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English
Etymology 1
First attested in the late 19th century as a learned borrowing from Sanskrit शक (śaka), from Old Persian 𐎿𐎣𐎠 (s-k-a /Sakā/, “Scythian”), from 𐎿𐎣 (s-k /Saka/, “Scythia”), from Proto-Scythian *Skuδa, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewd- (“to propel, shoot”). Mostly displaced earlier Saca, ultimately from the same source via Latin. Doublet of Saca, Shaka, and Scyth.
Noun
Saka (plural Saka or Sakas)
- A member of any of various peoples formerly inhabiting steppes north of the Iranian plateau.
Proper noun
Saka
- The Iranian language of the Saka people.
Translations
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Japanese 坂 (Saka); sometimes used as a topographic surname for someone who lived on a slope.
Proper noun
Saka
- A town in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan.
- A surname.
Translations
town in Japan
- Chinese: 坂町 (bǎndīng)
- Japanese: 坂町 (Saka-chō)
- Marathi: साका n (sākā)
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Etymology 3
Borrowed from Estonian Saka.
Proper noun
Saka
- A village in Ida-Viru County, Estonia.
Translations
Etymology 4
Borrowed from Latvian Saka.
Proper noun
Saka
- A village in Courland, Latvia.
Translations
Etymology 5
Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic صاكة (ṣāka).
Proper noun
Saka
- A commune of Oriental, Morocco.
Translations
Etymology 6
Borrowed from Turkish Saka, an occupational surname for a water-carrier, from saka (“water-carrier”).
Proper noun
Saka (plural Sakas)
- A surname.
Etymology 7
Borrowed from Yoruba Saka.
Proper noun
Saka (plural Sakas)
- A surname.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Saka is the 40976th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 532 individuals. Saka is most common among White (46.62%), Black/African American (31.02%) and Asian/Pacific Islander (17.67%) individuals.
Further reading
Indonesian
Etymology
From Javanese ꦱꦏ (saka), from Sanskrit शक (śaka), शाक (śāka).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /saka/
- Hyphenation: Sa‧ka
Noun
Saka (first-person possessive Sakaku, second-person possessive Sakamu, third-person possessive Sakanya)
- Javanese calendar, Balinese calendar.
Further reading
Turkish
Proper noun
Saka
- a male given name