kakara
See also: kakāra
Finnish
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *kakara. The original meaning was likely "clod, lump". Related to kakkara.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɑkɑrɑ/, [ˈkɑ̝kɑ̝rɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -ɑkɑrɑ
- Syllabification(key): ka‧ka‧ra
- Hyphenation(key): ka‧ka‧ra
Noun
kakara (colloquial)
- (often derogatory) A brat (selfish, spoiled, or unruly child).
- (regional, endearing) A child.
Usage notes
The word is usually derogatory, but may be used endearingly in some regions.
Declension
| Inflection of kakara (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | kakara | kakarat | |
| genitive | kakaran | kakaroiden kakaroitten | |
| partitive | kakaraa | kakaroita | |
| illative | kakaraan | kakaroihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | kakara | kakarat | |
| accusative | nom. | kakara | kakarat |
| gen. | kakaran | ||
| genitive | kakaran | kakaroiden kakaroitten kakarain rare | |
| partitive | kakaraa | kakaroita | |
| inessive | kakarassa | kakaroissa | |
| elative | kakarasta | kakaroista | |
| illative | kakaraan | kakaroihin | |
| adessive | kakaralla | kakaroilla | |
| ablative | kakaralta | kakaroilta | |
| allative | kakaralle | kakaroille | |
| essive | kakarana | kakaroina | |
| translative | kakaraksi | kakaroiksi | |
| abessive | kakaratta | kakaroitta | |
| instructive | — | kakaroin | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
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Derived terms
compounds
Further reading
- “kakara”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023
Anagrams
Ingrian
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *kakara. Cognates include dialectal Finnish kakara and Estonian kägar.
Pronunciation
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈkɑkɑrɑ/, [ˈkɑkɑr]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈkɑkɑːrɑ/, [ˈkɑkˑɑːrɑ]
- Rhymes: -ɑkɑr, -ɑkɑːrɑ
- Hyphenation: ka‧ka‧ra
Noun
kakara
- dungheap (livestock droppings)
Declension
| Declension of kakara (type 3/kana, no gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | kakara | kakarat |
| genitive | kakaran | kakaroin |
| partitive | kakaraa | kakaroja |
| illative | kakaraa | kakaroihe |
| inessive | kakaraas | kakarois |
| elative | kakarast | kakaroist |
| allative | kakaralle | kakaroille |
| adessive | kakaraal | kakaroil |
| ablative | kakaralt | kakaroilt |
| translative | kakaraks | kakaroiks |
| essive | kakaranna, kakaraan | kakaroinna, kakaroin |
| exessive1) | kakarant | kakaroint |
| 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. | ||
References
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 125
Maori
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *kakala (cognates include Hawaiian ʻaʻala and ʻala, Tahitian ʻāʻara, Samoan alalā and Tongan kakala).[1][2]
Adjective
kakara
Noun
kakara
Derived terms
- hinu kakara, perfume
References
- ^ Tregear, Edward (1891) Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary[1], Wellington, New Zealand: Lyon and Blair, page 127
- ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “kakala”, in “POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online”, in Oceanic Linguistics, volume 50, number 2, pages 551-559
Further reading
- “kakara” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.