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Translingual
editSymbol
editca
English
editPreposition
editca
- Alternative spelling of ca.
Anagrams
editA-Pucikwar
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Great Andamanese *ciəp.
Noun
editca
Verb
editca
References
edit- Juliette Blevins, Linguistic clues to Andamanese pre-history: Understanding the North-South divide, pg. 20 & 22 (2009)
Albanian
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom the contracted form of disa, dsa.
Pronoun
editca
Related terms
editReferences
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Alutiiq
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Eskimo *cu(na)- base, “nothing, anything”
Interjection
editca
- I don’t know
- Cacaq ang’aqurtau’u? -Ca.
- What is she carrying? -I don’t know.
References
edit- Fortescue, Michael. Comparative Eskimo Dictionary with Aleut Cognates. Alaska Native Language Center, 2010
- Leer, Jeff. Classroom Grammar of Koniag Alutiiq, Kodiak Island Dialect, Volume 1, Alaska Native Language Center, 1990
Asturian
editEtymology 1
editConjunction
editca
- because
- Nun mientas, ca dir foi.
- Don't lie, because he did go.
- Ca inda son piores qu’estudiantes.
- Because they are still worse than students.
Etymology 2
editShortening of casa from Latin casa.
Noun
editca f (plural cas)
- (in certain contexts) house
- Taben en ca Xuan
- They were at Xuan's house
Usage notes
editThe form ca is used only behind a proper noun or pronoun, usually the house's owner, and it would equivalent to saying "casa de". Additionally, the form "p'en ca" would be equivalent to "pa casa de" (for X's house) and "an ca" would be equivalent to "contra casa de" (towards X's house).
- Esta ye ca Antón ― This is Antón's house
- Esta casa ye d'Antón ― This house is Antón's
- Esta comida ye p'en ca Antón ― This food is for Antón's house
- Esta comida ye pa la casa onde vive Antón ― This food is for the house where Antón resides
Adjective
editca
- Alternative form of cada
Adverb
editca
- Alternative form of acá
Interjection
edit¡ca!
- interjection of negation (no way!) or incredulity
- -¿Vas pa la sablera comigo? -¡Cá! Ye mui peligroso con esti tiempu
- Are you going to the beach with me? -No way! It's too dangerous with this weather
References
editCanela
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Northern Jê *ga (“to roast (singular)”), from Proto-Cerrado *ga (“to roast (singular)”), from Proto-Jê [Term?], from Proto-Macro-Jê *ap .
Pronunciation
editVerb
editca (cu-class; non-finite xàr)
- roast on embers (singular)
- Incrô na imã tep ca.
- Roast a fish (wrapped up in banana leaves) on the embers for me.
Catalan
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editInherited from Latin canis, canem (“dog”).
Noun
editca m (plural cans)
Usage notes
edit- This term is used in Catalonia or Valencia only in stock phrases, with gos (feminine gossa) being the term generally used for a dog.
- In the Balearics, ca has retained its use as the primary word for a dog. However, instead of a feminine of ca, *cana, being used for a female dog, in the Balearics, cussa, the feminine of cus (“little dog”) is used.
- Note also that those breeds of dogs that originated in the Balearics use ca and not gos to form name of the breed.
Hyponyms
edit- (Balearics) cus m (“little dog”), (Balearics) cussa f (“female dog”)
- gos m (“male dog”), gossa f (“female dog”)
Derived terms
edit- acanissar (“to sic a dog on”)
- ca de bestiar (“Majorca Shepherd Dog”)
- ca de bou (“Majorca Mastiff”)
- ca eivissenc (“Ibizan Hound”)
- Ca Major (“Canis Majory”)
- ca mè mallorquí (“Majorcan Pointer”)
- ca petaner
- ca rater mallorquí (“Majorcan Ratter”)
Etymology 2
editNoun
editca f (plural cas)
Usage notes
edit- The letter K is not used in native Catalan words and thus its presence in a word is a fairly reliable indicator of a recent import.
Etymology 3
editApocopated form of casa. Compare French chez, Spanish ca, Italian ca'.
Particle
editca
- the house (of)
- Anem a ca la Maria. ― We are going to Maria’s house.
- Aquell casalot és cal Ramon. ― That mansion is Ramon’s house.
- Parlem català a ca nostra. ― We speak Catalan at our house.
Usage notes
edit- When followed by one of the articles el, els, en, and es, the word ca contracts with them into cal, cals, can, and cas, respectively.
Derived terms
editCentral Nahuatl
editVerb
editca
- To be.
Chibcha
editPronunciation
editNoun
editca
References
edit- Gómez Aldana D. F., Análisis morfológico del Vocabulario 158 de la Biblioteca Nacional de Colombia. Grupo de Investigación Muysccubun. 2013.
Classical Nahuatl
editVerb
editca
- to be in a location
Usage notes
editCa is an irregular verb; its plural form is cate.
Particle
editca
Used in affirmative statements.
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Dinka
editNoun
editca (plural caak)
References
edit- Dinka-English Dictionary[1], 2005
Fala
editPronunciation
editAdverb
editca
- (Valverdeñu) Alternative form of acá (“here”)
References
editFijian
editAdjective
editca
Noun
editca
French
editPreposition
editca
- Abbreviation of circa.
Further reading
edit- “ca”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Galician
editEtymology 1
editFrom Old Galician-Portuguese ca (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin quam.
Pronunciation
editConjunction
editca
Derived terms
editEtymology 2
editFrom Old Galician-Portuguese ca (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin quia.
Pronunciation
editConjunction
editca
References
edit- Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “ca”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “ca”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “ca”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “ca”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
Hausa
editPronunciation
editIdeophone
editcā or câ
Ido
editPronunciation
editDeterminer
editca (plural ci)
- Alternative form of ica (“this”)
Indonesian
editEtymology
editFrom Hokkien 炒 (chhá, “to stir fry; to sauté”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editca (first-person possessive caku, second-person possessive camu, third-person possessive canya)
Further reading
edit- “ca” 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.
Italian
editEtymology 1
editPreposition
editca
- Abbreviation of circa.
See also
editEtymology 2
editInherited from a combination of Latin quam and quia.
Pronunciation
editConjunction
editca
Etymology 3
editAlternative forms
editPronunciation
editNoun
editca m or f (invariable)
- The name of the Latin-script letter K/k.
References
edit- ↑ 1.0 1.1 ca in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
Anagrams
editKayan
editNoun
editca
Noun
editca
Adjective
editca
Ladin
editAdverb
editca
- (Gherdëina) hither, to this place, to here, to me/us
Antonyms
editRelated terms
editLolopo
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Loloish *tsaŋ¹ (Bradley). Cognate with Nuosu ꊿ (co).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editca
Malay
editEtymology
editLikely from Cantonese 茶 (caa4)
Pronunciation
editNoun
editca (Jawi spelling چا, informal 1st possessive caku, 2nd possessive camu, 3rd possessive canya)
Synonyms
editMandarin
editRomanization
editca
- Nonstandard spelling of cā.
- Nonstandard spelling of cǎ.
- Nonstandard spelling of cà.
Usage notes
edit- Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.
Muong
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Vietic *r-kaː. Cognate with Vietnamese gà.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editca
- (Mường Bi) chicken
- tàn ca ― a flock of chickens
References
editNguyễn Văn Khang, Bùi Chỉ, Hoàng Văn Hành (2002) Từ điển Mường - Việt (Muong - Vietnamese dictionary)[3], Nhà xuất bản Văn hoá Dân tộc Hà Nội
Neapolitan
editEtymology
editVariant of che, from Latin quid, quod. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Pronunciation
editAdverb
editca
Conjunction
editca
Pronoun
editca
Pali
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editInherited from Sanskrit च (ca).
Particle
editca
- and (copulative particle)
Piedmontese
editEtymology
editInherited from Latin casa. Compare Italian casa, Lombard cà.
Noun
editca f
Portuguese
editEtymology 1
editConjunction
editca
Etymology 2
editPreposition
editca
- (Brazil, colloquial) with
Adverb
editca (not comparable)
Romagnol
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editNoun
editca f (invariable) (Ville Unite)
Romanian
editAlternative forms
edit- ка (ca) — post-1930s Cyrillic spelling
Pronunciation
editEtymology 1
editInherited from Latin quam. The expression ca și may derive from Latin quasi.
