Baka
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English
Etymology 1
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Noun
Baka (plural Baka)
- A member of a nomadic ethnic group inhabiting parts of western and central Africa.
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Czech, Slovak, Hungarian and Polish Baka.
Proper noun
Baka (plural Bakas)
- A surname.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Baka is the 38850th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 568 individuals. Baka is most common among White (88.38%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Baka”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 85.
Anagrams
Jamamadí
Proper noun
Baka
- (Banawá) a unisex given name
References
- 2007. The UCLA Phonetics Lab Archive. Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Department of Linguistics.
Tagalog
Etymology
From baka. Calque of Arabic الْبَقَرَة (al-baqara, “the cow”). See also Arabic سُورَةُ ٱلْبَقَرَة (sūratu l-baqara).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈbaka/
- Rhymes: -aka
- Syllabification: Ba‧ka
Proper noun
Baka (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜃ) (Islam)