кара

From Old East Slavic кора (kora, “bark”), from Proto-Slavic *kora (“bark”).

• IPA^(key): [kaˈra]

кара́ • (kará) f inan (genitive кары́, uncountable)

1. bark (of trees)
2. crust

From Proto-Slavic *kara (“punishment”), from Proto-Indo-European *kor-.

• IPA^(key): [ˈkara]

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ка́ра • (kára) f inan (genitive ка́ры, nominative plural ка́ры, genitive plural кар)

1. penalty, punishment, retribution

From Proto-Turkic *kara, compare Yakut хара (qara), Turkish kara.

• IPA^(key): /ka.ɾa/

кара • (kara)

1. black

From Proto-Turkic *kara (“black”)

• IPA^(key): /qara/

кара • (kara) (comparative [please provide], superlative [please provide], Arabic spelling قارا)

1. black

• IPA^(key): [ˈkaɾa]

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *karati (“to punish, scold”).

кара • (kara) third-singular present, impf (perfective искара)

1. (transitive) to scold, reprimand

   Synonyms: прекори (prekori), прекорува (prekoruva)

• Whereas this word has a general application, it is often associated specifically with children, so using it to speak of adults being scolded, e.g. by their boss, may make it sound as though they were being infantilized. A more appropriate word for adults (and serious situations in general) would be "прекорува".

• се кара (se kara), се искара (se iskara)

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кара • (kara) third-singular present, impf (perfective окара)

1. (transitive, intransitive, dialectal) to swear, curse (profanity)

   Synonym: пцуе (pcue)

Borrowed from German Karre (“cart, barrow”).

кара • (kara) f (plural кари)

1. military cart

• “кара” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) [Digital dictionary of the Macedonian language] − drmj.eu

• арка (arka), рака (raka)

From Proto-Turkic *kara. Cognate to Karakalpak qara, etc.

кара • (kara)

1. black

• N. A. Baskakov, S.A Kalmykov, editor (1963), “кара”, in Nogajsko-Russkij Slovarʹ [Nogai-Russian Dictionary], Moscow: karačajevo-čerkesskij naučno- issledovatelʹskij institut jazyka, literatury i istorii, →ISBN

• IPA^(key): [ˈkarə]

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kara (“punishment”), from Proto-Indo-European *kor-. Cognate with Old Irish caire (“blame, disapproval”).

ка́ра • (kára) f inan (genitive ка́ры, nominative plural ка́ры, genitive plural кар)

1. penalty, punishment, retribution

• кара́тель (karátelʹ)
• кара́тельный (karátelʹnyj)
• кара́ть (karátʹ)

ка́ра • (kára) m inan

1. genitive singular of кар (kar)

• а́рка (árka), ра́ка (ráka)

From Proto-Turkic *kara (“black”).

кара • (kara)

1. black

• qara

From Proto-Turkic *kara (“black”).

• IPA^(key): /qɑ.ˈra/

кара • (qara)

1. black (color)

From Proto-Turkic *kara (“black”). Cognate with Turkish kara (“black”).

• IPA^(key): /k̠ɐ.ɾɐ/
• (Altay) IPA^(key): /qɐ.rɐ/

кара • (kara)

1. black

кара • (kara) (definite accusative караны, plural каралар)

1. black (colour)

From Proto-Slavic *kara (“punishment”).

• IPA^(key): [ˈkarɐ]

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ка́ра • (kára) f inan (genitive ка́ри, nominative plural ка́ри, genitive plural кар)

1. penalty, punishment, retribution

   Synonym: покара́ння n (pokaránnja)

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

ка́ра • (kára)

1. feminine nominative singular of ка́рий (káryj)

• Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “кара”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
• “кара”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)