kaka

See also: kAkA, káka, kakā, kāka, käka, kaķa, and kākā

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English

Alternative forms

• kākā

Etymology

Borrowed from Maori kākā.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈkɑːkə/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -ɑːkə
• Homophone: carker

Noun

kaka (plural kakas)

1. Any of four taxa of birds in the genus Nestor in the parrot family confined to New Zealand and adjacent islands.

Synonyms

• Nestor

Derived terms

• Chatham Islands kaka, Nestor sp. (extinct)
• mountain kaka
• night kaka
• Norfolk Island kaka, Nestor productus (extinct)
• North Island kaka, Nestor meridionalis septentrionalis
• South Island kaka, Nestor meridionalis meridionalis

Translations

parrots in the genus Nestor

• Finnish: kaka (fi)
• Maori: kākā, kea

Amis

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *kaka.

Noun

kaka

1. elder brother
2. elder sister

References

• “Entry #”, in 阿美語中部方言辭典 [Dictionary of the Central Dialect of Amis]‎^[1] (in Chinese), Taiwan: Council of Indigenous Peoples, 2021

Basque

Etymology

Likely borrowed from Spanish caca, but might be independently prehistoric from Proto-Basque.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaka/ [ka.ka]
• Rhymes: -aka, -a
• Hyphenation: ka‧ka

Noun

kaka inan

1. excrement

Declension

Declension of kaka (inanimate, ending in -a)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	kaka	kaka	kakak
ergative	kakak	kakak	kakek
dative	kakari	kakari	kakei
genitive	kakaren	kakaren	kaken
comitative	kakarekin	kakarekin	kakekin
causative	kakarengatik	kakarengatik	kakengatik
benefactive	kakarentzat	kakarentzat	kakentzat
instrumental	kakaz	kakaz	kakez
inessive	kakatan	kakan	kaketan
locative	kakatako	kakako	kaketako
allative	kakatara	kakara	kaketara
terminative	kakataraino	kakaraino	kaketaraino
directive	kakatarantz	kakarantz	kaketarantz
destinative	kakatarako	kakarako	kaketarako
ablative	kakatatik	kakatik	kaketatik
partitive	kakarik	—	—
prolative	kakatzat	—	—

Further reading

• “kaka”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
• “kaka”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

Brunei Malay

Etymology

Cognate with Malay kakak.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaka/
• Hyphenation: ka‧ka

Noun

kaka

1. older sister

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ka‧ka

Noun

kaka

1. a spider; any of various eight-legged, predatory arthropods, of the order Araneae, most of which spin webs to catch prey

   Synonyms: damang, tambayawan

2. tar; a solid residual byproduct of tobacco smoke

Related terms

• bahay
• tapaytapay

Chuukese

Adjective

kaka

1. thirsty

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English kaka, from Maori kākā.

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Noun

kaka m (plural kaka's, diminutive kakaatje n)

1. kaka (Nestor meridionalis)

Further reading

• kaka on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl

Estonian

Etymology

Cognate to Finnish kakka. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Noun

kaka (genitive kaka, partitive kakat)

1. (somewhat childish) poo

Declension

Declension of kaka (ÕS type 16/pere, no gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		kaka	kakad
accusative	nom.
	gen.	kaka
genitive			kakade
partitive		kakat	kakasid
illative		kakka kakasse	kakadesse
inessive		kakas	kakades
elative		kakast	kakadest
allative		kakale	kakadele
adessive		kakal	kakadel
ablative		kakalt	kakadelt
translative		kakaks	kakadeks
terminative		kakani	kakadeni
essive		kakana	kakadena
abessive		kakata	kakadeta
comitative		kakaga	kakadega

Synonyms

• ekskrement
• fekaal
• kaki
• pask
• roe
• sitt
• väljaheide
• julk
• äka
• ess

Further reading

• kaka in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)

Finnish

Etymology

From English kaka, from Maori kākā.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑkɑ/, [ˈkɑ̝kɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑkɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): ka‧ka

Noun

kaka

1. kaka (a parrot of the genus Nestor)

Usage notes

In addition to kakas, also kea belongs to genus Nestor.

Declension

Inflection of kaka (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		kaka	kakat
genitive		kakan	kakojen
partitive		kakaa	kakoja
illative		kakaan	kakoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		kaka	kakat
accusative	nom.	kaka	kakat
	gen.	kakan
genitive		kakan	kakojen kakain rare
partitive		kakaa	kakoja
inessive		kakassa	kakoissa
elative		kakasta	kakoista
illative		kakaan	kakoihin
adessive		kakalla	kakoilla
ablative		kakalta	kakoilta
allative		kakalle	kakoille
essive		kakana	kakoina
translative		kakaksi	kakoiksi
abessive		kakatta	kakoitta
instructive		—	kakoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of kaka (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kakani kakani accusative nom. kakani kakani gen. kakani genitive kakani kakojeni kakaini rare partitive kakaani kakojani inessive kakassani kakoissani elative kakastani kakoistani illative kakaani kakoihini adessive kakallani kakoillani ablative kakaltani kakoiltani allative kakalleni kakoilleni essive kakanani kakoinani translative kakakseni kakoikseni abessive kakattani kakoittani instructive — — comitative — kakoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kakasi kakasi accusative nom. kakasi kakasi gen. kakasi genitive kakasi kakojesi kakaisi rare partitive kakaasi kakojasi inessive kakassasi kakoissasi elative kakastasi kakoistasi illative kakaasi kakoihisi adessive kakallasi kakoillasi ablative kakaltasi kakoiltasi allative kakallesi kakoillesi essive kakanasi kakoinasi translative kakaksesi kakoiksesi abessive kakattasi kakoittasi instructive — — comitative — kakoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kakamme kakamme accusative nom. kakamme kakamme gen. kakamme genitive kakamme kakojemme kakaimme rare partitive kakaamme kakojamme inessive kakassamme kakoissamme elative kakastamme kakoistamme illative kakaamme kakoihimme adessive kakallamme kakoillamme ablative kakaltamme kakoiltamme allative kakallemme kakoillemme essive kakanamme kakoinamme translative kakaksemme kakoiksemme abessive kakattamme kakoittamme instructive — — comitative — kakoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kakanne kakanne accusative nom. kakanne kakanne gen. kakanne genitive kakanne kakojenne kakainne rare partitive kakaanne kakojanne inessive kakassanne kakoissanne elative kakastanne kakoistanne illative kakaanne kakoihinne adessive kakallanne kakoillanne ablative kakaltanne kakoiltanne allative kakallenne kakoillenne essive kakananne kakoinanne translative kakaksenne kakoiksenne abessive kakattanne kakoittanne instructive — — comitative — kakoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative kakansa kakansa accusative nom. kakansa kakansa gen. kakansa genitive kakansa kakojensa kakainsa rare partitive kakaansa kakojaan kakojansa inessive kakassaan kakassansa kakoissaan kakoissansa elative kakastaan kakastansa kakoistaan kakoistansa illative kakaansa kakoihinsa adessive kakallaan kakallansa kakoillaan kakoillansa ablative kakaltaan kakaltansa kakoiltaan kakoiltansa allative kakalleen kakallensa kakoilleen kakoillensa essive kakanaan kakanansa kakoinaan kakoinansa translative kakakseen kakaksensa kakoikseen kakoiksensa abessive kakattaan kakattansa kakoittaan kakoittansa instructive — — comitative — kakoineen kakoinensa

Hyponyms

• papukaija

See also

• kakka (do not confuse with)

Anagrams

• akka

Hausa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kàː.káː/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [kàː.káː]

Etymology 1

An areal word; compare Kanuri kàgá.

