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) Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: 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, achar

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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