karkara mf(ā)n. (perhaps connected with karka) hard, firm Gīt. Mālatīm. Amar
• m. a bone L
• a hammer L
• a mirror L. (cf. karphara)
• N. of a Nāga MBh. i, 1561
• (as, am), m. n. stone, limestone (esp. the nodule found in Bengal under the name of Kaṅkar W.), Satr
• a species of date L
• [cf. karaṅka, śarkara
• Gk. ?, ? ; Lat. hallus, [256, 1] calx ; Hib. carraice ; Gael. carraig W. careg.]

Sanskrit-English Dictionary, by M. Monier William