Noun

kā̀kā m or f (plural kā̀kànnī, possessed form kā̀kan)

1. grandfather, grandmother

Etymology 2

Noun

kā̀kā f (possessed form kā̀kar̃)

1. harvest season

Hawaiian

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈka.ka/, [ˈkɐ.kə]

Verb

kaka

1. to rinse

Hungarian

Etymology

Back-formation from kakál.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkɒkɒ]
• Hyphenation: ka‧ka
• Rhymes: -kɒ

Noun

kaka (plural kakák)

1. (childish) excrement

   Synonym: (diminutive) kaki

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)

	singular	plural
nominative	kaka	kakák
accusative	kakát	kakákat
dative	kakának	kakáknak
instrumental	kakával	kakákkal
causal-final	kakáért	kakákért
translative	kakává	kakákká
terminative	kakáig	kakákig
essive-formal	kakaként	kakákként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	kakában	kakákban
superessive	kakán	kakákon
adessive	kakánál	kakáknál
illative	kakába	kakákba
sublative	kakára	kakákra
allative	kakához	kakákhoz
elative	kakából	kakákból
delative	kakáról	kakákról
ablative	kakától	kakáktól
non-attributive possessive – singular	kakáé	kakáké
non-attributive possessive – plural	kakáéi	kakákéi

Possessive forms of kaka

possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	kakám	kakáim
2nd person sing.	kakád	kakáid
3rd person sing.	kakája	kakái
1st person plural	kakánk	kakáink
2nd person plural	kakátok	kakáitok
3rd person plural	kakájuk	kakáik

References

• kaka in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN.  (See also its 2nd edition.)

Further reading

• kaka in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse kaka.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʰaːka/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -aːka

Noun

kaka f (genitive singular köku, nominative plural kökur)

1. a cake
2. a cookie

   Hver stal kökunni úr krúsinni í gær?

   Who stole the cookie from the cookie jar last night?

Declension

Declension of kaka (feminine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	kaka	kakan	kökur	kökurnar
accusative	köku	kökuna	kökur	kökurnar
dative	köku	kökunni	kökum	kökunum
genitive	köku	kökunnar	kakna, kaka	kaknanna, kakanna

Derived terms

• eggjakaka
• flatkaka
• formkaka
• kransakaka
• legkaka
• pönnukaka
• rjómakaka
• sandkaka
• skara eld að sinni köku, skara eld að eigin köku
• skúffukaka
• smákaka
• súkkulaðikaka

Jamamadí

Noun

kaka

1. (Banawá) toucan

References

• 2007. The UCLA Phonetics Lab Archive. Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Department of Linguistics.

Japanese

Romanization

kaka

1. Rōmaji transcription of かか

Javanese

Romanization

kaka

1. Romanization of ꦏꦏ

Kapampangan

Alternative forms

• caca (Súlat Bacúlud, Ámung Sámson)

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaka (“elder sibling of the same sex”), from Proto-Austronesian *kaka (“elder sibling”). Compare Tagalog kaka.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkakəʔ/ [ˈkäː.xəʔ]
• Hyphenation: ka‧ka

Noun

kákâ

1. older brother

References

• Michael L. Forman (2019) Kapampangan Dictionary‎^[2], University of Hawaii Press, →ISBN, archived from the original on 29 June 2021, page 51

Krio

Etymology

Various sources. Compare Portuguese, Spanish, French, and Jamaican Creole caca (“feces”) and Mende ka (“waste matter”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kà.ká/

Noun

kàká

1. feces

   Synonym: shit

Latvian

Noun

kaka f (4th declension)

1. (childish) poo

Usage notes

Unlike in English, this word is strictly countable.

Declension

Declension of kaka (4th declension)

	singular	plural
nominative	kaka	kakas
genitive	kakas	kaku
dative	kakai	kakām
accusative	kaku	kakas
instrumental	kaku	kakām
locative	kakā	kakās
vocative	kaka	kakas

Lithuanian

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *kākā, from Proto-Indo-European *kakka-.

Noun

kaka f

1. poo (childish)

Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkaka/

Determiner

kaka

1. nominative feminine singular of kaki

Makasar

Alternative forms

• kakaʼ

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-South Sulawesi *kaka (“older brother”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaka (“elder sibling of the same sex”), from Proto-Austronesian *kaka (“elder sibling”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkaka/, [ˈkʰa.kʰa]
• Hyphenation: ka‧ka

Noun

kaka (Lontara spelling ᨀᨀ)

1. elder sibling
2. term of address sometimes used by a woman for her husband
3. elder, among peers (both for family members and non-family members)
4. used to indicate something that is better, more beautiful, etc. in comparison to something else; that which is being compared is then referred to as andiʼ.

