chaka

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Chichewa

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jákà.

Pronunciation

Noun

chaká class 7 (plural zaká class 8)

  1. year

Quechua

Alternative forms

Noun

chaka

  1. bridge
  2. cross, especially the Andean cross

Declension

declension of chaka
singular plural
nominative chaka chakakuna
accusative chakata chakakunata
dative chakaman chakakunaman
genitive chakap chakakunap
locative chakapi chakakunapi
terminative chakakama chakakunakama
ablative chakamanta chakakunamanta
instrumental chakawan chakakunawan
comitative chakantin chakakunantin
abessive chakannaq chakakunannaq
comparative chakahina chakakunahina
causative chakarayku chakakunarayku
benefactive chakapaq chakakunapaq
associative chakapura chakakunapura
distributive chakanka chakakunanka
exclusive chakalla chakakunalla
possessive forms of chaka
ñuqap - first-person singular
ñuqap (my) singular plural
nominative chakay chakaykuna
accusative chakayta chakaykunata
dative chakayman chakaykunaman
genitive chakaypa chakaykunap
locative chakaypi chakaykunapi
terminative chakaykama chakaykunakama
ablative chakaymanta chakaykunamanta
instrumental chakaywan chakaykunawan
comitative chakaynintin chakaykunantin
abessive chakayninnaq chakaykunannaq
comparative chakayhina chakaykunahina
causative chakayrayku chakaykunarayku
benefactive chakaypaq chakaykunapaq
associative chakaypura chakaykunapura
distributive chakayninka chakaykunanka
exclusive chakaylla chakaykunalla
qampa - second-person singular
qampa (your) singular plural
nominative chakayki chakaykikuna
accusative chakaykita chakaykikunata
dative chakaykiman chakaykikunaman
genitive chakaykipa chakaykikunap
locative chakaykipi chakaykikunapi
terminative chakaykikama chakaykikunakama
ablative chakaykimanta chakaykikunamanta
instrumental chakaykiwan chakaykikunawan
comitative chakaykintin chakaykikunantin
abessive chakaykinnaq chakaykikunannaq
comparative chakaykihina chakaykikunahina
causative chakaykirayku chakaykikunarayku
benefactive chakaykipaq chakaykikunapaq
associative chakaykipura chakaykikunapura
distributive chakaykinka chakaykikunanka
exclusive chakaykilla chakaykikunalla
paypa - third-person singular
paypa (his/her/its) singular plural
nominative chakan chakankuna
accusative chakanta chakankunata
dative chakanman chakankunaman
genitive chakanpa chakankunap
locative chakanpi chakankunapi
terminative chakankama chakankunakama
ablative chakanmanta chakankunamanta
instrumental chakanwan chakankunawan
comitative chakanintin chakankunantin
abessive chakanninnaq chakankunannaq
comparative chakanhina chakankunahina
causative chakanrayku chakankunarayku
benefactive chakanpaq chakankunapaq
associative chakanpura chakankunapura
distributive chakaninka chakankunanka
exclusive chakanlla chakankunalla
ñuqanchikpa - first-person inclusive plural
ñuqanchikpa (our(incl)) singular plural
nominative chakanchik chakanchikkuna
accusative chakanchikta chakanchikkunata
dative chakanchikman chakanchikkunaman
genitive chakanchikpa chakanchikkunap
locative chakanchikpi chakanchikkunapi
terminative chakanchikkama chakanchikkunakama
ablative chakanchikmanta chakanchikkunamanta
instrumental chakanchikwan chakanchikkunawan
comitative chakanchiknintin chakanchikkunantin
abessive chakanchikninnaq chakanchikkunannaq
comparative chakanchikhina chakanchikkunahina
causative chakanchikrayku chakanchikkunarayku
benefactive chakanchikpaq chakanchikkunapaq
associative chakanchikpura chakanchikkunapura
distributive chakanchikninka chakanchikkunanka
exclusive chakanchiklla chakanchikkunalla
ñuqaykup - first-person exclusive plural
ñuqaykup (our(excl)) singular plural
nominative chakayku chakaykukuna
accusative chakaykuta chakaykukunata
dative chakaykuman chakaykukunaman
genitive chakaykupa chakaykukunap
locative chakaykupi chakaykukunapi
terminative chakaykukama chakaykukunakama
ablative chakaykumanta chakaykukunamanta
instrumental chakaykuwan chakaykukunawan
comitative chakaykuntin chakaykukunantin
abessive chakaykunnaq chakaykukunannaq
comparative chakaykuhina chakaykukunahina
causative chakaykurayku chakaykukunarayku
benefactive chakaykupaq chakaykukunapaq
associative chakaykupura chakaykukunapura
distributive chakaykunka chakaykukunanka
exclusive chakaykulla chakaykukunalla
qamkunap - second-person plural
qamkunap (your(pl)) singular plural
nominative chakaykichik chakaykichikkuna
accusative chakaykichikta chakaykichikkunata
dative chakaykichikman chakaykichikkunaman
genitive chakaykichikpa chakaykichikkunap
locative chakaykichikpi chakaykichikkunapi
terminative chakaykichikkama chakaykichikkunakama
ablative chakaykichikmanta chakaykichikkunamanta
instrumental chakaykichikwan chakaykichikkunawan
comitative chakaykichiknintin chakaykichikkunantin
abessive chakaykichikninnaq chakaykichikkunannaq
comparative chakaykichikhina chakaykichikkunahina
causative chakaykichikrayku chakaykichikkunarayku
benefactive chakaykichikpaq chakaykichikkunapaq
associative chakaykichikpura chakaykichikkunapura
distributive chakaykichikninka chakaykichikkunanka
exclusive chakaykichiklla chakaykichikkunalla
paykunap - third-person plural
paykunap (their) singular plural
nominative chakanku chakankukuna
accusative chakankuta chakankukunata
dative chakankuman chakankukunaman
genitive chakankupa chakankukunap
locative chakankupi chakankukunapi
terminative chakankukama chakankukunakama
ablative chakankumanta chakankukunamanta
instrumental chakankuwan chakankukunawan
comitative chakankuntin chakankukunantin
abessive chakankunnaq chakankukunannaq
comparative chakankuhina chakankukunahina
causative chakankurayku chakankukunarayku
benefactive chakankupaq chakankukunapaq
associative chakankupura chakankukunapura
distributive chakankunka chakankukunanka
exclusive chakankulla chakankukunalla

