terms
- kranmani (“somewhere”)
- krawass (“some day”)
- krayan (“someone”)
- kraygan (“each, every”)
References
- Stroomer, Harry (2025), Dictionnaire berbère tachelḥiyt-français — Tome 2 f—l (Handbook of Oriental Studies – Handbuch der Orientalistik; 188/2) (in French), Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill, , →ISBN, page 1245b