Adverb
editca
Synonyms
editRelated terms
editEtymology 2
editConjunction
editca
Romansch
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editConjunction
editca
Scots
editPronunciation
editVerb
editca (third-person singular simple present cas, present participle cain, simple past ca'd, past participle ca'd)
Derived terms
editContraction
editca
- (some Scots dialects) can't
- That ca be him!
- That can't be him!
See also
editSouthwestern Dinka
editNoun
editca (plural caak)
References
edit- Dinka-English Dictionary[4], 2005
Spanish
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom Vulgar Latin qua, alternative form of Latin quia.
Pronunciation
editConjunction
editca
Etymology 2
editFrom ¡quia!.
Interjection
edit¡ca!
Etymology 3
editNoun
editca f (uncountable)
Further reading
edit- “ca”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Swedish
editAdverb
editca
- circa; Abbreviation of cirka. Alternative form of c:a
Anagrams
editTarantino
editPronoun
editca (relative)
Adjective
editca
Tày
editPronunciation
edit- (Thạch An – Tràng Định) IPA(key): [kaː˧˧]
- (Trùng Khánh) IPA(key): [kaː˦˥]
Etymology 1
editFrom Proto-Tai *kaːᴬ (“crow”), from onomatopoeic origin. Cognate with Lao ກາ (kā), Northern Thai ᨠᩣ, Lü ᦂᦱ (k̇aa), Shan ၵႃ (kǎa), Tai Nüa ᥐᥣ (kaa), Tai Dam ꪀꪱ, Zhuang roegga, Tày ca.
Noun
edit- common raven
- Tua ca ơi.
- The crow cries.
- nả đăm bặng nả ca
- one's face as black as a crow's face
- Vằn ngoà tua ca pắt đảy sloong tua cáy ỉ.
- Yesterday, the crow caught two little chickens.
Derived terms
editEtymology 2
edit(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “เพกา?”)
Noun
edit(classifier mạy) ca
- Oroxylum indicum
- co mạy ca ― foot of a midnight horror tree
- phắc ca ― fruit from a midnight horror tree
Derived terms
editEtymology 3
editCompare cà.
Classifier
editca
- Precedes a different classifier to convey contempt towards the referrent
- ca tua ma ― this goddamn dog
Prefix
editca
- Meaningless, occasionally intensifying prefix in mostly animal names as well as other nouns and adjectives, some of which have variants with cà
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- Lương Bèn (2011) Từ điển Tày-Việt [Tay-Vietnamese dictionary][6][7] (in Vietnamese), Thái Nguyên: Nhà Xuất bản Đại học Thái Nguyên
- Lục Văn Pảo, Hoàng Tuấn Nam (2003) Hoàng Triều Ân, editor, Từ điển chữ Nôm Tày [A Dictionary of (chữ) Nôm Tày][8] (in Vietnamese), Hanoi: Nhà xuất bản Khoa học Xã hội
- Léopold Michel Cadière (1910) Dictionnaire Tày-Annamite-Français [Tày-Vietnamese-French Dictionary][9] (in French), Hanoi: Impressions d'Extrême-Orient
Vietnamese
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editNoun
edit(classifier cái) ca
Etymology 2
editSino-Vietnamese word from 歌 (“song”).
Noun
edit(classifier bài) ca
Derived terms
editVerb
editca
- (colloquial in Southern Vietnam, somewhat literary in other dialects) to sing
- Đăng kí ca ở đâu hả em?
- Where can I sign up to sing, boy?
- (colloquial, ironic) to praise
- (colloquial) to scold
Synonyms
editDerived terms
editEtymology 3
editNoun
editca
- (medicine) case
- Ca này nặng đấy!
- This case is a serious one!
- Đã có 5 ca tử vong.
- There have been five fatal cases.
Synonyms
edit- (case): trường hợp
Derived terms
editEtymology 4
editFrom French quart. Compare Thai กะ (gà, “shift”).
Noun
editca
- shift (change of workers)
- tan ca ― to finish one's shift
Derived terms
editEtymology 5
editNoun
editca
- The name of the Latin-script letter K/k.
Etymology 6
editPreposition
editWelsh
editAlternative forms
edit- (first-person singular future): caf (literary)
- (second-person singular imperative): cei, cymer (colloquial)
Pronunciation
editVerb
editca
- inflection of cael:
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