şaka

== Turkish == === Etymology === From Ottoman Turkish شاقه, شقا (şaka, “fun, joke”), further origin unknown. May be an ironic derivation of Arabic شَقَاء (šaqāʔ, “unhappiness”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʃaˈka/, [ʃɑˈkɑ] === Noun === şaka (definite accusative şakayı, plural şakalar) joke prank ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === References === === Further reading === “şaka”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu Ayverdi, İlhan (2010), “şaka”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı