kadar

See also: Appendix:Variations of "kadar"

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• kedar (nonstandard)

Etymology

Inherited from Malay kadar, from Arabic قَدْر (qadr), قَدَر (qadar).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkad̪ar]
• Hyphenation: ka‧dar

Noun

kadar (plural kadar-kadar, first-person possessive kadarku, second-person possessive kadarmu, third-person possessive kadarnya)

1. nature (of a being), character
2. might, God's will

   Synonyms: kodrat, takdir

3. power

   Synonyms: kekuasaan, kuasa

4. luck

Derived terms

• sekadar

 

Noun

kadar (plural kadar-kadar, first-person possessive kadarku, second-person possessive kadarmu, third-person possessive kadarnya)

1. measure, a prescribed quantity or extent:
   1. a limit that cannot be exceeded; a bound.
   2. an (unspecified) portion or quantity.
2. content: the amount of material contained.
3. value

   Synonyms: nilai, harga, taraf

4. approximation

   Synonyms: lebih kurang, kira-kira

5. degree, grade, level

   Synonym: ارس (aras) (Standard Malay)

Derived terms

• berkadar

 

• kadar air
• kadar disosiasi
• kadar kognitif
• kadar susut
• kadar susut adiabat

 

Further reading

• “kadar” 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.

Malay

Etymology

From Arabic قَدْر (qadr), قَدَر (qadar).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kadar/
• Hyphenation: ka‧dar
• Rhymes: -dar, -ar

Noun

kadar (Jawi spelling قدر, plural kadar-kadar, informal 1st possessive kadarku, 2nd possessive kadarmu, 3rd possessive kadarnya)

1. rate, quantity, ratio

   Synonyms: nisbah, kuantiti

2. price, value

   Synonyms: harga, nilai

3. rank, grade, degree

   Synonyms: pangkat, taraf, darjah

4. ability

   Synonyms: daya, kemampuan, keupayaan

5. around, approximately

   Synonyms: kira-kira, lebih kurang

Derived terms

Affixed terms and other derivations

Regular affixed derivations:

• sekadar [comparability] (se-)
• sekadarkan [comparability + causative benefactive] (se- + -kan)
• kadaran [resultative / locative / collective / variety / verbal noun / fruit] (-an)
• berkadar [stative / habitual] (beR-)
• perkadaran [causative passive + repetition / reciprocity] (peR- + -an)

Irregular affixed derivations, other derivations and compound words:

• sekadar-kadaran

Descendants

• Indonesian: kadar

Further reading

• “kadar” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *kъ̀da že.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kádar/

Conjunction

kȁdar

1. when

References

• “kadar”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish قدر, from Old Anatolian Turkish قدر, from Arabic قَدْر (qadr).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɑˈdɑɾ/

• Audio:

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Postposition

kadar

1. (+ genitive pronoun or nominative noun) Equal in amount or quantity; as much as.

   O, senin kadar uzun. ― He is as tall as you.

   Dünya, Venüs kadar yaşlı. ― Earth is as old as Venus.

   Ortalama bir Dev Panda, 12,000 muz kadar ağırdır. ― An average Giant Panda weighs as much as 12,000 bananas.

   Bu ev eski evimiz kadar geniş değil. ― This house isn't as wide as our old house.

2. (+ dative) Up to a certain time or place; till, until

   Synonym: dek

   Ölüm bizi ayırana kadar. ― Till death do us part.

3. (after a number) In an imprecise but close amount, quantity, size or other measures; approximately.

   Synonyms: takriben, aşağı yukarı

   Buraya gelmeyeli bir yıl kadar oldu. ― It's been approximately one year I haven't been here.

Adverb

kadar

1. In equal degree or amount; as much as, so much as.

   Rüzgar evi kökünden sökecek kadar güçlü esiyordu. ― The wind was blowing so strong as to rip the house from the root.

Related terms

• zerre kadar
• kazık kadar
• dünya kadar
• ağzına kadar
• avazı çıktığı kadar

See also

• kader (“fate”)

Further reading

• “kadar”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu