# karata
## Finnish
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kargait'ak. Cognate with Estonian kargama (“to jump, hop”), Karelian karata, Livonian kargõ (“to jump”), Ludian kargaita (“to run”), Veps kargata (“to dance”) and Votic kargõtõ.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkɑrɑtɑˣ/, [ˈkɑ̝rɑ̝t̪ɑ̝(ʔ)]
* Rhymes: -ɑrɑtɑ
* Hyphenation: ka‧ra‧ta

### Verb

karata (intransitive)
* to escape, run away, flee, fly (from captivity)
    Rangaistusvanki karkasi vankilasta.The convict escaped from the prison.
* to elope
    Mies karkasi rakastettunsa kanssa.The man eloped with his beloved.
* (military) to desert
    Muutama amerikkalainen karkasi vihollisen puolelle.A few Americans deserted to the enemy side.
* to abscond, run off, make off
    Myyjän käräyttämä vanha nainen karkasi tavaroidensa kanssa kaupasta juuri, kun vartija tuli paikalle.The old lady caught by a salesperson ran off from the shop with the goods just as the guard arrived.
* (pesäpallo) to advance to the next base as a baserunner even though there was no hit or even a swing, and successfully do so without being put out by the outfielding team
* (archaic) to leap, charge

#### Usage notes

* (to escape): Sometimes synonymous with paeta, but see the usage notes there.

#### Derived terms

* karkaussekunti
* karkausvuosi
* karitsa
* karkaaminen
* karkaus
* karkelo
* karku
* karkuri
* karkailla
* karkota

### Further reading

* “karata”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

### Anagrams

* kaarat, kaarta, katara

## Ingrian
### Etymology 1

From Proto-Finnic *kargait'ak. Cognates include Finnish karata and Estonian kargada.

#### Pronunciation

* (Ala-Laukaa) IPA: /ˈkɑrɑtɑ/, [ˈkɑrɑt]
* (Soikkola) IPA: /ˈkɑrɑtɑ/, [ˈkɑrɑd̥ɑ]
* Rhymes: -ɑrɑt, -ɑrɑtɑ
* Hyphenation: ka‧ra‧ta

#### Verb

karata
* (intransitive) to flee
* (rare) Synonym of tiukkaa (“to play”)
* (rare) Synonym of tantsia (“to dance”)

##### Synonyms

* (to flee): paeta

##### Derived terms

* karitsa

### Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

#### Pronunciation

* (Ala-Laukaa) IPA: /ˈkɑrɑtɑ/, [ˈkɑrɑt]
* (Soikkola) IPA: /ˈkɑrɑtɑ/, [ˈkɑrɑd̥ɑ]
* Rhymes: -ɑrɑt, -ɑrɑtɑ
* Hyphenation: ka‧ra‧ta

#### Verb

karata
* (rare) Synonym of karaissa

##### Conjugation
### References

* Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 135

## Swahili
### Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese carta. Doublet of karatasi.

### Pronunciation

* Audio (Kenya):(file)

### Noun

karata class IX (plural karata class X)
* playing card

### See also

Playing cards in Swahili · karata za kucheza (layout · text) :
| ree, rea, rei | mbili | tatu | nne | tano | sita | saba |
| nane | tisa | kumi | ghulamu, mzungu wa tatu | malkia, mzungu wa pili, bibi | mfalme, mzungu wa nne, basha | jokari |
Suits in Swahili · ng'anda (see also: karata, karata za kucheza) (layout · text) :
| makopa | uru | shupaza, majembe | pao, pau, karanga, mavi ya mbuzi |