Kar, Kār: 9 definitions
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Kar means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Buddhism, Pali, the history of ancient India, Hindi, biology, Tamil. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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India history and geography
Source: Shodhganga: Vernacular architecture of Assam with special reference to Brahmaputra ValleyKar is an Assamese term referring to “of laying thatch during thatching / a layer of thatch”.—It appears in the study dealing with the vernacular architecture (local building construction) of Assam whose rich tradition is backed by the numerous communities and traditional cultures.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)1) Kar in India is the name of a plant defined with Acacia ferruginea in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Senegalia ferruginea (DC.) Pedley (among others).
2) Kar is also identified with Albizia chinensis It has the synonym Inga purpurascens Hassk. (etc.).
3) Kar is also identified with Carthamus tinctorius.
4) Kar is also identified with Hopea wightiana It has the synonym Hopea wightiana Miq. ex Dyer (etc.).
5) Kar is also identified with Strychnos nux-vomica It has the synonym Strychnos nux-vomica var. oligosperma Dop (etc.).
6) Kar is also identified with Toddalia asiatica It has the synonym Aralia labordei H. Lév. (etc.).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Chemical and Pharmaceutical Bulletin (1910)
· Bulletin de la Société Botanique de France (1945)
· Philippine Journal of Science (1910)
· Journal of Enzyme Inhibition and Medicinal Chemistry (2008)
· Tableau Encyclopédique et Méthodique … Botanique (1797)
· Species Plantarum (1753)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Kar, for example diet and recipes, chemical composition, side effects, pregnancy safety, extract dosage, health benefits, have a look at these references.
This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryKār, —secondary root of karoti, in denom. and intensive function in kāra, kāraka, kāraṇa, kārin, kāreti and their derivations. (Page 209)
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Sanskrit dictionary
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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Hindi dictionary
Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryKar in Hindi refers in English to:—(nm) a hand; ray; the trunk of an elephant; tax, duty, custom; tribute; as a suffix it imparts the sense of an agency (e.g. [sukhakara]—that which gives pleasure); ~[tala] palm (of a hand); •[dhvani] clapping, also [karatala; ~da, ~data] tributory; tax-paying or tax-payer; ~[deya] taxable; —[nirdharana] tax-assessment; ~[mukta] tax-free; —[samputa] open palms placed side by side in a hollowed position..—kar (कर) is alternatively transliterated as Kara.
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusKār (ಕಾರ್):—[verb] to eat; to chew; to swallow; to devour.
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Kār (ಕಾರ್):—
1) [noun] the season characterised by much rainfall; the rainy season.
2) [noun] the clouds that bring rain.
3) [noun] the wet mud; mud saturated with water; soggy land.
4) [noun] crop fed by rainwater.
5) [noun] ಕಾರಪರ್ಬ [karaparba] kāraparba = ಕಾರಹಬ್ಬ [karahabba]; ಕಾರಪುಣ್ನಮಿ [karapunnami] kārapuṇnami = ಕಾರಹುಣ್ಣಿಮೆ [karahunnime]; ಕಾರಪುಣಮೆ [karapuname] kārapuṇame = ಕಾರಹುಣ್ಣಿಮೆ [karahunnime]; ಕಾರಹಬ್ಬ [karahabba] kārahabba a festival observed on the full moon-day in the third month of Hindu calendar; i.e.during rainy season, ಕಾರಹುಣ್ಣಿಮೆ [karahunnime] kāra huṇṇime the full moon-day in the third month of Hindu calendar; ಕಾರಹುಣ್ಣಿವೆ [karahunnive] kāra huṇṇive = ಕಾರಹುಣ್ಣಿಮೆ [karahunnime].
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Kār (ಕಾರ್):—[adjective] (in comp.) of black colour.
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Kāṟ (ಕಾಱ್):—[verb] = ಕಾಱು [karu]1.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Tamil dictionary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconKār (கார்) noun < கரு-மை. [karu-mai.] cf. kāl. [Telugu: kāru, Kanarese, Malayalam: Travancore usage kār.]
