اکا

Urdu

Etymology

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀏𑀓𑁆𑀓 (ekka), from Sanskrit एक (eka).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Urdu) IPA^(key): /ɪk.kɑː/
• Rhymes: -ɑː

Noun

اِکّا • (ikkā) m (Hindi spelling इक्का)

1. (card games) an ace
2. (dice games) a one

Declension

Declension of اکا
	singular	plural
direct	اِکّا (ikkā)	اِکّے (ikke)
oblique	اِکّے (ikke)	اِکّوں (ikkõ)
vocative	اِکّے (ikke)	اِکّو (ikko)

See also

Playing cards in Urdu · تاش (tāś) (layout · text)
اِکّا (ikkā)	دُکّا (dukkā)	تِکّا (tikkā)	چَوکا (caukā)	پَن٘جا (pañjā)	چَھکّا (chakkā)	سَتّا (sattā)
اَٹّھا (aṭṭhā)	نَہْلا (nahlā)	دَہْلا (dahlā)	غُلام (ġulām)	بیگَم (begam)	بادْشاہ (bādśāh)	جوکَر (jokar)

Adjective

اِکّا • (ikkā) (Hindi spelling इक्का)

1. sole, only, solitary
2. one, single

Synonyms

• ایک (ek)
• اَکیلا (akelā)
• واحِد (vāhid)

References

• “اکا”, in اُردُو لُغَت (urdū luġat) (in Urdu), Ministry of Education: Government of Pakistan, 2017.
• “اکا”, in ریخْتَہ لُغَت (rexta luġat) - Rekhta Dictionary [Urdu dictionary with meanings in Hindi & English], Noida, India: Rekhta Foundation, 2024.
• Qureshi, Bashir Ahmad (1971) “اکا”, in Kitabistan's 20th Century Standard Dictionary‎, Lahore: Kitabistan Pub. Co.