kadar

Kadar is a term that occurs in several languages with distinct meanings. In Malay and Indonesian, kadar means degree, level, proportion, or content, and it is used to express concentration or percentage. For example, kadar gula refers to sugar content, and kadar air to moisture content. In Turkish, kadar is a grammatical particle that expresses extent or limit, roughly meaning “to the extent of” or “as much as”; it is widely used in phrases such as ne kadar? meaning “how much?”

In Hungarian, Kádár is a surname of occupational origin, derived from a word meaning tub or barrel maker; the diacritic form with the acute accent is standard. The name is common in Hungary, with János Kádár (1912–1989) being a well-known political figure who led the country for several decades in the mid-to-late 20th century.

The form kadar (without diacritics) can appear in transliterations or non-Hungarian contexts, but its principal recognized uses are as described above: a Malay/Indonesian term for content or concentration, a Turkish particle indicating extent, and a Hungarian surname. The term thus functions as a linguistic item with multiple, culturally specific meanings rather than a single universal definition.