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See also: Loka, lokā, and lô-kà

Esperanto

Etymology

loko +‎ -a

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -oka
  • Hyphenation: lo‧ka

Adjective

loka (accusative singular lokan, plural lokaj, accusative plural lokajn)

  1. local

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *loka.

Pronunciation

Noun

loka

  1. wet mud or dirt

Declension

Inflection of loka (Kotus type 10*D/koira, k- gradation)
nominative loka loat
genitive loan lokien
partitive lokaa lokia
illative lokaan lokiin
singular plural
nominative loka loat
accusative nom. loka loat
gen. loan
genitive loan lokien
lokain rare
partitive lokaa lokia
inessive loassa loissa
elative loasta loista
illative lokaan lokiin
adessive loalla loilla
ablative loalta loilta
allative loalle loille
essive lokana lokina
translative loaksi loiksi
abessive loatta loitta
instructive loin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of loka (Kotus type 10*D/koira, k- gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative lokani lokani
accusative nom. lokani lokani
gen. lokani
genitive lokani lokieni
lokaini rare
partitive lokaani lokiani
inessive loassani loissani
elative loastani loistani
illative lokaani lokiini
adessive loallani loillani
ablative loaltani loiltani
allative loalleni loilleni
essive lokanani lokinani
translative loakseni loikseni
abessive loattani loittani
instructive
comitative lokineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative lokasi lokasi
accusative nom. lokasi lokasi
gen. lokasi
genitive lokasi lokiesi
lokaisi rare
partitive lokaasi lokiasi
inessive loassasi loissasi
elative loastasi loistasi
illative lokaasi lokiisi
adessive loallasi loillasi
ablative loaltasi loiltasi
allative loallesi loillesi
essive lokanasi lokinasi
translative loaksesi loiksesi
abessive loattasi loittasi
instructive
comitative lokinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative lokamme lokamme
accusative nom. lokamme lokamme
gen. lokamme
genitive lokamme lokiemme
lokaimme rare
partitive lokaamme lokiamme
inessive loassamme loissamme
elative loastamme loistamme
illative lokaamme lokiimme
adessive loallamme loillamme
ablative loaltamme loiltamme
allative loallemme loillemme
essive lokanamme lokinamme
translative loaksemme loiksemme
abessive loattamme loittamme
instructive
comitative lokinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative lokanne lokanne
accusative nom. lokanne lokanne
gen. lokanne
genitive lokanne lokienne
lokainne rare
partitive lokaanne lokianne
inessive loassanne loissanne
elative loastanne loistanne
illative lokaanne lokiinne
adessive loallanne loillanne
ablative loaltanne loiltanne
allative loallenne loillenne
essive lokananne lokinanne
translative loaksenne loiksenne
abessive loattanne loittanne
instructive
comitative lokinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative lokansa lokansa
accusative nom. lokansa lokansa
gen. lokansa
genitive lokansa lokiensa
lokainsa rare
partitive lokaansa lokiaan
lokiansa
inessive loassaan
loassansa
loissaan
loissansa
elative loastaan
loastansa
loistaan
loistansa
illative lokaansa lokiinsa
adessive loallaan
loallansa
loillaan
loillansa
ablative loaltaan
loaltansa
loiltaan
loiltansa
allative loalleen
loallensa
loilleen
loillensa
essive lokanaan
lokanansa
lokinaan
lokinansa
translative loakseen
loaksensa
loikseen
loiksensa
abessive loattaan
loattansa
loittaan
loittansa
instructive
comitative lokineen
lokinensa

Synonyms

Derived terms

adjectives
verbs
compounds

Noun

loka

  1. Abbreviation of lokakuu (October).

Further reading

Anagrams

Icelandic

Etymology

See lykja.

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Pronunciation

Noun

loka f (genitive singular loku, nominative plural lokur)

  1. latch, catch, bolt
  2. (music) stop (device on a flute etc for covering the holes in order to vary the pitch, or knobs for bringing certain pipes into use on an organ)

Declension

    Declension of loka
f-w1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative loka lokan lokur lokurnar
accusative loku lokuna lokur lokurnar
dative loku lokunni lokum lokunum
genitive loku lokunnar loka/lokna lokanna/loknanna

Synonyms

  • (a latch): klinka f
  • (a stop, a device on a flute for covering the holes): loftop n

Derived terms

Verb

loka (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative lokaði, supine lokað)

  1. to close, to shut
  2. to shut off
  3. to lock
  4. to barricade
  5. to bolt
  6. to blockade
  7. (music) to stop, to close (a hole, e.g. on a flute) or press down (a string on a violin etc) in order to play a particular note

Conjugation

Synonyms

Derived terms

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Javanese ꦭꦺꦴꦏ (loka, world, location) or Balinese ᬮᭀᬓ (loka, location, nature), from Old Javanese loka (wide space, the world; the world of human beings; mankind, human society), ultimately from Sanskrit लोक (loka, world).

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: lo‧ka

Noun

loka

  1. (Classical) location, world
    Synonym: lokasi

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Malay: lauka

See also

Further reading

Latvian

Noun

loka m

  1. genitive singular of loks

Adjective

loka

  1. (dialectal) genitive singular masculine of loks
  2. (dialectal) nominative singular feminine of loks

Lindu

Noun

loka

  1. banana

Malay

Etymology

From Sanskrit लोक (loka, world, sight).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lo.ka/
  • Hyphenation: lo‧ka

Noun

loka

  1. (figurative) world
    Synonyms: alam, dunia

Derived terms

Further reading

Norwegian Bokmål

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Alternative forms

Noun

loka n

  1. definite plural of lok

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

Verb

loka

  1. simple past and present perfect of loke

Anagrams

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

loka n

  1. definite plural of lok

Pali

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit लोक (loka). Cognate with Maharastri Prakrit 𑀮𑁄𑀅 (loa).

Noun

loka m

  1. world

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

Sotho

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-dʊ̀nga.

Verb

loka

  1. to be right

Sundanese

Etymology

From Sanskrit लोक (loka, world, sight).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /lo.ka/
  • Hyphenation: lo‧ka

Noun

loka (Sundanese spelling ᮜᮧᮊ)

  1. (figurative) world
    Synonyms: jagat, dunya, alam

Derived terms

Further reading

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish loca (crazy).

Pronunciation

Adjective

loka (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜓᜃ)

  1. (mildly derogatory) feminine of loko: insane; crazy; demented
    Synonyms: baliw, buang, sira-ulo

Derived terms

Noun

loka (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜓᜃ)

  1. (mildly derogatory) female equivalent of loko: madwoman
  2. (informal, colloquial, offensive) foolish or stupid person, especially one who is a female, effeminate man, or homosexual

Anagrams

West Makian

Etymology

From East Makian . Compare Balantak loka'.

Pronunciation

Noun

loka

  1. banana

References

  • Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours, Pacific linguistics