okāra

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Etymology 1

o- +‎ kāra

Noun

okāra m

  1. folly, vanity
    kāmānaṃ ādīnavo okāro saṅkileso
    The danger, vanity and defilement of sensual pleasure
Usage notes

The word only occurs in the stock phrase quoted above.

Etymology 2

Possibly from Sanskrit ओकार (okāra). By surface analysis, translingual ඔ (o, the letter) +‎ kāra (term designating a letter or sound) etc.

Noun

okāra m

  1. the letter 'o'
Declension
Declension table of "okāra" (masculine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)okārookārā
Accusative (second)okāraṃokāre
Instrumental (third)okārenaokārehi or okārebhi
Dative (fourth)okārassa or okārāya or okāratthaṃokārānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)okārasmā or okāramhā or okārāokārehi or okārebhi
Genitive (sixth)okārassaokārānaṃ
Locative (seventh)okārasmiṃ or okāramhi or okāreokāresu
Vocative (calling)okāraokārā
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