waka
English edit
Etymology 1 edit
Borrowed from Japanese 和歌 (waka), from Middle Chinese 和 (ɣwa), a gloss for 倭 (ʔwa, “Japan”) + 歌 (ka, “song”).
Noun edit
waka (plural wakas or waka)
- (poetry) A kind of classical Japanese poem.
- 1962, Philip K. Dick, “The Man in the High Castle”, in Four Novels of the 1960s, Library of America, published 2007, page 122:
- “Hey, look. There's one of those Jap waka poems on the back of this cigarette package.”
Translations edit
Etymology 2 edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
waka (plural wakas or waka)
- (New Zealand) A Maori canoe.
Derived terms edit
See also edit
Anagrams edit
Aymara edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Spanish vaca. Cognate with Jaqaru waka.
Noun edit
waka
Balantak edit
Noun edit
waka
References edit
- Robert Busenitz & Daniel Bradbury (2016). Balantak Dictionary – waka. SIL International.
Bintulu edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-North Sarawak [Term?], from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(w)akaʀ.
Noun edit
waka
- root (of plant)
Chamicuro edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
waka
Chickasaw edit
Verb edit
waka
- to fly
Fijian edit
Noun edit
waka
Hawaiian edit
Etymology edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
waka
Jamamadí edit
Verb edit
waka
- (Banawá) to break
References edit
- 2007. The UCLA Phonetics Lab Archive. Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Department of Linguistics.
Japanese edit
Romanization edit
waka
Jaqaru edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Spanish vaca. Cognate with Aymara waka.
Noun edit
waka
References edit
Martha James Hardman. (1996) Jaqaru: Outline of phonological and morphological structure, page 74.
Katukina edit
Noun edit
waka
References edit
- Maria Sueli de Aguiar, Elementos de descrição sintatica para uma gramatica do Katukina, page 49, 1988
Manchu edit
Romanization edit
waka
- Romanization of ᠸᠠᡴᠠ
Maori edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Polynesian *waka.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
waka
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- → English: waka
Mapudungun edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
waka (Raguileo spelling)
References edit
- Wixaleyiñ: Mapucezugun-wigkazugun pici hemvlcijka (Wixaleyiñ: Small Mapudungun-Spanish dictionary), Beretta, Marta; Cañumil, Dario; Cañumil, Tulio, 2008.
Nigerian Pidgin edit
Etymology edit
Verb edit
waka
- to walk
Palu'e edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *(w)akaʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(w)akaʀ.
Noun edit
waka
- root (of plant)
Pijin edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
waka
Quechua edit
Etymology 1 edit
Noun edit
waka
Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
waka
Usage notes edit
Not to be confused with wak'a.
Declension edit
singular | plural | |
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nominative | waka | wakakuna |
accusative | wakata | wakakunata |
dative | wakaman | wakakunaman |
genitive | wakap | wakakunap |
locative | wakapi | wakakunapi |
terminative | wakakama | wakakunakama |
ablative | wakamanta | wakakunamanta |
instrumental | wakawan | wakakunawan |
comitative | wakantin | wakakunantin |
abessive | wakannaq | wakakunannaq |
comparative | wakahina | wakakunahina |
causative | wakarayku | wakakunarayku |
benefactive | wakapaq | wakakunapaq |
associative | wakapura | wakakunapura |
distributive | wakanka | wakakunanka |
exclusive | wakalla | wakakunalla |
ñuqap (my) | singular | plural |
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nominative | wakay | wakaykuna |
accusative | wakayta | wakaykunata |
dative | wakayman | wakaykunaman |
genitive | wakaypa | wakaykunap |
locative | wakaypi | wakaykunapi |
terminative | wakaykama | wakaykunakama |
ablative | wakaymanta | wakaykunamanta |
instrumental | wakaywan | wakaykunawan |
comitative | wakaynintin | wakaykunantin |
abessive | wakayninnaq | wakaykunannaq |
comparative | wakayhina | wakaykunahina |
causative | wakayrayku | wakaykunarayku |
benefactive | wakaypaq | wakaykunapaq |
associative | wakaypura | wakaykunapura |
distributive | wakayninka | wakaykunanka |
exclusive | wakaylla | wakaykunalla |
qampa (your) | singular | plural |
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nominative | wakayki | wakaykikuna |
accusative | wakaykita | wakaykikunata |
dative | wakaykiman | wakaykikunaman |
genitive | wakaykipa | wakaykikunap |
locative | wakaykipi | wakaykikunapi |
terminative | wakaykikama | wakaykikunakama |
ablative | wakaykimanta | wakaykikunamanta |
instrumental | wakaykiwan | wakaykikunawan |
comitative | wakaykintin | wakaykikunantin |
abessive | wakaykinnaq | wakaykikunannaq |
comparative | wakaykihina | wakaykikunahina |
causative | wakaykirayku | wakaykikunarayku |
benefactive | wakaykipaq | wakaykikunapaq |
associative | wakaykipura | wakaykikunapura |
distributive | wakaykinka | wakaykikunanka |
exclusive | wakaykilla | wakaykikunalla |
paypa (his/her/its) | singular | plural |
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nominative | wakan | wakankuna |
accusative | wakanta | wakankunata |
dative | wakanman | wakankunaman |
genitive | wakanpa | wakankunap |
locative | wakanpi | wakankunapi |
terminative | wakankama | wakankunakama |
ablative | wakanmanta | wakankunamanta |
instrumental | wakanwan | wakankunawan |
comitative | wakanintin | wakankunantin |
abessive | wakanninnaq | wakankunannaq |
comparative | wakanhina | wakankunahina |
causative | wakanrayku | wakankunarayku |
benefactive | wakanpaq | wakankunapaq |
