masculine · cara 1 · cara 2
Cara (adjective/noun) [from car, carati] 1. the act of going about, walking; one who walks or lives (usually —°): oka° living in water M I 117; Ja VI 416; antara° S IV 173; eka° solitary Snp 166; saddhiṃ° a companion Snp 45; anattha° Ja V 433; {263} jala° Dāṭh IV 38. See also cāreti and gocara. — Instrumental carasā (adverb) walking M I 449. — cara-vāda "going about talk," gossip, idle talk S III 12; V 419. — sucara easy, duccara difficult Vin III 26. 2. one who is sent on a message, a secret emissary, a spy S I 79. Also as carapurisa Ja II 404; IV 343; VI 469; Dhp-a I 193. Note: cara-purāya at A V 133 should be changed into v.l. paramparāya.
a spy; a secret agent; a scout
1. 走路的人，經常出入的人，2. 間諜。
cara a. ( rI f. ) [ car-ac ] 1 Moving, going, walking; grazing &c.; DarmAraRyacarezu prARizu Ś. 5. 9 2 Following, practising (at the end of comp. ). 3 Trembling, shaking. 4 Moveable; see carAcara below; Ms. 3. 201 ; Bg. 13. 15. 5 Animate; Ms. 5. 29 ; 7. 15. 6 (Used as an affix) formerly, late; AQyacara ‘one who was formerly rich’; so devadattacaraH aDyApakacara late teacher &c. — raH 1 A spy. 2 A wagtail. 3 A game played with dice and men. 4 A cowrie. 5 The planet Mars. 6 (Hence) Tuesday. 7 The seventh Karaṇa in astrology. 8 The Karaṇas taken collectively. 9 The difference of time between two meridians. 10 The first, fourth, seventh, and tenth signs of the zodiac. Comp. — acara a. 1 moveable and immovable; carAcarARAM BUtAnAM ku kzirADAratAM gataH Ku. 6. 67 ; 2. 5 ; Bg. 11. 43. 2 wished, desired. 3 shaking, trembling. — (raM) 1 the aggregate of all created things, the world; Ms. 1. 57 , 63 ; 3. 75 ; Bg. 11. 7 ; 9. 10. 2 the sky, the atmosphere. 3 heaven. — (rI) a young woman. — dravyaM moveables, goods and chattels. — puzwaH a mediator. — BaM, -BavanaM a varying sign of the zodiac; i. e. the first, fourth, seventh and tenth. — mUrtiH f. an idol which is carried about in procession.
(adj, adj, in comps, from carati) walking; going; roaming; living who walks or frequents [lit.] going around Construction: √car + a
(imp, imp 2nd sg of caratu) go on!; begone!; run along! Construction: √car + a
(masc, masc, agent, from carati) spy spy [lit.] going around Construction: √car + a