karaka

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English

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Noun

karaka (plural karakas)

  1. An evergreen tree, Corynocarpus laevigatus, the New Zealand laurel.

Maori

Etymology 1

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

Noun

karaka

  1. A leafy evergreen tree (Corynocarpus laevigatus) with bright orange fruit endemic to New Zealand.
  2. orange
See also
Colors in Maori · ngā tae (layout · text)
     mā, tea      kiwikiwi      pango
             whero, kura              karaka; parauri              kōwhai, renga
                          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

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
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