eka

See also: Appendix:Variations of "eka"

Translingual

Etymology

Clipping of English Ekajuk.

Symbol

eka

(international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Ekajuk.

Anaang

Noun

ékà

woman

Synonyms

nwáán

Balinese

Noun

eka

alternative spelling of éka

Baruga

Noun

eka

leg

Finnish

**Finnish numbers ^(edit)**
	1	2 →
Cardinal: yksi Colloquial counting form: yy Ordinal: ensimmäinen Colloquial ordinal: eka, ensin Ordinal abbreviation: 1., 1:nen Digit name: ykkönen Adverbial: kerran, (mathematics) yhdesti Multiplier: yksinkertainen Distributive: yksittäin Collective: yksin
Finnish Wikipedia article on 1

Etymology

Clipping of ensimmäinen; compare toka, vika.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈekɑ/, [ˈe̞kɑ̝]
Rhymes: -ekɑ
Syllabification^(key): e‧ka
Hyphenation^(key): eka

Adjective

eka (colloquial)

first
Synonyms: see ensimmäinen

Coordinate terms: toka (“second”), vika (“last”)

Declension

May also be indeclinable.

Inflection of eka (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		eka	ekat
genitive		ekan	ekojen
partitive		ekaa	ekoja
illative		ekaan	ekoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		eka	ekat
accusative	nom.	eka	ekat
accusative	gen.	ekan	ekat
genitive		ekan	ekojen ekain ^rare
partitive		ekaa	ekoja
inessive		ekassa	ekoissa
elative		ekasta	ekoista
illative		ekaan	ekoihin
adessive		ekalla	ekoilla
ablative		ekalta	ekoilta
allative		ekalle	ekoille
essive		ekana	ekoina
translative		ekaksi	ekoiksi
abessive		ekatta	ekoitta
instructive		—	ekoin
comitative		—	ekoine

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

Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.

first-person singular possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		ekani	ekani
accusative	nom.	ekani	ekani
accusative	gen.	ekani	ekani
genitive		ekani	ekojeni ekaini ^rare
partitive		ekaani	ekojani
inessive		ekassani	ekoissani
elative		ekastani	ekoistani
illative		ekaani	ekoihini
adessive		ekallani	ekoillani
ablative		ekaltani	ekoiltani
allative		ekalleni	ekoilleni
essive		ekanani	ekoinani
translative		ekakseni	ekoikseni
abessive		ekattani	ekoittani
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	ekoineni

second-person singular possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		ekasi	ekasi
accusative	nom.	ekasi	ekasi
accusative	gen.	ekasi	ekasi
genitive		ekasi	ekojesi ekaisi ^rare
partitive		ekaasi	ekojasi
inessive		ekassasi	ekoissasi
elative		ekastasi	ekoistasi
illative		ekaasi	ekoihisi
adessive		ekallasi	ekoillasi
ablative		ekaltasi	ekoiltasi
allative		ekallesi	ekoillesi
essive		ekanasi	ekoinasi
translative		ekaksesi	ekoiksesi
abessive		ekattasi	ekoittasi
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	ekoinesi

first-person plural possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		ekamme	ekamme
accusative	nom.	ekamme	ekamme
accusative	gen.	ekamme	ekamme
genitive		ekamme	ekojemme ekaimme ^rare
partitive		ekaamme	ekojamme
inessive		ekassamme	ekoissamme
elative		ekastamme	ekoistamme
illative		ekaamme	ekoihimme
adessive		ekallamme	ekoillamme
ablative		ekaltamme	ekoiltamme
allative		ekallemme	ekoillemme
essive		ekanamme	ekoinamme
translative		ekaksemme	ekoiksemme
abessive		ekattamme	ekoittamme
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	ekoinemme

second-person plural possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		ekanne	ekanne
accusative	nom.	ekanne	ekanne
accusative	gen.	ekanne	ekanne
genitive		ekanne	ekojenne ekainne ^rare
partitive		ekaanne	ekojanne
inessive		ekassanne	ekoissanne
elative		ekastanne	ekoistanne
illative		ekaanne	ekoihinne
adessive		ekallanne	ekoillanne
ablative		ekaltanne	ekoiltanne
allative		ekallenne	ekoillenne
essive		ekananne	ekoinanne
translative		ekaksenne	ekoiksenne
abessive		ekattanne	ekoittanne
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	ekoinenne

third-person possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		ekansa	ekansa
accusative	nom.	ekansa	ekansa
accusative	gen.	ekansa	ekansa
genitive		ekansa	ekojensa ekainsa ^rare
partitive		ekaansa	ekojaan ekojansa
inessive		ekassaan ekassansa	ekoissaan ekoissansa
elative		ekastaan ekastansa	ekoistaan ekoistansa
illative		ekaansa	ekoihinsa
adessive		ekallaan ekallansa	ekoillaan ekoillansa
ablative		ekaltaan ekaltansa	ekoiltaan ekoiltansa
allative		ekalleen ekallensa	ekoilleen ekoillensa
essive		ekanaan ekanansa	ekoinaan ekoinansa
translative		ekakseen ekaksensa	ekoikseen ekoiksensa
abessive		ekattaan ekattansa	ekoittaan ekoittansa
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	ekoineen ekoinensa

Derived terms

compounds

ekaluokkalainen

Anagrams

kea

Hausa

Etymology

Borrowed from English acre.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʔéː.kàː/
- (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [ʔéː.kàː]

Noun

ēkā̀ f (plural ēkōkī, possessed form ēkàr̃)

acre

Indonesian

**Indonesian cardinal numbers**
< 0	1	2 >
Cardinal : eka

Etymology

From Malay eka, from Sanskrit एक (eka), from Proto-Indo-Iranian, from Proto-Indo-European *óykos.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /e.ka/

Numeral

eka

one
Synonyms: satu; esa, sa; tunggal

Javanese

Romanization

eka

romanization of ꦲꦺꦏ

Malay

**Malay numbers ^(edit)**
		10^{[a], [b], [c], [d]}
	^{[a], [b], [c], [d]} ← 0	1	2 →	10 → ^{[a], [b], [c], [d]}
Cardinal: satu, eka, esa, tunggal, ahad Ordinal: pertama, kesatu, (archaic) kesa

Alternative forms

ekă (1924-1972)

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit एक (eka), from Proto-Indo-Iranian, from Proto-Indo-European *óykos.

Pronunciation

(Johor-Selangor, Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /ekə/
(Bahasa Baku) IPA^(key): /eka/
Rhymes: -ekə, -kə, -ə

Numeral

eka (Jawi spelling ايک)

one
Synonyms: satu, esa, tunggal, ahad

Derived terms

eka-

Descendants

Indonesian: eka

Mauwake

Noun

eka

water

Nzadi

Noun

eká (plural ŋká)

fur

Noun

eka (plural ŋka)

A kind of climbing gourami, in the genus Ctenopoma.

Old Javanese

Etymology

From Sanskrit एक (eka), from Proto-Indo-Iranian, from Proto-Indo-European *óykos.

Numeral

eka

one

Descendants

Javanese: ꦲꦺꦏ (éka)
→ Balinese: ᬏᬓ (éka)

Pali

**Pali cardinal numbers**
< 0	1	2 >
Cardinal : eka Ordinal : paṭhama

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

𑀏𑀓 (Brahmi script)
एक (Devanagari script)
এক (Bengali script)
එක (Sinhalese script)
ဧက or ဨက or ဢေၵ (Burmese script)
เอก or เอกะ (Thai script)
ᩑᨠ (Tai Tham script)
ເອກ or ເອກະ (Lao script)
ឯក (Khmer script)
𑄃𑄬𑄇 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit एक (eka).

Numeral

eka

one
alone

Usage notes

In the plural, the word has the meaning some.