See also

• daeng

Affixations

• akkaka

Further reading

• Cense, A. A. (1979) Makassaars-Nederlands woordenboek, 's-Gravenhage: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN

Mauritian Creole

Etymology

From French caca.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaka/

Noun

kaka

1. poo, excrement

   Synonyms: bezwin, exkreman, tata

Verb

kaka (medial form kaka)

1. to poo, defecate

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• kaken

Noun

kaka m or f

1. definite feminine singular of kake

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

kaka f

1. definite singular of kake

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *kakǭ.

Noun

kaka f (genitive kǫku, plural kǫkur)

1. cake

Declension

Declension of kaka (weak ōn-stem)

feminine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	kaka	kakan	kǫkur	kǫkurnar
accusative	kǫku	kǫkuna	kǫkur	kǫkurnar
dative	kǫku	kǫkunni	kǫkum	kǫkunum
genitive	kǫku	kǫkunnar	kakna	kaknanna

Descendants

• Icelandic: kaka
• Faroese: køka, kaka
• Norwegian Nynorsk: kake
• Old Swedish: kaka
  • Swedish: kaka
• Old Danish: kakæ
  • Danish: kage
    • → Greenlandic: kaagi
    • Norwegian Bokmål: kake
• Scanian: kâga
• Gutnish: kake
• → Middle English: cake, kake, caake, cayk
  • English: cake (see there for further descendants)
  • Geordie English: kyek
  • Scots: cake, cyaak, kyaak
  • Yola: caake, kaake
  • → Irish: cáca
  • →⇒ Welsh: cacen

Old Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse kaka, from Proto-Germanic *kakǭ.

Noun

kaka f

1. cake

Declension

Declension of kaka (on-stem)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	kaka	kakan	kaku(r), -o(r)	kakuna(r), -ona(r)
accusative	kaku, -o	kakuna, -ona	kaku(r), -o(r)	kakuna(r), -ona(r)
dative	kaku, -o	kakunni, -onne	kakum, -om	kakumin, -omen
genitive	kaku, -o	kakunna(r), -onna(r)	kaka	kakanna

Descendants

• Swedish: kaka

References

• kaka in Knut Fredrik Söderwall, Ordbok öfver svenska medeltids-språket, del 1: A-L

Phuthi

Etymology

From Afrikaans kak.

Verb

-káka

1. to defecate

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈka.ka/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -aka
• Syllabification: ka‧ka

Verb

kaka

1. third-person singular present of kakać

Portuguese

Interjection

kaka

1. Alternative form of ka

Quechua

Noun

kaka

1. maternal uncle
2. father-in-law of a man

Declension

Declension of kaka

	singular	plural
nominative	kaka	kakakuna
accusative	kakata	kakakunata
dative	kakaman	kakakunaman
genitive	kakap	kakakunap
locative	kakapi	kakakunapi
terminative	kakakama	kakakunakama
ablative	kakamanta	kakakunamanta
instrumental	kakawan	kakakunawan
comitative	kakantin	kakakunantin
abessive	kakannaq	kakakunannaq
comparative	kakahina	kakakunahina
causative	kakarayku	kakakunarayku
benefactive	kakapaq	kakakunapaq
associative	kakapura	kakakunapura
distributive	kakanka	kakakunanka
exclusive	kakalla	kakakunalla

