# sara
## Afar
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈsara/ [ˈsʌɾʌ]
* Hyphenation: sa‧ra

### Noun

sára m
* plural of saró

#### Declension

absolutive
sára
predicative
sára
subjective
sára
genitive
sára
Postpositioned forms
l-case
sáral
k-case
sárak
t-case
sárat
h-case
sárah :

### References

* E. M. Parker, R. J. Hayward (1985) “saro”, in An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN
* Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2004) Parlons Afar: Langue et Culture, L'Hammartan, →ISBN, page 33

## Ainu
### Alternative forms

* sar (apocopic)
* サㇻ (apocopic)
* saraha
* サラハ

### Etymology

Possibly cognate to Proto-Japonic *siri, *sari (“buttocks”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /sàꜛɾá/

### Noun

sara (Kana spelling サラ)
* tail

#### Derived terms

* saro (“monkey”)

## Aklanon
### Etymology

From Spanish cerrar, compare Cebuano sira.

### Verb

sara
* to close; to shut

## Balinese
### Romanization

sara
* Romanization of ᬲᬭ
* Romanization of ᬲᬵᬭ
* Romanization of ᬰᬭ

## Bambara
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [sáraà]

### Noun

sara
* charm (object with magic powers)

### References

* 2007. The UCLA Phonetics Lab Archive. Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Department of Linguistics.

## Bantayanon
### Noun

sara
* today; the current day or date

### Adverb

sara
* today; on the current day or date

## Bonan
### Etymology

From Proto-Mongolic *sara, compare Mongolian сар (sar) and Dongxiang sara. In the Dahejia subdialect of Gansu Bonan, the final vowel shows a reduction /a/ > /ə/.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /saˈra/, /saˈrə/

### Noun

sara
* (Gansu, Qinghai) moon
    Coordinate term: narang (“sun”)

### References

* ↑ Nugteren, Hans (2011) Mongolic phonology and the Qinghai-Gansu languages (dissertation)‎, Utrecht: LOT, page 96

### Further reading

* Nugteren, Hans (2011) Mongolic phonology and the Qinghai-Gansu languages (dissertation)‎, Utrecht: LOT, page 483

## Dongxiang
### Etymology

From Proto-Mongolic *sara more distantly related to Khitan 賽咿児 (sair). Cognate with Mongolian сар (sar).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /sɑˈrɑ/

### Noun

sara
* moon
    Coordinate term: naran (“sun”)

## Estonian
### Etymology

From Russian сарай (saraj).

### Noun

sara (genitive sara, partitive sara)
* shed (small wooden construction)

#### Declension
### References

* sara in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)

### Further reading

* “sara”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009

## Fijian
### Adverb

sara
* very, exceedingly (after adjectives)
* immediately, directly (after verbs)
* quite, wholly, entirely

## Finnish
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *sara (compare Karelian sara, Ludian sara, Veps šarahin), borrowed from Proto-Germanic *staraz (compare Swedish starr).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈsɑrɑ/, [ˈs̠ɑ̝rɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -ɑrɑ
* Hyphenation: sa‧ra

### Noun

sara
* sedge (any plant of the genus Carex)

