tsaka

== Hausa == === Etymology 1 === ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /(t)sʼá.káː/ (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [sʼə́.káː] ==== Noun ==== tsakā f (plural tsakā̀kē, possessed form tsakar̃) a kind of gecko (figuratively) someone who is unpopular === Etymology 2 === ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /(t)sʼá.kà/ (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [sʼə́.kə̀] ==== Adverb ==== tsakà in the middle, in the midst ===== Derived terms ===== tsakà-tsakà ===== Related terms ===== tsàkānī tsakiyā̀ == Tagalog == === Etymology 1 === ==== Pronunciation ==== (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /t͡saˈkaʔ/ [t͡sɐˈxaʔ] Rhymes: -aʔ Syllabification: tsa‧ka ==== Conjunction ==== tsakâ (Baybayin spelling ᜆ᜔ᜐᜃ) alternative spelling of 'tsaka === Etymology 2 === From the phrase saksakan na pangit (“extremely ugly”, literally “crammed with ugly”), blended in swardspeak, or Filipino gay slang, with the name Chaka Khan, stage name of American pop singer Yvette Marie Stevens, who people back then regarded as socially unattractive. ==== Alternative forms ==== chaka — common chaca ==== Pronunciation ==== (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃaka/ [ˈt͡ʃaː.xɐ] IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /ˈtsaka/ [ˈt͡saː.xɐ] Rhymes: -aka Syllabification: tsa‧ka ==== Adjective ==== tsaka (Baybayin spelling ᜆ᜔ᜐᜃ) (gay slang) ugly Synonym: pangit ===== Derived terms ===== === Further reading === Zorc, R. David; San Miguel, Rachel (1993), Tagalog Slang Dictionary, Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN, page 29 === Anagrams === katsa, katas, kasat, takas == Tsonga == === Verb === tsaka to rejoice