acar

See also: acaṛ, acār, açar, açâr, and ācār

Albanian

Etymology

From Proto-Albanian *atsara, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ḱrós, from the root *h₂eḱ- (sharp). Compare Old Irish aicher (sharp, fierce, bitter), Latin ācer (pungent, acidic; sharp-minded), Ancient Greek ἄκρος (ákros, pointed, sharp; at the edge), ἄκρον (ákron, peak, sharp point, edge).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [aˈt͡saɾ]

Noun

acar m (indefinite plural acare, definite singular acari, definite plural acaret)

  1. bitter cold
    Synonym: thëllim
  2. period of frost, coldness
  3. (figuratively) bitter, coarse, rough, brisk
  4. dread
  5. (figuratively) astute, sharp-witted
  6. (regional) steel

Adjective

acar m (feminine acare)

  1. exceedingly cold
  2. clean, clear
  3. neat (of a person's clothing, appearance)

Adverb

acar

  1. neatly
  2. rudely
  3. thorny

Derived terms

References

  1. Orel, Vladimir (1998), acar”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Cologne: Brill, →ISBN, page 1

Ambonese Malay

Noun

acar

  1. kind of dish made of fried vegetables

Indonesian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Malay acar, from Classical Malay اچر (acar), from Persian آچار (âčâr, pickle, marinade).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈat͡ʃar/

Noun

acar (first-person possessive acarku, second-person possessive acarmu, third-person possessive acarnya)

  1. (cooking) pickle

Derived terms

  • mengacar
  • acar kuning
  • acar matang

Further reading


Irish

Noun

acar m (genitive singular acara)

  1. Alternative form of acra (tool, implement; service, convenience)

Declension

Mutation

Irish mutation
RadicalEclipsiswith h-prothesiswith t-prothesis
acar n-acar hacar t-acar
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading


Romanian

Etymology

From ac + -ar, or possibly Latin ac(u)ārius. The final sense was based on French aiguilleur.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈkar/

Noun

acar m (plural acari)

  1. one who makes needles
  2. a box with supplies for sewing, including needles, thread, etc.
  3. (railways) switchman, pointsman
    Synonym: macagiu

Declension

Further reading

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