saka

See also: Saka, Sáka, sāka, šaka, şaka, säkä, and šaką

Balinese

Romanization

saka

1. Romanization of ᬲᬓ
2. Romanization of ᬰᬓ
3. Romanization of ᬰᬵᬓᬵ

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Bikol Central

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: sa‧ka
• IPA^(key): /saˈka/ [saˈka]

Conjunction

saká

1. (Naga) and

   Synonyms: asin, buda, at, sagkod, nan, tapos

Interjection

saká!

1. (Naga) so what

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Cebuano

Etymology

Akin to Aklanon saka'.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: sa‧ka
• IPA^(key): /saˈka/ [s̪ɐˈka]

Verb

saka

1. to climb

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Esperanto

Adjective

saka (accusative singular sakan, plural sakaj, accusative plural sakajn)

1. baglike

Related terms

• sako

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Faroese

Noun

saka

1. indefinite genitive plural of sak

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Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɑkɑ/, [ˈs̠ɑ̝kɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑkɑ
• Syllabification^(key): sa‧ka

Noun

saka

1. Saka (person)
2. Saka (language)

Declension

Inflection of saka (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		saka	sakat
genitive		sakan	sakojen
partitive		sakaa	sakoja
illative		sakaan	sakoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		saka	sakat
accusative	nom.	saka	sakat
	gen.	sakan
genitive		sakan	sakojen sakain rare
partitive		sakaa	sakoja
inessive		sakassa	sakoissa
elative		sakasta	sakoista
illative		sakaan	sakoihin
adessive		sakalla	sakoilla
ablative		sakalta	sakoilta
allative		sakalle	sakoille
essive		sakana	sakoina
translative		sakaksi	sakoiksi
abessive		sakatta	sakoitta
instructive		—	sakoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of saka (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative sakani sakani accusative nom. sakani sakani gen. sakani genitive sakani sakojeni sakaini rare partitive sakaani sakojani inessive sakassani sakoissani elative sakastani sakoistani illative sakaani sakoihini adessive sakallani sakoillani ablative sakaltani sakoiltani allative sakalleni sakoilleni essive sakanani sakoinani translative sakakseni sakoikseni abessive sakattani sakoittani instructive — — comitative — sakoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative sakasi sakasi accusative nom. sakasi sakasi gen. sakasi genitive sakasi sakojesi sakaisi rare partitive sakaasi sakojasi inessive sakassasi sakoissasi elative sakastasi sakoistasi illative sakaasi sakoihisi adessive sakallasi sakoillasi ablative sakaltasi sakoiltasi allative sakallesi sakoillesi essive sakanasi sakoinasi translative sakaksesi sakoiksesi abessive sakattasi sakoittasi instructive — — comitative — sakoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative sakamme sakamme accusative nom. sakamme sakamme gen. sakamme genitive sakamme sakojemme sakaimme rare partitive sakaamme sakojamme inessive sakassamme sakoissamme elative sakastamme sakoistamme illative sakaamme sakoihimme adessive sakallamme sakoillamme ablative sakaltamme sakoiltamme allative sakallemme sakoillemme essive sakanamme sakoinamme translative sakaksemme sakoiksemme abessive sakattamme sakoittamme instructive — — comitative — sakoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative sakanne sakanne accusative nom. sakanne sakanne gen. sakanne genitive sakanne sakojenne sakainne rare partitive sakaanne sakojanne inessive sakassanne sakoissanne elative sakastanne sakoistanne illative sakaanne sakoihinne adessive sakallanne sakoillanne ablative sakaltanne sakoiltanne allative sakallenne sakoillenne essive sakananne sakoinanne translative sakaksenne sakoiksenne abessive sakattanne sakoittanne instructive — — comitative — sakoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative sakansa sakansa accusative nom. sakansa sakansa gen. sakansa genitive sakansa sakojensa sakainsa rare partitive sakaansa sakojaan sakojansa inessive sakassaan sakassansa sakoissaan sakoissansa elative sakastaan sakastansa sakoistaan sakoistansa illative sakaansa sakoihinsa adessive sakallaan sakallansa sakoillaan sakoillansa ablative sakaltaan sakaltansa sakoiltaan sakoiltansa allative sakalleen sakallensa sakoilleen sakoillensa essive sakanaan sakanansa sakoinaan sakoinansa translative sakakseen sakaksensa sakoikseen sakoiksensa abessive sakattaan sakattansa sakoittaan sakoittansa instructive — — comitative — sakoineen sakoinensa

Anagrams

• kasa

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Garo

Etymology

Related to sakao (“above, on top”)

Noun

saka

1. upland, upper place

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Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsaːka/
• Rhymes: -aːka

Etymology 1

From Old Norse saka, from Proto-Germanic *sakaną.

