katara
/kə.tɑɹ(.ə)/noun
katara is spelled K-A-T-A-R-A: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 54,808th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, katara means “An Indian push dagger with an H-shaped handle, used predominantly ceremonially, and rarely as a weapon” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of katara is kataras.
How many letters and syllables are in katara?
| Letters | 6: K-A-T-A-R-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 54,808th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is katara?
Katara appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 54,808th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce katara?
- /kə.tɑɹ(.ə)/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of katara
- kataras plural
- katar
- kitar
- kuttar
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does katara mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An Indian push dagger with an H-shaped handle, used predominantly ceremonially, and rarely as a weapon.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does katara come from?
Borrowed from Hindustani کَٹَار (kaṭār) / कटार (kaṭār, “dagger, saber”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).