chaka

See also: Chaka

Chichewa

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jákà.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃa.ká/

Noun

chaká class 7 (plural zaká class 8)

1. year

Quechua

Alternative forms

• chakana (Bolivia)

Noun

chaka

1. bridge
2. cross, especially the Andean cross

Declension

declension of chaka

	singular	plural
nominative	chaka	chakakuna
accusative	chakata	chakakunata
dative	chakaman	chakakunaman
genitive	chakap	chakakunap
locative	chakapi	chakakunapi
terminative	chakakama	chakakunakama
ablative	chakamanta	chakakunamanta
instrumental	chakawan	chakakunawan
comitative	chakantin	chakakunantin
abessive	chakannaq	chakakunannaq
comparative	chakahina	chakakunahina
causative	chakarayku	chakakunarayku
benefactive	chakapaq	chakakunapaq
associative	chakapura	chakakunapura
distributive	chakanka	chakakunanka
exclusive	chakalla	chakakunalla

possessive forms of chaka

ñuqap - first-person singular

ñuqap (my)	singular	plural
nominative	chakay	chakaykuna
accusative	chakayta	chakaykunata
dative	chakayman	chakaykunaman
genitive	chakaypa	chakaykunap
locative	chakaypi	chakaykunapi
terminative	chakaykama	chakaykunakama
ablative	chakaymanta	chakaykunamanta
instrumental	chakaywan	chakaykunawan
comitative	chakaynintin	chakaykunantin
abessive	chakayninnaq	chakaykunannaq
comparative	chakayhina	chakaykunahina
causative	chakayrayku	chakaykunarayku
benefactive	chakaypaq	chakaykunapaq
associative	chakaypura	chakaykunapura
distributive	chakayninka	chakaykunanka
exclusive	chakaylla	chakaykunalla

qampa - second-person singular

qampa (your)	singular	plural
nominative	chakayki	chakaykikuna
accusative	chakaykita	chakaykikunata
dative	chakaykiman	chakaykikunaman
genitive	chakaykipa	chakaykikunap
locative	chakaykipi	chakaykikunapi
terminative	chakaykikama	chakaykikunakama
ablative	chakaykimanta	chakaykikunamanta
instrumental	chakaykiwan	chakaykikunawan
comitative	chakaykintin	chakaykikunantin
abessive	chakaykinnaq	chakaykikunannaq
comparative	chakaykihina	chakaykikunahina
causative	chakaykirayku	chakaykikunarayku
benefactive	chakaykipaq	chakaykikunapaq
associative	chakaykipura	chakaykikunapura
distributive	chakaykinka	chakaykikunanka
exclusive	chakaykilla	chakaykikunalla

paypa - third-person singular

paypa (his/her/its)	singular	plural
nominative	chakan	chakankuna
accusative	chakanta	chakankunata
dative	chakanman	chakankunaman
genitive	chakanpa	chakankunap
locative	chakanpi	chakankunapi
terminative	chakankama	chakankunakama
ablative	chakanmanta	chakankunamanta
instrumental	chakanwan	chakankunawan
comitative	chakanintin	chakankunantin
abessive	chakanninnaq	chakankunannaq
comparative	chakanhina	chakankunahina
causative	chakanrayku	chakankunarayku
benefactive	chakanpaq	chakankunapaq
associative	chakanpura	chakankunapura
distributive	chakaninka	chakankunanka
exclusive	chakanlla	chakankunalla

ñuqanchikpa - first-person inclusive plural

ñuqanchikpa (our(incl))	singular	plural
nominative	chakanchik	chakanchikkuna
accusative	chakanchikta	chakanchikkunata
dative	chakanchikman	chakanchikkunaman
genitive	chakanchikpa	chakanchikkunap
locative	chakanchikpi	chakanchikkunapi
terminative	chakanchikkama	chakanchikkunakama
ablative	chakanchikmanta	chakanchikkunamanta
instrumental	chakanchikwan	chakanchikkunawan
comitative	chakanchiknintin	chakanchikkunantin
abessive	chakanchikninnaq	chakanchikkunannaq
comparative	chakanchikhina	chakanchikkunahina
causative	chakanchikrayku	chakanchikkunarayku
benefactive	chakanchikpaq	chakanchikkunapaq
associative	chakanchikpura	chakanchikkunapura
distributive	chakanchikninka	chakanchikkunanka
exclusive	chakanchiklla	chakanchikkunalla

ñuqaykup - first-person exclusive plural

ñuqaykup (our(excl))	singular	plural
nominative	chakayku	chakaykukuna
accusative	chakaykuta	chakaykukunata
dative	chakaykuman	chakaykukunaman
genitive	chakaykupa	chakaykukunap
locative	chakaykupi	chakaykukunapi
terminative	chakaykukama	chakaykukunakama
ablative	chakaykumanta	chakaykukunamanta
instrumental	chakaykuwan	chakaykukunawan
comitative	chakaykuntin	chakaykukunantin
abessive	chakaykunnaq	chakaykukunannaq
comparative	chakaykuhina	chakaykukunahina
causative	chakaykurayku	chakaykukunarayku
benefactive	chakaykupaq	chakaykukunapaq
associative	chakaykupura	chakaykukunapura
distributive	chakaykunka	chakaykukunanka
exclusive	chakaykulla	chakaykukunalla

qamkunap - second-person plural

qamkunap (your(pl))	singular	plural
nominative	chakaykichik	chakaykichikkuna
accusative	chakaykichikta	chakaykichikkunata
dative	chakaykichikman	chakaykichikkunaman
genitive	chakaykichikpa	chakaykichikkunap
locative	chakaykichikpi	chakaykichikkunapi
terminative	chakaykichikkama	chakaykichikkunakama
ablative	chakaykichikmanta	chakaykichikkunamanta
instrumental	chakaykichikwan	chakaykichikkunawan
comitative	chakaykichiknintin	chakaykichikkunantin
abessive	chakaykichikninnaq	chakaykichikkunannaq
comparative	chakaykichikhina	chakaykichikkunahina
causative	chakaykichikrayku	chakaykichikkunarayku
benefactive	chakaykichikpaq	chakaykichikkunapaq
associative	chakaykichikpura	chakaykichikkunapura
distributive	chakaykichikninka	chakaykichikkunanka
exclusive	chakaykichiklla	chakaykichikkunalla

paykunap - third-person plural

paykunap (their)	singular	plural
nominative	chakanku	chakankukuna
accusative	chakankuta	chakankukunata
dative	chakankuman	chakankukunaman
genitive	chakankupa	chakankukunap
locative	chakankupi	chakankukunapi
terminative	chakankukama	chakankukunakama
ablative	chakankumanta	chakankukunamanta
instrumental	chakankuwan	chakankukunawan
comitative	chakankuntin	chakankukunantin
abessive	chakankunnaq	chakankukunannaq
comparative	chakankuhina	chakankukunahina
causative	chakankurayku	chakankukunarayku
benefactive	chakankupaq	chakankukunapaq
associative	chakankupura	chakankukunapura
distributive	chakankunka	chakankukunanka
exclusive	chakankulla	chakankukunalla

Swahili

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Etymology 1

Noun

chaka (ma class, plural machaka)

1. shrubland (land that is covered mostly with shrubs)

Etymology 2

Noun

chaka (ki-vi class, no plural)

1. summer (season)

   Synonyms: kiangazi, msimu wa joto

See also

Seasons in Swahili · misimu (layout · text) · category
bamvua (“spring”), masika, bubujiko	kiangazi (“summer”), msimu wa joto, chaka	vuli (“autumn”), demani	kipupwe (“winter”), baridi

Note that there isn't a one-to-one mapping between seasons at the equator, where Swahili is commonly spoken, and seasons elsewhere. See equatorial seasons and climate for more details.

Swazi

Verb

-chaka

1. to be poor

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Tagalog

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃaˈkaʔ/ [t͡ʃɐˈxaʔ]
• Rhymes: -aʔ
• Syllabification: cha‧ka

Conjunction

chakâ (Baybayin spelling ᜆ᜔ᜐᜃ) (colloquial)

1. Alternative form of 'tsaka

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃaka/ [ˈt͡ʃaː.xɐ]
• Rhymes: -aka
• Syllabification: cha‧ka

Adjective

chaka (Baybayin spelling ᜆ᜔ᜐᜃ)

1. (common) Alternative spelling of tsaka

Ye'kwana

Variant orthographies

ALIV	chaka
Brazilian standard	chaka
New Tribes	chaca

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡ʃaka]

Suffix

chaka

1. allomorph of taka used after words that end in i
2. allomorph of kwaka used after words that end in i

Yosondúa Mixtec

Etymology

From Proto-Mixtec *tɨ-yakaʔ.

Noun

chaka

1. fish

References

• Beaty de Farris, Kathryn, et al. (2012) Diccionario básico del mixteco de Yosondúa, Oaxaca (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 46)‎^[1] (in Spanish), third edition, Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 5