Verb

saka (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative sakaði, supine sakað)

1. (transitive) to accuse

   Synonyms: ásaka, ákæra, klaga, kæra

2. (impersonal) to hurt, to injure, to damage

Conjugation

saka — active voice (germynd)

infinitive (nafnháttur)		að saka
supine (sagnbót)		sakað
present participle (lýsingarháttur nútíðar)		sakandi
	indicative (framsöguháttur)			subjunctive (viðtengingarháttur)
present (nútíð)	ég saka	við sökum	present (nútíð)	ég saki	við sökum
	þú sakar	þið sakið		þú sakir	þið sakið
	hann, hún, það sakar	þeir, þær, þau saka		hann, hún, það saki	þeir, þær, þau saki
past (þátíð)	ég sakaði	við sökuðum	past (þátíð)	ég sakaði	við sökuðum
	þú sakaðir	þið sökuðuð		þú sakaðir	þið sökuðuð
	hann, hún, það sakaði	þeir, þær, þau sökuðu		hann, hún, það sakaði	þeir, þær, þau sökuðu
imperative (boðháttur)	saka (þú)	sakið (þið)
	Forms with appended personal pronoun
	sakaðu	sakiði *
* Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

sakast — mediopassive voice (miðmynd)

infinitive (nafnháttur)		að sakast
supine (sagnbót)		sakast
present participle (lýsingarháttur nútíðar)		sakandist ** ** the mediopassive present participle is extremely rare and normally not used; it is never used attributively or predicatively, only for explicatory subclauses
	indicative (framsöguháttur)			subjunctive (viðtengingarháttur)
present (nútíð)	ég sakast	við sökumst	present (nútíð)	ég sakist	við sökumst
	þú sakast	þið sakist		þú sakist	þið sakist
	hann, hún, það sakast	þeir, þær, þau sakast		hann, hún, það sakist	þeir, þær, þau sakist
past (þátíð)	ég sakaðist	við sökuðumst	past (þátíð)	ég sakaðist	við sökuðumst
	þú sakaðist	þið sökuðust		þú sakaðist	þið sökuðust
	hann, hún, það sakaðist	þeir, þær, þau sökuðust		hann, hún, það sakaðist	þeir, þær, þau sökuðust
imperative (boðháttur)	sakast (þú)	sakist (þið)
	Forms with appended personal pronoun
	sakastu	sakisti *
* Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

sakaður — past participle (lýsingarháttur þátíðar)

strong declension (sterk beyging)	singular (eintala)				plural (fleirtala)
	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)		masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)
nominative (nefnifall)	sakaður	sökuð	sakað		sakaðir	sakaðar	sökuð
accusative (þolfall)	sakaðan	sakaða	sakað		sakaða	sakaðar	sökuð
dative (þágufall)	sökuðum	sakaðri	sökuðu		sökuðum	sökuðum	sökuðum
genitive (eignarfall)	sakaðs	sakaðrar	sakaðs		sakaðra	sakaðra	sakaðra
weak declension (veik beyging)	singular (eintala)				plural (fleirtala)
	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)		masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)
nominative (nefnifall)	sakaði	sakaða	sakaða		sökuðu	sökuðu	sökuðu
accusative (þolfall)	sakaða	sökuðu	sakaða		sökuðu	sökuðu	sökuðu
dative (þágufall)	sakaða	sökuðu	sakaða		sökuðu	sökuðu	sökuðu
genitive (eignarfall)	sakaða	sökuðu	sakaða		sökuðu	sökuðu	sökuðu

Etymology 2

Noun

saka

1. indefinite genitive plural of sök

Anagrams

• aska

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Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsa.ka]
• Hyphenation: sa‧ka

Etymology 1

From Malay saka, from Pali saka (“name of a tree (Tectona grandis)”), from Sanskrit शाखा (śākhā, “branch, door post”).

Noun

saka (plural saka-saka, first-person possessive sakaku, second-person possessive sakamu, third-person possessive sakanya)

1. house pole.

Compounds

• saka guru
• saka tatal

 

Etymology 2

Noun

saka (plural saka-saka, first-person possessive sakaku, second-person possessive sakamu, third-person possessive sakanya)

1. (clipping) Alternative spelling of pusaka (“heirloom, inheritance”).

Etymology 3

From Minangkabau [Term?], probably from Sanskrit सखा (sakhā), सखि (sakhi, “friend, assistant, brother-in-law”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *sákʰā, from Proto-Indo-European *sokʷH- (“friend, companion”), from *sekʷ- (“follow”). Doublet of saki.

Noun

saka (plural saka-saka, first-person possessive sakaku, second-person possessive sakamu, third-person possessive sakanya)

1. maternal family.
2. the customary rank of the people who are hereditary.

Compounds

• saka baka

 

Etymology 4

From Minangkabau [Term?], from Persian شکر (šakar), from Sanskrit शर्कर (śárkarā), from Proto-Indo-Iranian, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱorkeh₂. Doublet of sakar (“sugar”).

Noun

saka (plural saka-saka, first-person possessive sakaku, second-person possessive sakamu, third-person possessive sakanya)

1. cane sugar.

   Hypernym: gula

Further reading

• “saka” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

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Jamamadí

Verb

saka

1. (Banawá) to jab, pierce

References

• 2007. The UCLA Phonetics Lab Archive. Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Department of Linguistics.

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Japanese

Romanization

saka

1. Rōmaji transcription of さか

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Javanese

Etymology

From Old Javanese saka.

Noun

saka

1. post (pillar)

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Latvian

Verb

saka

1. (deprecated template usage) 3rd person singular present indicative form of sacīt
2. (deprecated template usage) 3rd person plural present indicative form of sacīt
3. (with the particle lai) (deprecated template usage) 3rd person singular imperative form of sacīt
4. (with the particle lai) (deprecated template usage) 3rd person plural imperative form of sacīt

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Malagasy

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• Audio:

  (file)

Noun

saka

1. cat, Felis silvestris catus

   Synonym: piso

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Mansaka

Etymology

Akin to Aklanon saka'.

Verb

saka

1. to climb

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Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• saken

Noun

saka m or f

1. definite feminine singular of sak

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɑːkɑ/

Noun

saka f

1. (deprecated template usage) definite singular of sak

Etymology 2

From Old Norse sakaðr.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²sɑːkɑ/

Adjective

saka (singular and plural saka, comparative meir saka, superlative mest saka)

1. (archaic) guilty

Synonyms

• skuldig

Antonyms

• saklaus

References

• “saka” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Old Javanese

Noun

saka

1. post (pillar)

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Old Norse

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *sakaną.

Verb

saka (singular past indicative sakaða, plural past indicative sǫkuðu, past participle sakaðr)

1. to do harm, to scathe
   1. (impersonal, with accusative)

      hvat sem at var gǫrt, sakaði hann ekki

      no matter what they did, no harm came to him.

2. to blame, find fault with

Conjugation

Conjugation of saka — active (weak class 2)

infinitive	saka
present participle	sakandi
past participle	sakaðr
indicative	present	past
1st-person singular	saka	sakaða
2nd-person singular	sakar	sakaðir
3rd-person singular	sakar	sakaði
1st-person plural	sǫkum	sǫkuðum
2nd-person plural	sakið	sǫkuðuð
3rd-person plural	saka	sǫkuðu
subjunctive	present	past
1st-person singular	saka	sakaða
2nd-person singular	sakir	sakaðir
3rd-person singular	saki	sakaði
1st-person plural	sakim	sakaðim
2nd-person plural	sakið	sakaðið
3rd-person plural	saki	sakaði
imperative	present
2nd-person singular	saka
1st-person plural	sǫkum
2nd-person plural	sakið

Conjugation of saka — mediopassive (weak class 2)

infinitive	sakask
present participle	sakandisk
past participle	sakazk
indicative	present	past
1st-person singular	sǫkumk	sǫkuðumk
2nd-person singular	sakask	sakaðisk
3rd-person singular	sakask	sakaðisk
1st-person plural	sǫkumsk	sǫkuðumsk
2nd-person plural	sakizk	sǫkuðuzk
3rd-person plural	sakask	sǫkuðusk
subjunctive	present	past
1st-person singular	sǫkumk	sǫkuðumk
2nd-person singular	sakisk	sakaðisk
3rd-person singular	sakisk	sakaðisk
1st-person plural	sakimsk	sakaðimsk
2nd-person plural	sakizk	sakaðizk
3rd-person plural	sakisk	sakaðisk
imperative	present
2nd-person singular	sakask
1st-person plural	sǫkumsk
2nd-person plural	sakizk

