English Edit

Alternative forms Edit

Prefix Edit

ka-

  1. Alternative form of ker-

Derived terms Edit

Anagrams Edit

Bikol Central Edit

Etymology Edit

Compare kaka and ka.

Prefix Edit

ka-

  1. Forms a noun that denotes partnership or companionship; co-
    ka- + ‎kawat (play) → ‎kakawat (playmate)
    ka- + ‎iwal (fight) → ‎kaiwal (enemy)

Derived terms Edit

Cebuano Edit

Etymology 1 Edit

Compare kaka and ka.

Prefix Edit

ka-

  1. Forms a noun that denotes partnership or companionship; co-
    ka- + ‎dula (play) → ‎kadula (playmate)
    ka- + ‎away (fight) → ‎kaaway (enemy)

Etymology 2 Edit

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Prefix Edit

ka-

  1. Added to an adjective, forms a noun that denotes a state of being; -ness
    ka- + ‎linaw (calm) → ‎kalinaw (calmness)
    ka- + ‎bugnaw (cold) → ‎kabugnaw (coldness)
Derived terms Edit

Japanese Edit

Romanization Edit

ka-

  1. Rōmaji transcription of

Kangean Edit

Pronunciation Edit

Prefix Edit

ka- (verb base)

  1. accidental aspect of the passive intransitive verb
    ka- + ‎gibe (bring) → ‎kagibe ((accidentally) taken along)

Minangkabau Edit

Prefix Edit

ka-

  1. Used to form ordinal numbers

Mohawk Edit

Prefix Edit

ka-

  1. third person feminine/neuter agent pronominal prefix

Alternative forms Edit

- Initial consonant
Environment t/s/h/k n/r/w/’ a e/en o/on i y
Word-Initial ka- ka- w- w- i- ken- ka-

Prefix Edit

ka-

  1. noun prefix

References Edit

  • Gunther Michelson (1973) A thousand words of Mohawk, University of Ottawa Press, page 9
  • Nora Deering; Helga H. Delisle (1976) Mohawk: A teaching grammar (preliminary version), Quebec: Manitou College, pages 173

Northern Ndebele Edit

Etymology Edit

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Prefix Edit

ka-

  1. he, she, it; class 1 subject concord; form of u- used when another prefix precedes.

Old High German Edit

Prefix Edit

ka-

  1. (Bavaria) Alternative form of gi-

Phuthi Edit

Etymology Edit

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Prefix Edit

ka-

  1. -ly; forms adverbs of manner from adjectives and relatives.

Derived terms Edit

South Efate Edit

Etymology Edit

Probably related to South Efate go

Pronunciation Edit

Prefix Edit

ka-

  1. and (forms dependent verbs)

Southern Ndebele Edit

Etymology Edit

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Prefix Edit

ka-

  1. he, she, it; class 1 subject concord; form of u- used when another prefix precedes.

Swahili Edit

Pronunciation Edit

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Etymology 1 Edit

Prefix Edit

ka-

  1. third-person singular animate (m class(I)) recent-past perfective marker
    Near-synonyms: ali-, ame-
    • 2013, “Rais Obama kaondoka, tusirudie maisha ya aibu”, in Mwananchi[1]:
      Rais Obama kaondoka, tusirudie maisha ya aibu
      President Obama has left, let us not return to a life of shame
See also Edit
Swahili TAM markers
Initial
Positive infinitive ku-/kw-1
Negative infinitive kuto-
Habitual hu-1
Telegrammic ka-1
Final
General (positive indicative) -a
Positive subjunctive -e
Negative present -i
Second person plural -ni
Infix position
positive subject concord
Positive past -li-
Positive present -na-
Positive future -ta-
Negative subjunctive -si-1
Positive present conditional -nge-
Negative present conditional -singe-
Positive past conditional -ngali-
Negative past conditional -singali-
Gnomic -a-1
Perfect -me-
"Already" past -lisha-
"Already" present -mesha-/-sha-
"If/When" -ki-1
"If not" -sipo-
Consecutive -ka-1
Infix position
negative subject concord
Negative past -ku-1
Negative future -ta-
"Not yet" -ja-1
Negative present conditional -nge-
Negative past conditional -ngali-
Relative
Past -li-
Present -na-
Future -taka-
Negative -si-
1 Can take stress and therefore does not require -ku-/-kw- in monosyllabic verbs.

Etymology 2 Edit

Ultimately from Proto-Bantu *kà-.

Prefix Edit

ka-

  1. (colloquial or dialect, nonstandard) noun class 12 prefix, used with a diminutive or depreciative meaning

Swazi Edit

Etymology 1 Edit

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Prefix Edit

ka-

  1. -ly; forms adverbs of manner from adjectives and relatives.
Derived terms Edit

Etymology 2 Edit

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Prefix Edit

ka-

  1. he, she, it; class 1 subject concord; form of u- used when another prefix precedes.

Tagalog Edit

Etymology Edit

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Prefix Edit

ka- (Baybayin spelling )

  1. implies companionship or partnership when prefixed to a root
    ka- + ‎sama (to accompany) → ‎kasama (partner)
    ka- + ‎opisina (office) → ‎kaopisina (coworker)
  2. implies similarity or interaction when prefixed to a root noun
    ka- + ‎mukha (face) → ‎kamukha (someone/something similar; look-alike)
    ka- + ‎away (fight) → ‎kaaway (enemy)
  3. implies repeated action when prefixed to a root that repeats the first syllable
    ka- + ‎sigaw (shout) → ‎kasisigaw (repeatedly shouting)
    ka- + ‎isip (mind, thought) → ‎kaiisip (thinking a lot)
  4. implies causing or producing something in an extreme degree when prefixed to a root that repeats the first two syllables
    ka- + ‎galang (respect) → ‎kagalang-galang (inspiring great respect)
    ka- + ‎paniwala (belief) → ‎kapani-paniwala (very plausible)
  5. implies recent action when prefixed to a root that repeats the first syllable and followed by lang or lamang
    ka- + ‎punta (going) → ‎kapupunta (recently went)
    ka- + ‎luto (cooking, cuisine) → ‎kaluluto (recently cooked)

Derived terms Edit

See also Edit

Xhosa Edit

Etymology 1 Edit

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Prefix Edit

ka-

  1. -ly; forms adverbs of manner from adjectives and relatives.
Derived terms Edit

Etymology 2 Edit

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Prefix Edit

ka-

  1. he, she, it; class 1 subject concord; form of u- used when another prefix precedes.

Zulu Edit

Etymology 1 Edit

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Prefix Edit

ka-

  1. -ly; forms adverbs of manner from adjectives and relatives.
Derived terms Edit

Etymology 2 Edit

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Prefix Edit

ká-

  1. he, she, it; class 1 subject concord; form of u- used when another prefix precedes.

Etymology 3 Edit

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Prefix Edit

ka-

  1. Alternative form of ma- (hortative)

References Edit