tjara

See also: tjära

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse tjara, from Proto-Germanic *terwą.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtʰjaːra/

  Rhymes: -aːra

Noun

tjara f (genitive singular tjöru, no plural)

1. tar

Declension

Declension of tjara (sg-only feminine)

	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	tjara	tjaran
accusative	tjöru	tjöruna
dative	tjöru	tjörunni
genitive	tjöru	tjörunnar

References

• “tjara” in: Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon — Íslensk orðsifjabók, (1989). Reykjavík, Orðabók Háskólans. (Available on Málið.is under the “Eldra mál” tab.)

Indonesian

Noun

tjara

1. (pre-1947, 1947-1972) Obsolete spelling of cara.

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *terwǭ, *terwą.

Noun

tjara f (genitive tjǫru)

1. tar

Declension

  Declension of tjara (weak ōn-stem)

feminine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	tjara	tjaran	tjǫrur	tjǫrurnar
accusative	tjǫru	tjǫruna	tjǫrur	tjǫrurnar
dative	tjǫru	tjǫrunni	tjǫrum	tjǫrunum
genitive	tjǫru	tjǫrunnar	tjarna	tjarnanna

Descendants

• Icelandic: tjara
• Faroese: tjøra
• Norwegian Nynorsk: tjære, tjøre
• Norwegian Bokmål: tjære
• Swedish: tjära
• Danish: tjære

References

• “tjara”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Peranakan Indonesian

Etymology

Inherited from Malay cara (“manner, way”).

Noun

tjara

1. manner, way

   Toean L. ada sa'orang koeno jang paham ilmoe soerat Tionghoa dan ia soeda wafat menoeroet tjara Tionghoa sedjati. ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Pitjantjatjara

Adjective

tjara

1. some
2. a few