#### Declension

Possessive forms of sara (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
sarani
sarani
accusative
nom.
sarani
sarani
gen.
sarani
genitive
sarani
sarojeni saraini $^{rare}$
partitive
saraani
sarojani
inessive
sarassani
saroissani
elative
sarastani
saroistani
illative
saraani
saroihini
adessive
sarallani
saroillani
ablative
saraltani
saroiltani
allative
saralleni
saroilleni
essive
saranani
saroinani
translative
sarakseni
saroikseni
abessive
sarattani
saroittani
instructive
comitative
—saroineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
sarasi
sarasi
accusative
nom.
sarasi
sarasi
gen.
sarasi
genitive
sarasi
sarojesi saraisi $^{rare}$
partitive
saraasi
sarojasi
inessive
sarassasi
saroissasi
elative
sarastasi
saroistasi
illative
saraasi
saroihisi
adessive
sarallasi
saroillasi
ablative
saraltasi
saroiltasi
allative
sarallesi
saroillesi
essive
saranasi
saroinasi
translative
saraksesi
saroiksesi
abessive
sarattasi
saroittasi
instructive
comitative
—saroinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
saramme
saramme
accusative
nom.
saramme
saramme
gen.
saramme
genitive
saramme
sarojemme saraimme $^{rare}$
partitive
saraamme
sarojamme
inessive
sarassamme
saroissamme
elative
sarastamme
saroistamme
illative
saraamme
saroihimme
adessive
sarallamme
saroillamme
ablative
saraltamme
saroiltamme
allative
sarallemme
saroillemme
essive
saranamme
saroinamme
translative
saraksemme
saroiksemme
abessive
sarattamme
saroittamme
instructive
comitative
—saroinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
saranne
saranne
accusative
nom.
saranne
saranne
gen.
saranne
genitive
saranne
sarojenne sarainne $^{rare}$
partitive
saraanne
sarojanne
inessive
sarassanne
saroissanne
elative
sarastanne
saroistanne
illative
saraanne
saroihinne
adessive
sarallanne
saroillanne
ablative
saraltanne
saroiltanne
allative
sarallenne
saroillenne
essive
sarananne
saroinanne
translative
saraksenne
saroiksenne
abessive
sarattanne
saroittanne
instructive
comitative
—saroinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
saransa
saransa
accusative
nom.
saransa
saransa
gen.
saransa
genitive
saransa
sarojensa sarainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
saraansa
sarojaan sarojansa
inessive
sarassaan sarassansa
saroissaan saroissansa
elative
sarastaan sarastansa
saroistaan saroistansa
illative
saraansa
saroihinsa
adessive
sarallaan sarallansa
saroillaan saroillansa
ablative
saraltaan saraltansa
saroiltaan saroiltansa
allative
saralleen sarallensa
saroilleen saroillensa
essive
saranaan saranansa
saroinaan saroinansa
translative
sarakseen saraksensa
saroikseen saroiksensa
abessive
sarattaan sarattansa
saroittaan saroittansa
instructive
comitative
—saroineen saroinensa :

#### Derived terms

* saraikko
* sarake
* Saranen
* aapasara
* hajasara
* hakarasara
* hapsisara
* harmaasara
* harsusara
* hentosara
* hernesara
* hetesara
* hietikkosara
* hirssisara
* hostinsara
* idänsara
* itämerensara
* jalkasara
* jokapaikansara
* jouhisara
* juolasara
* juurtosara
* jänönsara
* kahtaissara
* kaislasara
* kalliosara
* kalvassara
* kanervisara
* karvasara
* keltasara
* ketunsara
* kevätsara
* kiiltosara
* kirjosara
* kirppusara
* korpisara
* kurmitsansara
* käyräsara
* lapinsara
* lehtosara
* lettosara
* liereäsara
* luhtasara
* lähdesara
* merisara
* mustasara
* mutasara
* mykerösara
* mätässara
* nokisara
* nokkasara
* nuijasara
* nuppisara
* pallosara
* patukkasara
* pitkäpääsara
* piukkasara
* polkusara
* pullosara
* rahkasara
* revonsara
* riekonsara
* riippasara
* räpyläsara
* röyhysara
* Sara-aho
* Sarajärvi
* sarakasvi
* sarakerttunen
* sarakylmänperhonen
* Saramäki
* Saraniemi
* sarasirkkalintu
* saraturve
* somersara
* sopulinsara
* sormisara
* soukkasara
* sukassara
* suolasara
* sysisara
* tundrasara
* tunturisara
* tupassara
* tuppisara
* tähtisara
* törrösara
* unkarinsara
* vaaleasara
* vahasara
* vankkasara
* varstasara
* varvassara
* velttosara
* vesisara
* vienansara
* vihnesara
* viiltosara
* viitasara
* virnasara
* vuorisara
* välisara
* äimäsara

### Further reading

* “sara”, 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 2023-07-03

## Hausa
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /sàː.ɽáː/
** (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA: [sàː.ɽáː]

### Noun

sā̀rā f (possessed form sā̀rar̃)
* habit, practice, way, custom
* argot, jargon

### References

* Newman, Paul (2007) A Hausa-English Dictionary (Yale Language Series), New Haven, London: Yale University Press, →ISBN, page 179.