1. Blackness; கருமை. [karumai.]
2. That which is black; கரியது. களங்கனியைக் காரெனச் செய்தாரு மில் [kariyathu. kalanganiyaig karenas seytharu mil] (நாலடியார் [naladiyar], 103).
3. Cloud; மேகம். கார்கலந்த மேனியான் [megam. karkalantha meniyan] (நாலாயிர திவ்யப்பிரபந்தம் இயற். பெரியதிருவந். [nalayira thivyappirapandam iyar. periyathiruvan.] 86).
4. Rain; மழை. வைகறை கார்பெற்ற புலமேபோல் [mazhai. vaigarai karperra pulamepol] (கலித்தொகை [kalithogai] 38).
5. Water; நீர். (பிங்கலகண்டு) [nir. (pingalagandu)]
6. See கார்ப்பருவம். காரு மாலையு முல்லை [karpparuvam. karu malaiyu mullai] (தொல். பொ. [thol. po.] 6).
7. Paddy harvested in the rainy season; கார்நெல். காரரிசி மந்தம் [karnel. kararisi mantham] (பதார்த்தகுண சிந்தாமணிமேகலை [patharthaguna sindamani] 799).
8. Black monkey; கருங் குரங்கு. (பிங்கலகண்டு) [karung kurangu. (pingalagandu)]
9. Goat; வெள்ளாடு. (பிங்கலகண்டு) [velladu. (pingalagandu)]
10. Men's hair; ஆண்மயிர். (பிங்கலகண்டு) [anmayir. (pingalagandu)]
11. Rat's hair; எலிமயிர். (பிங்கலகண்டு) [elimayir. (pingalagandu)]
12. Black leprosy; கருங்குட்டம். காரக்குறைந்து [karunguttam. karakkurainthu] (கலித்தொகை [kalithogai] 65).
13. Darkness, gloom of night; இருள். காரடுகாலை [irul. karadugalai] (பரிபாடல் [paripadal] 12, 85).
14. Ignorance, illusion; அறிவு மயக்கம். களவென் னுங் காரறிவாண்மை [arivu mayakkam. kalaven nung kararivanmai] (திருக்குறள் [thirukkural], 287).
15. Rancour, deepseated and implacable hatred; ஆறாச் சினம். (பிங்கலகண்டு) [aras sinam. (pingalagandu)]
16. Freshness, greenness; பசு மை. காரார் குருந்தோடு [pasu mai. karar kurunthodu] (திணைமாலை நூற்றைம்பது [thinaimalai nurraimbathu] 112).
17. Beauty; அழகு. (பிங்கலகண்டு) [azhagu. (pingalagandu)]
18. Ripeness, maturity, flowering period, as of a plant; செவ்வி. கார்க் குவளை காலுங் கனல் [sevvi. kark kuvalai kalung kanal] (புறப்பொருள்வெண்பாமாலை [purapporulvenpamalai] 12, பெண்பாற். [penpar.] 11).
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Kār (கார்) [kārttal] 11 intransitive verb < கார். [kar.]
1. To darken, grow black; கறுப்பாதல். கார்க்கின்ற மெய் யவுணர் [karuppathal. karkkinra mey yavunar] (கந்தபு. பானுகோ. [kanthapu. panugo.] 122).
2. To bud; அரும்பு தல். வண்கொன்றைகள் கார்த்தனவே [arumbu thal. vankonraigal karthanave] (நாலாயிர திவ்யப்பிரபந்தம் இயற். திருவிருத்தம் [nalayira thivyappirapandam iyar. thiruvirutham] 68).
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Kār (கார்) [kārttal] 11 intransitive verb cf. kṣāra.
