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'''Kar''' ({{ | '''Kar''' ({{langx|mr|कर}} {{IAST|Kar}}, {{langx|knn|कार}} {{IAST|Kār}}) is a suffix used after the names of villages along the western coast of India, forming the most common surnames used by the [[Marathi people|Marathi]] and Konkani people in [[Maharashtra]], [[Goa]] and some parts of [[Karnataka]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Jain |first=Prateek |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vqgWEAAAQBAJ |title=The Unique Indian Market: Doing Business in India |date=2021-01-22 |publisher=Notion Press |isbn=978-1-63606-602-8 |language=en}}</ref> | ||
==Etymology== | ==Etymology== | ||
The suffix ''Kar'' comes from the [[Sanskrit]] {{IAST| | The suffix ''Kar'' comes from the [[Sanskrit]] {{IAST|Kāra}}, which means "making, doing, lord of", later modified to mean "hailing from" or "belonging to" in [[Prakrit]]-based languages.<ref name=meaning>{{cite web|last=Monier Williams|title=Monier Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary|url=http://www.sanskrit-lexicon.uni-koeln.de/monier/indexcaller.php|work=Monier Williams|accessdate=29 July 2011}}</ref> | ||
==Usage== | ==Usage== | ||
Such surnames are commonly used by communities of Konkani and Marathi ethnicities all over India. Most of them identify themselves with a place their ancestors hailed from, or sometimes with new places to which they have migrated. For example, if a person hails from the village of [[Borim]] in Goa, his surname would be ''{{IAST|Borkār}}''; this custom is also followed by Konkani migrants to Karnataka. If a person hails from the town of [[Sirsi, Karnataka|Sirsi]], the surname used would be ''Sirsekār''.<ref name=kar>{{cite book|author1=Kumar Suresh Singh |author2=B. G. Halbar |author3=Anthropological Survey of India |title=Karnataka Volume 26 of People of India, Kumar Suresh Singh Karnataka, Anthropological Survey of India|year=2003|publisher=Anthropological Survey of India|isbn= 9788185938981|pages=Pages:1612(See page:430)}} | Such surnames are commonly used by communities of Konkani and Marathi ethnicities all over India. Most of them identify themselves with a place their ancestors hailed from, or sometimes with new places to which they have migrated. For example, if a person hails from the village of [[Borim]] in Goa, his surname would be ''{{IAST|Borkār}}''; this custom is also followed by Konkani migrants to Karnataka. If a person hails from the town of [[Sirsi, Karnataka|Sirsi]], the surname used would be ''Sirsekār''.<ref name=kar>{{cite book|author1=Kumar Suresh Singh |author2=B. G. Halbar |author3=Anthropological Survey of India |title=Karnataka Volume 26 of People of India, Kumar Suresh Singh Karnataka, Anthropological Survey of India|year=2003|publisher=Anthropological Survey of India|isbn= 9788185938981|pages=Pages:1612(See page:430)}}</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Latest revision as of 12:08, 24 March 2025
Kar (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist. Kar, Script error: The function "langx" does not exist. Kār) is a suffix used after the names of villages along the western coast of India, forming the most common surnames used by the Marathi and Konkani people in Maharashtra, Goa and some parts of Karnataka.[1]
Etymology[edit | edit source]
The suffix Kar comes from the Sanskrit Kāra, which means "making, doing, lord of", later modified to mean "hailing from" or "belonging to" in Prakrit-based languages.[2]
Usage[edit | edit source]
Such surnames are commonly used by communities of Konkani and Marathi ethnicities all over India. Most of them identify themselves with a place their ancestors hailed from, or sometimes with new places to which they have migrated. For example, if a person hails from the village of Borim in Goa, his surname would be Borkār; this custom is also followed by Konkani migrants to Karnataka. If a person hails from the town of Sirsi, the surname used would be Sirsekār.[3]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Jain, Prateek (2021-01-22). The Unique Indian Market: Doing Business in India. Notion Press. ISBN 978-1-63606-602-8.
- ↑ Monier Williams. "Monier Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary". Monier Williams. Retrieved 29 July 2011.
- ↑ Kumar Suresh Singh; B. G. Halbar; Anthropological Survey of India (2003). Karnataka Volume 26 of People of India, Kumar Suresh Singh Karnataka, Anthropological Survey of India. Anthropological Survey of India. pp. Pages:1612(See page:430). ISBN 9788185938981.