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English
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Short for barazoku , from Japanese 薔薇族 ( barazoku , literally “ rose tribe ” ) , referencing the gay men's magazine Barazoku , which was the first of its kind published in Japan, itself named after a post-World War II term for gay men.
Noun
bara (uncountable )
( Japanese fiction , strictly ) A genre of homoerotic media , usually also pornographic , typically created by gay men and targeted at gay men in Japan.
( loosely ) A genre of homoerotic or pornographic media of a similar style and aesthetic , regardless of the creator's gender or ethnicity .
( loosely ) Any homoerotic or pornographic media that accentuates macho masculinity ; gay porn .
Usage notes
The term barazoku was once relatively more common in the Japanese gay community (the magazine Barazoku starting publication in 1971), but it has become dated and replaced by other terms such as ガチムチ ( gachimuchi ) .
The term bara often contrasts with yaoi , which is gay male media usually made by heterosexual women to appeal to other heterosexual women. Whereas bara typically emphasizes masculine homoeroticism and frank explicit sexual situations, yaoi typically emphasizes the androgynous bishonen aesthetic and depicts emotional romantic relationships .
Adjective
bara (uncountable )
Of or related to media in the bara genre.
bara men
Etymology 2
Clipping of capybara .
Noun
bara (plural baras )
( informal ) A capybara .
Anagrams
Raab , arab , ABAR , Abra , abra , abar , Abar , arba , Arab , Baar , raab
Afar
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /baˈra/
Hyphenation: ba‧ra
Noun
bará f
sake
Declension
Declension of bará
absolutive
bará
predicative
bará
subjective
bará
genitive
bará
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /ˈbara/
Hyphenation: ba‧ra
Noun
bára
predicative of bár
References
E. M. Parker, R. J. Hayward (1985 ) An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English) , University of London, →ISBN , page 68
Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015 ) L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie) , Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis)
Breton
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *bargos , *barginā ( “ cake, bread ” ) (compare Welsh bara , Cornish bara , Old Irish bairgen f ( “ bread, loaf; food, plain diet ” ) ), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰers- ( “ spike, prickle ” ) (Old Norse barr ( “ corn, grain, barley ” ) , Latin far ( “ spelt ” ) , Serbo-Croatian бра̏шно /brȁšno ).
Pronunciation
Noun
bara m (plural baraioù )
bread
Derived terms
Mutation
References
Cebuano
Pronunciation
Noun
bara
a yard ; a unit of length equal to 3 feet
Dutch
Een bara .
Etymology
From Caribbean Hindustani bára , possibly from Hindi बड़ा ( baṛā ) . (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium .)
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /ˈbaː.raː/
Hyphenation: ba‧ra
Noun
bara m (plural bara's )
( originally Suriname ) vada ( a savoury doughnut made of mung bean flour )
2021 July 4, “Gezellige sfeer bij vaccinatie in PL-centrum ”, in StarNieuws , retrieved 7 December 2022 :Uit enkele speakers dendert soca en zouk muziek . In de lucht hangt de geur van versgebakken bara's en kip. Soca and zouk music thumps from a couple of loudspeakers. The smell of freshly fried vadas and chicken wafts through the air.
Further reading
Faroese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Verb
bara (third person singular past indicative baraði , third person plural past indicative baraðu , supine barað )
( reflexive ) constrain (oneself)
Conjugation
1 Only the past participle being declined.
Etymology 2
Adverb
bara
just , simply
I wish
if only
Synonyms
French
Pronunciation
Noun
bara m (uncountable )
( Ivory Coast slang ) work , labour
2019 April 1, La rappeuse NASH, “La rappeuse NASH nommée ambassadrice nationale UNICEF”, in A UNICEF press release, spread by Ivorian.net , Fratmat , Allafrica , Afrique Femme , Abidjan TV , Ivoire Soir , Africa Hot News :Ma science pour les gopios, c’est de : couman fah-fah avec eux, prendre dra de leur melanhement, de leur miria, djaouli ceux qui veulent fraya au souklou, ou avoir un bara djidji par rapport à un graya général demso, decrou un bon soutrali par rapport à les bognan et leur gué un nouveau douahou et mettre mon fangan au-devant pour leurs wés. My science for the children is: to do some plain talk with them, discover their troubles, their concerns, to make provisions for those who want to go to school, or to have some real work in relation to a general sustenance, to render some good help in relation to their problems and give them a new chance, and to apply my power for their dreams.
