Oka

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See also: oka, öka, øka, oka', and ö'ka

English[edit]

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Etymology 1[edit]

From Russian Ока́ (Oká). Probably cognate with Sanskrit ओघ (ogha, “stream, flood, torrent of water”)

Proper noun[edit]

Oka

  1. A river in central Russia, the largest right tributary of the Volga.
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Etymology 2[edit]

From French, from Mohawk [Term?] (“a kind of pike [fish]”) . The cheese is named for the village.

Proper noun[edit]

Oka

  1. A small village and suburb of Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Noun[edit]

Oka (uncountable)

  1. (Canada) A kind of pungent, semi-soft cheese, originally made by Trappist monks in Oka, Quebec.

Etymology 3[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Oka

  1. An ancient town in Bithynia, in modern Turkey.
  2. The capital city of Akoko South-West, Ondo, Nigeria.
  3. An unincorporated community in Calhoun County, West Virginia, United States.
  4. A common family/surname among Marathi Chitpawan Brahmins of Western India. Also spelt as Oke and Oak.

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Romanization[edit]

Oka

  1. Rōmaji transcription of おか
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