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kare

kara

masc acc pl of kara (adj); nt acc pl of kara (adj); masc loc sg of kara (adj); nt loc sg of kara (adj); …

1. kara (adj): doing; making
2. kara (root): (gram) √kar (do, make)
3. kara (masc): (gram) helping; supporting; promoting; lit. doing
4. kara (masc): semen; sperm; lit. doing
5. kara (masc): ray; lit. doing
6. kara (masc): tax; lit. doing
7. kara (masc): trunk of an elephant; lit. doing
8. kara (masc): hand; lit. doing
9. …

Etymology. √kar + a; from √kar 'do, make'; Sanskrit kara [kṛ]

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

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