কার

Bengali

Pronunciation

• (Rarh) IPA^(key): /kaɾ/, [ˈkaːɾ], [ˈkaɾ]

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• (Dhaka) IPA^(key): /kaɹ/, [ˈkaɹ]

Etymology 1

Pronoun

কার • (kar)

1. (colloquial) whose.

References

• Accessible Dictionary, “কাহার” Bengali-English, Government of Bangladesh

Etymology 2

Noun

কার • (kar)

1. vowel sign, diacritic made by joining a dependent vowel to a consonant.

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Classical Persian کار (kār).

Noun

কার • (kar)

1. work, deed

Usage notes

The term is more likely used in compound words directly borrowed from Persian like কারখানা (karkhana), কারদানি (kardani) or কারনামা (karnama) than used as an individual word.