Derived terms

• saka sik um (“to blame oneself for”)
• sakaðr
• sakna

Related terms

• sǿkja
• sǫk

Descendants

• Icelandic: saka
• Norwegian:

  Norwegian Bokmål: sake

  Norwegian Nynorsk: saka, sake

References

• saka in An Icelandic-English Dictionary, R. Cleasby and G. Vigfússon, Clarendon Press, 1874, at Internet Archive.
• “saka”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

saka

1. Template:genitive plural of

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Ometepec Nahuatl

Noun

saka

1. zacate, grass

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Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀲𑀓 (Brahmi script)
• सक (Devanagari script)
• সক (Bengali script)
• සක (Sinhalese script)
• သက or သၵ (Burmese script)
• สก or สะกะ (Thai script)
• ᩈᨠ (Tai Tham script)
• ສກ or ສະກະ (Lao script)
• សក (Khmer script)
• 𑄥𑄇 (Chakma script)

Adjective

saka

1. one's own

Declension

Declension table of "saka" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	sako	sakā
Accusative (second)	sakaṃ	sake
Instrumental (third)	sakena	sakehi or sakebhi
Dative (fourth)	sakassa or sakāya or sakatthaṃ	sakānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	sakasmā or sakamhā or sakā	sakehi or sakebhi
Genitive (sixth)	sakassa	sakānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	sakasmiṃ or sakamhi or sake	sakesu
Vocative (calling)	saka	sakā

Declension table of "sakā" (feminine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	sakā	sakāyo or sakā
Accusative (second)	sakaṃ	sakāyo or sakā
Instrumental (third)	sakāya	sakāhi or sakābhi
Dative (fourth)	sakāya	sakānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	sakāya	sakāhi or sakābhi
Genitive (sixth)	sakāya	sakānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	sakāya or sakāyaṃ	sakāsu
Vocative (calling)	sake	sakāyo or sakā

Declension table of "saka" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	sakaṃ	sakāni
Accusative (second)	sakaṃ	sakāni
Instrumental (third)	sakena	sakehi or sakebhi
Dative (fourth)	sakassa or sakāya or sakatthaṃ	sakānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	sakasmā or sakamhā or sakā	sakehi or sakebhi
Genitive (sixth)	sakassa	sakānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	sakasmiṃ or sakamhi or sake	sakesu
Vocative (calling)	saka	sakāni

References

Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “saka”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead

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Papiamentu

Etymology

From Portuguese sacar and Spanish sacar.

Verb

saka

1. to vomit

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Swahili

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Verb

-saka (infinitive kusaka)

1. to chase, to hunt down, to track down, to search for

Conjugation

Conjugation of -saka
Positive present -nasaka Subjunctive -sake Negative -saki Imperative singular saka
Infinitives
Positive kusaka Negative kutosaka
Imperatives
Singular saka Plural sakeni
Tensed forms
Habitual husaka Positive past positive subject concord + -lisaka Negative past negative subject concord + -kusaka
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nasaka) Singular Plural 1st person ninasaka/nasaka tunasaka 2nd person unasaka mnasaka 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anasaka wanasaka other classes positive subject concord + -nasaka
Negative present (negative subject concord + -saki) Singular Plural 1st person sisaki hatusaki 2nd person husaki hamsaki 3rd person m-wa(I/II) hasaki hawasaki other classes negative subject concord + -saki
Positive future positive subject concord + -tasaka Negative future negative subject concord + -tasaka
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -sake) Singular Plural 1st person nisake tusake 2nd person usake msake 3rd person m-wa(I/II) asake wasake other classes positive subject concord + -sake
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sisake Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngesaka Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singesaka Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalisaka Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalisaka
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -asaka) Singular Plural 1st person nasaka twasaka 2nd person wasaka mwasaka 3rd person m-wa(I/II) asaka wasaka m-mi(III/IV) wasaka yasaka ji-ma(V/VI) lasaka yasaka ki-vi(VII/VIII) chasaka vyasaka n(IX/X) yasaka zasaka u(XI) wasaka see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwasaka pa(XVI) pasaka mu(XVIII) mwasaka
Perfect positive subject concord + -mesaka "Already" positive subject concord + -meshasaka "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jasaka "If/When" positive subject concord + -kisaka "If not" positive subject concord + -siposaka Consecutive kasaka / positive subject concord + -kasaka Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kasake
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nisaka -tusaka 2nd person -kusaka -wasaka/-kusakeni/-wasakeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -msaka -wasaka m-mi(III/IV) -usaka -isaka ji-ma(V/VI) -lisaka -yasaka ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kisaka -visaka n(IX/X) -isaka -zisaka u(XI) -usaka see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kusaka pa(XVI) -pasaka mu(XVIII) -musaka Reflexive -jisaka
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -saka- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -sakaye -sakao m-mi(III/IV) -sakao -sakayo ji-ma(V/VI) -sakalo -sakayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -sakacho -sakavyo n(IX/X) -sakayo -sakazo u(XI) -sakao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -sakako pa(XVI) -sakapo mu(XVIII) -sakamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -saka) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yesaka -osaka m-mi(III/IV) -osaka -yosaka ji-ma(V/VI) -losaka -yosaka ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chosaka -vyosaka n(IX/X) -yosaka -zosaka u(XI) -osaka see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kosaka pa(XVI) -posaka mu(XVIII) -mosaka
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