Declension

Declension table of "eka" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	eko	eke
Accusative (second)	ekaṃ	eke
Instrumental (third)	ekena	ekehi or ekebhi
Dative (fourth)	ekassa	ekesaṃ or ekesānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	ekasmā or ekamhā	ekehi or ekebhi
Genitive (sixth)	ekassa	ekesaṃ or ekesānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	ekasmiṃ or ekamhi	ekesu
Vocative (calling)	eka	eke

Declension table of "ekā" (feminine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	ekā	ekāyo or ekā
Accusative (second)	ekaṃ	ekāyo or ekā
Instrumental (third)	ekāya	ekāhi or ekābhi
Dative (fourth)	ekissā or ekissāya	ekāsaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	ekāya	ekāhi or ekābhi
Genitive (sixth)	ekissā or ekissāya	ekāsaṃ
Locative (seventh)	ekāya or ekāyaṃ or ekissaṃ	ekāsu
Vocative (calling)	eke	ekāyo or ekā

Declension table of "eka" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	ekaṃ	ekāni
Accusative (second)	ekaṃ	ekāni
Instrumental (third)	ekena	ekehi or ekebhi
Dative (fourth)	ekassa	ekesaṃ or ekesānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	ekasmā or ekamhā	ekehi or ekebhi
Genitive (sixth)	ekassa	ekesaṃ or ekesānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	ekasmiṃ or ekamhi	ekesu
Vocative (calling)	eka	ekāni

Derived terms

ekādasa (“11”)
ekūnavīsati (“19”)
ekūnatiṃsati (“29”)
ekatiṃsati (“31”)
ekūnacattālīsati (“39”)
ekacattālīsā (“41”)
ekūnapaññāsa (“49”)
ekūnasattati (“69”)
ekūnāsīti (“79”)
ekūnnavuti (“89”)
ekūnasata (“99”)

Descendants

→ Burmese: ဧက (eka.)
→ Khmer: ឯក (ʼaek)
→ Lao: ເອກ (ʼēk)
→ Thai: เอก (èek)

References

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

Swahili

Pronunciation

Audio (Kenya): (file)

Noun

eka class IX (plural eka class X)

alternative form of ekari

Swedish

Swedish Wikipedia has an article on:

eka

Wikipedia ^sv

Pronunciation

Audio: (file)

Etymology 1

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From Old Swedish ēkia (Old Norse eikja). Original meaning: “boat carved out of the trunk of an oak”. Derived from an old word for “oak” (from which Swedish ek (“oak”)).^[1]

See also Old English āc (“oaken ship”).

Noun

eka c

a kind of small wooden rowing- or sailing boat

Declension

Declension of **eka**
		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	eka	ekas
singular	definite	ekan	ekans
plural	indefinite	ekor	ekors
plural	definite	ekorna	ekornas

Etymology 2

Verb

eka (present ekar, preterite ekade, supine ekat, imperative eka)

to echo
to yield an echo

Conjugation

Conjugation of *eka* (weak)
	active		passive
infinitive	eka		—
supine	ekat		—
imperative	eka		—
imper. plural¹	eken		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	ekar	ekade	—	—
ind. plural¹	eka	ekade	—	—
subjunctive²	eke	ekade	—	—

present participle		ekande
past participle		—

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

eko

References

^ eka in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)

Tagalog

Adjective

ekà or ekâ (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜃ)

alternative spelling of 'eka

Volapük

Pronoun

eka

genitive singular of ek

Ye'kwana

Variant orthographies
ALIV	eka
Brazilian standard	eka
New Tribes	eca

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [eka]

Verb

eka

(transitive) to pick (strips of plant matter, such as wö'nö twine for baskets or kudawa for arrows and hangers)

References

Cáceres, Natalia (2011), “eka”, in Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana‎^[2], Lyon

[1] Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)

[1]

Translingual

Etymology

Symbol

See also

Anaang

Noun

Synonyms

Further reading

Balinese

Noun

Baruga

Noun

Finnish

Etymology

Pronunciation

Adjective

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

Anagrams

Hausa

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Indonesian

Etymology

Pronunciation

Numeral

Javanese

Romanization

Malay

Alternative forms

Etymology

Pronunciation

Numeral

Derived terms

Descendants

Mauwake

Noun

Further reading

Nzadi

Noun

Noun

Further reading

Old Javanese

Etymology

Numeral

Descendants

Pali

Alternative forms

Etymology

Numeral

Usage notes

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

References

Swahili

Pronunciation

Noun

Swedish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Noun

Declension

Etymology 2

Verb

Conjugation

Related terms

References

Further reading

Tagalog

Adjective

Volapük

Pronoun

Ye'kwana

Pronunciation

Verb

References