Verb
bara
( Ivory Coast slang ) to work , to labour
Hausa
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Noun
barā̀ m (feminine baranyā̀ , plural barōrī , possessed form baràn )
servant
A young person who out of respect volunteers to work for someone from time to time.
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Noun
bar̃ā̀ f (plural bàr̃ā̀ce-bàr̃ā̀ce , possessed form bar̃àr̃ )
A beggar for alms
Etymology 3
Pronunciation
Noun
bā̀r̃ā f (possessed form bā̀r̃ar̃ )
one's focus ( e.g., in aiming at or attempting to catch something )
Etymology 4
Pronunciation
Noun
bā̀ra f (possessed form bā̀rar̃ )
last year
Adverb
bā̀ra
last year
Hiligaynon
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish vara /barra .
Noun
bára
crowbar
yardstick
Ibatan
Etymology
From Proto-Austronesian *baʀaq .
Noun
bara
( anatomy ) lung
Icelandic
Etymology
Borrowed from Danish bare ( “ barely, only ” ) . First attested in the 18th c.. Compare Swedish bara .
Adverb
bara
only , just , if only
Ég á bara 200 krónur. I only have 200 krónur.
Bara að hann hringi í mig...If only he'd call me...
( emphatic , postpositive ) only , just
Synonym: barasta
Þegiðu bara ! Just shut up!
Gerðu þetta bara og þegiðu! Just do it and shut up.
Derived terms
References
Ilocano
Etymology
From Proto-Austronesian *baʀaq .
Noun
bara
lung
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay bara .
Noun
bara (plural bara -bara )
ember
Iraqw
Adverb
bara
if , when
References
Mous, Maarten, Qorro, Martha, Kießling, Roland (2002 ) Iraqw-English Dictionary (Kuschitische Sprachstudien), volume 18 , Köln, Germany: Rüdiger Köppe Verlag, →ISBN , page 11
Irish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Old Irish bara ( “ flow; intention, design ” ) . Probably related to Middle Irish baramail ( “ opinion, expectation ” ) .
Noun
bara f (genitive singular bara , nominative plural baraí )
inclination , intention
Etymology 2
From Middle Irish bara ( “ barrow ” ) , borrowed from Old Norse barar .
Noun
bara m (genitive singular bara , nominative plural baraí )
barrow , cart
Derived terms
Declension
Mutation
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977 ) “bara ”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla , Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019 ), “1 bara ”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019 ), “2 bara ”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959 ) “bara ”, in English-Irish Dictionary , An Gúm
“bara ”, in New English-Irish Dictionary , Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2025
Italian
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /ˈba.ra/
Rhymes: -ara
Hyphenation: bà‧ra
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Lombardic bāra ( “ bier, litter ” ) , from Proto-West Germanic *beran , from Proto-Germanic *beraną ( “ to carry ” ) . Compare German Bahre ( “ bier, stretcher ” ) .
Noun
bara f (plural bare )
bier ( litter to transport the corpse of a dead person )
1316–c. 1321 , Dante Alighieri , “Canto XI ”, in Paradiso , lines 115–117 ; republished as Giorgio Petrocchi , editor, La Commedia secondo l'antica vulgata , 2nd revised edition, Florence: Le Lettere , 1994 :e del suo grembo l’anima preclara mover si volle, tornando al suo regno, e al suo corpo non volle altra bara . And from her bosom the illustrious soul wished to depart, returning to its realm, and for its body wished no other bier .
coffin ( box in which a person is buried )
Synonym: ( regional ) tabuto
Il cadavere fu deposto nella bara . The body was placed in the coffin .
