nara

Noun

nara (plural naras)

1. Alternative form of naras

Verb

nara

1. to cry

References

• Kateřina Naitoro, A Sketch Grammar of 'Are'are: The Sound System and Morpho-Syntax (2013)

Romanization

nara

1. Romanization of ᬦᬭ
2. Romanization of ᬦᬵᬭ

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnaɾa/ [ˈn̪a.ɾa]
• Hyphenation: na‧ra

Noun

nára (Basahan spelling ᜈᜍ)

1. the narra tree (Pterocarpus indicus)

   Synonym: naga

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: na‧ra
• IPA^(key): /ˈnaɾa/ [ˈn̪a.ɾ̪ɐ]

Noun

nara

1. (rare, proscribed) the narra tree (Pterocarpus indicus)
2. the wood from this tree

Alternative forms

• nara-

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Old Javanese nara (“man, male, person”), from Sanskrit नर (nára), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *Hnáras, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hnáras, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂nḗr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈna.ra/, [ˈna.ra]
• Hyphenation: na‧ra

Noun

nara (plural nara-nara)

1. a man, a male

   Synonym: laki

2. a person

   Synonym: orang

Further reading

• “nara” 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.

Romanization

nara

1. Rōmaji transcription of なら

Etymology

Borrowed from German Narr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈna.ra/
• Rhymes: -ara
• Syllabification: na‧ra

Noun

nara m pers or f

1. fool, jerk

Noun

nara m inan or f

1. stupidity, nonsense

Further reading

• “nara”, in Internetowi Słowôrz Kaszëbsczégò Jãzëka [Internet Dictionary of the Kashubian Language], Fundacja Kaszuby, 2022

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnaː.ra/
• Homophones: narha, nharha

Verb

nara

1. first-person singular imperfect of ra

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit नर (nára).

Noun

nara m

1. man

References

Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “nara”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead

Etymology

Clipping of na razie.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈna.ra/

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• Rhymes: -ara
• Syllabification: na‧ra

Interjection

nara

1. (slang) see ya

   Synonyms: (familiar) pa, (colloquial) na razie, do zobaczenia

Further reading

• nara in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• nara in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin narrare or Italian narrare or French narrer.

Verb

a nara (third-person singular present narează, past participle narat) 1st conjugation

1. to narrate, to tell (e.g. a story)

Etymology

Possibly from English another.

Adjective

nara

1. another

Noun

nara

1. moon
2. month

References

• Roger Blench, The Toro language of Central Nigeria and its affinities (2012)

Noun

nara

1. dative singular of nar