Possessive forms of kaka

ñuqap - first-person singular ñuqap (my) singular plural nominative kakay kakaykuna accusative kakayta kakaykunata dative kakayman kakaykunaman genitive kakaypa kakaykunap locative kakaypi kakaykunapi terminative kakaykama kakaykunakama ablative kakaymanta kakaykunamanta instrumental kakaywan kakaykunawan comitative kakaynintin kakaykunantin abessive kakayninnaq kakaykunannaq comparative kakayhina kakaykunahina causative kakayrayku kakaykunarayku benefactive kakaypaq kakaykunapaq associative kakaypura kakaykunapura distributive kakayninka kakaykunanka exclusive kakaylla kakaykunalla qampa - second-person singular qampa (your) singular plural nominative kakayki kakaykikuna accusative kakaykita kakaykikunata dative kakaykiman kakaykikunaman genitive kakaykipa kakaykikunap locative kakaykipi kakaykikunapi terminative kakaykikama kakaykikunakama ablative kakaykimanta kakaykikunamanta instrumental kakaykiwan kakaykikunawan comitative kakaykintin kakaykikunantin abessive kakaykinnaq kakaykikunannaq comparative kakaykihina kakaykikunahina causative kakaykirayku kakaykikunarayku benefactive kakaykipaq kakaykikunapaq associative kakaykipura kakaykikunapura distributive kakaykinka kakaykikunanka exclusive kakaykilla kakaykikunalla paypa - third-person singular paypa (his/her/its) singular plural nominative kakan kakankuna accusative kakanta kakankunata dative kakanman kakankunaman genitive kakanpa kakankunap locative kakanpi kakankunapi terminative kakankama kakankunakama ablative kakanmanta kakankunamanta instrumental kakanwan kakankunawan comitative kakanintin kakankunantin abessive kakanninnaq kakankunannaq comparative kakanhina kakankunahina causative kakanrayku kakankunarayku benefactive kakanpaq kakankunapaq associative kakanpura kakankunapura distributive kakaninka kakankunanka exclusive kakanlla kakankunalla ñuqanchikpa - first-person inclusive plural ñuqanchikpa (our(incl)) singular plural nominative kakanchik kakanchikkuna accusative kakanchikta kakanchikkunata dative kakanchikman kakanchikkunaman genitive kakanchikpa kakanchikkunap locative kakanchikpi kakanchikkunapi terminative kakanchikkama kakanchikkunakama ablative kakanchikmanta kakanchikkunamanta instrumental kakanchikwan kakanchikkunawan comitative kakanchiknintin kakanchikkunantin abessive kakanchikninnaq kakanchikkunannaq comparative kakanchikhina kakanchikkunahina causative kakanchikrayku kakanchikkunarayku benefactive kakanchikpaq kakanchikkunapaq associative kakanchikpura kakanchikkunapura distributive kakanchikninka kakanchikkunanka exclusive kakanchiklla kakanchikkunalla ñuqaykup - first-person exclusive plural ñuqaykup (our(excl)) singular plural nominative kakayku kakaykukuna accusative kakaykuta kakaykukunata dative kakaykuman kakaykukunaman genitive kakaykupa kakaykukunap locative kakaykupi kakaykukunapi terminative kakaykukama kakaykukunakama ablative kakaykumanta kakaykukunamanta instrumental kakaykuwan kakaykukunawan comitative kakaykuntin kakaykukunantin abessive kakaykunnaq kakaykukunannaq comparative kakaykuhina kakaykukunahina causative kakaykurayku kakaykukunarayku benefactive kakaykupaq kakaykukunapaq associative kakaykupura kakaykukunapura distributive kakaykunka kakaykukunanka exclusive kakaykulla kakaykukunalla qamkunap - second-person plural qamkunap (your(pl)) singular plural nominative kakaykichik kakaykichikkuna accusative kakaykichikta kakaykichikkunata dative kakaykichikman kakaykichikkunaman genitive kakaykichikpa kakaykichikkunap locative kakaykichikpi kakaykichikkunapi terminative kakaykichikkama kakaykichikkunakama ablative kakaykichikmanta kakaykichikkunamanta instrumental kakaykichikwan kakaykichikkunawan comitative kakaykichiknintin kakaykichikkunantin abessive kakaykichikninnaq kakaykichikkunannaq comparative kakaykichikhina kakaykichikkunahina causative kakaykichikrayku kakaykichikkunarayku benefactive kakaykichikpaq kakaykichikkunapaq associative kakaykichikpura kakaykichikkunapura distributive kakaykichikninka kakaykichikkunanka exclusive kakaykichiklla kakaykichikkunalla paykunap - third-person plural paykunap (their) singular plural nominative kakanku kakankukuna accusative kakankuta kakankukunata dative kakankuman kakankukunaman genitive kakankupa kakankukunap locative kakankupi kakankukunapi terminative kakankukama kakankukunakama ablative kakankumanta kakankukunamanta instrumental kakankuwan kakankukunawan comitative kakankuntin kakankukunantin abessive kakankunnaq kakankukunannaq comparative kakankuhina kakankukunahina causative kakankurayku kakankukunarayku benefactive kakankupaq kakankukunapaq associative kakankupura kakankukunapura distributive kakankunka kakankukunanka exclusive kakankulla kakankukunalla

