onka

See also: -onka and -onką

Finnish

Etymology

From Swedish ånga (“steam”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈoŋkɑ/, [ˈo̞ŋkɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -oŋkɑ
• Syllabification^(key): on‧ka

Noun

onka (dialectal)

1. steam

Declension

Inflection of onka (Kotus type 10*G/koira, nk-ng gradation)
nominative		onka	ongat
genitive		ongan	onkien
partitive		onkaa	onkia
illative		onkaan	onkiin
		singular	plural
nominative		onka	ongat
accusative	nom.	onka	ongat
	gen.	ongan
genitive		ongan	onkien onkainrare
partitive		onkaa	onkia
inessive		ongassa	ongissa
elative		ongasta	ongista
illative		onkaan	onkiin
adessive		ongalla	ongilla
ablative		ongalta	ongilta
allative		ongalle	ongille
essive		onkana	onkina
translative		ongaksi	ongiksi
abessive		ongatta	ongitta
instructive		—	ongin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of onka (Kotus type 10*G/koira, nk-ng gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative onkani onkani accusative nom. onkani onkani gen. onkani genitive onkani onkieni onkainirare partitive onkaani onkiani inessive ongassani ongissani elative ongastani ongistani illative onkaani onkiini adessive ongallani ongillani ablative ongaltani ongiltani allative ongalleni ongilleni essive onkanani onkinani translative ongakseni ongikseni abessive ongattani ongittani instructive — — comitative — onkineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative onkasi onkasi accusative nom. onkasi onkasi gen. onkasi genitive onkasi onkiesi onkaisirare partitive onkaasi onkiasi inessive ongassasi ongissasi elative ongastasi ongistasi illative onkaasi onkiisi adessive ongallasi ongillasi ablative ongaltasi ongiltasi allative ongallesi ongillesi essive onkanasi onkinasi translative ongaksesi ongiksesi abessive ongattasi ongittasi instructive — — comitative — onkinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative onkamme onkamme accusative nom. onkamme onkamme gen. onkamme genitive onkamme onkiemme onkaimmerare partitive onkaamme onkiamme inessive ongassamme ongissamme elative ongastamme ongistamme illative onkaamme onkiimme adessive ongallamme ongillamme ablative ongaltamme ongiltamme allative ongallemme ongillemme essive onkanamme onkinamme translative ongaksemme ongiksemme abessive ongattamme ongittamme instructive — — comitative — onkinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative onkanne onkanne accusative nom. onkanne onkanne gen. onkanne genitive onkanne onkienne onkainnerare partitive onkaanne onkianne inessive ongassanne ongissanne elative ongastanne ongistanne illative onkaanne onkiinne adessive ongallanne ongillanne ablative ongaltanne ongiltanne allative ongallenne ongillenne essive onkananne onkinanne translative ongaksenne ongiksenne abessive ongattanne ongittanne instructive — — comitative — onkinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative onkansa onkansa accusative nom. onkansa onkansa gen. onkansa genitive onkansa onkiensa onkainsarare partitive onkaansa onkiaan onkiansa inessive ongassaan ongassansa ongissaan ongissansa elative ongastaan ongastansa ongistaan ongistansa illative onkaansa onkiinsa adessive ongallaan ongallansa ongillaan ongillansa ablative ongaltaan ongaltansa ongiltaan ongiltansa allative ongalleen ongallensa ongilleen ongillensa essive onkanaan onkanansa onkinaan onkinansa translative ongakseen ongaksensa ongikseen ongiksensa abessive ongattaan ongattansa ongittaan ongittansa instructive — — comitative — onkineen onkinensa

Synonyms

• höyry

Anagrams

• kaon

Rwanda-Rundi

Verb

-ônka (infinitive (Rwanda) kônka or (Rundi) kwônka, perfective -ônse)

1. suckle, nurse at a breast

Tooro

Etymology

Possibly related to Proto-Bantu *jèká (“only”) and/or Proto-Bantu *nkʊ̀ (“only”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /óːnka/

Adverb

-onka

1. only, alone, excluding others

   inywe inywenka ― only you all

Inflection

Inflected forms of -onka

Person		Singular	Plural
1st person		nyenka	itwenka
2nd person		wenka	inywenka
3rd person	1/2	wenka	bonka
	3/4	gwonka	yonka
	5/6	lyonka	gonka
	7/8	kyonka	byonka
	9/10	yonka	zonka
	11/10	rwonka
	12/14	konka	bwonka
	13		twonka
	14/6	bwonka	gonka
	15/6	kwonka
	16	honka

References

1. Kaji, Shigeki (2007) A Rutooro Vocabulary‎^[1], Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA), →ISBN, page 449
2. Entry 3293 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3
3. Entry 4906 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3

Yoruba

Etymology

From òǹ- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ kà (“to count”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ò.ŋ̀.kà/

Noun

òǹkà

1. number

   Synonym: nọ́ḿbà

2. counter

Derived terms

• òǹkapò (“ordinal number”)
• òǹkaye (“cardinal number”)