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Translingual

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Etymology

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Abbreviation of English Kaburi with u and ka interchanged.

Symbol

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uka

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Kaburi.

See also

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Ahtna

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Postposition

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uka

  1. alternative form of ka (“for, in quest of”)

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Bunun

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Verb

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uka

  1. not have

Central Bikol

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʔuˈkaʔ/ [ʔuˈkaʔ]
  • Hyphenation: u‧ka

Noun

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ukâ (Basahan spelling ᜂᜃ)

  1. wail, wailing
    Synonyms: ngaringi, agagha, haya

Derived terms

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Chichewa

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Cognate with Tumbuka -wuka (“to rise, to resurrect”)

Pronunciation

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Verb

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-uka (infinitive kuúka)

  1. to get up
  2. to stand up
  3. to rise
    1. (by extension) to resurrect
  4. to wake up
  5. to regain one's repute

Derived terms

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References

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  • Steven Paas (2016), Oxford Chichewa-English/English - Chichewa Dictionary‎[3], Oxford University Press, page 550

Ese

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Noun

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uka

  1. bird
  2. headdress

Hawaiian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Polynesian *quta,[1] from Proto-Central Pacific *quta, from Proto-Oceanic *qutan,[2] from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *qutan, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *qutan, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qutan, from Proto-Austronesian *quCaN (“scrubland, bush”). Cognates include Māori uta and Tongan ʻuta, Malay hutan (“jungle, forest”), and Iban utan (“ibid.”)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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uka

  1. inland (interior part of a country)

Adverb

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uka

  1. towards the mountain

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “QUTA.1”, in “POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online”, in Oceanic Linguistics, volume 50, number 2, pages 551–9
  2. ^ M. Ross, A. Pawley, M. Osmond, editors (2003), The Lexicon of Proto-Oceanic‎[1], volume 2: The Physical Environment, Australian National University, →ISBN, page 238.
  • Pukui, Mary Kawena; Elbert, Samuel H. (1986), “uka”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, →ISBN, page 365

Japanese

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Romanization

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uka

  1. Rōmaji transcription of うか

Kuna

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Noun

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uka

  1. (anatomy) skin

Māori

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Etymology

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Compare with Samoan uʻa and Tongan uka.[1][2] (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Adjective

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uka

  1. hard
  2. firm, solid

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Tregear, Edward (1891), “uka”, in Maori–Polynesian Comparative Dictionary‎[2], Wellington, New Zealand: Lyon and Blair, page 574
  2. ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “uka.c”, in “POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online”, in Oceanic Linguistics, volume 50, number 2, pages 551–9

Further reading

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  • Williams, Herbert William (1917), “uka”, in A Dictionary of the Maori Language, page 547
  • John C. Moorfield (2011), “uka”, in Te Aka: Māori–English, English–Māori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, →ISBN

Nheengatu

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Etymology

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Etymology tree
Proto-Tupian *ekʷ
Proto-Tupi-Guarani *ok
Old Tupi oka
Nheengatu uka

    Inherited from Old Tupi oka, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *ok, from Proto-Tupian *ekʷ.[1]

    Cognate with Brazilian Portuguese oca and Paraguayan Guarani óga.

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /ˈuka/
    • Rhymes: -uka
    • Hyphenation: u‧ka
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    Noun

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    uka (IIc class pluriform, plural uka-itá, absolute uka, R1 ruka, R2 suka)

    1. house
    2. home
      Ixé uka upé.
      I'm home!
    3. nest (place used by an animal for depositing eggs and hatching young)

    Synonyms

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    Regional synonyms of uka (“house”)
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    VarietyLocationWords
    Rio NegroSão Gabriel da Cachoeira[ˈu.ka]
    Middle SolimõesTefé[ˈɔ.kɐ]
    Middle AmazonBarreirinha[ˈɔ.ka]
    Parintins[ˈɔ.ka]
    This table shows various regional forms in the Nheengatu language.
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    References

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    1. ^ Avila, Marcel Twardowsky (2021), “uka”, in Proposta de dicionário nheengatu-português [Nheengatu–Portuguese dictionary proposal] (in Portuguese), São Paulo: USP, →DOI, page 785

    Norwegian Bokmål

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    Alternative forms

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    Noun

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    uka m or f

    1. definite feminine singular of uke

    Oromo

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    Etymology

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    (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

    Pronunciation

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    • Syllables - u-ka, Count - 2

    Noun

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    uka

    1. bosom, joint, would
    2. under the armpit, bosom

    Declension

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    Declension of uka
    Core cases
    Absolutive singularuka
    Nominative singularukni
    Nominative + focusukatu
    Accusative singularuka
    Genitive singularukaa
    Genitive + focusukaatu
    Instrumental (simple)ukaan
    Instrumental (extended)ukaatiin
    Dative singularukaaf
    Dative (extended)ukaatiif
    Allativeukatti
    Genitive-allativeukaatti
    Vocativeyaa ukaa
    Relational / locative cases
    Superessiveukarra
    Superessive-locativeukarratti
    Superessive-ablativeukarraa
    Inessiveuka keessa
    Inessive-locativeuka keessatti
    Elativeuka keessaa
    Subessiveuka jala
    Subessive-locativeuka jalatti
    Sublative-ablativeuka jalaa
    Adessiveuka bira
    Adessive-locativeuka biratti
    Adessive-ablativeuka biraa
    Genitive-based relational locative cases
    Superessiveukaarra
    Superessive-locativeukaarratti
    Superessive-ablativeukaarraa
    Inessiveukaa keessa
    Inessive-locativeukaa keessatti
    Elativeukaa keessaa
    Subessiveukaa jala
    Subessive-locativeukaa jalatti
    Sublative-ablativeukaa jalaa
    Adessiveukaa bira
    Adessive-locativeukaa biratti
    Adessive-ablativeukaa biraa
    Definite and Indefinite form + gender
    Indefiniteuka
    Definite male singularukicha
    Nominative definite male singularukichi
    Genitive definite male singularukichaa
    Definite female singular/genitiveukittii
    Proximal (nominative) (this) maleukni kun
    Proximal (nominative) (this) femaleukni tun
    Proximal (nominative + focus) maleuka kanatu
    Proximal (nominative + focus) femaleuka tanatu
    Proximal (accusative) maleuka kana
    Proximal (accusative) femaleuka tana
    Distal (nominative) both gendersukni sun
    Distal (nominative + focus)uka sanatu
    Distal (accusative)uka sana/san
    Distal (genitive)uka sanaa
    Unknown (nominative)ukni tokko
    Unknown (nominative + focus)uka tokkotu
    Unknown (accusative)uka tokko
    Unknown (genitive)uka tokkoo

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    Noun

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    ukâ (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜃ)

    1. crack (break on a surface)
      Synonym: bitak

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    Uzbek

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    Noun

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    uka (plural ukalar)

    1. younger brother
      Synonym: ini
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