## Hungarian
### Etymology

sár (“mud”) +‎ -a (possessive suffix)

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈʃɒrɒ]
* Hyphenation: sa‧ra

### Noun

sara
* third-person singular single-possession possessive of sár

#### Declension
## Indonesian
### Etymology

From Sanskrit सार (sāra, “energy, extract, essence, substance”). Doublet of sari.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈsara]
* Hyphenation: sa‧ra

### Noun

sara (plural sara-sara)
* life support, sustenance, subsistence
* subsistence money.
    Synonym: uang sara

#### Affixed terms

* bersara
* menyara
* menyarai

#### Compounds

* uang sara

#### Related terms

* santan
* saren
* sari

### Further reading

* “sara” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

## Irish
### Pronunciation

* (Cork) IPA: /ˈsˠɑɾˠə/

### Conjunction

sara
* Alternative form of sula

### References

* ↑ Ó Cuív, Brian (1968) The Irish of West Muskerry, Co. Cork: A Phonetic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, page 80; reprinted 1988

## Japanese
### Romanization

sara
* Rōmaji transcription of さら
* Rōmaji transcription of サラ

## Javanese
### Romanization

sara
* Romanization of ꦱꦫ

## Mansaka
### Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *salaq.

### Noun

sara
* fault; sin

## Old Javanese
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /sa.ra/
* Rhymes: -ra
* Homophones: sāra, śara
* Hyphenation: sa‧ra

### Etymology 1

Borrowed from Pali sara, saras (“lake”), from Sanskrit सरस् (saras, “pond, lake, water”).

#### Noun

sara
* pond
* tool to catch fish

##### Derived terms

* añara

##### Descendants

* > Javanese: ꦱꦫ (sara, “pond”) (inherited)
* → Balinese: ᬲᬭ (sara, “water”)

### Etymology 2
#### Noun

sara
* Alternative spelling of sāra

### Etymology 3
#### Noun

sara
* Alternative spelling of sari

### Further reading

* "sara" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.

## Pali
### Alternative forms

* 𑀲𑀭 (Brahmi script)
* सर (Devanagari script)
* সর (Bengali script)
* සර (Sinhalese script)
* သရ (Burmese script)
* สร or สะระ (Thai script)
* ᩈᩁ (Tai Tham script)
* ສຣ or ສະຣະ (Lao script)
* សរ (Khmer script)
* 𑄥𑄢 (Chakma script)

### Etymology 1

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

#### Noun

sara m
* arrow

##### Declension
### Etymology 2

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

#### Noun

sara m
* sound
* vowel

##### Descendants

* → Burmese: သရ (sa.ra., “vowel”)
* → Thai: สระ (sà-rà, “vowel”)

### Etymology 3
#### Noun

sara m
* alternative citation form of saras (“lake”)

### References

Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “sara”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead

## Portuguese
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈsa.ɾɐ/
* Homophone: Sara
* Rhymes: -aɾɐ
* Hyphenation: sa‧ra

### Verb

sara
* inflection of sarar:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

## Quechua
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈsa.ɾa/

### Noun

sara
* dried corn (maize)

#### See also

* chuqllu

## Rwanda-Rundi
### Verb

-sara (infinitive gusara, perfective -saze)
* be insane, be crazy

#### Derived terms

* umusazi

## Tagalog
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish cerrar, from Old Spanish, from Vulgar Latin serrāre (“close, shut”), from Late Latin serāre (“fasten, bolt”). Compare Cebuano sira.

