naka
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Hindustani نَاکَا (nākā) / नाका (nākā).
Noun
naka (plural nakas)
- (India) A place where workers assemble to seek employment.
Anagrams
Ese
Noun
naka
Finnish
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *naka.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnɑkɑ/, [ˈnɑ̝kɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -ɑkɑ
- Syllabification(key): na‧ka
- Hyphenation(key): na‧ka
Noun
naka (dialectal, South Karelia)
- drain plug, plug (plug on the bottom of a boat, closing the draining hole while the boat is afloat)
Declension
| Inflection of naka (Kotus type 10*D/koira, k-∅ gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | naka | naat | |
| genitive | naan | nakien | |
| partitive | nakaa | nakia | |
| illative | nakaan | nakiin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | naka | naat | |
| accusative | nom. | naka | naat |
| gen. | naan | ||
| genitive | naan | nakien nakain rare | |
| partitive | nakaa | nakia | |
| inessive | naassa | naissa | |
| elative | naasta | naista | |
| illative | nakaan | nakiin | |
| adessive | naalla | nailla | |
| ablative | naalta | nailta | |
| allative | naalle | naille | |
| essive | nakana | nakina | |
| translative | naaksi | naiksi | |
| abessive | naatta | naitta | |
| instructive | — | nain | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
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Synonyms
- nakatappi, pohjatappi, pohjatulppa, tappi
Hawaiian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈna.ka/, [ˈnɐ.kə]
Etymology 1
From Proto-Polynesian *ŋata (“snake”) (compare with Tongan ngata, Maori ngata (“slug”), Samoan gata); sense of cracking and peeling may have been a remaining extension of the etymon's original sense of snake from the description of its skin.[1][2][3][4]
Noun
naka
- Thaumatodon nesophila, a kind of land snail
Verb
naka
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Verb
naka
References
- ^ Krupa, Viktor (2004) “The Bible in Polynesia: Bridging the Cultural Distance”, in Religio[1], volume 12, number 1, page 54
- ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “gata.2”, in “POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online”, in Oceanic Linguistics, volume 50, number 2, pages 551-559
- ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “gata.1b”, in “POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online”, in Oceanic Linguistics, volume 50, number 2, pages 551-559
- ^ Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “naka”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, revised & enlarged edition, Honolulu, HI: University of Hawai'i Press, →ISBN, page 259
Ingrian
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *naka. Cognates include Finnish naka and Estonian naga.
Pronunciation
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈnɑkɑ/, [ˈnɑkɑ]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈnɑkɑ/, [ˈnɑɡ̊ɑ]
- Rhymes: -ɑkɑ
- Hyphenation: na‧ka
Noun
naka
Declension
| Declension of naka (type 3/kana, k- gradation, gemination) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | naka | naat |
| genitive | naan | nakkoin |
| partitive | nakkaa | nakoja |
| illative | nakkaa | nakkoi |
| inessive | naas | naois |
| elative | naast | naoist |
| allative | naalle | naoille |
| adessive | naal | naoil |
| ablative | naalt | naoilt |
| translative | naaks | naoiks |
| essive | nakanna, nakkaan | nakoinna, nakkoin |
| exessive1) | nakant | nakoint |
| 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 332
Jamamadí
Adjective
naka
- (Banawá) sticky
References
- 2007. The UCLA Phonetics Lab Archive. Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Department of Linguistics.
Japanese
Romanization
naka
Malecite-Passamaquoddy
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈna.ka/, [ˈna˧˦.ɡa], [ˈnɡa]
Conjunction
naka
References
- Passamaquoddy-Maliseet language portal
- LeSourd, Philip S. (1993) Accent and Syllable Structure in Passamaquoddy, New York: Garland Publishing
Northern Kurdish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nɑːˈkɑː/
Adverb
naka (Arabic spelling ناکا)
References
- Chyet, Michael L. (2020) “naka”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 2), volume 2, London: Transnational Press, page 52
Ometepec Nahuatl
Noun
naka
West Makian
Etymology
From Malay nangka, likely through Ternate naka.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈn̪a.ka/
Noun
naka
References
- Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours[2], Pacific linguistics
Wolof
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnaka/
Audio: (file)
Adverb
naka
- (interrogative) how is, how are
- Naka nga tudd?
