uka

uka

See also: Appendix:Variations of "uka"

Translingual

Etymology

Abbreviation of English Kaburi with u and ka interchanged.

Symbol

uka

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Kaburi.

See also

  • Wiktionary’s coverage of Kaburi terms

Bunun

Verb

uka

  1. not have

Central Bikol

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔuˈkaʔ/ [ʔuˈkaʔ]
  • Hyphenation: u‧ka

Noun

ukâ (Basahan spelling ᜂᜃ)

  1. wail, wailing
    Synonyms: ngaringi, agagha, haya

Derived terms

Chichewa

Alternative forms

Etymology

Cognate with Tumbuka -wuka (“to rise, to resurrect”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈu.ka/

Verb

-uka (infinitive kuúka)

  1. to get up
  2. to stand up
  3. to rise
    1. (by extension) to resurrect
  4. to wake up
  5. to regain one's repute

Derived terms

  • Verbal derivations:
    • Applicative: -ukira
    • Causative: -utsa
    • Repetitive: -ukanso

References

  • Steven Paas (2016), Oxford Chichewa-English/English - Chichewa Dictionary‎[3], Oxford University Press, page 550

Ese

Noun

uka

  1. bird
  2. headdress

Hawaiian

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *quta (compare with Māori uta and Tongan ʻuta), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qutan (compare with Malay hutan (“jungle, forest”) and Iban utan (“ibid.”)), from Proto-Austronesian *quCaN (“scrubland, bush”).[1][2][3]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈu.ka/, [ˈu.kə]

Noun

uka

  1. inland (interior part of a country)

Adverb

uka

  1. towards the mountain

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Pukui, Mary Kawena; Elbert, Samuel H. (1986), “uka”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, →ISBN, page 365
  2. ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “quta.1”, in “POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online”, in Oceanic Linguistics, volume 50, number 2, pages 551–9
  3. ^ M. Ross, A. Pawley, M. Osmond, editors (2003), The Lexicon of Proto-Oceanic‎[1], volume 2: The Physical Environment, Australian National University, →ISBN, page 238

Japanese

Romanization

uka

  1. Rōmaji transcription of うか

Kuna

Noun

uka

  1. (anatomy) skin

Māori

Etymology

Compare with Samoan uʻa and Tongan uka.[1][2] (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Adjective

uka

  1. hard
  2. firm, solid

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Tregear, Edward (1891), “uka”, in Maori–Polynesian Comparative Dictionary‎[2], Wellington, New Zealand: Lyon and Blair, page 574
  2. ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “uka.c”, in “POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online”, in Oceanic Linguistics, volume 50, number 2, pages 551–9

Further reading

  • Williams, Herbert William (1917), “uka”, in A Dictionary of the Maori Language, page 547
  • John C. Moorfield (2011), “uka”, in Te Aka: Māori–English, English–Māori Dictionary and Index‎[4], 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, →ISBN

Nheengatu

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Tupian *ekʷ
Proto-Tupi-Guarani *ok
Old Tupi oka
Nheengatu uka

    Inherited from Old Tupi oka, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *ok, from Proto-Tupian *ekʷ.[1]

    Cognate with Brazilian Portuguese oca and Paraguayan Guarani óga.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈuka/
    • Rhymes: -uka
    • Hyphenation: u‧ka

    Noun

    uka (IIc class pluriform, plural uka-itá, absolute uka, R1 ruka, R2 suka)

    1. house
    2. home
      Ixé uka upé.
      I'm home!
    3. nest (place used by an animal for depositing eggs and hatching young)

    Synonyms

    Regional synonyms of uka (“house”)
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    VarietyLocationWords
    Rio NegroSão Gabriel da Cachoeira[ˈu.ka]
    Middle SolimõesTefé[ˈɔ.kɐ]
    Middle AmazonBarreirinha[ˈɔ.ka]
    Parintins[ˈɔ.ka]
    This table shows various regional forms in the Nheengatu language.
    • ira-ruka
    • iraúka
    • itaúka
    • mukawaúka
    • murasí-ruka
    • pusanga-ruka
    • tamarakaúka
    • tapurú-ruka
    • tupana-ruka
    • tupauku
    • tupã-ruka-mirĩ
    • uka penasawa
    • uka-akanga
    • uka-iwa
    • uka-pitasukawa
    • uka-pupekasara
    • uka-rawa
    • wasaí-ukapura
    • yapuna-ruka
    • yumbuesara-ruka

    References

    1. ^ Avila, Marcel Twardowsky (2021), “uka”, in Proposta de dicionário nheengatu-português [Nheengatu–Portuguese dictionary proposal] (in Portuguese), São Paulo: USP, →DOI, page 785

    Norwegian Bokmål

    Alternative forms

    Noun

    uka m or f

    1. definite feminine singular of uke

    Tagalog

    Pronunciation

    • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔuˈkaʔ/ [ʔʊˈxaʔ]
    • Rhymes: -aʔ
    • Syllabification: u‧ka

    Noun

    ukâ (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜃ)

    1. crack (break on a surface)
      Synonym: bitak

    Anagrams

    Uzbek

    Noun

    uka (plural ukalar)

    1. younger brother
      Synonym: ini
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