vakka
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A man sowing seed from his vakka (coat-of-arms of the municipality of Toivakka).
Finnish
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *vakka, borrowed from Proto-Baltic (compare Latvian vāks (“lid, cover”), Lithuanian vókas (“cover, eyelid”)).
Pronunciation
Noun
vakka
- A roundish, voluminous container equipped with a cap.
- (in particular) A type of wooden container of varying size, made of bent thin board to make it strong and light, usually equipped with a close fitting cap.
- vakka kantensa valitsee ― a man is known by the company he keeps (literally, “a vakka chooses its cap”)
- bushel
- pitää kynttiläänsä vakan alla ― to hide one's light under a bushel
- (historical) A premetric unit of dry volume used in Sweden (halvspann in Swedish) and Finland. According to a 1665 regulation, equal to 36.64 liters, quite close to an imperial bushel.
Declension
| Inflection of vakka (Kotus type 9*A/kala, kk-k gradation) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | vakka | vakat | ||
| genitive | vakan | vakkojen | ||
| partitive | vakkaa | vakkoja | ||
| illative | vakkaan | vakkoihin | ||
| singular | plural | |||
| nominative | vakka | vakat | ||
| accusative | nom. | vakka | vakat | |
| gen. | vakan | |||
| genitive | vakan | vakkojen vakkainrare | ||
| partitive | vakkaa | vakkoja | ||
| inessive | vakassa | vakoissa | ||
| elative | vakasta | vakoista | ||
| illative | vakkaan | vakkoihin | ||
| adessive | vakalla | vakoilla | ||
| ablative | vakalta | vakoilta | ||
| allative | vakalle | vakoille | ||
| essive | vakkana | vakkoina | ||
| translative | vakaksi | vakoiksi | ||
| abessive | vakatta | vakoitta | ||
| instructive | — | vakoin | ||
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | |||
Derived terms
Further reading
- “vakka”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-04
Anagrams
Ingrian
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *vakka. Cognates include Finnish vakka and Estonian vakk.
Pronunciation
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈʋɑkːɑ/,
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈʋɑkːɑ/,
- Rhymes: -ɑkː, -ɑkːɑ
- Hyphenation: vak‧ka
Noun
vakka
- a type of oval container with a lid used to store seeds
- a unit of dry volume equivalent to around 36.64 liters
Usage notes
- One vakka is equal to four kappa.
Declension
| Declension of vakka (type 3/kana, kk-k gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | vakka | vakat |
| genitive | vakan | vakkoin |
| partitive | vakkaa | vakkoja |
| illative | vakkaa | vakkoi |
| inessive | vakas | vakois |
| elative | vakast | vakoist |
| allative | vakalle | vakoille |
| adessive | vakal | vakoil |
| ablative | vakalt | vakoilt |
| translative | vakaks | vakoiks |
| essive | vakkanna, vakkaan | vakkoinna, vakkoin |
| exessive1) | vakkant | vakkoint |
| 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 633
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative forms
Etymology 1
Inherited from Sanskrit वृक्क (vṛkka, “kidney”).
Noun
vakka n
Declension
Declension table of "vakka" (neuter)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | vakkaṃ | vakkāni |
| Accusative (second) | vakkaṃ | vakkāni |
| Instrumental (third) | vakkena | vakkehi or vakkebhi |
| Dative (fourth) | vakkassa or vakkāya or vakkatthaṃ | vakkānaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | vakkasmā or vakkamhā or vakkā | vakkehi or vakkebhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | vakkassa | vakkānaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | vakkasmiṃ or vakkamhi or vakke | vakkesu |
| Vocative (calling) | vakka | vakkāni |
Etymology 2
Inherited from Sanskrit वक्र (vakra, “crooked”).
Adjective
vakka
Declension
Declension table of "vakka" (masculine)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | vakko | vakkā |
| Accusative (second) | vakkaṃ | vakke |
| Instrumental (third) | vakkena | vakkehi or vakkebhi |
| Dative (fourth) | vakkassa or vakkāya or vakkatthaṃ | vakkānaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | vakkasmā or vakkamhā or vakkā | vakkehi or vakkebhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | vakkassa | vakkānaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | vakkasmiṃ or vakkamhi or vakke | vakkesu |
| Vocative (calling) | vakka | vakkā |
Declension table of "vakka" (neuter)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | vakkaṃ | vakkāni |
| Accusative (second) | vakkaṃ | vakkāni |
| Instrumental (third) | vakkena | vakkehi or vakkebhi |
| Dative (fourth) | vakkassa or vakkāya or vakkatthaṃ | vakkānaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | vakkasmā or vakkamhā or vakkā | vakkehi or vakkebhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | vakkassa | vakkānaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | vakkasmiṃ or vakkamhi or vakke | vakkesu |
| Vocative (calling) | vakka | vakkāni |
Synonyms
References
Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “pakka”, in Pali-English Dictionary, London: Chipstead