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{{also|nekā|nęka|нека}}

==Maltese==
{{mt-root|n-k-j}}

===Etymology===
From {{inh|mt|ar|نَكَى}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|mt|/ˈnɛ.ka/}}

===Verb===
{{mt-verb|jinki|minki|vn=nkejja}}

# to [[tease]], to [[annoy]], to [[spite]]

====Conjugation====
{{mt-conj/I-weak-e-ii|n|k}}

==Pali==

===Alternative forms===
{{pi-alt}}

===Etymology===
Aphetic form of {{l|pi|aneka}}

===Adjective===
{{pi-adj}}

# [[several]]
# [[many]]

===References===
{{R:pi:PTS}}

==Phuthi==

===Verb===
{{bnt-phu-verb|néka}}

# to [[lay out]]
# to [[hang up]]

====Inflection====
{{rfinfl|bnt-phu|verb}}

==Serbo-Croatian==

===Alternative forms===
* {{alt|sh|nek}}

===Etymology===
{{inh+|sh|sla-pro|*nekъ}}. Compare [[Polish]] {{m|pl|niech}} and Slovak {{m|sk|nech}}.

===Particle===
{{sh-particle|head=nȅka}}

# [[let]], [[may]]

===References===
* {{R:sh:HJP|eF9uURU%3D}}

==Southern Ndebele==

===Etymology===
{{rfe|nr}}

===Verb===
{{nr-verb}}

# to [[hang]]

====Inflection====
{{rfinfl|nr}}

==Swedish==

===Etymology===
From {{m|sv|nej||no}}, similar to {{m|sv|jaka||to say yes}}. From {{der|sv|gmq-osw|neka}}, Norwegian {{m|no|neikka}}, Danish {{m|da|nege}}, applying a -k suffix to Icelandic {{m|is|nei}} and Old Swedish ''ne''. This goes further back to Germanic ''nikon''. There is also an additional -t suffix in Swedish dialectal {{m|sv|näkta}}, south Swedish {{m|sv|nejta}}, Danish {{m|da|nægte}}, Norwegian {{m|no|nekta}}.

===Verb===
{{sv-verb-reg}}

# to [[deny]], to say [[no]]
## to assert that something is not true
##: {{ux|sv|Mannen '''nekar''' till brott.|The man '''denies''' the crime.}}
##: {{ux|sv|Mannen '''nekade''' att han hade begått brottet.|The man '''denied''' having committed the crime.}}
## {{lb|sv|ditransitive}} to [[disallow]], to refuse to give someone something
##: {{ux|sv|Jag blev '''nekad''' tillgång till min dator.|I was '''denied''' access to my computer.}}
# {{lb|sv|transitive}} to [[refuse]] (to do something)
#: {{ux|sv|Många företag '''nekar''' att ta emot kontanter.|Many companies '''refuse''' to accept cash.}}

====Conjugation====
{{sv-conj-wk}}

====Related terms====
* {{l|sv|förneka}}
* {{l|sv|nej}}
* {{l|sv|nekan}}

===References===
* {{R:runeberg.org|svetym|0603.html neka}}

===Anagrams===
* {{anagrams|sv|a=aekn|ekan|enka}}