Saka
English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology 1
editFirst attested in the late 19th century as a learned borrowing from Sanskrit शक (śaka), from Old Persian 𐎿𐎣𐎠 (s-k-a /Sakā/, “Scythian”), from 𐎿𐎣 (s-k /Saka/, “Scythia”), from Scythian. Mostly displaced earlier Saca, ultimately from the same source via Latin. Doublet of Saca, Shaka, and Scyth.
Noun
editSaka (plural Saka or Sakas)
Proper noun
editSaka
- The Iranian language of the Saka people.
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editEtymology 2
editBorrowed from Japanese 坂 (Saka); sometimes used as a topographic surname for someone who lived on a slope.
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editEtymology 3
editProper noun
editSaka
- A village in Ida-Viru County, Estonia.
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editEtymology 4
editProper noun
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Etymology 5
editBorrowed from Moroccan Arabic صاكة (ṣāka).
Proper noun
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Etymology 6
editBorrowed from Turkish Saka, an occupational surname for a water-carrier, from saka (“water-carrier”).
Proper noun
editSaka (plural Sakas)
- A surname.
Etymology 7
editProper noun
editSaka (plural Sakas)
- A surname.
Statistics
edit- According to the 2010 United States Census, Saka is the 40976th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 532 individuals. Saka is most common among White (46.62%), Black/African American (31.02%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (17.67%) individuals.
Further reading
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Saka”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Indonesian
editEtymology
editFrom Javanese ꦱꦏ (saka), from Sanskrit शक (śaka), शाक (śāka).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editSaka (first-person possessive Sakaku, second-person possessive Sakamu, third-person possessive Sakanya)
Further reading
edit- “Saka” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Turkish
editProper noun
editSaka
- a male given name
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