# Kara
## English
### Etymology 1

Variant of Cara.

#### Proper noun

Kara
* A female given name.

### Etymology 2
#### Proper noun

Kara
* A surname from Hindi.

### Etymology 3
#### Proper noun

Kara
* A Papua New Guinean language.
    Synonym: (former name) Lemakot

#### Further reading

* ISO 639-3 code leu (SIL)
* Ethnologue entry for Kara, leu ⁠

### Etymology 4

Borrowed from Korean 加耶, from Middle Chinese 伽倻. The Middle Chinese pronunciation is thought to have been closer to /kaja/, but /kaɾa/ (Kara) is thought to have been the oldest pronunciation.

#### Proper noun

Kara
* The language presumed to have been spoken by the Gaya confederacy in southern Korea, thought by some scholars to be attested from thirteen placenames.

### Etymology 5
#### Proper noun

Kara
* An Omotic language, also sometimes called Karo.

#### Further reading

* ISO 639-3 code kxh (SIL)

### Etymology 6

Borrowed from Tamil கர (kara).

#### Proper noun

Kara
* The twenty-fifth year of the 60 year cycle of the Tamil calendar.

### References

* ↑ Christopher I. Beckwith, Koguryo, the language of Japan's continental relatives (BRILL, 2007), page 40, n. 27
* ↑ Christopher I. Beckwith, Empires of the Silk Road: A History of Central Eurasia from the Bronze Age to the Present (Princeton University Press, 2009: →ISBN, page 105

### See also

* Kara-Bogaz-Gol

### Anagrams

* rak'a, arak, akra

## Finnish
### Etymology

Possibly from kara (“dried branch, (dialectal) grumpy person”) or kara (“bird”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkɑrɑ/, [ˈkɑ̝rɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -ɑrɑ
* Hyphenation: Ka‧ra

### Proper noun

Kara
* a Finnish surname

#### Declension

Possessive forms of Kara (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Karani
Karani
accusative
nom.
Karani
Karani
gen.
Karani
genitive
Karani
Karojeni Karaini $^{rare}$
partitive
Karaani
Karojani
inessive
Karassani
Karoissani
elative
Karastani
Karoistani
illative
Karaani
Karoihini
adessive
Karallani
Karoillani
ablative
Karaltani
Karoiltani
allative
Karalleni
Karoilleni
essive
Karanani
Karoinani
translative
Karakseni
Karoikseni
abessive
Karattani
Karoittani
instructive
comitative
—Karoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Karasi
Karasi
accusative
nom.
Karasi
Karasi
gen.
Karasi
genitive
Karasi
Karojesi Karaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
Karaasi
Karojasi
inessive
Karassasi
Karoissasi
elative
Karastasi
Karoistasi
illative
Karaasi
Karoihisi
adessive
Karallasi
Karoillasi
ablative
Karaltasi
Karoiltasi
allative
Karallesi
Karoillesi
essive
Karanasi
Karoinasi
translative
Karaksesi
Karoiksesi
abessive
Karattasi
Karoittasi
instructive
comitative
—Karoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Karamme
Karamme
accusative
nom.
Karamme
Karamme
gen.
Karamme
genitive
Karamme
Karojemme Karaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
Karaamme
Karojamme
inessive
Karassamme
Karoissamme
elative
Karastamme
Karoistamme
illative
Karaamme
Karoihimme
adessive
Karallamme
Karoillamme
ablative
Karaltamme
Karoiltamme
allative
Karallemme
Karoillemme
essive
Karanamme
Karoinamme
translative
Karaksemme
Karoiksemme
abessive
Karattamme
Karoittamme
instructive
comitative
—Karoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Karanne
Karanne
accusative
nom.
Karanne
Karanne
gen.
Karanne
genitive
Karanne
Karojenne Karainne $^{rare}$
partitive
Karaanne
Karojanne
inessive
Karassanne
Karoissanne
elative
Karastanne
Karoistanne
illative
Karaanne
Karoihinne
adessive
Karallanne
Karoillanne
ablative
Karaltanne
Karoiltanne
allative
Karallenne
Karoillenne
essive
Karananne
Karoinanne
translative
Karaksenne
Karoiksenne
abessive
Karattanne
Karoittanne
instructive
comitative
—Karoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Karansa
Karansa
accusative
nom.
Karansa
Karansa
gen.
Karansa
genitive
Karansa
Karojensa Karainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
Karaansa
Karojaan Karojansa
inessive
Karassaan Karassansa
Karoissaan Karoissansa
elative
Karastaan Karastansa
Karoistaan Karoistansa
illative
Karaansa
Karoihinsa
adessive
Karallaan Karallansa
Karoillaan Karoillansa
ablative
Karaltaan Karaltansa
Karoiltaan Karoiltansa
allative
Karalleen Karallensa
Karoilleen Karoillensa
essive
Karanaan Karanansa
Karoinaan Karoinansa
translative
Karakseen Karaksensa
Karoikseen Karoiksensa
abessive
Karattaan Karattansa
Karoittaan Karoittansa
instructive
comitative
—Karoineen Karoinensa :

#### Statistics

* Kara is the 2924th (tied with 11 other surnames) most common surname in Finland, belonging to 269 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

### References

* ↑ Mikkonen, Pirjo, Paikkala, Sirkka (2000) Sukunimet, Helsinki: Otava, →ISBN

## Icelandic
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkʰaːra/
    Rhymes: -aːra
    Homophone: kara

### Proper noun

Kara f (proper noun, genitive singular Köru)
* a female given name

#### Declension
## Japanese
### Romanization

Kara
* Rōmaji transcription of から

## Turkish
### Proper noun

Kara
* a male given name