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See also: kAkA, káka, kakā, kāka, käka, kaķa, and kākā

English

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Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Maori kākā.

Pronunciation

Noun

kaka (plural kakas)

  1. Any of four taxa of birds in the genus Nestor in the parrot family confined to New Zealand and adjacent islands.

Synonyms

Derived terms

Translations

Amis

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *kaka.

Noun

kaka

  1. elder brother
  2. elder sister

References

Basque

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish caca.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaka/
  • Rhymes: -aka
  • Hyphenation: ka‧ka

Noun

kaka inan

  1. excrement

Declension

Declension of kaka (inanimate, ending in -a)
indefinite singular plural
absolutive kaka kaka kakak
ergative kakak kakak kakek
dative kakari kakari kakei
genitive kakaren kakaren kaken
comitative kakarekin kakarekin kakekin
causative kakarengatik kakarengatik kakengatik
benefactive kakarentzat kakarentzat kakentzat
instrumental kakaz kakaz kakez
inessive kakatan kakan kaketan
locative kakatako kakako kaketako
allative kakatara kakara kaketara
terminative kakataraino kakaraino kaketaraino
directive kakatarantz kakarantz kaketarantz
destinative kakatarako kakarako kaketarako
ablative kakatatik kakatik kaketatik
partitive kakarik — —
prolative kakatzat — —

Further reading

  • "kaka" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia , euskaltzaindia.eus
  • “kaka” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia , euskaltzaindia.eus

Brunei Malay

Etymology

Cognate with Malay kakak.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaka/
  • Hyphenation: ka‧ka

Noun

kaka

  1. older sister

Cebuano

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ka‧ka

Noun

kaka

  1. a spider; any of various eight-legged, predatory arthropods, of the order Araneae, most of which spin webs to catch prey
    Synonyms: damang, tambayawan
  2. tar; a solid residual byproduct of tobacco smoke

Related terms

Chuukese

Adjective

kaka

  1. thirsty

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English kaka, from Maori kākā.

Pronunciation

Noun

kaka m (plural kaka's, diminutive kakaatje n)

  1. The kaka, Nestor meridionalis

Further reading

Estonian

Etymology

Cognate to Finnish kakka. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Noun

kaka (genitive kaka, partitive kakat)

  1. (somewhat childish) poo

Declension

Declension of kaka (ÕS type 16/pere, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative kaka kakad
accusative nom.
gen. kaka
genitive kakade
partitive kakat kakasid
illative kakka
kakasse 		kakadesse
inessive kakas kakades
elative kakast kakadest
allative kakale kakadele
adessive kakal kakadel
ablative kakalt kakadelt
translative kakaks kakadeks
terminative kakani kakadeni
essive kakana kakadena
abessive kakata kakadeta
comitative kakaga kakadega

Synonyms

Further reading

Finnish

Etymology

From English kaka, from Maori kākā.

Pronunciation

Noun

kaka

  1. kaka (a parrot of the genus Nestor)

Usage notes

In addition to kakas, also kea belongs to genus Nestor.

