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English

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Pronunciation

Etymology 1

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

Noun

baka (plural bakas or baka)

  1. (voodoo) An evil spirit in Haitian belief, often in the form of an animal.
    • 1953, Maya Daren, The Divine Horsemen, McPherson & Company, published 2004, page 113:
      Under his sign the malevolent bocor may take the shape of an animal, and men may be transformed into terrible bakas.
    • 1969, Milo Rigaud, Secrets of Voodoo, page 83:
      A person has only to serve the baka incorrectly to have it turn against its owner and do him irremediable harm by reason of the very duality of its composition.
    • 2001, Jennie Marcelle Smith, When the Hands Are Many, page 77:
      Because a baka can destroy a family's (or even a whole neighborhood's) well-being, there is great interest in catching and destroying them.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Japanese 馬鹿(ばか) (baka, stupid).

Adjective

baka (comparative more baka, superlative most baka)

  1. (anime manga, fandom slang, endearing) Stupid, silly.

Noun

baka (plural bakas)

  1. (anime manga, fandom slang, endearing) A foolish person, a dummy, a silly goose.
Derived terms

See also

Anagrams

Anyi

Noun

baka

  1. tree

References

  • Burmeister, Jonathan (1987) “Numbers before letters — Ivory Coast literacy program”, in G. Gagné, F. Daems, S. Kroon, J. Sturm and E. Tarrab, editors, Selected Papers in Mother Tongue Education / Études en pédagogie de la langue maternelle, Dordrecht, The Netherlands & Montréal, Canada: Foris Publications Holland; Centre de Diffusion P.P.M.F. primaire, Université de Montréal, →ISBN, page 23 of 19–25
  • Wichmann, Søren, Eric W. Holman, and Cecil H. Brown (eds.). (2020). The ASJP Database (version 19).

Further reading

  • Burmeister, Jonathan L. (1983) “L’agni”, in Atlas des langues kwa de Côte d’Ivoire, volume 1, Paris & Abidjan: Agence de Coopération Culturelle et Technique (ACCT); Institut de Linguistique Appliquée (ILA), Université d’Abidjan
  • Pyne, P. C. (1977) “Anyi”, in M. E. Kropp Dakubu, editor, West African language data sheets, volume 1, Legon, Ghana: West African Linguistic Society

Asi

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish vaca.

Noun

baka

  1. cow

Bikol Central

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish vaca.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbaka/
  • Hyphenation: ba‧ka

Noun

báka (Basahan spelling ᜊᜃ)

  1. cattle; cow

See also

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *bakáq.[1] Compare Tagalog baka, Remontado Agta baka, Ibaloi baka, and Ilocano baka.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbakaʔ/
  • Hyphenation: ba‧ka

Adverb

bakà (Basahan spelling ᜊᜃ)

  1. maybe; probably; perhaps; might
    Synonyms: tibaad, seguro

References

  1. ^ Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*bakáq”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Binukid

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish vaca (cow).

Noun

baka

  1. cow

Etymology 2

Noun

bakà

  1. (anatomy) jaw

Bolinao

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish vaca (cow).

Noun

baka

  1. cow

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish vaca (cow).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ba‧ka
  • IPA(key): /ˈbaka/ .*
    Audio:(file)

Noun

baka

  1. a cow; an adult female of the species Bos taurus that has calved
  2. any member of the species Bos taurus regardless of sex or age, including bulls and calves
  3. beef; the meat from a cow, bull, or other bovine

Adjective

baka

  1. beef

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:baka.

Dibabawon Manobo

Noun

bakà

  1. (anatomy) jaw

Dupaningan Agta

Adverb

baka

  1. perhaps; maybe

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse baka, from Proto-Germanic *bakaną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₃g-.

Pronunciation

Verb

baka (third person singular past indicative bakaði, third person plural past indicative bakað, supine bakað)

  1. to bake

Conjugation

Conjugation of baka (group v-30)
infinitive baka
supine bakað
present past
first singular baki bakaði
second singular bakar bakaði
third singular bakar bakaði
plural baka bakaðu
participle (a6)1 bakandi bakaður
imperative
singular baka!
plural bakið!

1Only the past participle being declined.

Fula

Etymology 1

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

Noun

baka o

  1. (Pular) tunic, boubou, agbada

Etymology 2

Noun

baka o (plural bakaaji ɗi)

  1. (Maasina) part, portion, share

References

Hausa

Etymology 1

Cognate with Duwai bak, Mwaghavul mbuka.

Pronunciation

Noun

bàkā m (plural bakunkunā̀, possessed form bàkan)

  1. bow
  2. hacksaw
  3. catch of a lock

Etymology 2

From baki.

Pronunciation

Adverb

bakà

  1. in the mouth

Hiligaynon

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish vaca (cow).

Noun

báka

  1. cow, bull, ox

Hungarian

Etymology

Probably a doublet of boka, via its former meaning of “boots”, expressing a booted soldier. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

Noun

baka (plural bakák)

  1. (informal) soldier
    Synonym: katona

Declension

Possessive forms of baka
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. bakám bakáim
2nd person sing. bakád bakáid
3rd person sing. bakája bakái
1st person plural bakánk bakáink
2nd person plural bakátok bakáitok
3rd person plural bakájuk bakáik

Further reading

  • baka in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.
  • baka in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024).

Iban

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /baka/
  • Rhymes: -ka
  • Hyphenation: ba‧ka

Conjunction

baka

  1. like, similar to

Icelandic

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Deverbal from baka (to bake).

Noun

baka f (genitive singular böku, nominative plural bökur)

  1. pie
Declension
Declension of baka (feminine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative baka bakan bökur bökurnar
accusative böku bökuna bökur bökurnar
dative böku bökunni bökum bökunum
genitive böku bökunnar baka, bakna bakanna, baknanna
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Old Norse baka, from Proto-Germanic *bakaną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₃g-.

Verb

baka (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative bakaði, supine bakað)

  1. to bake
Conjugation
baka – active voice (germynd)
infinitive nafnháttur baka
supine sagnbót bakað
present participle
bakandi
indicative
subjunctive
present
past
present
past
singular ég baka bakaði baki bakaði
þú bakar bakaðir bakir bakaðir
hann, hún, það bakar bakaði baki bakaði
plural við bökum bökuðum bökum bökuðum
þið bakið bökuðuð bakið bökuðuð
þeir, þær, þau baka bökuðu baki bökuðu
imperative boðháttur
singular þú baka (þú), bakaðu
plural þið bakið (þið), bakiði1
1 Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
bakast – mediopassive voice (miðmynd)
infinitive nafnháttur bakast
supine sagnbót bakast
present participle
bakandist (rare; see appendix)
indicative
subjunctive
present
past
present
past
singular ég bakast bakaðist bakist bakaðist
þú bakast bakaðist bakist bakaðist
hann, hún, það bakast bakaðist bakist bakaðist
plural við bökumst bökuðumst bökumst bökuðumst
þið bakist bökuðust bakist bökuðust
þeir, þær, þau bakast bökuðust bakist bökuðust
imperative boðháttur
singular þú bakast (þú), bakastu
plural þið bakist (þið), bakisti1
1 Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
bakaður — past participle (lýsingarháttur þátíðar)
strong declension
(sterk beyging)
singular (eintala) plural (fleirtala)
masculine
(karlkyn)
feminine
(kvenkyn)
neuter
(hvorugkyn)
masculine
(karlkyn)
feminine
(kvenkyn)
neuter
(hvorugkyn)
nominative
(nefnifall)
bakaður bökuð bakað bakaðir bakaðar bökuð
accusative
(þolfall)
bakaðan bakaða bakað bakaða bakaðar bökuð
dative
(þágufall)
bökuðum bakaðri bökuðu bökuðum bökuðum bökuðum
genitive
(eignarfall)
bakaðs bakaðrar bakaðs bakaðra bakaðra bakaðra
weak declension
(veik beyging)
singular (eintala) plural (fleirtala)
masculine
(karlkyn)
feminine
(kvenkyn)
neuter
(hvorugkyn)
masculine
(karlkyn)
feminine
(kvenkyn)
neuter
(hvorugkyn)
nominative
(nefnifall)
bakaði bakaða bakaða bökuðu bökuðu bökuðu
accusative
(þolfall)
bakaða bökuðu bakaða bökuðu bökuðu bökuðu
dative
(þágufall)
bakaða bökuðu bakaða bökuðu bökuðu bökuðu
genitive
(eignarfall)
bakaða bökuðu bakaða bökuðu bökuðu bökuðu

Etymology 3

Form of bak (a back).

Noun

baka n

  1. indefinite genitive plural of bak

Ilocano

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish vaca.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ba‧ka
  • IPA(key): /ˈbaka/

Noun

baka

  1. cow
  2. ox
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Proto-Philippine *bakáq.[1] Compare Bikol Central baka, Remontado Agta baka, Ibaloi baka, and Tagalog baka.

Pronunciation

Adverb

baká

  1. maybe, perhaps, might be

References

  1. ^ Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*bakáq”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay baka, baqa, from Classical Malay باک (baka), بقاٴ (baqa), from Arabic بَقَاء (baqāʔ, remaining, lasting, enduring).

Pronunciation

Adjective

baka

  1. eternal
    Synonyms: abadi, selamanya

References

Japanese

Romanization

baka

  1. Rōmaji transcription of ばか
  2. Rōmaji transcription of バカ

Javanese

Romanization

baka

  1. Romanization of ꦧꦏ

Kagayanen

Etymology 1

Noun

baka

  1. (anatomy) chin

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish vaca.

Noun

baka

  1. cow

Karaim

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *b(i)āka.

Noun

baka

  1. frog

References

  • N. A. Baskakov, S.M. Šapšala, editor (1973), “baka”, in Karaimsko-Russko-Polʹskij Slovarʹ [Karaim-Russian-Polish Dictionary], Moscow: Moskva, →ISBN

Kavalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish vaca (cow).

Noun

baka

  1. cow

Kiput

Etymology

From Proto-North Sarawak *bakas.

Noun

baka

  1. wild boar

Limos Kalinga

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish vaca (cow).

Noun

baka

  1. cow

Malay

Pronunciation

Adjective

baka (Jawi spelling باک)

  1. patriarchal, ruled by men
    sistem (kuasa) baka
    a patriarchal system

Antonyms

Noun

baka (Jawi spelling باک, plural baka-baka)

  1. stock, breed (of livestock)
    baka bercampur
    mixed breed.

Further reading

Mansaka

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish vaca (cow).

Noun

baka

  1. cow

Masbatenyo

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish vaca (cow).

Noun

baka

  1. cow

Etymology 2

Adjective

bakâ

  1. bowlegged

Northern Catanduanes Bicolano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish vaca (cow).

Noun

baka

  1. cow

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

Alternative forms

Noun

baka m or n

  1. definite neuter plural of bak

Etymology 2

From Old Norse baka.

Alternative forms

Verb

baka (present tense bakar or baker, past tense baka or bakte, past participle baka or bakt, passive infinitive bakast, present participle bakande, imperative bak)

  1. to bake (something)
Derived terms

References

Old Javanese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit बक (baka, heron).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ba.ka/
  • Rhymes: -ka
  • Hyphenation: ba‧ka

Noun

baka

  1. heron

Descendants

  • > Javanese: ꦧꦏ (baka) (inherited)

Further reading

  • "baka" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *bakaną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₃g-. Compare Old English bacan (English bake), Old Saxon bakkan (Low German backen), Dutch bakken, Old High German bahhan, backan (German backen).

Verb

baka

  1. to bake

Conjugation

Conjugation of baka — active (strong class 6)
infinitive baka
present participle bakandi
past participle bekinn
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular bek bók baka bǿka
2nd person singular bekr bókt bakir bǿkir
3rd person singular bekr bók baki bǿki
1st person plural bǫkum bókum bakim bǿkim
2nd person plural bakið bókuð bakið bǿkið
3rd person plural baka bóku baki bǿki
imperative present
2nd person singular bak
1st person plural bǫkum
2nd person plural bakið
Conjugation of baka — mediopassive (strong class 6)
infinitive bakask
present participle bakandisk
past participle bekizk
indicative subjunctive
present past present past
1st person singular bǫkumk bókumk bǫkumk bǿkumk
2nd person singular beksk bókzk bakisk bǿkisk
3rd person singular beksk bóksk bakisk bǿkisk
1st person plural bǫkumsk bókumsk bakimsk bǿkimsk
2nd person plural bakizk bókuzk bakizk bǿkizk
3rd person plural bakask bókusk bakisk bǿkisk
imperative present
2nd person singular baksk
1st person plural bǫkumsk
2nd person plural bakizk

Descendants

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “baka”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive

Old Swedish

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *bakaną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₃g-. Compare Old English bacan (English bake), Old Saxon bakkan (Low German backen), Dutch bakken, Old High German bahhan, backan (German backen).

Verb

baka

  1. to bake

Conjugation

Descendants

Pali

Alternative forms

Noun

baka m

  1. crane
  2. heron

Declension

Papiamentu

Etymology

From Portuguese vaca and Spanish vaca and Kabuverdianu báka.

Noun

baka

  1. cow

Polish

Pronunciation

 

Etymology 1

Borrowed from German Bake.

Noun

baka f

  1. (navigation, nautical) seamark
    Synonym: stawa
Declension

Etymology 2

Borrowed from German Backe.