• Nominal derivations:
  • msako (“chase, hunt, search”)

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Swedish

Verb

saka (present sakar, preterite sakade, supine sakat, imperative saka)

1. (card games) to play an arbitrary (useless) card instead of one in the correct suit, when one is obliged but unable to follow suit

Conjugation

Conjugation of saka (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	saka		sakas
Supine	sakat		sakats
Imperative	saka		—
Imper. plural1	saken		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	sakar	sakade	sakas	sakades
Ind. plural1	saka	sakade	sakas	sakades
Subjunctive2	sake	sakade	sakes	sakades
	Participles
Present participle	sakande
Past participle	sakad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Anagrams

• aska, kasa

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Tagalog

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: sa‧ka
• IPA^(key): /saˈkaʔ/, [sɐˈxaʔ]

Conjunction

sakâ

1. and

   Synonyms: at, at saka, 'tsaka

Adverb

sakâ

1. then; and then; afterwards
2. besides; moreover

   Synonym: bukod sa

3. at another time

   Synonym: saka na

Derived terms

• 'tsaka
• at saka
• manaka-naka
• saka na

 

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish saca.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: sa‧ka
• IPA^(key): /ˈsaka/, [ˈsaː.xɐ]

Noun

saka

1. farming; cultivation of a piece of land

   Synonyms: pagsasaka, agrikultura, pagbubukid, paglilinang

2. farmland

   Synonyms: linang, taniman

Derived terms

• magsaka
• magsasaka
• masaka
• pagsasaka
• pansaka
• sakahan
• sakahin
• sakahin
• tagapagsaka
• tagasaka

 

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Spanish sacar.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: sa‧ka
• IPA^(key): /saˈka/, [sɐˈxa]

Noun

saká

1. copying; tracing (of a drawing, figure, or design)

   Synonyms: kopya, pagkopya

2. acquisition of goods by consignment
3. importation (of goods)

   Synonyms: angkat, pag-angkat

Derived terms

• sakahan
• sakahin

 

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Ternate

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsa.ka/

Verb

saka

1. (transitive) to thrust

Conjugation

Conjugation of saka
	Singular	Plural
	Inclusive	Exclusive
1st	tosaka	fosaka	misaka
2nd	nosaka	nisaka
3rd	Masculine	osaka	isaka, yosaka†
Feminine	mosaka
Neuter	isaka
† - archaic

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsa.ka/

Verb

saka

1. (stative) to be almost bearing fruit

Conjugation

Conjugation of saka
	Singular	Plural
	Inclusive	Exclusive
1st	tosaka	fosaka	misaka
2nd	nosaka	nisaka
3rd	Masculine	osaka	isaka, yosaka†
Feminine	mosaka
Neuter	isaka
† - archaic

References

• Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

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Turkish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [saka]

Noun

saka (definite accusative sakayı, plural sakalar)

1. European goldfinch

Declension

Inflection
Nominative	saka
Definite accusative	sakayı
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	saka	sakalar
Definite accusative	sakayı	sakaları
Dative	sakaya	sakalara
Locative	sakada	sakalarda
Ablative	sakadan	sakalardan
Genitive	sakanın	sakaların

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Waray-Waray

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *sakay, compare Tetum sa'e.

Verb

saka

1. to ascend, to go up