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kar 2778 *kar ʻ cut, dig ʼ. [Cf. *skar -- ]
P. karolaṇā ʻ to dig up with any small instrument, poke, feel with a stick ʼ.

kará 2779 kará1 ʻ doing, causing ʼ AV., m. ʻ hand ʼ RV. [√kr̥1]
Pa. Pk. kara -- m. ʻ hand ʼ; S. karu m. ʻ arm ʼ; Mth. kar m. ʻ hand ʼ (prob. ← Sk.); Si. kara ʻ hand, shoulder ʼ, inscr. karā ʻ to ʼ < karāya. -- Deriv. S. karāī f. ʻ wrist ʼ; G. karã̄ n. pl. ʻ wristlets, bangles ʼ.
karagrahaṇa -- , karatala -- , karapattra -- , *karaparṇa -- , karapāla -- , *karabhūṣā -- , karaśākhā -- ; *āvr̥ttikara -- , *kaṅkatak°, kanduk°, karmak°, *kāṁsyak°, *kāccak°, *kāṇḍak°, kiṁk°, kundak°, khaṭuk°, *khiḍḍak°, *gudak° *gharṣṭrak°, citrak°, *dāmak°, dinak°, *nakhak°, *paṭṭak°, *parṇak°, *pardak°, prabhāk°, phaṇak° -- , *bandhak°, balak°, bhaktak°, *bhaṅgak°, *bhēdak°, madhuk°, *mākṣikak°, mudrāk°, *lākṣak°, *lavaṇak°, *vartak°, vaśīk°, vādyak°, *vāpak°, *vāsak°, *vāhak°, *sūtrak°.

kara 2780 kara2 m. ʻ tax, tribute ʼ Mn. [kāra -- 7 m. ʻ tax ʼ Pāṇ.: ← Drav. T. Burrow TPS 1945, 88; EWA i 166]
Pk. kara -- m.; K. kar -- nāv f. ʻ a large ferryboat endowed to carry passengers free of toll ʼ; P. WPah. cam. Ku. N. A. kar ʻ tax, toll ʼ; B. kar ʻ land revenue ʼ, Or. kara; Mth. H. G. M. kar m. ʻ toll, tax, revenue ʼ; Si. karaya ʻ tax ʼ. -- Deriv. N. kariyā ʻ bondsman, slave ʼ.
niṣkara -- .
*kara -- 3 ʻ moving ʼ. [√car]
divākará -- , niśākara -- .
Addenda: kara -- 2: S.kcch. kar m. ʻ tax ʼ.

karaka 2781 karaka1 m. ʻ water vessel ʼ MBh.
Pa. karaka -- m., Pk. karaya -- m., kariā -- f. ʻ cup for serving spirituous liquor ʼ; Paš. karā ʻ a well ʼ IIFL iii 3, 96; Bi. karaī ʻ spouted water vessel ʼ; H. karaī f. ʻ small earthen pipkin ʼ. -- With -- uka -- (cf. gaḍḍuka -- ): P. Ku. karuā ʻ spouted water vessel ʼ; N. karuwā ʻ small brass waterpot with a spout ʼ; Bi. karwā ʻ pot for pouring water on plaster ʼ; Mth. karwā ʻ waterpot with a spout ʼ, H. karuā. -- Bi. Mth. karnā ʻ earthen vessel for milk or curds ʼ; -- M. karhā m. ʻ waterpot (esp. that used in the marriage ceremony) ʼ.

karaka 2782 karaka2 m., °kā -- f. ʻ hail ʼ lex.
Pa. karaka -- m., °kā -- f., Pk. kara -- , °raya -- m., °raā -- f.; Or. karā ʻ hailstone ʼ; G. karā m. pl. ʻ hail ʼ.
Addenda: karaka -- 2: Ko. karo ʻ hail ʼ, cf. M. gārā ʻ hail ʼ?