See also

• aqu
• kisma
• kiwach
• kiwachi

Sakizaya

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *kaka.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.ˈka/, [ka.ˈka]

Noun

kaka

1. elder sibling

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kaka

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kǎːka/
• Hyphenation: ka‧ka

Noun

káka f (Cyrillic spelling ка́ка)

1. (uncountable, informal, often childish) poo, poop (feces)

Declension

Declension of kaka

	singular
nominative	kaka
genitive	kake
dative	kaki
accusative	kaku
vocative	kako
locative	kaki
instrumental	kakom

Sotho

Etymology

Borrowed from Afrikaans kak.

Verb

kaka

1. to excrete, to defecate

   Synonym: nya

Sranan Tongo

Etymology 1

From English cock.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkaka/, [ˈka̠ka̠], [ˈkɑ̟kɑ̟]

Noun

kaka

1. cock, rooster

   Synonym: kakafowru

Derived terms

• kakafowru

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Portuguese caca.

Alternative forms

• k'ka, kka

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kːa/, [ˈkːa̠], [ˈkːɑ̟]

Noun

kaka

1. shit, crap

Derived terms

• kaka-olo

Swahili

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

  (file)

Noun

kaka class IX (plural kaka class X)

1. brother

Coordinate terms

• dada (“sister”)

Derived terms

• kaka mkwe (“brother-in-law”)
• kaka wa kambo (“stepbrother”)

Swazi

Etymology

Borrowed from Afrikaans kak.

Verb

-káka

1. to defecate

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish kaka, from Old Norse kaka, from Proto-Germanic *kakǭ (“cake”), from Proto-Indo-European *gog- (“ball-shaped object”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑ̂ːka/, [kɑː˧˩ka˥˩]

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

kaka c

1. a cookie

   Jag vill ha en kaka

   I want a cookie

2. a (small, sweetened) cake

   sockerkaka

   sponge cake

3. an (unsweetened) cake

   tekaka

   teacake

4. (computing) a cookie

Declension

Declension of kaka

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	kaka	kakas
	definite	kakan	kakans
plural	indefinite	kakor	kakors
	definite	kakorna	kakornas

Derived terms

• kaka på kaka
• kaka söker maka
• pepparkaka
• småkaka (usually hard or crunchy)
• sockerkaka
• tekaka

See also

• bakelse
• tårta

References

• kaka in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• kaka in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• kaka in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• caca — obsolete, Spanish-based spelling

Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaka (“elder sibling of the same sex”), from Proto-Austronesian *kaka (“elder sibling”). Compare Malay kakak.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog)
  • IPA^(key): /kaˈkaʔ/ [kɐˈxaʔ] (“elder sibling”, noun)
    • Rhymes: -aʔ
  • IPA^(key): /ˈkaka/ [ˈkaː.xɐ] (“uncle, aunt (term of address)”, noun)
    • Rhymes: -aka
• Syllabification: ka‧ka

Noun

kakâ (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜃ)

1. elder sibling

   Synonym: (obsolete) kautod

2. (by extension, obsolete) someone older in age (even if not siblings)

   Synonym: mas matanda

   Alin ang kaka dito sa dalwa?

   Which of the two is the older one?

Derived terms

• kakanggata

Noun

kaka (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜃ)

1. respectful term of address for an uncle or aunt older than one's parent

Derived terms

• Ka
• kakang

See also

• ate
• ka-
• kuya
• manang
• manong

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kaˈkaʔ/ [kɐˈxaʔ]
• Rhymes: -aʔ
• Syllabification: ka‧ka

Noun

kakâ (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜃ) (obsolete)

1. name of the Baybayin letter ᜃ, corresponding to "ka"