1. To be pungent, acrid, hot to the taste; உறைத்தல். (பிங்கலகண்டு) [uraithal. (pingalagandu)]
2. To be very saltish or brackish; உப் புக்கறித்தல். [up pukkarithal.] (W.)
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Kār (கார்) noun (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி [yazhppanathu manippayagarathi])
1. Rat; எலி. [eli.]
2. cf. காறு. [karu.] Ploughshare; கொழு. [kozhu.]
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Kār (கார்) [kārttal] 11 transitive verb cf. காறு-. [karu-.] To hate; வெறுத்தல். பாலர்கள் கார்ப்பார் [veruthal. palarkal karppar] (ஏலாதி [elathi] 54).
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
Nepali dictionary
Source: unoes: Nepali-English DictionaryKar is another spelling for कर [kara].—n. 1. tax; excise; duty; 2. pressure; 3. persistence; insistence;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+24): Kakkasa, Kar ke bijun ki giri, Kar kiya, Kar onoged, Kar-eetta, Kar-pas, Kara, Kara kaane, Kara kong, Karabadara, Karabaka, Karabha, Karabhanjika, Karabhedaka, Karabhusa, Karadayaka, Karadhyaksha, Karadipa, Karagga, Karagil.
Full-text (+1746): Karala, Kana, Karatu, Karmani, Karka, Karuni, Karkari, Kareli, Karkoli, Karcari, Karkaru, Karkkol, Karintu, Karitam, Karmanga, Karkkurattai, Karpalai, Karirul, Kuttukkarcammatti, Kararivu.
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Search found 91 books and stories containing Kar, Kār, Kāṟ, Kaar; (plurals include: Kars, Kārs, Kāṟs, Kaars). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
World Journal of Pharmaceutical Research
Seasonal regimens (kaala ozhukam) in siddha literature – an appraisal < [2019: Volume 8, June issue 7]
Herbal mugapoochukkal applications by kalachurukkam: A review. < [2020: Volume 9, September special issue 11]
Siddha perspective of seasonal regimen (ruthu sariyai) – a review < [2020: Volume 9, May issue 5]
Chaitanya Bhagavata (by Bhumipati Dāsa)
Verse 2.1.293 < [Chapter 1 - The Beginning of the Lord’s Manifestation and His Instructions on Kṛṣṇa-saṅkīrtana]
Verse 2.1.168 < [Chapter 1 - The Beginning of the Lord’s Manifestation and His Instructions on Kṛṣṇa-saṅkīrtana]
Verse 2.1.385 < [Chapter 1 - The Beginning of the Lord’s Manifestation and His Instructions on Kṛṣṇa-saṅkīrtana]
Kathasaritsagara (the Ocean of Story) (by Somadeva)
Tiruvaymoli (Thiruvaimozhi): English translation (by S. Satyamurthi Ayyangar)
Pasuram 2.3.7 < [Section 3 - Third Tiruvaymoli (Unil val uyire)]
Pasuram 2.5.5 < [Section 5 - Fifth Tiruvaymoli (Am Tamattu Anpu)]
Pasuram 5.4.4 < [Section 4 - Fourth Tiruvaymoli (Ur ellam tunci)]
Prasthanatrayi Swaminarayan Bhashyam (Study) (by Sadhu Gyanananddas)
6.2. Is Jīvanamukti Possible While living? < [Chapter 5 - Analysis on the basis of Soteriology]
7.2. Is Oneness With Parabrahman Possible? < [Chapter 5 - Analysis on the basis of Soteriology]
5.2. Realistic Epistemology < [Chapter 2 - Analysis on the Basis Of Epistemology]
Maha Prajnaparamita Sastra (by Gelongma Karma Migme Chödrön)
III. Emptiness according to the Madhyamaka < [Note on emptiness (śūnyatā)]
The Ratnakūṭa-sūtra < [Part 3 - Outshining the knowledge of all the Śrāvakas and Pratyekabuddhas]
Act 9.2: Examination of the plurality of Buddha < [Chapter XV - The Arrival of the Bodhisattvas of the Ten Directions]
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