kare

Catawba

Adjective

kare

1. dark

   witchawa kare ― a dark night

References

• 1900, Albert S. Gatschet, Grammatic Sketch of the Catawba Language (published in the American Anthropologist)

Crimean Tatar

Noun

kare

1. quadrat, square.

Declension

References

• Mirjejev, V. A., Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]‎, Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN

Esperanto

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkare/
• Rhymes: -are

• Audio

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Adverb

kare

1. dearly

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑreˣ/,
• Rhymes: -ɑre
• Syllabification^(key): ka‧re

Etymology 1

From Proto-Finnic (compare Ingrian kare, Karelian kare, Ludian kare).

Noun

kare

1. ripple (small waves)

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

• “1. kare”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French carré.

Noun

kare

1. Synonym of kyljysrivi

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

• “2. kare”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01

Anagrams

• kera

Haitian Creole

Etymology

From French carré (“square”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaɣe/

Adjective

kare

1. square
2. frank, outspoken

Noun

kare

1. square

Hausa

Etymology 1

An areal word, perhaps from Nilo-Saharan; compare Kanuri kǝ́rì. Cognate with Warji kaɗi (“dog”), Podoko kədá, Zulgo-Gemzek kəra, Mundat gə́rà, Kirya-Konzel kə́ɽí, Bura kilà, Lagwan kɨle, Dangaléat kan̰a.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kà.ɽéː/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key):

Noun

kàrē m (feminine kàryā, plural kar̃nukā̀, possessed form kàren)

1. dog

Etymology 2

From French carré (“square”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kàː.rêː/

Noun

kā̀r̃ê m (possessed form kā̀r̃ên)

1. (Niger) quarter (of a city)

Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *karëh. Cognates include Finnish kare.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈkɑre/,
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈkɑre/,
• Rhymes: -ɑre
• Hyphenation: ka‧re

Noun

kare

1. ripple (small wave)

Declension

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 136

Japanese

Romanization

kare

1. Rōmaji transcription of かれ

Marshallese

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese カレー (karē), from English curry, from Tamil கறி (kaṟi), influenced by existing Middle English cury (“cooking”), from Middle French cuyre (“to cook”), from Vulgar Latin cocere, from Latin coquere, present active infinitive of coquō.

Pronunciation

• (phonetic) IPA^(key):
• (phonemic) IPA^(key): /kærˠej/
• Bender phonemes: {karȩy}

Noun

kare

1. curry.

References

• Marshallese–English Online Dictionary
• The Origins of ‘Curry’ (Is it really English?)

Pali

Alternative forms

Verb

kare

1. singular optative active of karoti (“to do”)

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈka.rɛ/
• Rhymes: -arɛ
• Syllabification: ka‧re
• Homophone: karę

Adjective

kare

1. inflection of kary:
   1. neuter nominative/accusative/vocative singular
   2. nonvirile nominative/accusative/vocative plural

Rawa

Noun

kare

1. car

References

• Norma Toland, Donald Toland, Reference Grammar of the Karo/Rawa Language (1991)

Rotokas

Noun

kare

1. animals

Verb

kare

1. to return

Tocharian B

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

kare ?

1. worth
2. rank

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish قاره (kare), from French carré.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.ɾe/

• Audio

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Noun

kare (definite accusative kareyi, plural kareler)

1. (geometry) square
2. (algebra) square
3. "#" symbol on a telephone, hash, octothorpe, pound

Declension

Yoruba

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Etymology

From kú +‎ àre (“vindication”), literally “greetings on being provided vindicated or justice in one's work or actions”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ká.ɾē/

Verb

káre

1. to deserve or earn appreciation for satisfactory performance

Interjection

káre!

1. well done

Derived terms

• ìkáre
• Yèyé Káre (“a nickname for orisha Ọ̀ṣun”)

Related terms

• kúuṣẹ́ (“good job, well done”)