oka

== Translingual == === Symbol === oka (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Okanagan. === See also === Wiktionary’s coverage of Okanagan terms == English == === Alternative forms === oke, okka === Etymology === From Italian oca, from French oque, from Ottoman Turkish اوقه (okka). Doublet of ounce, inch, uncia, ouguiya, and awqiyyah. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɒkə/ === Noun === oka (plural okas) (historical) A former Turkish, Egyptian, Hungarian, and Romanian unit of weight, usually of a little more than a kilogram. 1888, W.M.F. Petrie, Encyclopaedia Britannica, 9th ed., Vol. XXIV, s.v. "Weights and Measures": Dram (49·5 grains), 100=chequi, 4=oka (2·8286 ℔); dram (49·5 grains), 180=rotl, 100=kintal or kantar (127·29 ℔). A unit of volume in Egypt (and formerly Turkey) corresponding to about 1.2 litres. ==== Meronyms ==== (subdivisions of the unit of weight): dirhem or dram; ounce; cheki; rottol or rotl (superdivisions of the unit of weight): batman; kantar or quintal === Anagrams === A-OK, AOK, Kao, OAK, koa, oak == Ainu == === Etymology === Contraction of okay. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ò̞ꜛká] === Pronoun === oka (Kana spelling オカ) (Saru dialect) they (third-person plural pronoun) ==== Usage notes ==== This word is not actually a proper pronoun, but is often used when it is absolutely necessary to point directly to a third person in conversation. The proper third-person pronoun in Ainu would be the lack of any personal pronoun at all, i.e., it has a null value. === See also === == Basque == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /oka/ [o.ka] Rhymes: -oka, -a Hyphenation: o‧ka === Noun === oka inan nausea, indigestion vomit ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== oka egin === Further reading === “oka”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language] “oka”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005 == Bilba == === Etymology === From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wakaʀ. === Noun === oka root (of plant) === References === Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*wakaR”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI == Choctaw == === Noun === oka water === References === Cyrus Byington, John Reed Swanton, Henry Sale Halbert, A Dictionary of the Choctaw Language (1915) == Czech == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈoka] === Noun === oka inflection of oko: genitive singular nominative/accusative/vocative plural == Esperanto == === Etymology === ok +‎ -a === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈoka/ Rhymes: -oka Syllabification: o‧ka === Adjective === oka (accusative singular okan, plural okaj, accusative plural okajn) (ordinal number) eighth === Further reading === “oka”, in Plena Ilustrita Vortaro de Esperanto [Complete Illustrated Dictionary of Esperanto], 2020, →ISBN “oka”, in Reta Vortaro [Online Dictionary] (in Esperanto), 1997-2026 == Finnish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈokɑ/, [ˈo̞kɑ̝] Rhymes: -okɑ Syllabification(key): o‧ka Hyphenation(key): oka === Etymology 1 === From Proto-Finnic *oka, a variant of *ogas (whence oas). ==== Noun ==== oka thorn, prickle ===== Declension ===== In the plural, the plural forms of oas are more commonly used. ===== Synonyms ===== oas piikki ===== Derived terms ===== ==== Further reading ==== “oka”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[5] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 1 July 2023 === Etymology 2 === From Spanish oca, from Quechua uqa. ==== Noun ==== oka oca ===== Declension ===== === Anagrams === kao == Hawaiian == === Etymology === From Proto-Polynesian *qota (“dregs, residue”), from Proto-Central Pacific *xota "dregs, refuse". === Noun === oka dregs, sediment, grounds crumbs, small bits ==== Derived terms ==== oka kope (“coffee grounds”) oka lāʻau (“sawdust”) ==== Related terms ==== ʻāoka okaoka === Further reading === oka in Combined Hawaiian Dictionary, at trussel2.com. == Hungarian == === Etymology === ok (“cause, reason, motive”) +‎ -a (possessive suffix) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈokɒ] Hyphenation: oka === Noun === oka third-person singular single-possession possessive of ok a halál oka ― the cause of death ==== Declension ==== == Japanese == === Romanization === oka Rōmaji transcription of おか == Laboya == === Noun === oka cage === References === Rina, A. Dj.; Kabba, John Lado B. (2011), “oka”, in Kamus Bahasa Lamboya, Kabupaten Sumba Bakat [Dictionary of Lamboya Language, West Sumba Regency], Waikabubak: Dinas Kebudayaan dan Pariwisata, Kabupaten Sumba Bakat, page 75 == Māori == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈoka/ [ˈɔkɐ] === Etymology 1 === From Proto-Oceanic *hoka “to husk coconuts” (compare with Rarotongan oka, Tongan hoka and Samoan oʻa). Sense of husking coconuts lost with other coconut-related activities in temperate New Zealand in contrast to other cognates, added by influence of hoka; see there for details. === Verb === oka (passive okaina) to stab, to pierce Synonym: kō to prick Synonym: timo to vaccinate Synonym: okaoka === Noun === oka any tool for piercing awl, tool used to bore holes in wood or leather a kind of dagger === Related terms === hoka === Derived terms === === References === === Etymology 2 === From Proto-Polynesian *hoka (compare with Rarotongan oka “rafter”, Tahitian hoka “frame of a ship”, Tongan hoka “king post, main pillar that supports the ridgepole” and Samoan soʻa “collar beam”) from Proto-Oceanic *sokar “crossbeam” from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *səŋkar “transverse roof beams, thwart of a boat” (compare with Malay sengkar). === Noun === oka rafter, esp. that supports the roof of kumara storehouses === References === === Etymology 3 === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Noun === oka yam === See also === uhi uwhi === Further reading === Williams, Herbert William (1917), “oka”, in A Dictionary of the Maori Language, page 278 “oka” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN. == Old Tupi == === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *ok, *rok, from Proto-Tupian *ekʷ. Cognate with Sateré-Mawé sok, Paraguayan Guarani óga. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈɔ.ka] Rhymes: -ɔka Hyphenation: o‧ka === Noun === oka (possessable, IIc class pluriform, absolute oka, R1 roka, R2 soka) house den, burrow Synonym: kûara (figurative) refuge, hiding place ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Nheengatu: uka → Brazilian Portuguese: oca ==== See also ==== Thesaurus:oka === References === === Further reading === Antônio Lemos Barbosa (1956), Curso de tupi antigo: gramática, exercícios, textos [Course of Old Tupi: Grammar, Exercises, Texts]‎[6] (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Livraria São José Navarro, Eduardo de Almeida (2013), “oka”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil [Dictionary of Old Tupi: The Classical Indigenous Language of Brazil ] (overall work in Portuguese), São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, pages 358–359 == Polish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɔ.ka/ Rhymes: -ɔka Syllabification: o‧ka === Noun === oka n inflection of oko: genitive singular nominative/accusative/vocative plural (some meanings) == Rapa Nui == === Verb === oka stab == Serbo-Croatian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish اوقه (okka). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ǒka/ Hyphenation: o‧ka === Noun === òka f (Cyrillic spelling о̀ка) an oka, a former Turkish unit of weight, usually a little more than a kilogram ==== Declension ==== === Noun === oka (Cyrillic spelling ока) genitive singular of oko == Slovak == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɔka/, [ˈɔka] Rhymes: -ɔka Hyphenation: o‧ka === Noun === oka genitive singular of oko == Swahili == === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-Bantu *-jòka. === Pronunciation === === Verb === -oka (infinitive kuoka) to bake to roast to fire pottery ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Nominal derivations: mwokaji (“baker”) uokaji (“baking”) == Swedish == === Etymology === From Old Swedish oka, equivalent to ok +‎ -a. === Verb === oka (present okar, preterite okade, supine okat, imperative oka) to yoke (to fasten a yoke on one or more draught animals) ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== oka av (“to unyoke”) === References === “oka”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “oka”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)