( obsolete ) litter , stretcher
Synonyms: barella , lettiga
( religion ) a carriage used to transport a saint 's relics
an animal-drawn carriage typical of Tuscany and Liguria
Derived terms
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
bara
inflection of barare :
third-person singular present indicative
second-person singular imperative
Further reading
bara in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line , Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Anagrams
Jamaican Creole
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /ˈbɑːra/
Hyphenation: ba‧ra
Verb
bara
alternative form of borrow
1995 , English World-wide , volumes 16-17 , Julius Groos Verlag, page 214 :“So, mii en ha fi fain mi uona wie fi se ina Jamiekan aal kain a sinting we piipl a taak bout wen dem a stodi langgwij . Mek mi shuo unu wa ... Mi bara di Rasta wod 'grounieshan' we dem yuuz fi seshan we dem miit an riizn . Mi tek i an yuuz i fi ” Well, I had to find my own way to express all sorts of things in Jamaican Creole which people talk about when they study languages. Let me show you what I'm borrow ing the Rasta word "Grounation" which they use for sessions where they get together and discuss important matters. I took it and used it to
Japanese
Romanization
bara
Rōmaji transcription of ばら
Rōmaji transcription of バラ
Javanese
Romanization
bara
romanization of ꦧꦫ
Khalaj
Etymology
Borrowed from Persian برا ( barâ ) .
Pronunciation
Postposition
bara
because of , for
Synonyms: bərâyı , sârı
in regard to , in respect of
References
Doerfer, Gerhard (1980 ) Wörterbuch des Chaladsch (Dialekt von Charrab) (in German), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó
Kikuyu
Pronunciation
As for Tonal Class, Benson (1964) classifies this term into Class 1 with a disyllabic stem, together with ndaka , and so on.
( Limuru ) As for Tonal Class, Yukawa (1981) classifies this term into a group including cindano , huko , iburi , igego , igoti , ini (pl. mani ), inooro , irigũ , irũa , iturubarĩ (pl. maturubarĩ ), kĩbaata , kĩmũrĩ , kũgũrũ , mũciĩ , mũgeni , mũgũrũki , mũmbirarũ , mũndũ , mũri , mũthuuri , mwaki ( “ fire ” ) , mwario ( “ way of speaking ” ) , mbogoro , nda , ndaka , ndigiri , ngo , njagathi , njogu , nyondo ( “ breast(s) ” ) , and so on.
Noun
bara class 9 /10 (plural bara )
road
Synonyms: barabara , njĩra
References
“barabara” in Benson, T.G. (1964). Kikuyu-English dictionary , p. 24. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
Laboya
Preposition
bara
nearby , at , close
References
Rina, A. Dj., Kabba, John Lado B. (2011 ) “bara ”, in Kamus Bahasa Lamboya, Kabupaten Sumba Bakat , Waikabubak: Dinas Kebudayaan dan Pariwisata, Kabupaten Sumba Bakat, page 8
Latvian
Noun
bara m
genitive singular of bars
Malay
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *baʀah , from Proto-Austronesian *baʀah .
Pronunciation
Noun
bara (Jawi spelling بارا , plural bara -bara )
ember
Derived terms
Affixed terms and other derivations
Regular affixed derivations:
Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:
Descendants
References
Mansaka
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bajaq , compare Old Javanese warah .
Verb
bara
to warn
Maranao
Noun
bara
crowbar
Old English
Pronunciation
Adjective
bara
inflection of bær :
strong nominative / accusative feminine plural
weak nominative masculine singular
Old High German
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *bāru , from Proto-Germanic *bērō , whence also Old English bēr .
Noun
bāra f
bier
Descendants
Middle High German: bāre
→ Italian: bara
Old Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse bera , bara (East Old Norse), from Proto-Germanic *bazōną .
Verb
bara
to bare , make bare
Conjugation
Conjugation of bara (weak)
present
past
infinitive
bara
—
participle
barandi , -e
baraþer
active voice
indicative
subjunctive
imperative
indicative
subjunctive
iæk
barar
bari , -e
—
baraþi , -e
baraþi , -e
þū
barar
bari , -e
bara
baraþi , -e
baraþi , -e
han
barar
bari , -e
—
baraþi , -e
baraþi , -e
vīr
barum , -om
barum , -om
barum , -om
baraþum , -om
baraþum , -om
īr
barin
barin
barin
baraþin
baraþin
þēr
bara
barin
—
baraþu , -o
baraþin
mediopassive voice
indicative
subjunctive
imperative
indicative
subjunctive
iæk
baras
baris , -es
—
baraþis , -es
baraþis , -es
þū
baras
baris , -es
—
baraþis , -es
baraþis , -es
han
baras
baris , -es
—
baraþis , -es
baraþis , -es
vīr
barums , -oms
barums , -oms
—
baraþums , -oms
baraþums , -oms
īr
barins
barins
—
baraþins
baraþins
þēr
baras
barins
—
baraþus , -os
baraþins
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French barrer ( “ to bar ” ) .
Pronunciation
Verb
a bara (third-person singular present barează , past participle barat ) 1st conjugation
to bar , to block
Synonym: bloca
to strike through
Conjugation
Rwanda-Rundi
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *-bàda .
Verb
-bara (infinitive kubara , perfective -baze )
to count , calculate
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology 1
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *bara .
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /bâra/
Hyphenation: ba‧ra
Noun
bȁra f (Cyrillic spelling ба̏ра , relational adjective bȁrskī )
puddle
marsh , swamp
Declension
Further reading
“bara ”, in Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Noun
bara (Cyrillic spelling бара )
genitive singular of bȃr
Shona
Etymology
From Portuguese bala .
Noun
bará class 5 (plural mapará class 6 )
bullet
Swahili
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic بَرّ ( barr , “ mainland ” ) .
Pronunciation
Noun
bara class V or IX (plural mabara class VI or bara class X )
mainland
continent
Synonym: kontinenti
See also
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish bara , from Old Norse *bara ( “ barely, only ” ) , from *barr , from Proto-Germanic *bazaz ( “ bare ” ) . Compare Icelandic bara .
Pronunciation
Adjective
bara
inflection of bar :
definite singular
plural
Adverb
bara (not comparable )
just , only
Synonyms: blott , enbart , endast , enkom , uteslutande
Jag ska bara läsa den här sidan också. I'll just read this page too.
Vi har bara en bil. We have only one car.
References
Anagrams
Tagalog
Etymology 1
From Spanish barrar ( “ to mud ” ) or Spanish varar ( “ to strand ” ) .
Pronunciation
Noun
bará (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜇ )
clog ; blockage ; stoppage ; obstruction
Synonyms: pasak , sumpal , siksik
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Spanish vara .
Pronunciation
Noun
bara (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜇ )
unit of length measuring about 33 inches
measuring stick or tape measure of such a length
Etymology 3
Borrowed from Spanish barra .
Pronunciation
Noun
bara (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜇ )
shaft ; lever ; beam ( of a balance )
Synonyms: pingga , braso
Anagrams
Ternate
Pronunciation
Noun
bara
carbuncle
References
Rika Hayami-Allen (2001 ) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia , University of Pittsburgh
Turkish
Noun
bara
definite dative singular of bar
Welsh
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Proto-Celtic *bargos , *barginā ( “ cake, bread ” ) (compare Breton bara , Cornish bara , Old Irish bairgen f ( “ bread, loaf; food, plain diet ” ) ), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰers- ( “ spike, prickle ” ) (Old Norse barr ( “ corn, grain, barley ” ) , Latin far ( “ spelt ” ) , Serbo-Croatian бра̏шно /brȁšno ).
Noun
bara m (plural bara )
bread
( figuratively ) food , meal , sustenance
( figuratively ) means of subsistence , livelihood
Derived terms
Mutation
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “bara ”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
bara
soft mutation of para
Mutation
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
References
R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “bara ”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
Matasović, Ranko (2009 ) “*barag(en)o/ā”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill , →ISBN , page 56