Kar

Meaning

1. (neuter, strong) cirque (curved depression in a mountainside)
2. (neuter, obsolete, strong) bowl, vat, trough
3. (neuter, obsolete, strong) a regionally varying certain unit of measure for grain

Concepts

cirque

cwm

Cirque

Synonyms

Kahr

Kaar

Translations

cirque

circo

Circo glaciale

keteldal

kaar

Keteldal

cirque

Circo

Λεκανοπέδιο

Circo glaciar

Cirque naturel

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kaːr/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German: kar

Inherited from Old High German: char

In summary

From Middle High German kar, from Old High German char (“bowl; dish”), from Proto-Germanic *kazą (“vessel; container”).