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katara

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /kə.tɑɹ(.ə)/

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noun

Meaning 1

An Indian push dagger with an H-shaped handle, used predominantly ceremonially, and rarely as a weapon.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindustani کَٹَار (kaṭār) / कटार (kaṭār, “dagger, saber”).

Across languages

Translations

26 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Ahirani: कट्यार (kaṭyār) — Indian dagger
  • Assamese: কটাৰী (kotari) — Indian dagger
  • Awadhi: कटार (kaṭār) — Indian dagger
  • Bengali: কাটারি (kaṭari) — Indian dagger
  • Gojri: کٹار (kaṭār) — Indian dagger
  • Hindi: कटार (kaṭār) — Indian dagger
  • Macedonian: ка́тар (kátar) — Indian dagger
  • Maithili: kaṭārī — Indian dagger
  • Maithili: कटारी — Indian dagger
  • Maithili: 𑒏𑒙𑒰𑒩𑒲 — Indian dagger
  • Malvi: कटार (kaṭār) — Indian dagger
  • Malvi: कटारी (kaṭārī) — Indian dagger
  • Marathi: कट्यार (kaṭyār) — Indian dagger
  • Odia: କଟାର (kaṭāra) — Indian dagger
  • Punjabi: kaṭār — Indian dagger
  • Punjabi: ਕਟਾਰ — Indian dagger
  • Old Punjabi: ਕਟਾਰਾ (kaṭārā) — Indian dagger
  • Punjabi: کَٹار — Indian dagger
  • Sindhi: ڪَٽارو (kaṭāro) — Indian dagger
  • Sindhi: ڪَٽارِي (kaṭārī) — Indian dagger
  • Sindhi: कटारो — Indian dagger
  • Sindhi: कटारी — Indian dagger
  • Sindhi: 𑊺𑋆𑋠𑋙𑋧 (kaṭāro) — Indian dagger
  • Sindhi: 𑊺𑋆𑋠𑋙𑋢 (kaṭārī) — Indian dagger
  • Urdu: کَٹَار (kaṭār) — Indian dagger
  • Varhadi: कट्यार (kaṭyār) — Indian dagger