kantar

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See also: kantár and кантар

English

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Etymology

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From Arabic قِنْطَار (qinṭār). Doublet of centenary and quintal.

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Noun

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kantar (plural kantars)

  1. a unit of weight used in Eastern Mediterranean countries, varying from place to place (44.93 kg in Egypt)

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Anagrams

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Afar

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Amharic ቅንጥር (ḳənṭər).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kanˈtar/ [kʌnˈtʌɾ]
  • Hyphenation: kan‧tar

Noun

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kantár m 

  1. (Southern dialects) Synonym of kimbíxxa

Declension

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Declension of kantár
absolutive kantár
predicative kantára
subjective kantár
genitive kantár
Postpositioned forms
l-case kantáral
k-case kantárak
t-case kantárat
h-case kantárah

References

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  • E. M. Parker, R. J. Hayward (1985) “kantar”, in An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN

Ido

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Esperanto kantiLatin cantōItalian cantareSpanish cantar.

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Verb

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kantar (present tense kantas, past tense kantis, future tense kantos, imperative kantez, conditional kantus)

  1. (transitive) to sing

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Ladino

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Verb

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kantar (Latin spelling)

  1. to sing

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Noun

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kantar m

  1. indefinite plural of kant

Polish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Hungarian kantár, from Turkic.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkan.tar/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -antar
  • Syllabification: kan‧tar

Noun

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kantar m inan

  1. halter (animal's headgear)

Declension

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Further reading

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

Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Latin cantharus, from Ancient Greek κάνθαρος (kántharos).

Noun

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kȁntār m (Cyrillic spelling ка̏нта̄р)

  1. sea bream

Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Hungarian kantár, from Turkic.

Noun

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kȁntār m (Cyrillic spelling ка̏нта̄р)

  1. halter
  2. bridle

Etymology 3

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Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish قنطار (kantar), from Arabic قِنْطَار (qinṭār), from Ancient Greek κεντηνάριον (kentēnárion), from Latin centēnārium (hundredweight).

Noun

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kàntār m (Cyrillic spelling ка̀нта̄р)

  1. steelyard
  2. kantar

Swedish

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Verb

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kantar

  1. present indicative of kanta

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Turkish

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Etymology

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From Ottoman Turkish قنطار (kantar), from Arabic قِنْطَار (qinṭār), from Byzantine Greek κεντηνάριον (kentēnárion), from Latin centēnārium.

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Noun

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kantar (definite accusative kantarı, plural kantarlar)

  1. steelyard, or a scale in general

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