associative | wakanpura | wakankunapura |
distributive | wakaninka | wakankunanka |
exclusive | wakanlla | wakankunalla |
ñuqanchikpa (our(incl)) | singular | plural |
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nominative | wakanchik | wakanchikkuna |
accusative | wakanchikta | wakanchikkunata |
dative | wakanchikman | wakanchikkunaman |
genitive | wakanchikpa | wakanchikkunap |
locative | wakanchikpi | wakanchikkunapi |
terminative | wakanchikkama | wakanchikkunakama |
ablative | wakanchikmanta | wakanchikkunamanta |
instrumental | wakanchikwan | wakanchikkunawan |
comitative | wakanchiknintin | wakanchikkunantin |
abessive | wakanchikninnaq | wakanchikkunannaq |
comparative | wakanchikhina | wakanchikkunahina |
causative | wakanchikrayku | wakanchikkunarayku |
benefactive | wakanchikpaq | wakanchikkunapaq |
associative | wakanchikpura | wakanchikkunapura |
distributive | wakanchikninka | wakanchikkunanka |
exclusive | wakanchiklla | wakanchikkunalla |
ñuqaykup (our(excl)) | singular | plural |
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nominative | wakayku | wakaykukuna |
accusative | wakaykuta | wakaykukunata |
dative | wakaykuman | wakaykukunaman |
genitive | wakaykupa | wakaykukunap |
locative | wakaykupi | wakaykukunapi |
terminative | wakaykukama | wakaykukunakama |
ablative | wakaykumanta | wakaykukunamanta |
instrumental | wakaykuwan | wakaykukunawan |
comitative | wakaykuntin | wakaykukunantin |
abessive | wakaykunnaq | wakaykukunannaq |
comparative | wakaykuhina | wakaykukunahina |
causative | wakaykurayku | wakaykukunarayku |
benefactive | wakaykupaq | wakaykukunapaq |
associative | wakaykupura | wakaykukunapura |
distributive | wakaykunka | wakaykukunanka |
exclusive | wakaykulla | wakaykukunalla |
qamkunap (your(pl)) | singular | plural |
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nominative | wakaykichik | wakaykichikkuna |
accusative | wakaykichikta | wakaykichikkunata |
dative | wakaykichikman | wakaykichikkunaman |
genitive | wakaykichikpa | wakaykichikkunap |
locative | wakaykichikpi | wakaykichikkunapi |
terminative | wakaykichikkama | wakaykichikkunakama |
ablative | wakaykichikmanta | wakaykichikkunamanta |
instrumental | wakaykichikwan | wakaykichikkunawan |
comitative | wakaykichiknintin | wakaykichikkunantin |
abessive | wakaykichikninnaq | wakaykichikkunannaq |
comparative | wakaykichikhina | wakaykichikkunahina |
causative | wakaykichikrayku | wakaykichikkunarayku |
benefactive | wakaykichikpaq | wakaykichikkunapaq |
associative | wakaykichikpura | wakaykichikkunapura |
distributive | wakaykichikninka | wakaykichikkunanka |
exclusive | wakaykichiklla | wakaykichikkunalla |
paykunap (their) | singular | plural |
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nominative | wakanku | wakankukuna |
accusative | wakankuta | wakankukunata |
dative | wakankuman | wakankukunaman |
genitive | wakankupa | wakankukunap |
locative | wakankupi | wakankukunapi |
terminative | wakankukama | wakankukunakama |
ablative | wakankumanta | wakankukunamanta |
instrumental | wakankuwan | wakankukunawan |
comitative | wakankuntin | wakankukunantin |
abessive | wakankunnaq | wakankukunannaq |
comparative | wakankuhina | wakankukunahina |
causative | wakankurayku | wakankukunarayku |
benefactive | wakankupaq | wakankukunapaq |
associative | wakankupura | wakankukunapura |
distributive | wakankunka | wakankukunanka |
exclusive | wakankulla | wakankukunalla |
Remontado Agta edit
Noun edit
waká
Swahili edit
Pronunciation edit
Audio (Kenya): (file)
Verb edit
-waka (infinitive kuwaka)
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Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information. |
Derived terms edit
- Verbal derivations:
- Causative: -washa (“to set something on fire”)
Yanomamö edit
Noun edit
waka
References edit
- Lizot, Jacques (2004) Diccionario enciclopédico de la lengua yãnomãmɨ (in Spanish), Vicariato apostólico de Puerto Ayacucho, →ISBN
- English terms borrowed from Japanese
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- English nouns
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- en:Poetry
- English terms with quotations
- English terms borrowed from Maori
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- English 2-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:English/ɒkə
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- New Zealand English
- en:Watercraft
- Aymara terms borrowed from Spanish
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- Aymara lemmas
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- Bintulu terms inherited from Proto-North Sarawak
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- Bintulu terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Bintulu lemmas
- Bintulu nouns
- Chamicuro terms borrowed from Spanish
- Chamicuro terms derived from Spanish
- Chamicuro lemmas
- Chamicuro nouns
- ccc:Mammals
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- mi:Watercraft
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- Palu'e terms inherited from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian
- Palu'e terms derived from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian
- Palu'e terms inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Palu'e terms derived from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian
- Palu'e lemmas
- Palu'e nouns
- Pijin terms derived from English
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- qu:Mammals
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- sw:Fire
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- guu:Mammals