- What is your name?
Usage notes
This word functions as a phrase, so no verb is needed.
See also
Xhosa
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Verb
-naka?
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Yanomamö
Noun
naka
References
- Lizot, Jacques (2004) Diccionario enciclopédico de la lengua yãnomãmɨ[3] (in Spanish), Vicariato apostólico de Puerto Ayacucho, →ISBN
Zulu
Verb
-naka
- to notice, to take care of
Inflection
| positive | negative | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | ukunaka | ukunganaki | ||||
| imperative | ||||||
| simple | + object concord | |||||
| singular | naka | -nake | ||||
| plural | nakani | -nakeni | ||||
| present | ||||||
| positive absolute | positive relative | positive participial | negative absolute | negative relative | negative participial | |
| 1st singular | ngiyanaka, nginaka | enginakayo, enginaka | nginaka | anginaki | enginganaki | nginganaki |
| 2nd singular | uyanaka, unaka | onakayo, onaka | unaka | awunaki | onganaki | unganaki |
| 1st plural | siyanaka, sinaka | esinakayo, esinaka | sinaka | asinaki | esinganaki | singanaki |
| 2nd plural | niyanaka, ninaka | eninakayo, eninaka | ninaka | aninaki | eninganaki | ninganaki |
| class 1 | uyanaka, unaka | onakayo, onaka | enaka | akanaki | onganaki | enganaki |
| class 2 | bayanaka, banaka | abanakayo, abanaka | benaka | abanaki | abanganaki | benganaki |
| class 3 | uyanaka, unaka | onakayo, onaka | unaka | awunaki | onganaki | unganaki |
| class 4 | iyanaka, inaka | enakayo, enaka | inaka | ayinaki | enganaki | inganaki |
| class 5 | liyanaka, linaka | elinakayo, elinaka | linaka | alinaki | elinganaki | linganaki |
| class 6 | ayanaka, anaka | anakayo, anaka | enaka | awanaki | anganaki | enganaki |
| class 7 | siyanaka, sinaka | esinakayo, esinaka | sinaka | asinaki | esinganaki | singanaki |
| class 8 | ziyanaka, zinaka | ezinakayo, ezinaka | zinaka | azinaki | ezinganaki | zinganaki |
| class 9 | iyanaka, inaka | enakayo, enaka | inaka | ayinaki | enganaki | inganaki |
| class 10 | ziyanaka, zinaka | ezinakayo, ezinaka | zinaka | azinaki | ezinganaki | zinganaki |
| class 11 | luyanaka, lunaka | olunakayo, olunaka | lunaka | alunaki | olunganaki | lunganaki |
| class 14 | buyanaka, bunaka | obunakayo, obunaka | bunaka | abunaki | obunganaki | bunganaki |
| class 15 | kuyanaka, kunaka | okunakayo, okunaka | kunaka | akunaki | okunganaki | kunganaki |
| class 17 | kuyanaka, kunaka | okunakayo, okunaka | kunaka | akunaki | okunganaki | kunganaki |
| recent past | ||||||
| positive absolute | positive relative | positive participial | negative absolute | negative relative | negative participial | |
| 1st singular | nginakile, nginakē | enginakile, enginakē | nginakile, nginakē | anginakanga | enginganakanga | nginganakanga |
| 2nd singular | unakile, unakē | onakile, onakē | unakile, unakē | awunakanga | onganakanga | unganakanga |
| 1st plural | sinakile, sinakē | esinakile, esinakē | sinakile, sinakē | asinakanga | esinganakanga | singanakanga |
| 2nd plural | ninakile, ninakē | eninakile, eninakē | ninakile, ninakē | aninakanga | eninganakanga | ninganakanga |
| class 1 | unakile, unakē | onakile, onakē | enakile, enakē | akanakanga | onganakanga | enganakanga |
| class 2 | banakile, banakē | abanakile, abanakē | benakile, benakē | abanakanga | abanganakanga | benganakanga |
| class 3 | unakile, unakē | onakile, onakē | unakile, unakē | awunakanga | onganakanga | unganakanga |
| class 4 | inakile, inakē | enakile, enakē | inakile, inakē | ayinakanga | enganakanga | inganakanga |
| class 5 | linakile, linakē | elinakile, elinakē | linakile, linakē | alinakanga | elinganakanga | linganakanga |
| class 6 | anakile, anakē | anakile, anakē | enakile, enakē | awanakanga | anganakanga | enganakanga |
| class 7 | sinakile, sinakē | esinakile, esinakē | sinakile, sinakē | asinakanga | esinganakanga | singanakanga |
| class 8 | zinakile, zinakē | ezinakile, ezinakē | zinakile, zinakē | azinakanga | ezinganakanga | zinganakanga |
| class 9 | inakile, inakē | enakile, enakē | inakile, inakē | ayinakanga | enganakanga | inganakanga |
| class 10 | zinakile, zinakē | ezinakile, ezinakē | zinakile, zinakē | azinakanga | ezinganakanga | zinganakanga |
| class 11 | lunakile, lunakē | olunakile, olunakē | lunakile, lunakē | alunakanga | olunganakanga | lunganakanga |
| class 14 | bunakile, bunakē | obunakile, obunakē | bunakile, bunakē | abunakanga | obunganakanga | bunganakanga |
| class 15 | kunakile, kunakē | okunakile, okunakē | kunakile, kunakē | akunakanga | okunganakanga | kunganakanga |
| class 17 | kunakile, kunakē | okunakile, okunakē | kunakile, kunakē | akunakanga | okunganakanga | kunganakanga |
| remote past | ||||||
| positive absolute | positive relative | positive participial | negative absolute | negative relative | negative participial | |
| 1st singular | ngānaka | engānaka | ngānaka | anginakanga | enginganakanga | nginganakanga |
| 2nd singular | wānaka | owānaka | wānaka | awunakanga | onganakanga | unganakanga |
| 1st plural | sānaka | esānaka | sānaka | asinakanga | esinganakanga | singanakanga |
| 2nd plural | nānaka | enānaka | nānaka | aninakanga | eninganakanga | ninganakanga |
| class 1 | wānaka | owānaka | ānaka | akanakanga | onganakanga | enganakanga |
| class 2 | bānaka | abānaka | bānaka | abanakanga | abanganakanga | benganakanga |
| class 3 | wānaka | owānaka | wānaka | awunakanga | onganakanga | unganakanga |
| class 4 | yānaka | eyānaka | yānaka | ayinakanga | enganakanga | inganakanga |
| class 5 | lānaka | elānaka | lānaka | alinakanga | elinganakanga | linganakanga |
| class 6 | ānaka | ānaka | ānaka | awanakanga | anganakanga | enganakanga |
| class 7 | sānaka | esānaka | sānaka | asinakanga | esinganakanga | singanakanga |
| class 8 | zānaka | ezānaka | zānaka | azinakanga | ezinganakanga | zinganakanga |
| class 9 | yānaka | eyānaka | yānaka | ayinakanga | enganakanga | inganakanga |
| class 10 | zānaka | ezānaka | zānaka | azinakanga | ezinganakanga | zinganakanga |
| class 11 | lwānaka | olwānaka | lwānaka | alunakanga | olunganakanga | lunganakanga |
| class 14 | bānaka | obānaka | bānaka | abunakanga | obunganakanga | bunganakanga |
| class 15 | kwānaka | okwānaka | kwānaka | akunakanga | okunganakanga | kunganakanga |
| class 17 | kwānaka | okwānaka | kwānaka | akunakanga | okunganakanga | kunganakanga |
| potential | ||||||
| positive absolute | positive relative | positive participial | negative absolute | negative relative | negative participial | |
| 1st singular | nginganaka | — | nginganaka | ngingenake | — | ngingenake |
