ҡара

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Etymology

From Volga Turki قره (qara, “black”), from Proto-Turkic *kara (“black”).

Cognates include Kazakh қара (qara), Kyrgyz, Tatar кара (kara), Azeri qara, Turkish kara, Turkmen gara, Uzbek qora, Uyghur قارا (qara, “black”).

Pronunciation

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• Hyphenation: ҡа‧ра

Adjective

ҡара • (qara)

1. black

   Ҡара тауыҡ та аҡ күкәй һала.

   Qara tawıq ta aq kükəy hala.

   A black hen also lays white eggs.

   Йыр өҙөлдө; миңә ҡағылып китте Ғазраилдың ҡара ҡанат осо. (Mustai Karim)

   Yır öźöldö; miñə qağılıp kitte Ğazraildıñ qara qanat oso.

   The song cut off; the tip of Azrael's black wing touched me (in passing).

   Ҡара һыҙат артта ҡалды; хәҙер бар донъя һеҙҙең тирәләй әйләнә.

   Qara hıźat artta qaldı; xəźer bar donʺya heźźeñ tirələy əylənə.

   The black streak (=the period of bad luck) is over; now, the entire world revolves around you.

   (from a horoscope.)

Derived terms

• ҡарабойҙай (qaraboyźay)

See also

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