Baka

== English == === Etymology 1 === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) ==== Noun ==== Baka (plural Bakas or Baka) A member of a nomadic ethnic group inhabiting parts of western and central Africa. ==== Proper noun ==== Baka A dialect cluster of Ubangian languages spoken by the Baka people. === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from Czech, Slovak, Hungarian and Polish Baka. ==== Proper noun ==== Baka (plural Bakas) A surname. ===== Statistics ===== According to the 2010 United States Census, Baka is the 38850th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 568 individuals. Baka is most common among White (88.38%) individuals. === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Baka”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 85. === Anagrams === Ka'ba == Czech == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈbaka] === Proper noun === Baka m anim (female equivalent Baková) a male surname ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “Baka”, in Příjmení.cz (in Czech) == Jamamadí == === Proper noun === Baka (Banawá) a unisex given name === References === 2007. The UCLA Phonetics Lab Archive. Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Department of Linguistics. == Slovak == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /baka/, [ˈbaka] === Proper noun === Baka m pers (female equivalent Baková) a male surname ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “Baka”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2026 == Tagalog == === Etymology === From baka. Calque of Arabic الْبَقَرَة (al-baqara, “the cow”). See also Arabic سُورَةُ ٱلْبَقَرَة (sūratu l-baqara). === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈbaka/ [ˈbaː.xɐ] Rhymes: -aka Syllabification: Ba‧ka === Proper noun === Baka (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜃ) (Islam) Baqara (2nd sura (chapter) of the Qur'an) === Anagrams === kaba, akba