katara
/kə.tɑɹ(.ə)/
katara noun: an Indian push dagger with an H-shaped handle, used predominantly ceremonially, and rarely as a weapon.
Noun
katara (plural kataras)
- An Indian push dagger with an H-shaped handle, used predominantly ceremonially, and rarely as a weapon.
katara meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Urdu and Bengali
katara in Hindi
- Indian dagger
- कटार kaṭār
katara in Marathi
- Indian dagger
- कट्यार kaṭyār
katara in Urdu
- Indian dagger
- کَٹَار kaṭār
katara in Bengali
- Indian dagger
- কাটারি kaṭari
More languagesFewer languages
- katara in Punjabi
- kaṭār, ਕਟਾਰ, کَٹار
- katara in Odia
- କଟାର kaṭāra
- katara in Assamese
- কটাৰী kotari
- Sindhi
- ڪَٽارو kaṭāro, ڪَٽارِي kaṭārī, कटारो, कटारी
Forms of katara
| plural | kataras |
|---|---|
| alternative form | katar |
| alternative form | kitar |
| alternative form | kuttar |
Origin of katara
Borrowed from Hindustani کَٹَار (kaṭār) / कटार (kaṭār, “dagger, saber”).
Questions about katara
- What does katara mean?
- Katara means an Indian push dagger with an H-shaped handle, used predominantly ceremonially, and rarely as a weapon.
- What is katara in Hindi?
- Katara in Hindi is कटार (kaṭār). See Katara meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is katara?
- Katara is a noun.
- How do you pronounce katara?
- Katara is pronounced /kə.tɑɹ(.ə)/.
- What is the plural of katara?
- The plural of katara is kataras.
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