naka

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See also: nāka and Naka

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindustani نَاکَا (nākā) / नाका (nākā).

Noun

naka (plural nakas)

  1. (India) A place where workers assemble to seek employment.

Anagrams

Ese

Noun

naka

  1. enemy

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *naka.

Pronunciation

Noun

naka (dialectal)

  1. drain plug, plug (plug on the bottom of a boat, closing the draining hole while the boat is afloat)

Declension

Inflection of naka (Kotus type 10*D/koira, k-∅ gradation)
nominative naka naat
genitive naan nakien
partitive nakaa nakia
illative nakaan nakiin
singular plural
nominative naka naat
accusative nom. naka naat
gen. naan
genitive naan nakien
nakain rare
partitive nakaa nakia
inessive naassa naissa
elative naasta naista
illative nakaan nakiin
adessive naalla nailla
ablative naalta nailta
allative naalle naille
essive nakana nakina
translative naaksi naiksi
abessive naatta naitta
instructive — nain
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of naka (Kotus type 10*D/koira, k-∅ gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative nakani nakani
accusative nom. nakani nakani
gen. nakani
genitive nakani nakieni
nakaini rare
partitive nakaani nakiani
inessive naassani naissani
elative naastani naistani
illative nakaani nakiini
adessive naallani naillani
ablative naaltani nailtani
allative naalleni nailleni
essive nakanani nakinani
translative naakseni naikseni
abessive naattani naittani
instructive — —
comitative — nakineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative nakasi nakasi
accusative nom. nakasi nakasi
gen. nakasi
genitive nakasi nakiesi
nakaisi rare
partitive nakaasi nakiasi
inessive naassasi naissasi
elative naastasi naistasi
illative nakaasi nakiisi
adessive naallasi naillasi
ablative naaltasi nailtasi
allative naallesi naillesi
essive nakanasi nakinasi
translative naaksesi naiksesi
abessive naattasi naittasi
instructive — —
comitative — nakinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative nakamme nakamme
accusative nom. nakamme nakamme
gen. nakamme
genitive nakamme nakiemme
nakaimme rare
partitive nakaamme nakiamme
inessive naassamme naissamme
elative naastamme naistamme
illative nakaamme nakiimme
adessive naallamme naillamme
ablative naaltamme nailtamme
allative naallemme naillemme
essive nakanamme nakinamme
translative naaksemme naiksemme
abessive naattamme naittamme
instructive — —
comitative — nakinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative nakanne nakanne
accusative nom. nakanne nakanne
gen. nakanne
genitive nakanne nakienne
nakainne rare
partitive nakaanne nakianne
inessive naassanne naissanne
elative naastanne naistanne
illative nakaanne nakiinne
adessive naallanne naillanne
ablative naaltanne nailtanne
allative naallenne naillenne
essive nakananne nakinanne
translative naaksenne naiksenne
abessive naattanne naittanne
instructive — —
comitative — nakinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative nakansa nakansa
accusative nom. nakansa nakansa
gen. nakansa
genitive nakansa nakiensa
nakainsa rare
partitive nakaansa nakiaan
nakiansa
inessive naassaan
naassansa 		naissaan
naissansa
elative naastaan
naastansa 		naistaan
naistansa
illative nakaansa nakiinsa
adessive naallaan
naallansa 		naillaan
naillansa
ablative naaltaan
naaltansa 		nailtaan
nailtansa
allative naalleen
naallensa 		nailleen
naillensa
essive nakanaan
nakanansa 		nakinaan
nakinansa
translative naakseen
naaksensa 		naikseen
naiksensa
abessive naattaan
naattansa 		naittaan
naittansa
instructive — —
comitative — nakineen
nakinensa

Synonyms

Hawaiian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *ŋata (“snake”) (compare with Tongan ngata, Maori ngata (“slug”), Samoan gata); sense of cracking and peeling may have been a remaining extension of the etymon's original sense of snake from the description of its skin.[1][2][3][4]

Noun

naka

  1. Thaumatodon nesophila, a kind of land snail

Verb

naka

  1. to crack, peel

Etymology 2

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

Verb

naka

  1. to quiver, shake

References

  1. ^ Krupa, Viktor (2004) “The Bible in Polynesia: Bridging the Cultural Distance”, in Religio‎, volume 12, number 1, page 54
  2. ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “gata.2”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
  3. ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “gata.1b”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
  4. ^ Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “naka”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, revised & enlarged edition, Honolulu, HI: University of Hawai'i Press, →ISBN, page 259

Ingrian

Bocka naan kera.

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *naka. Cognates include Finnish naka and Estonian naga.