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

Noun

chaka (ma class, plural machaka)

  1. shrubland (land that is covered mostly with shrubs)

Etymology 2

Noun

chaka (ki-vi class, no plural)

  1. summer (season)
    Synonyms: kiangazi, msimu wa joto

See also

Seasons in Swahili · misimu (layout · text) · category
bamvua (“spring”), masika, bubujiko kiangazi (“summer”), msimu wa joto, chaka vuli (“autumn”), demani kipupwe (“winter”), baridi

Note that there isn't a one-to-one mapping between seasons at the equator, where Swahili is commonly spoken, and seasons elsewhere. See equatorial seasons and climate for more details.

Swazi

Verb

-chaka

  1. to be poor

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Tagalog

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Conjunction

chakâ (Baybayin spelling ᜆ᜔ᜐᜃ) (colloquial)

  1. Alternative form of 'tsaka

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Adjective

chaka (Baybayin spelling ᜆ᜔ᜐᜃ)

  1. (common) Alternative spelling of tsaka

Ye'kwana

Pronunciation

Suffix

chaka

  1. Allomorph of taka used after words that end in i.
  2. Allomorph of kwaka used after words that end in i.

Yosondúa Mixtec

Etymology

From Proto-Mixtec *tɨ-yakaʔ.

Noun

chaka

  1. fish

References

  • Beaty de Farris, Kathryn, et al. (2012) Diccionario básico del mixteco de Yosondúa, Oaxaca (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 46)‎ (in Spanish), third edition, Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 5
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