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Kara has 7 different meanings across 1 category:

Proper Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

A bangle worn by Sikhs, one of the five Ks, to remind them to do God's work.

"After taking amrit, he carefully tied his black kara around his wrist as a constant reminder to carry out God's will throughout his day."

"He adjusted his kara as he prepared for the morning prayers."

Proper Noun
1

A female given name.

"The elders gathered to celebrate the festival marking the arrival of kara, the twenty-fifth year in our traditional sixty-year Tamil calendar cycle."

2

A Hindu/Indian surname​.

3

A Papua New Guinean language (ISO code 'leu'), formerly called Lemakot.

4

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

5

An Omotic language (ISO code 'kxh'), also sometimes called Karo.

6

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

Example Sentences
"He adjusted his kara as he prepared for the morning prayers." noun
"The kara on my finger is made of shiny gold." noun
"She wore her favorite red kara to the wedding." noun
"He polished the old brass kara until it gleamed." noun
Related Terms

Origin

Kara comes from the Punjabi word kaṛā. It originally meant "bracelet," as seen in the related Hindi term.

Rhyming Words
ara cara yara hara vara dara nara gara sara oara fara mara rara para tara bara jara ohara afara dhara
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