takia

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English

Etymology 1

Noun

takia (plural takias)

  1. A kind of outrigger canoe used in Fiji.

Etymology 2

Noun

takia (plural takias)

  1. Archaic form of takya.

Anagrams

Finnish

Etymology

taka- +‎ -ia. Related to Karelian takie.

Pronunciation

Postposition

takia

  1. because of, due to
    tämän takia ― because of this
    sinun takiasi ― due to you
    minkä takia? ― because of what?

Inflection

Personal/possessive forms of takia
no possessor takia
possessor singular plural
1st person takiani takiamme
2nd person takiasi takianne
3rd person takiaan
takiansa

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Swahili

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Verb

-takia (infinitive kutakia)

  1. Applicative form of -taka: to want for someone
  2. to wish for someone
Conjugation
Conjugation of -takia
Positive present -natakia
Subjunctive -takie
Negative -takii
Imperative singular takia
Infinitives
Positive kutakia
Negative kutotakia
Imperatives
Singular takia
Plural takieni
Tensed forms
Habitual hutakia
Positive past positive subject concord + -litakia
Negative past negative subject concord + -kutakia
Positive present (positive subject concord + -natakia)
Singular Plural
1st person ninatakia/natakia tunatakia
2nd person unatakia mnatakia
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anatakia wanatakia
other classes positive subject concord + -natakia
Negative present (negative subject concord + -takii)
Singular Plural
1st person sitakii hatutakii
2nd person hutakii hamtakii
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hatakii hawatakii
other classes negative subject concord + -takii
Positive future positive subject concord + -tatakia
Negative future negative subject concord + -tatakia
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -takie)
Singular Plural
1st person nitakie tutakie
2nd person utakie mtakie
3rd person m-wa(I/II) atakie watakie
other classes positive subject concord + -takie
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sitakie
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngetakia
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singetakia
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalitakia
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalitakia
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -atakia)
Singular Plural
1st person natakia twatakia
2nd person watakia mwatakia
3rd person m-wa(I/II) atakia watakia
m-mi(III/IV) watakia yatakia
ji-ma(V/VI) latakia yatakia
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chatakia vyatakia
n(IX/X) yatakia zatakia
u(XI) watakia see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwatakia
pa(XVI) patakia
mu(XVIII) mwatakia
Perfect positive subject concord + -metakia
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshatakia
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -jatakia
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kitakia
"If not" positive subject concord + -sipotakia
Consecutive katakia / positive subject concord + -katakia
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -katakie
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -nitakia -tutakia
2nd person -kutakia -watakia/-kutakieni/-watakieni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mtakia -watakia
m-mi(III/IV) -utakia -itakia
ji-ma(V/VI) -litakia -yatakia
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kitakia -vitakia
n(IX/X) -itakia -zitakia
u(XI) -utakia see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kutakia
pa(XVI) -patakia
mu(XVIII) -mutakia
Reflexive -jitakia
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -takia- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -takiaye -takiao
m-mi(III/IV) -takiao -takiayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -takialo -takiayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -takiacho -takiavyo
n(IX/X) -takiayo -takiazo
u(XI) -takiao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -takiako
pa(XVI) -takiapo
mu(XVIII) -takiamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -takia)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yetakia -otakia
m-mi(III/IV) -otakia -yotakia
ji-ma(V/VI) -lotakia -yotakia
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chotakia -vyotakia
n(IX/X) -yotakia -zotakia
u(XI) -otakia see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kotakia
pa(XVI) -potakia
mu(XVIII) -motakia
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Persian تکیه (takya).

Noun

takia class V (plural matakia class VI)

  1. a large cushion
    Hypernym: mto
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