Pronunciation

Noun

naka

  1. spigot
  2. faucet, tap

Declension

Declension of naka (type 3/kana, k- gradation, gemination)
singular plural
nominative naka naat
genitive naan nakkoin
partitive nakkaa nakoja
illative nakkaa nakkoi
inessive naas naois
elative naast naoist
allative naalle naoille
adessive naal naoil
ablative naalt naoilt
translative naaks naoiks
essive nakanna, nakkaan nakoinna, nakkoin
exessive1) nakant nakoint
1) obsolete
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
**) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

Derived terms

References

  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 332

Jamamadí

Adjective

naka

  1. (Banawá) sticky

References

Japanese

Romanization

naka

  1. Rōmaji transcription of なか

Malecite-Passamaquoddy

Pronunciation

Conjunction

naka

  1. and; with

References

Northern Kurdish

Pronunciation

Adverb

naka (Arabic spelling ناکا)

  1. Alternative form of niha (“now”)

References

  • Chyet, Michael L. (2020) “naka”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 2), volume 2, London: Transnational Press, page 52

Ometepec Nahuatl

Noun

naka

  1. meat

West Makian

Etymology

From Malay nangka, likely through Ternate naka.

Pronunciation

Noun

naka

  1. jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus)

References

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

Wolof

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnaka/
  • Audio:(file)

Adverb

naka

  1. (interrogative) how is, how are
    Naka nga tudd?
    What is your name?

Usage notes

This word functions as a phrase, so no verb is needed.

See also

Xhosa

Etymology

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

Verb

-naka?

  1. (transitive) to accuse falsely

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Yanomamö

Noun

naka

  1. vagina

References

  • Lizot, Jacques (2004) Diccionario enciclopédico de la lengua yãnomãmɨ‎ (in Spanish), Vicariato apostólico de Puerto Ayacucho, →ISBN

Zulu

Verb

-naka

  1. to notice, to take care of

Inflection

Tone L
Infinitive ukunaka
Positive Negative
Infinitive ukunaka ukunganaki
Imperative
Simple + object concord
Singular naka -nake
Plural nakani -nakeni
Present
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngiyanaka, nginaka enginakayo, enginaka nginaka anginaki enginganaki nginganaki
2nd singular uyanaka, unaka onakayo, onaka unaka awunaki onganaki unganaki
1st plural siyanaka, sinaka esinakayo, esinaka sinaka asinaki esinganaki singanaki
2nd plural niyanaka, ninaka eninakayo, eninaka ninaka aninaki eninganaki ninganaki
Class 1 uyanaka, unaka onakayo, onaka enaka akanaki onganaki enganaki
Class 2 bayanaka, banaka abanakayo, abanaka benaka abanaki abanganaki benganaki
Class 3 uyanaka, unaka onakayo, onaka unaka awunaki onganaki unganaki
Class 4 iyanaka, inaka enakayo, enaka inaka ayinaki enganaki inganaki
Class 5 liyanaka, linaka elinakayo, elinaka linaka alinaki elinganaki linganaki
Class 6 ayanaka, anaka anakayo, anaka enaka awanaki anganaki enganaki
Class 7 siyanaka, sinaka esinakayo, esinaka sinaka asinaki esinganaki singanaki
Class 8 ziyanaka, zinaka ezinakayo, ezinaka zinaka azinaki ezinganaki zinganaki
Class 9 iyanaka, inaka enakayo, enaka inaka ayinaki enganaki inganaki
Class 10 ziyanaka, zinaka ezinakayo, ezinaka zinaka azinaki ezinganaki zinganaki
Class 11 luyanaka, lunaka olunakayo, olunaka lunaka alunaki olunganaki lunganaki
Class 14 buyanaka, bunaka obunakayo, obunaka bunaka abunaki obunganaki bunganaki
Class 15 kuyanaka, kunaka okunakayo, okunaka kunaka akunaki okunganaki kunganaki
Class 17 kuyanaka, kunaka okunakayo, okunaka kunaka akunaki okunganaki kunganaki
Recent past
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular nginakile, nginakē enginakile, enginakē nginakile, nginakē anginakanga enginganakanga nginganakanga
2nd singular unakile, unakē onakile, onakē unakile, unakē awunakanga onganakanga unganakanga
1st plural sinakile, sinakē esinakile, esinakē sinakile, sinakē asinakanga esinganakanga singanakanga
2nd plural ninakile, ninakē eninakile, eninakē ninakile, ninakē aninakanga eninganakanga ninganakanga
Class 1 unakile, unakē onakile, onakē enakile, enakē akanakanga onganakanga enganakanga
Class 2 banakile, banakē abanakile, abanakē benakile, benakē abanakanga abanganakanga benganakanga
Class 3 unakile, unakē onakile, onakē unakile, unakē awunakanga onganakanga unganakanga
Class 4 inakile, inakē enakile, enakē inakile, inakē ayinakanga enganakanga inganakanga
Class 5 linakile, linakē elinakile, elinakē linakile, linakē alinakanga elinganakanga linganakanga
Class 6 anakile, anakē anakile, anakē enakile, enakē awanakanga anganakanga enganakanga
Class 7 sinakile, sinakē esinakile, esinakē sinakile, sinakē asinakanga esinganakanga singanakanga
Class 8 zinakile, zinakē ezinakile, ezinakē zinakile, zinakē azinakanga ezinganakanga zinganakanga
Class 9 inakile, inakē enakile, enakē inakile, inakē ayinakanga enganakanga inganakanga
Class 10 zinakile, zinakē ezinakile, ezinakē zinakile, zinakē azinakanga ezinganakanga zinganakanga
Class 11 lunakile, lunakē olunakile, olunakē lunakile, lunakē alunakanga olunganakanga lunganakanga
Class 14 bunakile, bunakē obunakile, obunakē bunakile, bunakē abunakanga obunganakanga bunganakanga
Class 15 kunakile, kunakē okunakile, okunakē kunakile, kunakē akunakanga okunganakanga kunganakanga
Class 17 kunakile, kunakē okunakile, okunakē kunakile, kunakē akunakanga okunganakanga kunganakanga
Remote past
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngānaka engānaka ngānaka anginakanga enginganakanga nginganakanga
2nd singular wānaka owānaka wānaka awunakanga onganakanga unganakanga
1st plural sānaka esānaka sānaka asinakanga esinganakanga singanakanga
2nd plural nānaka enānaka nānaka aninakanga eninganakanga ninganakanga
Class 1 wānaka owānaka ānaka akanakanga onganakanga enganakanga
Class 2 bānaka abānaka bānaka abanakanga abanganakanga benganakanga
Class 3 wānaka owānaka wānaka awunakanga onganakanga unganakanga
Class 4 yānaka eyānaka yānaka ayinakanga enganakanga inganakanga
Class 5 lānaka elānaka lānaka alinakanga elinganakanga linganakanga
Class 6 ānaka ānaka ānaka awanakanga anganakanga enganakanga
Class 7 sānaka esānaka sānaka asinakanga esinganakanga singanakanga
Class 8 zānaka ezānaka zānaka azinakanga ezinganakanga zinganakanga
Class 9 yānaka eyānaka yānaka ayinakanga enganakanga inganakanga
Class 10 zānaka ezānaka zānaka azinakanga ezinganakanga zinganakanga
Class 11 lwānaka olwānaka lwānaka alunakanga olunganakanga lunganakanga
Class 14 bānaka obānaka bānaka abunakanga obunganakanga bunganakanga
Class 15 kwānaka okwānaka kwānaka akunakanga okunganakanga kunganakanga
Class 17 kwānaka okwānaka kwānaka akunakanga okunganakanga kunganakanga
Potential
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular nginganaka — nginganaka ngingenake — ngingenake
2nd singular unganaka — unganaka ungenake — ungenake
1st plural singanaka — singanaka singenake — singenake
2nd plural ninganaka — ninganaka ningenake — ningenake
Class 1 anganaka — enganaka angenake — engenake
Class 2 banganaka — benganaka bangenake — bengenake
Class 3 unganaka — unganaka ungenake — ungenake
Class 4 inganaka — inganaka ingenake — ingenake
Class 5 linganaka — linganaka lingenake — lingenake
Class 6 anganaka — enganaka angenake — engenake
Class 7 singanaka — singanaka singenake — singenake
Class 8 zinganaka — zinganaka zingenake — zingenake
Class 9 inganaka — inganaka ingenake — ingenake
Class 10 zinganaka — zinganaka zingenake — zingenake
Class 11 lunganaka — lunganaka lungenake — lungenake
Class 14 bunganaka — bunganaka bungenake — bungenake
Class 15 kunganaka — kunganaka kungenake — kungenake
Class 17 kunganaka — kunganaka kungenake — kungenake
Immediate future
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngizonaka engizonaka ngizonaka angizunaka engingezunaka ngingezunaka
2nd singular uzonaka ozonaka uzonaka awuzunaka ongezunaka ungezunaka
1st plural sizonaka esizonaka sizonaka asizunaka esingezunaka singezunaka
2nd plural nizonaka enizonaka nizonaka anizunaka eningezunaka ningezunaka
Class 1 uzonaka ozonaka ezonaka akazunaka ongezunaka engezunaka
Class 2 bazonaka abazonaka bezonaka abazunaka abangezunaka bengezunaka
Class 3 uzonaka ozonaka uzonaka awuzunaka ongezunaka ungezunaka
Class 4 izonaka ezonaka izonaka ayizunaka engezunaka ingezunaka
Class 5 lizonaka elizonaka lizonaka alizunaka elingezunaka lingezunaka
Class 6 azonaka azonaka ezonaka awazunaka angezunaka engezunaka
Class 7 sizonaka esizonaka sizonaka asizunaka esingezunaka singezunaka
Class 8 zizonaka ezizonaka zizonaka azizunaka ezingezunaka zingezunaka
Class 9 izonaka ezonaka izonaka ayizunaka engezunaka ingezunaka
Class 10 zizonaka ezizonaka zizonaka azizunaka ezingezunaka zingezunaka
Class 11 luzonaka oluzonaka luzonaka aluzunaka olungezunaka lungezunaka
Class 14 buzonaka obuzonaka buzonaka abuzunaka obungezunaka bungezunaka
Class 15 kuzonaka okuzonaka kuzonaka akuzunaka okungezunaka kungezunaka
Class 17 kuzonaka okuzonaka kuzonaka akuzunaka okungezunaka kungezunaka
Remote future
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngiyonaka engiyonaka ngiyonaka angiyunaka engingeyunaka ngingeyunaka
2nd singular uyonaka oyonaka uyonaka awuyunaka ongeyunaka ungeyunaka
1st plural siyonaka esiyonaka siyonaka asiyunaka esingeyunaka singeyunaka
2nd plural niyonaka eniyonaka niyonaka aniyunaka eningeyunaka ningeyunaka
Class 1 uyonaka oyonaka eyonaka akayunaka ongeyunaka engeyunaka
Class 2 bayonaka abayonaka beyonaka abayunaka abangeyunaka bengeyunaka
Class 3 uyonaka oyonaka uyonaka awuyunaka ongeyunaka ungeyunaka
Class 4 iyonaka eyonaka iyonaka ayiyunaka engeyunaka ingeyunaka
Class 5 liyonaka eliyonaka liyonaka aliyunaka elingeyunaka lingeyunaka
Class 6 ayonaka ayonaka eyonaka awayunaka angeyunaka engeyunaka
Class 7 siyonaka esiyonaka siyonaka asiyunaka esingeyunaka singeyunaka
Class 8 ziyonaka eziyonaka ziyonaka aziyunaka ezingeyunaka zingeyunaka
Class 9 iyonaka eyonaka iyonaka ayiyunaka engeyunaka ingeyunaka
Class 10 ziyonaka eziyonaka ziyonaka aziyunaka ezingeyunaka zingeyunaka
Class 11 luyonaka oluyonaka luyonaka aluyunaka olungeyunaka lungeyunaka
Class 14 buyonaka obuyonaka buyonaka abuyunaka obungeyunaka bungeyunaka
Class 15 kuyonaka okuyonaka kuyonaka akuyunaka okungeyunaka kungeyunaka
Class 17 kuyonaka okuyonaka kuyonaka akuyunaka okungeyunaka kungeyunaka
Present subjunctive
Positive Negative
1st singular nginake nginganaki
2nd singular unake unganaki
1st plural sinake singanaki
2nd plural ninake ninganaki
Class 1 anake anganaki
Class 2 banake banganaki
Class 3 unake unganaki
Class 4 inake inganaki
Class 5 linake linganaki
Class 6 anake anganaki
Class 7 sinake singanaki
Class 8 zinake zinganaki
Class 9 inake inganaki
Class 10 zinake zinganaki
Class 11 lunake lunganaki
Class 14 bunake bunganaki
Class 15 kunake kunganaki
Class 17 kunake kunganaki
Past subjunctive
Positive Negative
1st singular nganaka nganganaka, anganaka, anganganaka
2nd singular wanaka wanganaka, awanaka, awanganaka
1st plural sanaka sanganaka, asanaka, asanganaka
2nd plural nanaka nanganaka, ananaka, ananganaka
Class 1 wanaka wanganaka, akanaka, akanganaka
Class 2 banaka banganaka, abanaka, abanganaka
Class 3 wanaka wanganaka, awanaka, awanganaka
Class 4 yanaka yanganaka, ayanaka, ayanganaka
Class 5 lanaka langanaka, alanaka, alanganaka
Class 6 anaka anganaka, awanaka, awanganaka
Class 7 sanaka sanganaka, asanaka, asanganaka
Class 8 zanaka zanganaka, azanaka, azanganaka
Class 9 yanaka yanganaka, ayanaka, ayanganaka
Class 10 zanaka zanganaka, azanaka, azanganaka
Class 11 lwanaka lwanganaka, alwanaka, alwanganaka
Class 14 banaka banganaka, abanaka, abanganaka
Class 15 kwanaka kwanganaka, akwanaka, akwanganaka
Class 17 kwanaka kwanganaka, akwanaka, akwanganaka

References

Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia