laka

laka

1. man

• IPA^(key): /lá.káː/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [lə́.káː]

lakā f (possessed form lakar̃)

1. (anatomy) spinal cord

• IPA^(key): /láː.káː/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [láː.káː]

lākā f (possessed form lākar̃)

1. Pond mud or clay (used for building houses)

• IPA^(key): /ˈla.ka/, [ˈlɐ.kə]

From Proto-Polynesian *lata (“tame”), from Proto-Oceanic *laca(m) (“tame, docile”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lajam/*najam (“familiar with, accustomed to”). Cognate with Samoan lata (“tame”).

laka

1. (stative) tame, gentle, attracted to, fond of
2. (transitive) to tame, domesticate, attract

• hoʻolaka (causative)

Borrowed from English lock.

laka

1. lock

laka

1. (transitive) to lock

• laka in Combined Hawaiian Dictionary, at trussel2.com.

• Rhymes: -aːka

laka

1. indefinite genitive plural of lak

laka f (4th declension)

1. lacquer
2. lacker
3. varnish

laka

1. third-person singular/plural past indicative of lakt

laka

1. to advise
2. to promise

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laŋkaq (compare Samoan laʻa, Malay langkah).

laka

1. to step
2. to cross over

laka

1. inflection of lakr:
   1. positive degree strong feminine accusative singular
   2. positive degree strong masculine accusative plural
   3. positive degree weak masculine oblique singular
   4. positive degree weak feminine nominative singular
   5. positive degree weak neuter singular

laka

1. inflection of laki:
   1. indefinite oblique singular
   2. indefinite accusative/genitive plural

laka

1. man

Borrowed from French laque.

• IPA^(key): /ˈla.ka/

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• Rhymes: -aka
• Syllabification: la‧ka

laka f

1. lacquer
2. lacquerware

• laka in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• laka in Polish dictionaries at PWN

laka (Cyrillic spelling лака)

1. inflection of lak:
   1. feminine nominative/vocative singular
   2. indefinite masculine/neuter genitive singular
   3. indefinite animate masculine accusative singular
   4. neuter nominative/accusative/vocative plural

laka (present lakar, preterite lakade, supine lakat, imperative laka)

1. to extract a compound from a (solid) material, by washing it with some fluid

• laka ur / urlakad
• laka ut / utlakad
• lakvatten
• urlaka

• alka

Borrowed from Spanish laca, from Arabic لَكّ (lakk) via Andalusian Arabic, from Persian لاک (lâk), from Hindi लाख (lākh), from Sanskrit लाक्षा (lākṣā). Doublet of laker and lakha.

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈlaka/ [ˈlaː.xɐ]
• Rhymes: -aka
• Syllabification: la‧ka

laka (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜃ)

1. lac; lacquer; varnish

   Synonyms: barnis, laker, alyamas, dalanang

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /laˈkaʔ/ [lɐˈxaʔ]
• Rhymes: -aʔ
• Syllabification: la‧ka

lakâ (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜃ)

1. housing compound or barracks for soldiers and their families

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /laˈkaʔ/ [lɐˈxaʔ]
• Rhymes: -aʔ
• Syllabification: la‧ka

lakâ (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜃ)

1. covering of bamboo shoot

• “laka”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972) Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 357

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laka

1. ignite

• Fransiskus Monteiro (1985) Kamus Tetun-Indonesia [Tetum-Indonesian Dictionary] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa, Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laŋkaq (compare Samoan laʻa, Malay langkah).

• IPA^(key): /la.ka/

laka

1. to step
2. to march
3. to move on or forward
4. to proceed, progress, develop
5. to pass