shaka
See also: Shaka
English edit
Etymology edit
Origin uncertain. Shaka is not a word in the Hawaiian language, which lacks the /ʃ/ sound.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
shaka (plural shakas)
- A greeting gesture in which the thumb and little finger are extended while curling the three middle fingers in a semi-fist. Used to express a variety of positive meanings including "all right", "hello" and "goodbye".
- 2008 August 10, “Obama: At Home in the Islands”, in New York Times[1]:
- Greet someone with the slang, “Howzit?” and say goodbye with a flash of the “shaka” sign (fist closed, thumb and pinky extended) and you have established your credibility with Hawaii natives.
- 2008 December 27, photo caption, Reuters:
- US President-elect Obama flashes the 'shaka' before he greets a crowd […]
Usage notes edit
- Associated with Hawaii and with sports such as surfing, skateboarding, snowboarding, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and skydiving.
Synonyms edit
See also edit
- Shaka sign on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams edit
Albanian edit
Etymology edit
From Ottoman Turkish شقا (şaka, “joke”). Compare Turkish şaka.
Noun edit
shaka f (plural shaka, definite shakaja, definite plural shakatë)
French edit
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /ʃɛ.ka/, /ʃe.ka/
- Homophones: shakas, shakât
Verb edit
shaka
- third-person singular past historic of shaker
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shaka
Ladino edit
Etymology edit
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shaka f (Latin spelling)
- joke (thing said to amuse)
Rwanda-Rundi edit
Verb edit
-shāka (infinitive gushāka, perfective -shātse)
Swahili edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Arabic شَكّ (šakk).
Pronunciation edit
Audio (Kenya) (file)
Noun edit
shaka (n class, plural shaka) or shaka (ma class, plural mashaka)
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Swazi edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
shaka? class 1a (plural boshaka class 2a)
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