Declension

Inflection of kaka (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative kaka kakat
genitive kakan kakojen
partitive kakaa kakoja
illative kakaan kakoihin
singular plural
nominative kaka kakat
accusative nom. kaka kakat
gen. kakan
genitive kakan kakojen
kakainrare
partitive kakaa kakoja
inessive kakassa kakoissa
elative kakasta kakoista
illative kakaan kakoihin
adessive kakalla kakoilla
ablative kakalta kakoilta
allative kakalle kakoille
essive kakana kakoina
translative kakaksi kakoiksi
abessive kakatta kakoitta
instructive — kakoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of kaka (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative kakani kakani
accusative nom. kakani kakani
gen. kakani
genitive kakani kakojeni
kakainirare
partitive kakaani kakojani
inessive kakassani kakoissani
elative kakastani kakoistani
illative kakaani kakoihini
adessive kakallani kakoillani
ablative kakaltani kakoiltani
allative kakalleni kakoilleni
essive kakanani kakoinani
translative kakakseni kakoikseni
abessive kakattani kakoittani
instructive — —
comitative — kakoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative kakasi kakasi
accusative nom. kakasi kakasi
gen. kakasi
genitive kakasi kakojesi
kakaisirare
partitive kakaasi kakojasi
inessive kakassasi kakoissasi
elative kakastasi kakoistasi
illative kakaasi kakoihisi
adessive kakallasi kakoillasi
ablative kakaltasi kakoiltasi
allative kakallesi kakoillesi
essive kakanasi kakoinasi
translative kakaksesi kakoiksesi
abessive kakattasi kakoittasi
instructive — —
comitative — kakoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative kakamme kakamme
accusative nom. kakamme kakamme
gen. kakamme
genitive kakamme kakojemme
kakaimmerare
partitive kakaamme kakojamme
inessive kakassamme kakoissamme
elative kakastamme kakoistamme
illative kakaamme kakoihimme
adessive kakallamme kakoillamme
ablative kakaltamme kakoiltamme
allative kakallemme kakoillemme
essive kakanamme kakoinamme
translative kakaksemme kakoiksemme
abessive kakattamme kakoittamme
instructive — —
comitative — kakoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative kakanne kakanne
accusative nom. kakanne kakanne
gen. kakanne
genitive kakanne kakojenne
kakainnerare
partitive kakaanne kakojanne
inessive kakassanne kakoissanne
elative kakastanne kakoistanne
illative kakaanne kakoihinne
adessive kakallanne kakoillanne
ablative kakaltanne kakoiltanne
allative kakallenne kakoillenne
essive kakananne kakoinanne
translative kakaksenne kakoiksenne
abessive kakattanne kakoittanne
instructive — —
comitative — kakoinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative kakansa kakansa
accusative nom. kakansa kakansa
gen. kakansa
genitive kakansa kakojensa
kakainsarare
partitive kakaansa kakojaan
kakojansa
inessive kakassaan
kakassansa 		kakoissaan
kakoissansa
elative kakastaan
kakastansa 		kakoistaan
kakoistansa
illative kakaansa kakoihinsa
adessive kakallaan
kakallansa 		kakoillaan
kakoillansa
ablative kakaltaan
kakaltansa 		kakoiltaan
kakoiltansa
allative kakalleen
kakallensa 		kakoilleen
kakoillensa
essive kakanaan
kakanansa 		kakoinaan
kakoinansa
translative kakakseen
kakaksensa 		kakoikseen
kakoiksensa
abessive kakattaan
kakattansa 		kakoittaan
kakoittansa
instructive — —
comitative — kakoineen
kakoinensa

Hyponyms

See also

  • kakka (do not confuse with)

Anagrams

Hausa

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

An areal word; compare Kanuri kàgá.

Noun

kā̀kā m or f (plural kā̀kànnī, possessed form kā̀kan)

  1. grandfather, grandmother

Etymology 2

Noun

kā̀kā f (possessed form kā̀kar̃)

  1. harvest season

Hawaiian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Verb

kaka

  1. to rinse

Hungarian

Etymology

Back-formation from kakál.

Pronunciation

Noun

kaka (plural kakák)

  1. (childish) excrement
    Synonym: (diminutive) kaki

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative kaka kakák
accusative kakát kakákat
dative kakának kakáknak
instrumental kakával kakákkal
causal-final kakáért kakákért
translative kakává kakákká
terminative kakáig kakákig
essive-formal kakaként kakákként
essive-modal — —
inessive kakában kakákban
superessive kakán kakákon
adessive kakánál kakáknál
illative kakába kakákba
sublative kakára kakákra
allative kakához kakákhoz
elative kakából kakákból
delative kakáról kakákról
ablative kakától kakáktól
non-attributive
possessive - singular 		kakáé kakáké
non-attributive
possessive - plural 		kakáéi kakákéi
Possessive forms of kaka
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. kakám kakáim
2nd person sing. kakád kakáid
3rd person sing. kakája kakái
1st person plural kakánk kakáink
2nd person plural kakátok kakáitok
3rd person plural kakájuk kakáik

References

Further reading

  • kaka in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse kaka

Pronunciation

Noun

kaka f (genitive singular köku, nominative plural kökur)

  1. a cake
  2. a cookie
    Hver stal kökunni úr krúsinni í gær?
    Who stole the cookie from the cookie jar last night?

Declension

declension of kaka
f-w1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative kaka kakan kökur kökurnar
accusative köku kökuna kökur kökurnar
dative köku kökunni kökum kökunum
genitive köku kökunnar kaka/kakna kakanna/kaknanna

Derived terms

Jamamadí

Noun

kaka

  1. (Banawá) toucan

References

Japanese

Romanization

kaka

  1. Rōmaji transcription of かか

Javanese

Romanization

kaka

  1. Romanization of ꦏꦏ

Kapampangan

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaka (“elder sibling of the same sex”), from Proto-Austronesian *kaka (“elder sibling”). Compare Tagalog kaka.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkakəʔ/,
  • Hyphenation: ka‧ka

Noun

kákâ

  1. older brother

References

  • Michael L. Forman (2019) Kapampangan Dictionary‎, University of Hawaii Press, →ISBN, archived from the original on 29 June 2021, page 51

Krio

Etymology

Various sources. Compare Portuguese, Spanish, French, and Jamaican Creole caca (“feces”) and Mende ka (“waste matter”).

Pronunciation

Noun

kàká

  1. feces

See also

References

  1. ^ Clifford N. Fyle, Eldred D. Jones (1980) A Krio-English dictionary‎, Oxford University Press, page 161

Latvian

Noun

kaka f (4th declension)

  1. (childish) poo

Usage notes

Unlike in English, this word is strictly countable.

Declension

Declension of kaka (4th declension)
singular (vienskaitlis) plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs) kaka kakas
accusative (akuzatīvs) kaku kakas
genitive (ģenitīvs) kakas kaku
dative (datīvs) kakai kakām
instrumental (instrumentālis) kaku kakām
locative (lokatīvs) kakā kakās
vocative (vokatīvs) kaka kakas

Lithuanian

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *kākā, from Proto-Indo-European *kakka-.

Noun

kaka f

  1. poo (childish)

Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

Determiner

kaka

  1. nominative feminine singular of kaki

Mauritian Creole

Etymology

From French caca.

Pronunciation

Noun

kaka

  1. poo, excrement
    Synonyms: bezwin, exkreman, tata

Verb

kaka (medial form kaka)

  1. to poo, defecate

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Noun

kaka m or f

  1. definite feminine singular of kake

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

kaka f

  1. definite singular of kake

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *kakǭ.

Noun

kaka f (genitive kǫku, plural kǫkur)

  1. cake

Declension

  Declension of kaka (weak ōn-stem)
feminine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative kaka kakan kǫkur kǫkurnar
accusative kǫku kǫkuna kǫkur kǫkurnar
dative kǫku kǫkunni kǫkum kǫkunum
genitive kǫku kǫkunnar kakna kaknanna

Descendants

Old Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse kaka, from Proto-Germanic *kakǭ.

Noun

kaka f

  1. cake

Declension

Declension of kaka (on-stem)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative kaka kakan kaku(r), -o(r) kakuna(r), -ona(r)
accusative kaku, -o kakuna, -ona kaku(r), -o(r) kakuna(r), -ona(r)
dative kaku, -o kakunni, -onne kakum, -om kakumin, -omen
genitive kaku, -o kakunna(r), -onna(r) kaka kakanna

Descendants

References

  • kaka in Knut Fredrik Söderwall, Ordbok öfver svenska medeltids-språket, del 1: A-L

Phuthi

Etymology

From Afrikaans kak.