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /saˈɾa/ [sɐˈɾa]
* Rhymes: -a
* Syllabification: sa‧ra

### Noun

sará (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜇ)
* closing; closure (of a door, window, etc.)
    Synonyms: pagsasara, pagkakasara, pinid, pagpipinid, pagkakapinid
* adjournment; closing (of a meeting, etc.)
    Synonyms: hinto, paghihinto, pinid, pagpipinid
* object used to block entry into a place or to close a passage
    Synonyms: hadlang, halang

#### Derived terms

* isara
* kasasarhan
* magsara
* mapagsarhan
* mapasara
* masara
* masarahan
* nakasara
* pagsara
* pagsarhan
* pagsasara
* panara
* pansara
* sarahan
* sarhan
* sumara
* tagapagsara
* tagasara

#### Related terms

* sarada
* sarado
* seradura

### Adjective

sará (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜇ)
* closed; shut
    Synonyms: sarado, nakapinid, pinid

### Further reading

* “sara”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

### Anagrams

* rasa, aras, asar

## Ternate
### Etymology 1
#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈsa.ɾa]

#### Noun

sara
* south

### Etymology 2
#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈsa.ɾa]

#### Verb

sara
* (transitive) to light, ignite
* (intransitive) to burn

##### Conjugation
### Etymology 3
#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈsa.ɾa]

#### Verb

sara
* (transitive) to take or carry something over (a body of water, etc.)

### Etymology 4
#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈsa.ɾa]

#### Noun

sara
* a twin
    Synonym: sosara

### References

* Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

## Turkish
### Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish صرعه (ṣarʿa, ṣara, “a single action of prostrating, a single fit of epilepsy”), from Arabic صَرْعَة (ṣarʕa, “seizure”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /saˈra/, /saːˈra/
* Hyphenation: sa‧ra

### Noun

sara (definite accusative sarayı, uncountable)
* (pathology) epilepsy
    Synonyms: epilepsi, tutarık, tutarak, tutarga, yilbik

#### Declension

singular
plural
nominative
sara
saralar
definite accusative
sarayı
saraları
dative
saraya
saralara
locative
sarada
saralarda
ablative
saradan
saralardan
genitive
saranın
saraların
Possessive forms
nominative
singular
plural
1st singular
saram
saralarım
2nd singular
saran
saraların
3rd singular
sarası
saraları
1st plural
saramız
saralarımız
2nd plural
saranız
saralarınız
3rd plural
saraları
saraları
definite accusative
singular
plural
1st singular
saramı
saralarımı
2nd singular
saranı
saralarını
3rd singular
sarasını
saralarını
1st plural
saramızı
saralarımızı
2nd plural
saranızı
saralarınızı
3rd plural
saralarını
saralarını
dative
singular
plural
1st singular
sarama
saralarıma
2nd singular
sarana
saralarına
3rd singular
sarasına
saralarına
1st plural
saramıza
saralarımıza
2nd plural
saranıza
saralarınıza
3rd plural
saralarına
saralarına
locative
singular
plural
1st singular
saramda
saralarımda
2nd singular
saranda
saralarında
3rd singular
sarasında
saralarında
1st plural
saramızda
saralarımızda
2nd plural
saranızda
saralarınızda
3rd plural
saralarında
saralarında
ablative
singular
plural
1st singular
saramdan
saralarımdan
2nd singular
sarandan
saralarından
3rd singular
sarasından
saralarından
1st plural
saramızdan
saralarımızdan
2nd plural
saranızdan
saralarınızdan
3rd plural
saralarından
saralarından
genitive
singular
plural
1st singular
saramın
saralarımın
2nd singular
saranın
saralarının
3rd singular
sarasının
saralarının
1st plural
saramızın
saralarımızın
2nd plural
saranızın
saralarınızın
3rd plural
saralarının
saralarının :

### References

* ↑ Redhouse, James W. (1890) “صرعه”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1174
* ↑ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “sara”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

### Further reading

* “sara”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
* Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “sara¹”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 4070

## Veps
### Etymology

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

### Noun

sara
* fork, branch

#### Inflection
### References

* Zajceva, N. G., Mullonen, M. I. (2007) “разветвление, развилина, развилка”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary]‎, Petrozavodsk: Periodika