katara

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/kə.tɑɹ(.ə)/

noun

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

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Meanings

nounkatara (plural kataras)

plural kataras · alternative katar · alternative kitar · alternative kuttar

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

Origin

  1. Hindustani
  2. Englishkatara

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

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Translations

Bengali কাটারি
  • কাটারি (kaṭari)Indian dagger
Hindi कटार
  • कटार (kaṭār)Indian dagger
Punjabi kaṭār, ਕਟਾਰ
  • kaṭārIndian dagger
  • ਕਟਾਰIndian dagger
  • کَٹارIndian dagger
Urdu کَٹَار
  • کَٹَار (kaṭār)Indian dagger

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

TakaraKarataTaraka
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MLA

“katara.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/katara. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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