meka

See also: Meka, mēkā, męka, and męką

Bangi

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *-mɪ̀g.

Verb

meka

1. to try

Indonesian

Etymology

From Japanese メカ (meka), メカニック (mekanikku), from English mechanic. Doublet of mekanik.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmɛka]
• Hyphenation: mè‧ka

Noun

meka (plural meka-meka)

1. mecha, a large armoured robot on legs, typically controlled by a pilot seated inside

Related terms

• mekanik
• mekanika
• mekanis
• mekanisme

Further reading

• “meka”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Kituba

Verb

meka

1. to try

Kongo

Verb

meka

1. to try

Lingala

Etymology

Borrowed from Bangi meka.

Verb

-meka (infinitive komeka)

1. to try

Mongo

Verb

meka

1. to try

Ometepec Nahuatl

Noun

meka

1. robe

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

Probably from Meka (“Mecca”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mêka/

  Homophones: Mȅka

Noun

mȅka f (Cyrillic spelling ме̏ка)

1. (figuratively) (usually with proposition za) Any place considered to be a very important place to visit by people with a particular interest; Mecca, haven, heaven, paradise.

Alternative forms

• Meka

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

meka (Cyrillic spelling мека)

1. inflection of mek:
   1. feminine nominative/vocative singular
   2. indefinite masculine/neuter genitive singular
   3. indefinite animate masculine accusative singular
   4. neuter nominative/accusative/vocative plural

Swedish

Alternative forms

• mecka

Etymology

Derived from mekaniker (“mechanic”). First attested in 1958.

Pronunciation

• Pronunciation: /ˈmeːka/.

Verb

meka (present mekar, preterite mekade, supine mekat, imperative meka)

1. (colloquial) to repair or improve a car, motorcycle, or other (mechanical) equipment

   Hon mekar med sin bil på lördagarna.

   She works on her car on Saturdays.

2. (colloquial) to tinker with

   Nu har jag mekat med den här datorn i timmar utan att förstå hur den funkar.

   Now I've been tinkering with this computer for hours without understanding how it works.

Conjugation

Conjugation of meka (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	meka		mekas
supine	mekat		mekats
imperative	meka		—
imper. plural1	meken		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	mekar	mekade	mekas	mekades
ind. plural1	meka	mekade	mekas	mekades
subjunctive2	meke	mekade	mekes	mekades
present participle		mekande
past participle		mekad

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

References

• “meka”, in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker [Dictionaries of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)