oka

See also: Oka, öka, øka, and oka'

English

Alternative forms

• oke, okka

Etymology

From Italian oca, from French oque, from Ottoman Turkish اوقه (okka). The Turkish is sometimes said to be from Arabic أَوْقِيَّة (ʔawqiyya) or وِقِيَّة (wiqiyya), but some dispute this, since the latter denotes a much smaller weight. The Arabic probably came via Classical Syriac ܐܘܢܩܝܐ (ʾūnqīyā), from Ancient Greek οὐγκιά (ounkiá), from Latin uncia (“twelfth; ounce; inch”). Doublet of ounce and inch.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɒkə/

Noun

oka (plural okas)

1. (historical units of measurement) A former Turkish, Egyptian, Hungarian, and Romanian unit of weight, usually of a little more than a kilogram.
   • 1819, Abraham Rees, The Cyclopaedia, Vol. XXX, s.v. "Rottolo":

     At Constantinople, the cantaro, or quintal, contains 44 okes, or 100 rottoli; and the cantaro weighs about 123¾ lbs. avoirdupois, the oke 2lbs. 13 oz., and the rottolo 19⁴⁄₅ oz., and the chequee 11¼ oz. avoirdupois... At Smyrna, the cantaro, or kintal, contains 45 okes, or 100 rottoli. The batman is 6 okes, or 2400 drachms; and the oke is 400 drachms, and the rottolo = 180 drachms. The cantaro of 45 okes weighs 123 lbs. 4 oz. avoirdupois; and, therefore, the oke is = 2 lbs. 11 oz. 13 drs. avoirdupois...

   • 1888, W.M.F. Petrie, Encyclopaedia Britannica, 9th ed., Vol. XXIV, s.v. "Weights and Measures":

     Dram (49·5 grains), 100=chequi, 4=oka (2·8286 ℔); dram (49·5 grains), 180=rotl, 100=kintal or kantar (127·29 ℔).

2. A unit of volume in Egypt (and formerly Turkey) corresponding to about 1.2 litres.

Meronyms

• (subdivisions of the unit of weight): dirhem or dram; ounce; cheki; rottol or rotl
• (superdivisions of the unit of weight): batman; kantar or quintal

Translations

Translations

• Turkish: okka (tr)
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Anagrams

• A-OK, AOK, Kao, OAK, koa, oak

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Basque

Noun

oka ?

1. nausea, indigestion
2. vomit

Related terms

• oka egin

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Bilba

Etymology

From Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *(w)akaʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(w)akaʀ.

Noun

oka

1. root (of plant)

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Choctaw

Noun

oka

1. water

References

• Cyrus Byington, ‎John Reed Swanton, ‎Henry Sale Halbert, A Dictionary of the Choctaw Language (1915)

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Esperanto

Esperanto ordinal numbers

<  7-a	8-a	9-a  >
Cardinal : ok     Ordinal : oka     Adverbial : oke     Multiplier : okobla

Etymology

ok +‎ -a

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈoka/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: o‧ka

Adjective

oka (accusative singular okan, plural okaj, accusative plural okajn)

1. eighth

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Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈokɑ/, [ˈo̞kɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -okɑ
• Hyphenation: o‧ka