Verb

-káka

  1. to defecate

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Polish

Pronunciation

Verb

kaka

  1. third-person singular present of kakać

Portuguese

Interjection

kaka

  1. Alternative form of ka

Quechua

Noun

kaka

  1. maternal uncle
  2. father-in-law of a man

Declension

declension of kaka
singular plural
nominative kaka kakakuna
accusative kakata kakakunata
dative kakaman kakakunaman
genitive kakap kakakunap
locative kakapi kakakunapi
terminative kakakama kakakunakama
ablative kakamanta kakakunamanta
instrumental kakawan kakakunawan
comitative kakantin kakakunantin
abessive kakannaq kakakunannaq
comparative kakahina kakakunahina
causative kakarayku kakakunarayku
benefactive kakapaq kakakunapaq
associative kakapura kakakunapura
distributive kakanka kakakunanka
exclusive kakalla kakakunalla
possessive forms of kaka
ñuqap - first-person singular
ñuqap (my) singular plural
nominative kakay kakaykuna
accusative kakayta kakaykunata
dative kakayman kakaykunaman
genitive kakaypa kakaykunap
locative kakaypi kakaykunapi
terminative kakaykama kakaykunakama
ablative kakaymanta kakaykunamanta
instrumental kakaywan kakaykunawan
comitative kakaynintin kakaykunantin
abessive kakayninnaq kakaykunannaq
comparative kakayhina kakaykunahina
causative kakayrayku kakaykunarayku
benefactive kakaypaq kakaykunapaq
associative kakaypura kakaykunapura
distributive kakayninka kakaykunanka
exclusive kakaylla kakaykunalla
qampa - second-person singular
qampa (your) singular plural
nominative kakayki kakaykikuna
accusative kakaykita kakaykikunata
dative kakaykiman kakaykikunaman
genitive kakaykipa kakaykikunap
locative kakaykipi kakaykikunapi
terminative kakaykikama kakaykikunakama
ablative kakaykimanta kakaykikunamanta
instrumental kakaykiwan kakaykikunawan
comitative kakaykintin kakaykikunantin
abessive kakaykinnaq kakaykikunannaq
comparative kakaykihina kakaykikunahina
causative kakaykirayku kakaykikunarayku
benefactive kakaykipaq kakaykikunapaq
associative kakaykipura kakaykikunapura
distributive kakaykinka kakaykikunanka
exclusive kakaykilla kakaykikunalla
paypa - third-person singular
paypa (his/her/its) singular plural
nominative kakan kakankuna
accusative kakanta kakankunata
dative kakanman kakankunaman
genitive kakanpa kakankunap
locative kakanpi kakankunapi
terminative kakankama kakankunakama
ablative kakanmanta kakankunamanta
instrumental kakanwan kakankunawan
comitative kakanintin kakankunantin
abessive kakanninnaq kakankunannaq
comparative kakanhina kakankunahina
causative kakanrayku kakankunarayku
benefactive kakanpaq kakankunapaq
associative kakanpura kakankunapura
distributive kakaninka kakankunanka
exclusive kakanlla kakankunalla
ñuqanchikpa - first-person inclusive plural
ñuqanchikpa (our(incl)) singular plural
nominative kakanchik kakanchikkuna
accusative kakanchikta kakanchikkunata
dative kakanchikman kakanchikkunaman
genitive kakanchikpa kakanchikkunap
locative kakanchikpi kakanchikkunapi
terminative kakanchikkama kakanchikkunakama
ablative kakanchikmanta kakanchikkunamanta
instrumental kakanchikwan kakanchikkunawan
comitative kakanchiknintin kakanchikkunantin
abessive kakanchikninnaq kakanchikkunannaq
comparative kakanchikhina kakanchikkunahina
causative kakanchikrayku kakanchikkunarayku
benefactive kakanchikpaq kakanchikkunapaq
associative kakanchikpura kakanchikkunapura
distributive kakanchikninka kakanchikkunanka
exclusive kakanchiklla kakanchikkunalla
ñuqaykup - first-person exclusive plural
ñuqaykup (our(excl)) singular plural
nominative kakayku kakaykukuna
accusative kakaykuta kakaykukunata
dative kakaykuman kakaykukunaman
genitive kakaykupa kakaykukunap
locative kakaykupi kakaykukunapi
terminative kakaykukama kakaykukunakama
ablative kakaykumanta kakaykukunamanta
instrumental kakaykuwan kakaykukunawan
comitative kakaykuntin kakaykukunantin
abessive kakaykunnaq kakaykukunannaq
comparative kakaykuhina kakaykukunahina
causative kakaykurayku kakaykukunarayku
benefactive kakaykupaq kakaykukunapaq
associative kakaykupura kakaykukunapura
distributive kakaykunka kakaykukunanka
exclusive kakaykulla kakaykukunalla
qamkunap - second-person plural
qamkunap (your(pl)) singular plural
nominative kakaykichik kakaykichikkuna
accusative kakaykichikta kakaykichikkunata
dative kakaykichikman kakaykichikkunaman
genitive kakaykichikpa kakaykichikkunap
locative kakaykichikpi kakaykichikkunapi
terminative kakaykichikkama kakaykichikkunakama
ablative kakaykichikmanta kakaykichikkunamanta
instrumental kakaykichikwan kakaykichikkunawan
comitative kakaykichiknintin kakaykichikkunantin
abessive kakaykichikninnaq kakaykichikkunannaq
comparative kakaykichikhina kakaykichikkunahina
causative kakaykichikrayku kakaykichikkunarayku
benefactive kakaykichikpaq kakaykichikkunapaq
associative kakaykichikpura kakaykichikkunapura
distributive kakaykichikninka kakaykichikkunanka
exclusive kakaykichiklla kakaykichikkunalla
paykunap - third-person plural
paykunap (their) singular plural
nominative kakanku kakankukuna
accusative kakankuta kakankukunata
dative kakankuman kakankukunaman
genitive kakankupa kakankukunap
locative kakankupi kakankukunapi
terminative kakankukama kakankukunakama
ablative kakankumanta kakankukunamanta
instrumental kakankuwan kakankukunawan
comitative kakankuntin kakankukunantin
abessive kakankunnaq kakankukunannaq
comparative kakankuhina kakankukunahina
causative kakankurayku kakankukunarayku
benefactive kakankupaq kakankukunapaq
associative kakankupura kakankukunapura
distributive kakankunka kakankukunanka
exclusive kakankulla kakankukunalla