karagrahaṇa 2783 karagrahaṇa n. ʻ marriage ʼ MBh. [kará -- 1, gráhaṇa -- ]
Si. karagänum ES 22; -- cf. Pk. karaggaha -- m.

karaṅka 2784 karaṅka m. ʻ skull, head ʼ Kathās., ʻ any bone of the body ʼ lex.
Pk. karaṁka -- m.n. ʻ bone, skeleton, receptacle for betel, begging bowl ʼ; Kho. kroṅg ʻ interior of the chest ʼ BelvalkarVol 92; S. karaṅgho, kaṇgho m. ʻ backbone, ridgepole ʼ; L. karaṅgā m. ʻ partly consumed carcase (of cattle) ʼ; P. karaṅg m. ʻ skeleton ʼ (→ H. karaṅg m. ʻ skull, rib ʼ); N. karaṅ ʻ rib, rafter ʼ, karaṅge ʻ like a skeleton ʼ;with unexpl. ā: P. kāraṅgā m. ʻ framework of a thatched roof ʼ.
Addenda: karaṅka -- : A. karaṅgan (phonet. kɔrɔṅɔn) ʻ thigh -- bone ʼ AFD 186.

kárañja 2785 kárañja m. ʻ the tree Pongamia glabra ʼ RV. (?) Āp., °jaka -- m., °jikā -- f. MBh., karaja -- m. lex.
Pa. karañja -- m., Pk. karaṁja -- m.; S. karañjho m. ʻ a thorny creeping plant the juice of which is drunk as a cooling medicine ʼ; A. karzā ʻ a partic. kind of tree with an acid fruit ʼ; H. karãj, °jā, kañjā m. ʻ the fever -- nut, Caesalpinia bonducella, Guilandina b., Galedupa arborea ʼ; G. karãj n. ʻ the tree Galedupa arborea ʼ, kaṇjhī f. ʻ a bitter plant ʼ, kaṇjhiyũ ʻ medicinal oil made from it ʼ; M. karãj̈, karaj̈ m. ʻ the tree Galedupa arborea, Pongamia glabra ʼ, karãjī, karjī f. ʻ its produce ʼ; Si. karan̆da ʻ Pongamia glabra ʼ.
*karañjataila -- .

karañjataila 2786 *karañjataila ʻ oil from the karañja tree ʼ. [kárañja -- , tailá -- ]
M. karjel n. ʻ oil made from the tree Pongamia glabra ʼ.

karaṭa 2787 karaṭa1 m. ʻ crow ʼ BhP., °aka -- m. lex. [Cf. karaṭu -- , karkaṭu -- m. ʻ Numidian crane ʼ, karēṭu -- , °ēṭavya -- , °ēḍuka -- m. lex., karaṇḍa2 -- m. ʻ duck ʼ lex: see kāraṇḍava -- ]
Pk. karaḍa -- m. ʻ crow ʼ, °ḍā -- f. ʻ a partic. kind of bird ʼ; S. karaṛa -- ḍhī˜gu m. ʻ a very large aquatic bird ʼ; L. karṛā m., °ṛī f. ʻ the common teal ʼ.

karaṭa 2788 karaṭa2 m. ʻ Carthamus tinctorius ʼ lex.
Pk. karaḍa -- m. ʻ safflower ʼ, °ḍā -- f. ʻ a tree like the karañja ʼ; M. karḍī, °ḍaī f. ʻ safflower, Carthamus tinctorius and its seed ʼ.
*karaṭataila -- .

karaṭataila 2789 *karaṭataila ʻ oil of safflower ʼ. [karaṭa -- 2, tailá -- ]
M. karḍel n. ʻ oil from the seed of safflower ʼ.

káraṇa 2790 káraṇa n. ʻ act, deed ʼ RV. [√kr̥1]
Pa. karaṇa -- n. ʻ doing ʼ; NiDoc. karana, kaṁraṁna ʻ work ʼ; Pk. karaṇa -- n. ʻ instrument ʼ; N. dan -- karnu ʻ toothpick ʼ, kan -- karnu ʻ ear -- pick ʼ; B. karnā, kannā ʻ work, duty ʼ; M. karṇẽ n. ʻ action, deed ʼ; Si. karaṇa ʻ occupation, trade, copulation ʼ; -- P. karnī f. ʻ mason's trowel ʼ (B. D. Jain PhonPj 116 < karaṇḍa -- ); H. karnī f. ʻ mason's trowel ʼ, M. karṇī f.
karaṇīya -- ; *āvr̥ttikaraṇa -- , kaṇṭakakaraṇa -- , *nakhakaraṇa -- , nāmakaraṇa -- , bhadrākaraṇa -- , *mūtrakaraṇa -- , *vartakaraṇa -- .

karaṇīya 2791 karaṇīya ʻ to be done ʼ MBh. [Cf. karaṇi -- f. ʻ action ʼ Bālar., Pk. karaṇi -- f.: √kr̥1]
Pa. karaṇīya -- n. ʻ duty, business ʼ, Pk. karaṇīa -- , °ṇijja -- ; S. karṇī f. ʻ work, act ʼ, P. karnī f., Ku. karṇī; N. karni ʻ act, exp. the sexual act ʼ; Or. karaṇī ʻ work, authority ʼ; H. karnī f. ʻ act ʼ, G. karṇī f.; M. karṇī f. ʻ incantation ʼ.
Addenda: karaṇīya -- : WPak.kṭg. kɔrni f. ʻ act, action ʼ.

káraṇḍa 2792 káraṇḍa1 m.n. ʻ basket ʼ BhP., °ḍaka -- m., °ḍī -- f. lex.
Pa. karaṇḍa -- m.n., °aka -- m. ʻ wickerwork box ʼ, Pk. karaṁḍa -- , °aya -- m. ʻ basket ʼ, °ḍī -- , °ḍiyā -- f. ʻ small do. ʼ; K. kranḍa m. ʻ large covered trunk ʼ, kronḍu m. ʻ basket of withies for grain ʼ, krünḍü f. ʻ large basket of withies ʼ; Ku. kaṇḍo ʻ basket ʼ; N. kaṇḍi ʻ basket -- like conveyance ʼ; A. karṇi ʻ open clothes basket ʼ; H. kaṇḍī f. ʻ long deep basket ʼ; G. karãḍɔ m. ʻ wicker or metal box ʼ, kãḍiyɔ m. ʻ cane or bamboo box ʼ; M. karãḍ m. ʻ bamboo basket ʼ, °ḍā m. ʻ covered bamboo basket, metal box ʼ, °ḍī f. ʻ small do. ʼ; Si. karan̆ḍuva ʻ small box or casket ʼ. -- Deriv. G. kãḍī m. ʻ snake -- charmer who carries his snakes in a wicker basket ʼ.
karaṇḍa -- 2 ʻ duck ʼ see karaṭa -- 1, kāraṇḍava -- .

karaṇḍa 2793 karaṇḍa3 ʻ Pistia stratiotes ʼ lex.
M. karaḍ āḍuḷsā m. ʻ a species of Justicia picta ʼ.
*karaṇḍa -- 4 ʻ backbone ʼ see *kaṇṭa -- 3.

karatala 2794 karatala m. ʻ palm of hand ʼ R. [kará -- 1, tala -- ]
Pa. karatala -- m.; OG. karayala ʻ hand ʼ.

karapattra 2795 karapattra n. ʻ saw ʼ Suśr., °aka -- n. lex. 2. *kara- parṇa -- . [By pop. etym. from kará1 -- and páttra -- (and parṇá -- ) EWA i 164 who connects with krakaca -- , krakara -- , Pa. khara -- , Pk. karakaya -- ʻ saw ʼ perh. ← Drav. T. Burrow TPS 1945, 96]
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