uka

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Bikol Central

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʔuˈkaʔ/ [ʔuˈkaʔ]
  • Hyphenation: u‧ka

Noun

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ukâ (Basahan spelling ᜂᜃ)

  1. wail, wailing
    Synonyms: ngaringi, agagha, haya

Derived terms

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Bunun

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Verb

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uka

  1. not have

Ese

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Noun

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uka

  1. bird
  2. headdress

Hawaiian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Polynesian *quta (compare with Maori uta and Tongan ʻuta), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qutan (compare with Malay hutan (jungle, forest) and Iban utan (ibid.)), from Proto-Austronesian *quCaN (scrubland, bush).[1][2][3]

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Noun

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uka

  1. inland (interior part of a country)

Adverb

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uka

  1. towards the mountain

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “uka”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, revised & enlarged edition, Honolulu, HI: University of Hawai'i Press, →ISBN, page 365
  2. ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “quta.1”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
  3. ^ Ross, Malcolm D., Pawley, Andrew, Osmond, Meredith (2003) The lexicon of Proto-Oceanic, volume 2: The Physical Environment, Canberra: Australian National University, →ISBN, page 238

Japanese

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Romanization

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uka

  1. Rōmaji transcription of うか

Kuna

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Noun

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uka

  1. (anatomy) skin

Nheengatu

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Tupi oka, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *ok, from Proto-Tupian *ekʷ.[1]

Cognate with Brazilian Portuguese oca and Paraguayan Guaraní óga.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈu.ka/, [ˈu.kɐ]
  • Rhymes: -uka
  • Hyphenation: u‧ka
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Noun

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uka (IIc class pluriform, absolute uka, R1 ruka, R2 suka)

  1. house
  2. home
    Ixé uka upé.
    I'm home!
  3. nest (place used by an animal for depositing eggs and hatching young)
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References

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  1. ^ Marcel Twardowsky Avila (2021) “uka”, in Proposta de dicionário nheengatu-português [Nheengatu–Portuguese dictionary proposal] (in Portuguese), São Paulo: USP, →DOI, page 785

Norwegian Bokmål

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Alternative forms

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Noun

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uka m or f

  1. definite feminine singular of uke

Tagalog

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Noun

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ukâ (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜃ)

  1. crack (break on a surface)
    Synonym: bitak

Anagrams

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Uzbek

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Noun

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uka (plural ukalar)

  1. younger brother