-kāra

Pali

Alternative forms

-𑀓𑀸𑀭 (Brahmi script)
-कार (Devanagari script)
-কার (Bengali script)
-කාර (Sinhalese script)
-ကာရ or -ၵႃရ (Burmese script)
-การ or -การะ (Thai script)
-ᨠᩣᩁ (Tai Tham script)
-ກາຣ or -ກາຣະ (Lao script)
-ការ (Khmer script)
-𑄇𑄂𑄢 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit -कार (-kāra); synchronically, as from the root of the verb karoti.

Noun

-kāra m

one who works with the object denoted by the prefix
one who makes the object or state denoted by the prefix

Usage notes

Overlaps with kāra in some compounds; unlike the suffix, the word does not convey the general sense of 'worker' or 'maker'.

Declension

Declension table of "-kāra" (masculine)

Case \\ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	-kāro	-kārā
Accusative (second)	-kāraṃ	-kāre
Instrumental (third)	-kārena	-kārehi or -kārebhi
Dative (fourth)	-kārassa or -kārāya or -kāratthaṃ	-kārānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	-kārasmā or -kāramhā or -kārā	-kārehi or -kārebhi
Genitive (sixth)	-kārassa	-kārānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	-kārasmiṃ or -kāramhi or -kāre	-kāresu
Vocative (calling)	-kāra	-kārā

Derived terms

For names of letters, see kāra.

Words using this suffix are listed in their own category. Note that normally only the Latin script forms are listed, as etymology sections are normally restricted to the Latin script form.

Pali terms suffixed with -kāra

Descendants

→ Thai: -การ
→ Lü: -ᦂᦱᧃ (-k̇aan)
→ Lao: ການ (kān)
→ Northern Thai: -ᨠᩣ᩠ᩁ

References

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