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Translingual
Symbol
ca
- (international standards) ISO 639-1 language code for Catalan.
English
Preposition
ca
- Alternative spelling of ca.
Anagrams
- -ac, A.C., A/C, AC, Ac, a-c, a.c., a/c, ac, ac-, ac.
A-Pucikwar
Etymology
From Proto-Great Andamanese *ciəp.
Noun
ca
- belt
- band
- sling
Verb
ca
- to adjoin
- to fasten
References
Albanian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From the contracted form of disa, dsa.
Pronoun
ca
- some
Related terms
References
Asturian
Etymology
From Latin quia.
Conjunction
ca
- because
Nun mientas, ca dir foi.- Don't lie, because he did go.
Ca inda son piores q’estudiantes.- Because they are worse than students.
References
Canela
Etymology
From Proto-Northern Jê *ga (“to roast (singular)”), from Proto-Cerrado *ga (“to roast (singular)”), from Proto-Jê , from Proto-Macro-Jê *ap .
Pronunciation
Verb
ca (cu-class; non-finite xàr)
- roast on embers (singular)
Incrô na imã tep ca.- Roast a fish (wrapped up in banana leaves) on the embers for me.
Catalan
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Inherited from Latin canis, canem (“dog”).
Noun
ca m (plural cans)
- dog
- Synonym: gos m
Usage notes
- This term is used in Catalonia or Valencia only in stock phrases, with gos (feminine gossa) being the term generally used for a dog.
- In the Balearics, ca has retained its use as the primary word for a dog. However, instead of a feminine of ca, *cana, being used for a female dog, in the Balearics, cussa, the feminine of cus (“little dog”) is used.
- Note also that those breeds of dogs that originated in the Balearics use ca and not gos to form name of the breed.
Hyponyms
- (Balearics) cus m (“little dog”), (Balearics) cussa f (“female dog”)
- gos m (“male dog”), gossa f (“female dog”)
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Noun
ca f (plural cas)
- the letter K (lowercase k)
Usage notes
- The letter K is not used in native Catalan words and thus its presence in a word is a fairly reliable indicator of a recent import.
Etymology 3
Apocopated form of casa. Compare French chez, Spanish ca, Italian ca'.
Particle
ca
- the house (of)
- Anem a ca la Maria. ― We are going to Maria’s house.
- Aquell casalot és cal Ramon. ― That mansion is Ramon’s house.
- Parlem català a ca nostra. ― We speak Catalan at our house.
Usage notes
- When followed by one of the articles el, els, en, and es, the word ca contracts with them into cal, cals, can, and cas, respectively.
Derived terms
Central Nahuatl
Verb
ca
- To be.
Chibcha
Pronunciation
Noun
ca
- fence
References
- Gómez Aldana D. F., Análisis morfológico del Vocabulario 158 de la Biblioteca Nacional de Colombia. Grupo de Investigación Muysccubun. 2013.
Classical Nahuatl
Verb
ca
- to be in a location
Usage notes
Ca is an irregular verb; its plural form is cate.
Particle
ca
Used in affirmative statements.
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Dinka
Noun
ca (plural caak)
- milk
References
- Dinka-English Dictionary, 2005
Fala
Pronunciation
Adverb
ca
- (Valverdeñu) Alternative form of acá (“here”)
References
- Valeš, Miroslav (2021) Diccionariu de A Fala: lagarteiru, mañegu, valverdeñu (web), 2nd edition, Minde, Portugal: CIDLeS, published 2022, →ISBN
Fijian
Adjective
ca
- bad, evil, base, vile
- naughty
- direful
- pernicious
- ruined, destroyed
Noun
ca
- badness
- illness, calamity
- harm
French
Preposition
ca
- Abbreviation of circa.
Further reading
Galician
Etymology 1
From Old Galician-Portuguese ca (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin quam.
Pronunciation
Conjunction
ca
- than
- Synonym: ca non
As miñas irmás son máis altas ca min.- My sisters are taller than I am.
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Old Galician-Portuguese ca (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin quia.
Pronunciation
Conjunction
ca
- (archaic) because, since
References
- “ca” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
- “ca” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “ca” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “ca” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
Hausa
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡ʃáː/, /t͡ʃâː/
- (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): ,
Ideophone
cā or câ
- splattering of boiling fat
Ido
Pronunciation
Determiner
ca (plural ci)
- Alternative form of ica (“this”)
Indonesian
Etymology
From Hokkien 炒 (chhá, “to stir fry, to sauté”) or Teochew 炒 (ca2, “to stir fry, to sauté”).
Pronunciation
Noun
ca (first-person possessive caku, second-person possessive camu, third-person possessive canya)
- A dish which uses the sauté technique.
Further reading
Italian
Etymology 1
Preposition
ca
- Abbreviation of circa.
See also
Etymology 2
Inherited from a combination of Latin quam and quia.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈka/°
- Rhymes: -a
- Hyphenation: cà
Conjunction
ca
- (archaic or dialectal) that, because
Etymology 3
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Noun
ca m or f (invariable)
- The name of the Latin-script letter K.
References
Anagrams
Kayan
Noun
ca
- brown.
Noun
ca
- uncle, aunt.
Adjective
ca
- brown.
Ladin
Adverb
ca
- (Gherdëina) hither, to this place, to here, to me/us
Antonyms
Related terms
Lolopo
Etymology
From Proto-Loloish *tsaŋ¹ (Bradley). Cognate with Nuosu ꊿ (co).
