A burden, load, or the act of carrying; in South Asian contexts, a unit of weight or measure for goods.
From Sanskrit 'bhara' (burden), derived from Proto-Indo-European root meaning 'to carry.' Related to English 'bear' (to carry), showing the ancient common ancestry of English and Hindi.
Bhara and English 'bear' come from the same ancient root—it's wild that languages separated by thousands of years and miles still share words for basic concepts like 'carrying things'!
Complete word intelligence in one call. Free tier — 50 lookups/day.