# kra
## English
### Etymology 1
#### Noun

kra
* The letter Κʻ or ĸ, formerly used to write the Kalaallisut language of Greenland, replaced in 1973 by the letter q.

### Etymology 2
#### Noun

kra
* A long-tailed macaque of India and Sumatra, reddish-olive in colour with black spots and tail.

### Anagrams

* AKR, Ark, Ark., KAR, RAK, RKA, ark, kar

## Czech
### Etymology

In Old Czech, this word meant “a piece of rock or other material”; derived from Proto-Slavic *jьkra (“roe; calf of leg”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈkra]

### Noun

kra f
* floe, iceberg
* (geomorphology) fault block

#### Declension
### References

* ↑ Jiří Rejzek (2007) “kra”, in Český etymologický slovník (in Czech), Leda
* ↑ Václav Machek (1968) Etymologický slovník jazyka českého [Etymological Dictionary of the Czech Language], 2nd edition, Prague: Academia

### Further reading

* “kra”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
* “kra”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
* “kra”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

## Eastern Cham
### Alternative forms

* ꨆꨴꨩ

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kraː/

### Noun

kra
* monkey

## Kabyle
### Pronoun

kra
* something; anything
* nothing

## Polish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkra/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -a
* Syllabification: kra

### Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *jьkra. Doublet of ikra.

#### Noun

kra f
* ice floe

##### Declension
### Etymology 2

Onomatopoeic.

#### Interjection

kra
* caw (cry of a crow or raven)

### Further reading

* kra in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
* kra in Polish dictionaries at PWN

### Anagrams

akr, kar, rak

## Portuguese
### Etymology

Abbreviation of cara

### Noun

kra m (plural kras)
* (Internet slang) guy
    O kra eh foda! ― The guy is awesome!

## Slovak
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [kra]

### Noun

kra
* genitive singular of ker

## Sranan Tongo
### Alternative forms

* akra

### Etymology

From Twi Akan akra (“soul”)

### Noun

kra
* soul, spirit; in the Afro-Surinamese Winti belief system, a spiritual entity, representing the supreme creator Anana, who determines an individual's life and returns to its origin upon the individual's death, ceasing interaction with the world of the living
** 1936, Melville J. Herskovits, Frances S. Herskovits, Suriname folk-lore‎, New York: Columbia University Press, page 240:Lei̯si nąŋga mɔrsu meki yu 'kra gowɛ libi yu.Laziness and nastiness caused your soul to leave you.
** 1970 March 11, P. Marlee, “Lees: Sranan, moks'alesi”, in Vrije Stem: onafhankelijk weekblad voor Suriname‎, page 1:gwe foe Afobaka, go na hé / dan te na sibiboesi krin joe kra / fas joe roetoe tap tafra-bergi lek wan boa / opo wan makti kankantri-sten / gi na njoen Sranan brokodéaway from Afobaka, go upwards / until a cloudburst cleanses your soul / fasten your roots on the table mount like a boa / raise a mighty cotton tree voice / for the dawn of the new Suriname

#### Related terms

* dyodyo (“soul, spirit; a spiritual entity linked to the birthplace of an individual who acts as guardian of this or several individuals”)
* yorka (“soul, spirit, ghost; a spiritual entity specific to an individual that can remain among the living upon the death of the individual, in a benign or malicious manner”)
* yeye
* sili

### References

* ↑ Melville J. Herskovits and Frances S. Herskovits (1936) Suriname folk-lore‎, New York: Columbia University Press, page 743