Pronunciation
Noun
ca
- (Yao'an) person; people
Malay
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Etymology
Likely from Cantonese 茶 (caa4)
Pronunciation
Noun
ca (Jawi spelling چا, informal 1st possessive caku, 2nd possessive camu, 3rd possessive canya)
- tea
Synonyms
Mandarin
Romanization
ca
- Nonstandard spelling of cā.
- Nonstandard spelling of cǎ.
- Nonstandard spelling of cà.
Usage notes
- Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.
Muong
Etymology
From Proto-Vietic *r-kaː. Cognate with Vietnamese gà.
Pronunciation
Noun
ca
- (Mường Bi) chicken
- tàn ca ― a flock of chickens
References
Nguyễn Văn Khang; Bùi Chỉ; Hoàng Văn Hành (2002) Từ điển Mường - Việt (Muong - Vietnamese dictionary), Nhà xuất bản Văn hoá Dân tộc Hà Nội
Neapolitan
Etymology
Variant of che, from Latin quid, quod. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Pronunciation
Adverb
ca
- what
Conjunction
ca
- than (comparison between adjectives only)
- that (as in 'the boy that I saw' ("O guaglio' ca vist'"))
Pronoun
ca
- that
- who
- which
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative forms
- 𑀘 (Brahmi script)
- च (Devanagari script)
- চ (Bengali script)
- ච (Sinhalese script)
- စ or ၸ (Burmese script)
- จ or จะ (Thai script)
- ᨧ (Tai Tham script)
- ຈ or ຈະ (Lao script)
- ច (Khmer script)
- 𑄌 (Chakma script)
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit च (ca).
Particle
ca
- and (copulative particle)
Piedmontese
Etymology
Inherited from Latin casa. Compare Italian casa, Lombard cà.
Noun
ca f
- house
Portuguese
Etymology 1
From Latin quam.
Conjunction
ca
- (dated) than
Etymology 2
Contraction of com a.
Preposition
ca
- (Brazil, colloquial) with
Adverb
ca (not comparable)
- Obsolete spelling of cá
Romagnol
Etymology
From Latin casa (“house”).
Pronunciation
Noun
ca f (invariable) (Ville Unite)
- house
- Ca brușêda ― Uninhabited house
- Mètar so ca ― To get married
- Ësar dla ca ― To be a frequent visitor
- Fat in ca ― Homemade
- Tus da ca ― Leave home
- lineage
- public building
Romanian
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Inherited from Latin quam. The expression ca și may derive from Latin quasi.
Adverb
ca
- than
- Am o carte mai bună ca aceasta. ― I have a better book than this one.
- as
- Filmul este tot așa de interesant ca romanul. ― The movie is as interesting as the novel is.
Synonyms
Related terms
Etymology 2
From Latin quia.
Conjunction
ca
- (obsolete) because
- Synonyms: pentru că, întrucât, fiindcă, deoarece
- (followed by să) in order to
Romansch
Alternative forms
- che (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan)
- tgi (Surmiran)
- cu (Puter)
- co (Vallader)
Etymology
From Latin quam or quod.
Conjunction
ca
- (Sutsilvan) than
Scots
Pronunciation
Verb
ca (third-person singular simple present cas, present participle cain, simple past ca'd, past participle ca'd)
- call
- summon
- drive something
- go on, proceed
- knock or push
Derived terms
Contraction
ca
- (some Scots dialects) can't
That ca be him!- That can't be him!
See also
Southwestern Dinka
Noun
ca (plural caak)
- milk
References
- Dinka-English Dictionary, 2005
Spanish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Vulgar Latin qua, alternative form of Latin quia.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈka/
- Rhymes: -a
- Syllabification: ca
Conjunction
ca
- (obsolete) because
- Synonym: porque
c. 1325, Cantar de mío Cid:Sospiró mio Cid, ca mucho avié grandes cuidados- My Cid sighed, for very great grief had he
Etymology 2
From ¡quia!.
Interjection
¡ca!
- (Spain) Denotes incredulity or negation; oh no!
- Synonyms: ¡quia!, ¡qué va!
Etymology 3
Clipping of casa.
Noun
ca f (uncountable)
- (colloquial) house
Further reading
Swedish
Adverb
ca
- circa; Abbreviation of cirka. Alternative form of c:a
Anagrams
Tarantino
Pronoun
ca (relative)
- to whom
- to which
Adjective
ca
- what
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From French quart.
Noun
(classifier cái) ca
- mug (cup)
- mug (about 1/4 liter)
Etymology 2
Sino-Vietnamese word from 歌 (“song”).
Noun
(classifier bài) ca
- (literary, in compounds) a song
- quốc ca ― national anthem
Derived terms
Verb
ca
- (colloquial in Southern Vietnam, somewhat literary in other dialects) to sing
Đăng kí ca ở đâu hả em?- Where can I sign up to sing, boy?
- (colloquial, ironic) to praise
- (colloquial) to scold
Synonyms
Derived terms
Etymology 3
Borrowed from French cas.
Noun
ca
- (medicine) case
Ca này nặng đấy!- This case is a serious one!
Đã có 5 ca tử vong.- There have been five fatal cases.
Synonyms
Derived terms
Etymology 4
From French quart. Compare Thai กะ (gà, “shift”).
Noun
ca
- shift (change of workers)
- tan ca ― to finish one's shift
Derived terms
Etymology 5
Borrowed from French ka.
Noun
ca
- The name of the Latin-script letter K.
Welsh
Alternative forms
- (first-person singular future): caf (literary)
- (second-person singular imperative): cei, cymer (colloquial)
Pronunciation
Verb
ca
- inflection of cael:
- first-person singular future colloquial
- second-person singular imperative literary
Mutation