karaka

See also: kāraka

English

Etymology

From Maori karaka.

Noun

karaka (plural karakas)

  1. (New Zealand) An evergreen tree, Corynocarpus laevigatus, bearing fruits with a kernel that can be eaten after extensive roasting and washing.
    • 2003, Michael King, The Penguin History of Aotearoa New Zealand, Penguin, published 2023, page 59:
      It may have been around this time that ‘wild’ plants such as karaka, cabbage tree and bracken fern began to be semi-cultivated.

Maori

Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *kalaka from Proto-Oceanic *kalaka (“Planchonella”).[1]

Noun

karaka

  1. karaka (Corynocarpus laevigatus)
  2. orange
See also
Colors in Maori · ngā tae (layout · text)
     tea, mā      kiwikiwi      pango
             mea, kura, whero              karaka; parauri              kōwhai, renga
                          kāriki, kākāriki              kārikiuri
                          kikorangi              kahurangi
             tūāuri              waiporoporo              māwhero

References

  1. ^ “Karaka”, in Te Māra Reo: The Language Garden, Benton Family Trust, 2022

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English clock.

Noun

karaka

  1. clock

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kǎraka/

Noun

kàraka f (Cyrillic spelling ка̀рака)

  1. carrack

Declension

    Declension of karaka
singular plural
nominative karaka karake
genitive karake karaka
dative karaki karakama
accusative karaku karake
vocative karako karake
locative karaki karakama
instrumental karakom karakama

References

  • “karaka”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025
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