Possibly from Sanskrit यकार (yakāra). By surface analysis, translingual ය (the letter) + kāra (term designating a letter or sound) etc.
yakāra m
Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
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Nominative (first) | yakāro | yakārā |
Accusative (second) | yakāraṃ | yakāre |
Instrumental (third) | yakārena | yakārehi or yakārebhi |
Dative (fourth) | yakārassa or yakārāya or yakāratthaṃ | yakārānaṃ |
Ablative (fifth) | yakārasmā or yakāramhā or yakārā | yakārehi or yakārebhi |
Genitive (sixth) | yakārassa | yakārānaṃ |
Locative (seventh) | yakārasmiṃ or yakāramhi or yakāre | yakāresu |
Vocative (calling) | yakāra | yakārā |