| 2nd singular | unganaka | — | unganaka | ungenake | — | ungenake |
| 1st plural | singanaka | — | singanaka | singenake | — | singenake |
| 2nd plural | ninganaka | — | ninganaka | ningenake | — | ningenake |
| class 1 | anganaka | — | enganaka | angenake | — | engenake |
| class 2 | banganaka | — | benganaka | bangenake | — | bengenake |
| class 3 | unganaka | — | unganaka | ungenake | — | ungenake |
| class 4 | inganaka | — | inganaka | ingenake | — | ingenake |
| class 5 | linganaka | — | linganaka | lingenake | — | lingenake |
| class 6 | anganaka | — | enganaka | angenake | — | engenake |
| class 7 | singanaka | — | singanaka | singenake | — | singenake |
| class 8 | zinganaka | — | zinganaka | zingenake | — | zingenake |
| class 9 | inganaka | — | inganaka | ingenake | — | ingenake |
| class 10 | zinganaka | — | zinganaka | zingenake | — | zingenake |
| class 11 | lunganaka | — | lunganaka | lungenake | — | lungenake |
| class 14 | bunganaka | — | bunganaka | bungenake | — | bungenake |
| class 15 | kunganaka | — | kunganaka | kungenake | — | kungenake |
| class 17 | kunganaka | — | kunganaka | kungenake | — | kungenake |
| immediate future | ||||||
| positive absolute | positive relative | positive participial | negative absolute | negative relative | negative participial | |
| 1st singular | ngizonaka | engizonaka | ngizonaka | angizunaka | engingezunaka | ngingezunaka |
| 2nd singular | uzonaka | ozonaka | uzonaka | awuzunaka | ongezunaka | ungezunaka |
| 1st plural | sizonaka | esizonaka | sizonaka | asizunaka | esingezunaka | singezunaka |
| 2nd plural | nizonaka | enizonaka | nizonaka | anizunaka | eningezunaka | ningezunaka |
| class 1 | uzonaka | ozonaka | ezonaka | akazunaka | ongezunaka | engezunaka |
| class 2 | bazonaka | abazonaka | bezonaka | abazunaka | abangezunaka | bengezunaka |
| class 3 | uzonaka | ozonaka | uzonaka | awuzunaka | ongezunaka | ungezunaka |
| class 4 | izonaka | ezonaka | izonaka | ayizunaka | engezunaka | ingezunaka |
| class 5 | lizonaka | elizonaka | lizonaka | alizunaka | elingezunaka | lingezunaka |
| class 6 | azonaka | azonaka | ezonaka | awazunaka | angezunaka | engezunaka |
| class 7 | sizonaka | esizonaka | sizonaka | asizunaka | esingezunaka | singezunaka |
| class 8 | zizonaka | ezizonaka | zizonaka | azizunaka | ezingezunaka | zingezunaka |
| class 9 | izonaka | ezonaka | izonaka | ayizunaka | engezunaka | ingezunaka |
| class 10 | zizonaka | ezizonaka | zizonaka | azizunaka | ezingezunaka | zingezunaka |
| class 11 | luzonaka | oluzonaka | luzonaka | aluzunaka | olungezunaka | lungezunaka |
| class 14 | buzonaka | obuzonaka | buzonaka | abuzunaka | obungezunaka | bungezunaka |
| class 15 | kuzonaka | okuzonaka | kuzonaka | akuzunaka | okungezunaka | kungezunaka |
| class 17 | kuzonaka | okuzonaka | kuzonaka | akuzunaka | okungezunaka | kungezunaka |
| remote future | ||||||
| positive absolute | positive relative | positive participial | negative absolute | negative relative | negative participial | |
| 1st singular | ngiyonaka | engiyonaka | ngiyonaka | angiyunaka | engingeyunaka | ngingeyunaka |
| 2nd singular | uyonaka | oyonaka | uyonaka | awuyunaka | ongeyunaka | ungeyunaka |
| 1st plural | siyonaka | esiyonaka | siyonaka | asiyunaka | esingeyunaka | singeyunaka |
