kāru  [KAR : ]  ( ; Sumerian origin ;)

[Humanities → Geography]

1) on a river : a quay, a bank, a pier ,a wall ; 2) the bank of a ditch ; 3) river or sea : a port, a haven, a harbour (on river or sea) / a harbor ; rab kāri : quay / port overseer ; 4) a chamber of commerce ; a trading colony ; 5) : a trading colony ; kārum Kaneš : Kaneš trading colony ; status absolutus : kār kārma: colony by colony ; 6) : customs ; bīt kāru : customs house / : a shop ; 7) : the current price set by port authorities ;

Variants : karru