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Basque
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /oteka/
- Rhymes: -eka
- Hyphenation: o‧te‧ka
Etymology 1
From ote (“gorse, furze”) + -ka.
Adverb
oteka (not comparable)
- (Souletin) looking for gorse, carrying gorse
1929, Gure Herria, page 171:Edo otheka, edo alhor ützültze, edo belhar sartze edo bideka, bethi üztarrian da [behia].- Looking for gorse, ploughing the field or grazing; always wears a yoke.
Etymology 2
From ote (particle used to form tentative yes/no questions) + -ka.
Adverb
oteka (not comparable)
- wondering, in doubt
2012 July 29, Arantxa Iturbe, “Idazteaz”, in Berria:Idazten dut munduaz, ezagutu gabe; jendeaz, entzun dudanagatik, esan didatenetik; gertatuaz, omenka, eta gertatzear denaz, oteka.- I write about the world without knowing it; about people, based on what I've heard; about past events, from hearsay; and about things to come, wondering.
Further reading
- "oteka" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia , euskaltzaindia.eus
- “oteka” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia , euskaltzaindia.eus