Noun

baka f

  1. (Malbork) Synonym of policzek

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

baka m inan

  1. genitive singular of bak

Etymology 4

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

baka

  1. third-person singular present of bakać

Further reading

  • baka in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • Kazimierz Nitsch (1907) “baka”, in “Dyalekty polskie Prus zachodnich”, in Materyały i Prace Komisyi Językowej Akademii Umiejętności w Krakowie (in Polish), volume 3, Krakow: Akademia Umiejętności, page 387

Quechua

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish vaca (cow).

Pronunciation

Noun

baka

  1. cow

Declension

Declension of baka
singular plural
nominative baka bakakuna
accusative bakata bakakunata
dative bakaman bakakunaman
genitive bakap bakakunap
locative bakapi bakakunapi
terminative bakakama bakakunakama
ablative bakamanta bakakunamanta
instrumental bakawan bakakunawan
comitative bakantin bakakunantin
abessive bakannaq bakakunannaq
comparative bakahina bakakunahina
causative bakarayku bakakunarayku
benefactive bakapaq bakakunapaq
associative bakapura bakakunapura
distributive bakanka bakakunanka
exclusive bakalla bakakunalla
Possessive forms of baka
ñuqap - first-person singular
ñuqap (my) singular plural
nominative bakay bakaykuna
accusative bakayta bakaykunata
dative bakayman bakaykunaman
genitive bakaypa bakaykunap
locative bakaypi bakaykunapi
terminative bakaykama bakaykunakama
ablative bakaymanta bakaykunamanta
instrumental bakaywan bakaykunawan
comitative bakaynintin bakaykunantin
abessive bakayninnaq bakaykunannaq
comparative bakayhina bakaykunahina
causative bakayrayku bakaykunarayku
benefactive bakaypaq bakaykunapaq
associative bakaypura bakaykunapura
distributive bakayninka bakaykunanka
exclusive bakaylla bakaykunalla
paypa - third-person singular
paypa (his/her/its) singular plural
nominative bakan bakankuna
accusative bakanta bakankunata
dative bakanman bakankunaman
genitive bakanpa bakankunap
locative bakanpi bakankunapi
terminative bakankama bakankunakama
ablative bakanmanta bakankunamanta
instrumental bakanwan bakankunawan
comitative bakanintin bakankunantin
abessive bakanninnaq bakankunannaq
comparative bakanhina bakankunahina
causative bakanrayku bakankunarayku
benefactive bakanpaq bakankunapaq
associative bakanpura bakankunapura
distributive bakaninka bakankunanka
exclusive bakanlla bakankunalla
ñuqaykup - first-person exclusive plural
ñuqaykup (our(excl)) singular plural
nominative bakayku bakaykukuna
accusative bakaykuta bakaykukunata
dative bakaykuman bakaykukunaman
genitive bakaykupa bakaykukunap
locative bakaykupi bakaykukunapi
terminative bakaykukama bakaykukunakama
ablative bakaykumanta bakaykukunamanta
instrumental bakaykuwan bakaykukunawan
comitative bakaykuntin bakaykukunantin
abessive bakaykunnaq bakaykukunannaq
comparative bakaykuhina bakaykukunahina
causative bakaykurayku bakaykukunarayku
benefactive bakaykupaq bakaykukunapaq
associative bakaykupura bakaykukunapura
distributive bakaykunka bakaykukunanka
exclusive bakaykulla bakaykukunalla

References

Itier, César (2017) Diccionario quechua sureño-castellano (con un índice castellano-quechua) [Southern Quechua-Spanish Dictionary (with a Spanish-Quechua index)], Lima: Editorial Comentarios, →ISBN, page 230

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From earlier babka; compare bȁba.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bǎːka/
  • Hyphenation: ba‧ka

Noun

báka f (Cyrillic spelling ба́ка)

  1. (hypocoristic) grandmother, grandma
  2. (hypocoristic, regional) old woman

Declension

Declension of baka
singular plural
nominative báka bake
genitive bake baka
dative baki bakama
accusative baku bake
vocative bȃko bake
locative baki bakama
instrumental bakom bakama

References

  • baka”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

Southern Catanduanes Bicolano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish vaca.

Noun

baka

  1. cow

Sranan Tongo

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From English back.

Preposition

baka

  1. after
  2. behind

Adjective

baka

  1. back
    bakaseybehind

Adverb

baka

  1. back, in return
  2. again

Noun

baka

  1. back
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Dutch bakken.

Verb

baka

  1. to bake, to fry
Derived terms

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic بَقَّعَ (baqqaʕa, to stain).

