neka

== Maltese == === Etymology === From Arabic نَكَى (nakā). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈnɛ.ka/ Rhymes: -ɛka === Verb === neka (imperfect jinki, past participle minki, verbal noun nkejja) to tease, to annoy, to spite ==== Conjugation ==== == Pali == === Alternative forms === === Etymology === Aphetic form of aneka === Adjective === neka several many === References === Pali Text Society (1921–1925), “neka”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead == Phuthi == === Verb === -néka to lay out to hang up ==== Inflection ==== This verb needs an inflection-table template. == Serbo-Croatian == === Alternative forms === nek === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-Slavic *nekъ. Compare Polish niech and Slovak nech. === Particle === nȅka (Cyrillic spelling не̏ка) let, may === References === “neka”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026 == Southern Ndebele == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Verb === -neka? to hang ==== Inflection ==== This entry needs an inflection-table template. == Swedish == === Etymology === From nej (“no”), similar to jaka (“to say yes”). From Old Swedish neka, Norwegian neikka, Danish nege, applying a -k suffix to Icelandic nei and Old Swedish ne. This goes further back to Germanic nikon. There is also an additional -t suffix in Swedish dialectal näkta, south Swedish nejta, Danish nægte, Norwegian nekta. === Verb === neka (present nekar, preterite nekade, supine nekat, imperative neka) to deny, to say no to assert that something is not true (ditransitive) to disallow, to refuse to give someone something (transitive) to refuse (to do something) ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== förneka nej nekan === References === neka in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922) === Anagrams === ekan, enka