English Explanatory Dictionary

katara

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

/kə.tɑɹ(.ə)/

Word forms

katara kataras katar kitar kuttar

Etymology

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

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