kera
Basque edit
Noun edit
kera
Borôro edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
kera
Esperanto edit
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
kera (accusative singular keran, plural keraj, accusative plural kerajn)
- (card games) of the suit of hearts (♥).
- 1910, E. L. Kearney, transl., La aventuroj de Alicio en Mirlando, translation of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Carroll, Lewis, ch. 11:
- La Kera Damo bakis tortojn / En iu somertago!
- The Queen of Hearts, she made some tarts, / All on a summer day.
Related terms edit
Estonian edit
Etymology edit
Of Finno-Mordvinic origin. Cognate to Finnish kerä, Votic tšerä and Livonian kierā.
Noun edit
kera (genitive kera, partitive kera)
Declension edit
Declension of kera (ÕS type 17/elu, no gradation) | |||
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singular | plural | ||
nominative | kera | kerad | |
accusative | nom. | ||
gen. | kera | ||
genitive | kerade | ||
partitive | kera | kerasid | |
illative | kerra kerasse |
keradesse | |
inessive | keras | kerades | |
elative | kerast | keradest | |
allative | kerale | keradele | |
adessive | keral | keradel | |
ablative | keralt | keradelt | |
translative | keraks | keradeks | |
terminative | kerani | keradeni | |
essive | kerana | keradena | |
abessive | kerata | keradeta | |
comitative | keraga | keradega |
Finnish edit
Etymology edit
Shortening of keralla. Cognate with Ingrian kera, Karelian kera and Votic kera.
Pronunciation edit
Postposition edit
kera (+ genitive)
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “kera”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02
Anagrams edit
Garo edit
Etymology edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.).
Noun edit
kera
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
From Malay kera, from Classical Malay کرا (kĕra).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
kêra (plural kera-kera, first-person possessive keraku, second-person possessive keramu, third-person possessive keranya)
- A primate of the clade Hominoidea, generally larger than monkeys and distinguished from them by having no tail; ape.
- 1922, Mengelilingi Doenia Dalam 80 Hari:
- Maka héwan hoetanpoen djarang meréka berdjoempa dalam perdjalanannja, hanjalah matjam-matjam kera jang banjak dilihatnja berlontjat-lontjatan didahan kajoe dan memboeat roepa-roepa tingkah lakoe jang amat mentertawakan Passepartout.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- crab-eating macaque
Further reading edit
- “kera” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Ingrian edit
Etymology edit
Shortening of kerraal. Akin to Finnish kera and Karelian kera.
Pronunciation edit
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈkerɑ/, [ˈke̞rɑ]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈkerɑ/, [ˈke̞rɑ]
- Rhymes: -erɑ
- Hyphenation: ke‧ra
Adverb edit
kera
- also, too, as well
- 1936, N. A. Iljin and V. I. Junus, Bukvari iƶoroin șkouluja vart, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 17:
- Mama kera mäni tööhö.
- Mama goes to work as well.
- 1936, V. I. Junus, Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka[2], Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 3:
- Heil kera ono oma dialekta, mut senen dialektan materialat kera tähä kirjaa evät joutuneet.
- They, too, have [their] own dialect, but the materials of this dialect were also not included in this book.
Synonyms edit
Postposition edit
kera (+ genitive)
- with
- 1936, N. A. Iljin and V. I. Junus, Bukvari iƶoroin șkouluja vart, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 55:
- Lapset suuren möryn kera lumimäes tiukkaa.
- The children play on the sledging hill with a loud shout.
- 1937, V. A. Tetjurev, translated by N. I. Molotsova, Loonnontiito (ensimäin osa): oppikirja alkușkoulun kolmatta klaassaa vart, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-Pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 7:
- Mitä tapahtui pintamaan kera?
- What happened with the topsoil?
References edit
- V. I. Junus (1936) Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka[3], Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 78
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 155
- Olga I. Konkova, Nikita A. Dyachkov (2014) Inkeroin Keel: Пособие по Ижорскому Языку[4], →ISBN, page 71
Japanese edit
Romanization edit
kera
Javanese edit
Alternative forms edit
- Carakan: ꦏꦼꦫ
- Roman: kêra
Adjective edit
kera (ngoko kuru, krama kera)
- (polite) skinny
Kapampangan edit
Noun edit
kerə
- lying down,
- time of going to bed
Verb edit
kerə
- to lie down
Malay edit
Alternative forms edit
- kĕra (dated, pre-1972)
Etymology edit
Compare Urak Lawoi' กรา (kra, “monkey”), Old Javanese kĕra (“monkey”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
kera (Jawi spelling کرا, plural kera-kera, informal 1st possessive keraku, 2nd possessive keramu, 3rd possessive keranya)
Descendants edit
- Indonesian: kera
Further reading edit
- “kera” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Maltese edit
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Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Verb edit
kera (imperfect tikri, past participle mikri, verbal noun kiri)
- to rent
Conjugation edit
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perfect | m | krejt | krejt | kera | krejna | krejtu | krew | |
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imperfect | m | nikri | tikri | jikri | nikru | tikru | jikru | |
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imperative | ikri | ikru |
Etymology 2 edit
From Arabic كِراء (kirāʔ), feminised because of the final -a. Doublet of kiri.
Noun edit
kera f
Swahili edit
Pronunciation edit
Audio (Kenya) (file)
Verb edit
-kera (infinitive kukera)
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Derived terms edit
- Nominal derivations:
- kero (“annoyance, nuisance”)
Tocharian B edit
Etymology edit
Unknown.
Noun edit
kera ?
- a type of musical instrument
Further reading edit
- Adams, Douglas Q. (2013) “kera”, in A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, page 209
Veps edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Finnic *kerä, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *kerä.
Noun edit
kera
Inflection edit
Inflection of kera (inflection type 5/sana) | |||
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nominative sing. | kera | ||
genitive sing. | keran | ||
partitive sing. | kerad | ||
partitive plur. | keroid | ||
singular | plural | ||
nominative | kera | kerad | |
accusative | keran | kerad | |
genitive | keran | keroiden | |
partitive | kerad | keroid | |
essive-instructive | keran | keroin | |
translative | keraks | keroikš | |
inessive | keras | keroiš | |
elative | keraspäi | keroišpäi | |
illative | keraha | keroihe | |
adessive | keral | keroil | |
ablative | keralpäi | keroilpäi | |
allative | kerale | keroile | |
abessive | kerata | keroita | |
comitative | keranke | keroidenke | |
prolative | keradme | keroidme | |
approximative I | keranno | keroidenno | |
approximative II | kerannoks | keroidennoks | |
egressive | kerannopäi | keroidennopäi | |
terminative I | kerahasai | keroihesai | |
terminative II | keralesai | keroilesai | |
terminative III | kerassai | — | |
additive I | kerahapäi | keroihepäi | |
additive II | keralepäi | keroilepäi |