vakka

== Finnish == === Etymology === From Proto-Finnic *vakka, borrowed from Proto-Baltic [Term?] (compare Latvian vāks (“lid, cover”), Lithuanian vókas (“cover, eyelid”)). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʋɑkːɑ/, [ˈʋɑ̝kːɑ̝] Rhymes: -ɑkːɑ Syllabification(key): vak‧ka Hyphenation(key): vak‧ka === Noun === vakka A roundish, voluminous container equipped with a cap. pitää kynttiläänsä vakan alla ― to hide one's light under a bushel (literally, “to hold one's candle under a vakka”) (in particular) A type of wooden container of varying size, made of bent thin board to make it strong and light, usually equipped with a close fitting cap. vakka kantensa valitsee ― a man is known by the company he keeps (literally, “a vakka chooses its cap”) (historical) A premetric unit of dry volume used in Sweden (halvspann in Swedish) and Finland. According to a 1665 regulation, equal to 36.64 liters, quite close to an imperial bushel. Coordinate terms: kappa (1/8 of "vakka"), tynnyri (4 times "vakka") ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “vakka”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 4 July 2023 === Anagrams === kvaak == Ingrian == === Etymology === From Proto-Finnic *vakka. Cognates include Finnish vakka and Estonian vakk. === Pronunciation === (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈʋɑkːɑ/, [ˈʋɑkː] (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈʋɑkːɑ/, [ˈʋɑkːɑ] Rhymes: -ɑkː, -ɑkːɑ Hyphenation: vak‧ka === Noun === vakka a type of oval container with a lid used to store seeds a unit of dry volume equivalent to around 36.64 liters ==== Usage notes ==== One vakka is equal to four kappa. ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === References === Ruben E. Nirvi (1971), Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 633 == Pali == === Alternative forms === === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Sanskrit वृक्क (vṛkka, “kidney”). ==== Noun ==== vakka n kidney ===== Declension ===== === Etymology 2 === Inherited from Sanskrit वक्र (vakra, “crooked”). ==== Adjective ==== vakka crooked ===== Declension ===== ===== Synonyms ===== vaṅka === References === Pali Text Society (1921–1925), “pakka”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead