Kara

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Astapori Valyrian

Etymology

From High Valyrian kara.

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ˈkaɾa/

Rhymes: -aɾa

Adjective

kara (celestial plural kari, terrestrial singular karo)

  1. much, many, a lot of
    Lis kara líntori hin kizir va Junkái.
    There are many small cities from here to Yunkai.
    -Kraznys (Game of Thrones, Episode 304)
Translations

Adverb

kara

  1. much, a lot, greatly, great
    Kizi do zer honuzlivas kara odreta.
    This will do him no great harm. (Literally "... will not harm him much.")
    -Kraznys (Game of Thrones, Episode 302)

Fjerdan

Etymology

From karet (to forge, to shape; to train), inherited from Proto-Fjerdan *kar-.

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ˈkɑʀɑ/

Rhymes: -ɑʀɑ

Noun

kara w (accusative karer, oblique karo, genitive/definite karen)

  1. team, squad, group
    Hye vole y'eshen ginska karrin suzh verret?
    Why do I always have to hold the team together?
Inflection
Indefinite Definite
Nominative kara karen
Accusative karer karrin
Oblique karo karon
Genitive karen karnen

Notes

Coined by Christian Thalmann in honor of the backer Kara Wyckmans for supporting the #SaveShadowAndBone and #SixOfCrowsSpinoff billboard campaign.

High Valyrian

Etymology

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Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA(key): /ˈkara/

Adjective

kara  class I (solar karys, terrestrial karon, aquatic karor, equative karāpa, comparative karykta, superlative karāje)

  1. great, magnificent, excellent
    Daenerys karys jentys kessa.
    Daenerys will be a great leader.
Inflection
Related Terms

Irathient

Verb

kara

  1. class iv/viii third-person subject class ix third-person object present positive direct transitive of shon