Noun

oka

1. thorn, prickle

Declension

Inflection of oka (Kotus type 10*D/koira, k-∅ gradation)
nominative		oka	oat
genitive		oan	okien
partitive		okaa	okia
illative		okaan	okiin
		singular	plural
nominative		oka	oat
accusative	nom.	oka	oat
	gen.	oan
genitive		oan	okien okain rare
partitive		okaa	okia
inessive		oassa	oissa
elative		oasta	oista
illative		okaan	okiin
adessive		oalla	oilla
ablative		oalta	oilta
allative		oalle	oille
essive		okana	okina
translative		oaksi	oiksi
abessive		oatta	oitta
instructive		—	oin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of oka (Kotus type 10*D/koira, k-∅ gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative okani okani accusative nom. okani okani gen. okani genitive okani okieni okaini rare partitive okaani okiani inessive oassani oissani elative oastani oistani illative okaani okiini adessive oallani oillani ablative oaltani oiltani allative oalleni oilleni essive okanani okinani translative oakseni oikseni abessive oattani oittani instructive — — comitative — okineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative okasi okasi accusative nom. okasi okasi gen. okasi genitive okasi okiesi okaisi rare partitive okaasi okiasi inessive oassasi oissasi elative oastasi oistasi illative okaasi okiisi adessive oallasi oillasi ablative oaltasi oiltasi allative oallesi oillesi essive okanasi okinasi translative oaksesi oiksesi abessive oattasi oittasi instructive — — comitative — okinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative okamme okamme accusative nom. okamme okamme gen. okamme genitive okamme okiemme okaimme rare partitive okaamme okiamme inessive oassamme oissamme elative oastamme oistamme illative okaamme okiimme adessive oallamme oillamme ablative oaltamme oiltamme allative oallemme oillemme essive okanamme okinamme translative oaksemme oiksemme abessive oattamme oittamme instructive — — comitative — okinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative okanne okanne accusative nom. okanne okanne gen. okanne genitive okanne okienne okainne rare partitive okaanne okianne inessive oassanne oissanne elative oastanne oistanne illative okaanne okiinne adessive oallanne oillanne ablative oaltanne oiltanne allative oallenne oillenne essive okananne okinanne translative oaksenne oiksenne abessive oattanne oittanne instructive — — comitative — okinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative okansa okansa accusative nom. okansa okansa gen. okansa genitive okansa okiensa okainsa rare partitive okaansa okiaan okiansa inessive oassaan oassansa oissaan oissansa elative oastaan oastansa oistaan oistansa illative okaansa okiinsa adessive oallaan oallansa oillaan oillansa ablative oaltaan oaltansa oiltaan oiltansa allative oalleen oallensa oilleen oillensa essive okanaan okanansa okinaan okinansa translative oakseen oaksensa oikseen oiksensa abessive oattaan oattansa oittaan oittansa instructive — — comitative — okineen okinensa

Synonyms

• oas
• piikki

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Hungarian

Etymology

ok +‎ -a (possessive suffix)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈokɒ]

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: oka

Noun

oka

1. third-person singular (single possession) possessive of ok

   a halál oka ― the cause of death

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	oka	—
accusative	okát	—
dative	okának	—
instrumental	okával	—
causal-final	okáért	—
translative	okává	—
terminative	okáig	—
essive-formal	okaként	—
essive-modal	okául	—
inessive	okában	—
superessive	okán	—
adessive	okánál	—
illative	okába	—
sublative	okára	—
allative	okához	—
elative	okából	—
delative	okáról	—
ablative	okától	—
non-attributive possessive - singular	okáé	—
non-attributive possessive - plural	okáéi	—

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Japanese

Romanization

oka

1. Rōmaji transcription of おか

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Laboya

Noun

oka

1. cage

References

• Rina, A. Dj., Kabba, John Lado B. (2011) “oka”, in Kamus Bahasa Lamboya, Kabupaten Sumba Bakat [Dictionary of Lamboya Language, West Sumba Regency], Waikabubak: Dinas Kebudayaan dan Pariwisata, Kabupaten Sumba Bakat, page 75

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Maori

Noun

oka

1. yam

See also

• uhi
• uwhi

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Old Tupi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /-ˈɔka/

Noun

oka

1. typical Brazilian indigenous housing
   • XVI century, Anchieta, Auto de S. Lourenço (São Paulo, 1948):

     E-îor-í i-mo-sykyîé-bo, t-o-ikó umé oka r-upi oré anga mo-ngué-bo.

     Come to scare them away, so that they may be no longer in our houses corrupting our souls.

2. any house.

   T-atá o-s-apy oré oka.

   The fire burned our house.

Descendants

• Portuguese: oca, carioca

References

• LEMOS BARBOSA, A. Curso de Tupi antigo. Rio de Janeiro: Livraria São José, 1956.

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Rapa Nui

Verb

oka

1. stab

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Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ǒka/
• Hyphenation: o‧ka

Noun

òka f (Cyrillic spelling о̀ка)

1. oke

Declension

Declension of oka

	singular	plural
nominative	òka	oke
genitive	oke	ókā
dative	òki	okama
accusative	oku	oke
vocative	oko	oke
locative	òki	okama
instrumental	okom	okama

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Swahili

Verb

oka

1. to bake