| 2nd plural | niyonaka | eniyonaka | niyonaka | aniyunaka | eningeyunaka | ningeyunaka |
| class 1 | uyonaka | oyonaka | eyonaka | akayunaka | ongeyunaka | engeyunaka |
| class 2 | bayonaka | abayonaka | beyonaka | abayunaka | abangeyunaka | bengeyunaka |
| class 3 | uyonaka | oyonaka | uyonaka | awuyunaka | ongeyunaka | ungeyunaka |
| class 4 | iyonaka | eyonaka | iyonaka | ayiyunaka | engeyunaka | ingeyunaka |
| class 5 | liyonaka | eliyonaka | liyonaka | aliyunaka | elingeyunaka | lingeyunaka |
| class 6 | ayonaka | ayonaka | eyonaka | awayunaka | angeyunaka | engeyunaka |
| class 7 | siyonaka | esiyonaka | siyonaka | asiyunaka | esingeyunaka | singeyunaka |
| class 8 | ziyonaka | eziyonaka | ziyonaka | aziyunaka | ezingeyunaka | zingeyunaka |
| class 9 | iyonaka | eyonaka | iyonaka | ayiyunaka | engeyunaka | ingeyunaka |
| class 10 | ziyonaka | eziyonaka | ziyonaka | aziyunaka | ezingeyunaka | zingeyunaka |
| class 11 | luyonaka | oluyonaka | luyonaka | aluyunaka | olungeyunaka | lungeyunaka |
| class 14 | buyonaka | obuyonaka | buyonaka | abuyunaka | obungeyunaka | bungeyunaka |
| class 15 | kuyonaka | okuyonaka | kuyonaka | akuyunaka | okungeyunaka | kungeyunaka |
| class 17 | kuyonaka | okuyonaka | kuyonaka | akuyunaka | okungeyunaka | kungeyunaka |
| present subjunctive | ||||||
| positive | negative | |||||
| 1st singular | nginake | nginganaki | ||||
| 2nd singular | unake | unganaki | ||||
| 1st plural | sinake | singanaki | ||||
| 2nd plural | ninake | ninganaki | ||||
| class 1 | anake | anganaki | ||||
| class 2 | banake | banganaki | ||||
| class 3 | unake | unganaki | ||||
| class 4 | inake | inganaki | ||||
| class 5 | linake | linganaki | ||||
| class 6 | anake | anganaki | ||||
| class 7 | sinake | singanaki | ||||
| class 8 | zinake | zinganaki | ||||
| class 9 | inake | inganaki | ||||
| class 10 | zinake | zinganaki | ||||
| class 11 | lunake | lunganaki | ||||
| class 14 | bunake | bunganaki | ||||
| class 15 | kunake | kunganaki | ||||
| class 17 | kunake | kunganaki | ||||
| past subjunctive | ||||||
| positive | negative | |||||
| 1st singular | nganaka | nganganaka, anganaka, anganganaka | ||||
| 2nd singular | wanaka | wanganaka, awanaka, awanganaka | ||||
| 1st plural | sanaka | sanganaka, asanaka, asanganaka | ||||
| 2nd plural | nanaka | nanganaka, ananaka, ananganaka | ||||
| class 1 | wanaka | wanganaka, akanaka, akanganaka | ||||
| class 2 | banaka | banganaka, abanaka, abanganaka | ||||
| class 3 | wanaka | wanganaka, awanaka, awanganaka | ||||
| class 4 | yanaka | yanganaka, ayanaka, ayanganaka | ||||
| class 5 | lanaka | langanaka, alanaka, alanganaka | ||||
| class 6 | anaka | anganaka, awanaka, awanganaka | ||||
| class 7 | sanaka | sanganaka, asanaka, asanganaka | ||||
| class 8 | zanaka | zanganaka, azanaka, azanganaka | ||||
| class 9 | yanaka | yanganaka, ayanaka, ayanganaka | ||||
| class 10 | zanaka | zanganaka, azanaka, azanganaka | ||||
| class 11 | lwanaka | lwanganaka, alwanaka, alwanganaka | ||||
| class 14 | banaka | banganaka, abanaka, abanganaka | ||||
| class 15 | kwanaka | kwanganaka, akwanaka, akwanganaka | ||||
| class 17 | kwanaka | kwanganaka, akwanaka, akwanganaka | ||||
References
- C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “naka”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “naka (6.3)”