See also

Sakizaya

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *kaka.

Pronunciation

Noun

kaka

  1. elder sibling

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kaka

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kǎːka/
  • Hyphenation: ka‧ka

Noun

káka f (Cyrillic spelling ка́ка)

  1. (uncountable, informal, often childish) poo, poop (feces)

Declension

Declension of kaka
singular
nominative kaka
genitive kake
dative kaki
accusative kaku
vocative kako
locative kaki
instrumental kakom

Sotho

Etymology

Borrowed from Afrikaans kak.

Verb

kaka

  1. to excrete, to defecate
    Synonym: nya

Sranan Tongo

Etymology 1

From English cock.

Pronunciation

Noun

kaka

  1. cock, rooster
    Synonym: kaka fowru
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Portuguese caca.

Pronunciation

Noun

kaka

  1. shit, crap
Alternative forms

Swahili

Pronunciation

Noun

kaka (n class, plural kaka)

  1. brother

Coordinate terms

Derived terms

Swazi

Etymology

Borrowed from Afrikaans kak.

Verb

-káka

  1. to defecate

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Swedish

Swedish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia sv

Etymology

From Old Swedish kaka, from Old Norse kaka, from Proto-Germanic *kakǭ (“cake”), from Proto-Indo-European *gog- (“ball-shaped object”).

Pronunciation

Noun

kaka c

  1. a cookie
  2. a (small, sweetened) cake
    sockerkaka
    sponge cake
  3. an (unsweetened) cake
    tekaka
    teacake
  4. (computing) a cookie

Declension

Declension of kaka 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative kaka kakan kakor kakorna
Genitive kakas kakans kakors kakornas

Derived terms

See also

References

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaka (“elder sibling of the same sex”), from Proto-Austronesian *kaka (“elder sibling”). Compare Malay kakak.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaˈkaʔ/, (noun:elder sibling)

  • IPA(key): /ˈkaka/, (noun:uncle; aunt)
  • Hyphenation: ka‧ka

Noun

kakâ (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜃ)

  1. elder sibling
  2. (by extension, obsolete) someone older in age (even if not siblings)
    Synonym: mas matanda
    Alin ang kaka dito sa dalwa?
    Which of the two is the older one?

Noun

kaka (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜃ)

  1. respectful term of address for an uncle or aunt older than one's parent
Derived terms
See also

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaˈkaʔ/,
  • Hyphenation: ka‧ka

Noun

kakâ (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜃ) (obsolete)

  1. name of the Baybayin letter ᜃ, corresponding to "ka"

See also

Further reading

  • “kaka”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Serrano-Laktaw, Pedro (1914) Diccionario tagálog-hispano, Ateneo de Manila, page 424.
  • San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613) Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero‎, La Noble Villa de Pila
    • page 128: “C) Caca (pc) anſi llamã eſtos . C .|. cacayaon .|. ᜃ . at caca ang mayſuſulat diyan, no . b . ſino . C . es la ay, Pronuncian la y como ſuena . C . ſaluo ſi alatal . C . .|. que entonces la pronunciã como .q. y en letra caſtellana ſe eſcriue con . cqi . como, cqipot, ycqina, cqinig, los quales ſi ſe eſcriuieſen ſin .q. dirian, icina, cipot, cinig, y realmente ſon de la letra .c. .cq. ſe ande eſcriuir, y no de otra manera. C. en eſta letra la, ci, ce, ſuenan con cedilla aun que no la tengan, mas en la, ca, co, cu, ſino tienen cedilla, no ſuenan , y por no auer en la impreſion .C. gran de con cedilla, la pongo toda en la .Z. como, Zabullir, Zerçenar, Zierto, Zoçorbar, Zumo. Noteſe.”
    • page 350: “Hermano) Caca mayor de todos”
    • page 409: “Mayor) Caca ”
    • page 575: “Tio) Caca hermano mayor de ſu padre q̃ como el hermano le llama caca tambien el ſobrino.”
  • Blust, Robert, Trussel, Stephen (2010–) “*kaka₂”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary

Turkmen

Noun

kaka (definite accusative kakany, plural kakalar)

  1. father

Declension

Declension of kaka
singular plural
nominative kaka kakalar
accusative kakany kakalary
genitive kakanyň kakalaryň
dative kakā kakalara
locative kakada kakalarda
ablative kakadan kakalardan

Uneapa

Etymology

Possibly from Proto-Oceanic *kaka (“elder sibling, older sibling”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaka, from Proto-Austronesian *kaka, though the etymology suffers from semantic problems. Compare also Muduapa kaka (“person”).

Pronunciation

Noun

kaka

  1. baby

Further reading

  • Terry Crowley et al, The Oceanic Languages (2013), page 368

Wik-Mungkan

Noun

kaka

  1. excrement, faeces, shit

Synonyms

Yami

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaka, from Proto-Austronesian *kaka; cognate with Malay kakak.

Noun

kaka

  1. older sibling

Yoruba

Pronunciation

Preposition

kàkà

  1. rather than, instead of
    Synonyms: kànràn, dípò
    kàkà kí eku máà jẹ sèsé, a fi ṣe àwàdànù ― Rather than have a rat not eat beans, it will spill them away (proverb on bad consequences)

Usage notes

  • Always followed by kí

Yosondúa Mixtec

Etymology 1

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

Verb

kaka (present jika)

  1. go, walk

Etymology 2

From Proto-Mixtec *kákà.

Noun

kaka

  1. quicklime

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., pages 23–24

Zia

Adjective

kaka

  1. small
Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia