कार

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कार¹

  • /kɑːɾ/ Hindi, Standard
  • [käːɾ] Hindi, Standard

Rhymes with -ɑːɾ

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Classical Persian کار (kār), from Middle Persian kʾl (kār). Compare with Sanskrit कार (kāra, “tax”).

noun kār · کار · कार · कारों

  1. masculine tax

    Similar: कर, लगान

कार²

  • /kɑːɾ/ Hindi, Standard
  • [käːɾ] Hindi, Standard

Rhymes with -ɑːɾ

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Sanskrit कार (kāra), from कृ (kṛ). Alternatively also from Etymology 1.

noun kār · کار · कार · कारों

  1. masculine action, doing

    Similar: क्रिया

  2. masculine work

    Similar: काम, कर्म

  3. masculine doer

    Similar: कर्ता

कार³

  • /kɑːɾ/ Hindi, Standard
  • [käːɾ] Hindi, Standard

Rhymes with -ɑːɾ

Where it comes from

Borrowed from English car.

noun kār · کار · कार · कारें · कारों

  1. feminine car

    Similar: गाड़ी

In English

  • work labour, employment, occupation, job
  • car automobile, a vehicle steered by a driver
  • job economic role for which a person is paid
  • automobile passenger vehicle

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {कार},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hi/%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B0},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}

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