Pronunciation

Verb

-baka (infinitive kubaka)

  1. to molest, to rape
    Synonym: -najisi

Conjugation

Conjugation of -baka
Positive present -nabaka
Subjunctive -bake
Negative -baki
Imperative singular baka
Infinitives
Positive kubaka
Negative kutobaka
Imperatives
Singular baka
Plural bakeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hubaka
Positive past positive subject concord + -libaka
Negative past negative subject concord + -kubaka
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nabaka)
Singular Plural
1st person ninabaka/nabaka tunabaka
2nd person unabaka mnabaka
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anabaka wanabaka
other classes positive subject concord + -nabaka
Negative present (negative subject concord + -baki)
Singular Plural
1st person sibaki hatubaki
2nd person hubaki hambaki
3rd person m-wa(I/II) habaki hawabaki
other classes negative subject concord + -baki
Positive future positive subject concord + -tabaka
Negative future negative subject concord + -tabaka
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -bake)
Singular Plural
1st person nibake tubake
2nd person ubake mbake
3rd person m-wa(I/II) abake wabake
other classes positive subject concord + -bake
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sibake
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngebaka
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singebaka
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalibaka
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalibaka
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -abaka)
Singular Plural
1st person nabaka twabaka
2nd person wabaka mwabaka
3rd person m-wa(I/II) abaka wabaka
m-mi(III/IV) wabaka yabaka
ji-ma(V/VI) labaka yabaka
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chabaka vyabaka
n(IX/X) yabaka zabaka
u(XI) wabaka see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwabaka
pa(XVI) pabaka
mu(XVIII) mwabaka
Perfect positive subject concord + -mebaka
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshabaka
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jabaka
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kibaka
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipobaka
Consecutive kabaka / positive subject concord + -kabaka
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kabake
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nibaka -tubaka
2nd person -kubaka -wabaka/-kubakeni/-wabakeni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mbaka -wabaka
m-mi(III/IV) -ubaka -ibaka
ji-ma(V/VI) -libaka -yabaka
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kibaka -vibaka
n(IX/X) -ibaka -zibaka
u(XI) -ubaka see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kubaka
pa(XVI) -pabaka
mu(XVIII) -mubaka
Reflexive -jibaka
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -baka- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -bakaye -bakao
m-mi(III/IV) -bakao -bakayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -bakalo -bakayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -bakacho -bakavyo
n(IX/X) -bakayo -bakazo
u(XI) -bakao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -bakako
pa(XVI) -bakapo
mu(XVIII) -bakamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -baka)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yebaka -obaka
m-mi(III/IV) -obaka -yobaka
ji-ma(V/VI) -lobaka -yobaka
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chobaka -vyobaka
n(IX/X) -yobaka -zobaka
u(XI) -obaka see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kobaka
pa(XVI) -pobaka
mu(XVIII) -mobaka
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

Noun

baka class V (plural mabaka class VI)

  1. mark on the body (like a scar or birthmark)

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse baka, from Proto-Germanic *bakaną, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₃g-.

Pronunciation

Verb

baka (present bakar, preterite bakade, supine bakat, imperative baka)

  1. to bake; to cook in an oven.

Conjugation

Conjugation of baka (weak)
active passive
infinitive baka bakas
supine bakat bakats
imperative baka
imper. plural1 baken
present past present past
indicative bakar bakade bakas bakades
ind. plural1 baka bakade bakas bakades
subjunctive2 bake bakade bakes bakades
present participle bakande
past participle bakad

1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Derived terms

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish vaca (cow), from Latin vacca.

Pronunciation

Noun

baka (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜃ)

  1. cattle; cow
  2. beef
    Synonym: karneng-baka
Derived terms
See also

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Philippine *bakáq. Compare Bikol Central baka, Remontado Agta baka, Ibaloi baka, and Ilocano baka.

Pronunciation

Adverb

bakâ or baká (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜃ)

  1. maybe; probably
    Synonyms: marahil, maaari, posible
  2. might
Derived terms

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

Noun

baka (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜃ)

  1. declaration of war (against another nation)
    Synonyms: salakay, pagsalakay, lusob, paglusob
  2. campaign against something wrong or immoral
    Synonyms: laban, paglaban, pagbabaka
  3. verbal attack or assault
    Synonyms: tuligsa, pagtuligsa, atake, pag-atake
Derived terms

Further reading

  • baka”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*bakáq”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Anagrams

Tausug

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish vaca (cow).

Pronunciation

  • (Sinūgan Parianun) IPA(key): /baka/
  • Rhymes: -a
  • Syllabification: ba‧ka

Noun

baka (Sulat Sūg spelling بَكَ)

  1. cow
    Synonym: sapi'

Waray-Waray

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish vaca (cow).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbaka/,
  • Hyphenation: ba‧ka

Noun

baka

  1. cow

Yami

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish vaca (cow).

Noun

baka

  1. cow

Yogad

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish vaca (cow).

Noun

baka

  1. cow