Etymology

katara

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Today it means: An Indian push dagger with an H-shaped handle, used predominantly ceremonially, and rarely as a weapon. Full definition →

Hindustani
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  1. Hindustani · borrowed from
  2. English todaykatara

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

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