See also

• ka

Further reading

• “kaka”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Serrano-Laktaw, Pedro (1914) Diccionario tagálog-hispano, Ateneo de Manila, page 424.
• San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613) Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero‎^[3], La Noble Villa de Pila
  • page 128: “C) Caca (pc) anſi llamã eſtos [a nueſtra]. C .|. cacayaon .|. ᜃ . [yndi baba] at caca ang mayſuſulat diyan, no . b . ſino . C . es la [q̃ ſe a de poner] ay, Pronuncian la y [eſcriuen la] como ſuena . C . ſaluo ſi alatal . C . [ſe le a de ſeguir] .|. que entonces la pronunciã como .q. y en letra caſtellana ſe eſcriue con . cqi . como, cqipot, ycqina, cqinig, [y otros] los quales ſi ſe eſcriuieſen ſin .q. dirian, icina, cipot, cinig, y realmente ſon de la letra .c. [y con] .cq. ſe ande eſcriuir, y no de otra manera. C. en eſta letra la, ci, ce, ſuenan con cedilla aun que no la tengan, mas en la, ca, co, cu, ſino tienen cedilla, no ſuenan [con ella], y por no auer en la impreſion .C. gran de con cedilla, la pongo toda en la .Z. como, Zabullir, Zerçenar, Zierto, Zoçorbar, Zumo. Noteſe.”
  • page 350: “Hermano) Caca [(pc)] mayor de todos”
  • page 409: “Mayor) Caca [(pc)] [en edad]”
  • page 575: “Tio) Caca [(pc)] hermano mayor de ſu padre q̃ como el hermano le llama caca tambien el ſobrino.”
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*kaka₂”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Turkish

Etymology

Nişanyan claims that this word developed by itself as a Lallwort. However, the examples he gives of how this word is imitating the sounds of people defecating are all from Indo-European languages, with their reconstructed ancestor being Proto-Indo-European *kakka- (“to defecate”). This, combined with how other Turkic languages don't have a word of the same origin and meaning, makes it much more likely that this is instead a borrowing. If so, most likely from Greek κακά (kaká).

Compare Finnish kakka and Estonian kaka, other non-Indo-European languages in close contact with Indo-European ones, bearing similar words that were seemingly not inherited from their proto-languages.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kaˈka/

Noun

kaka (definite accusative kakayı, plural kakalar)

1. poop

Declension

Declension of kaka

	singular	plural
nominative	kaka	kakalar
definite accusative	kakayı	kakaları
dative	kakaya	kakalara
locative	kakada	kakalarda
ablative	kakadan	kakalardan
genitive	kakanın	kakaların

Further reading

• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “kaka”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

Turkmen

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kaːka]
• IPA^(key): [qaːqa]

Noun

kāka (definite accusative kākany, plural kākalar)

1. (Teke) father
2. (Yomut) paternal grandfather

Declension

Declension of kaka

	singular	plural
nominative	kaka	kakalar
accusative	kakany	kakalary
genitive	kakanyň	kakalaryň
dative	kakā	kakalara
locative	kakada	kakalarda
ablative	kakadan	kakalardan

Uneapa

Etymology

Possibly from Proto-Oceanic *kaka (“elder sibling, older sibling”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaka, from Proto-Austronesian *kaka, though the etymology suffers from semantic problems. Compare also Muduapa kaka (“person”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaka/

Noun

kaka

1. baby

Further reading

• Terry Crowley et al, The Oceanic Languages (2013), page 368

Wik-Mungkan

Noun

kaka

1. excrement, faeces, shit

Synonyms

• kun

Yami

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaka, from Proto-Austronesian *kaka; cognate with Malay kakak.

Noun

kaka

1. older sibling

Yoruba

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kà.kà/

Preposition

kàkà

1. rather than, instead of

   Synonyms: kànràn, dípò

   kàkà kí eku máà jẹ sèsé, a fi ṣe àwàdànù ― Rather than have a rat not eat beans, it will spill them away (proverb on bad consequences)

Usage notes

• Always followed by kí

Yosondúa Mixtec

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

kaka (present jika)

1. go, walk

Etymology 2

From Proto-Mixtec *kákà.

Noun

kaka

1. quicklime

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)‎^[4] (in Spanish), third edition, Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., pages 23–24

Zia

Adjective

kaka

1. small