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kara

Bingham

kára

a. decrepit, aged.
n. a large roll of kabubu.
an aged person.

káraa

n. soft coral strata, often occurring at the bottom of babai patches.

kaára

vt. to scrape, to cut with a draw knife or spoke shave, to grave or groove.

Sabatier

kara

a. old, aged, elderly.
ex.
  • karatingotingo: very old.
  • kai kara, kakara: getting old quickly.
  • aki kai kara, aki kakara: not getting old quickly.
n. te kara: an old person.
ex. kara: old people.
vt. karana: to look after an aged person, to have care of...

kara1

n. Na Kara: a star.

kara2

n. a layer of hard soil or soft rock. (something between the two.).

kara3

n. a large packet of kabubu (rolled in leaves).

kara4

vt. kakara: to tie thatch to lattice.
see kari, kakari.

kara5

vt. kakara: to scrape, to scratch, to peel, to graze, to carve, to chase.

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