tsaka

See also: 'tsaka, and tsäkä

Hausa

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /(t)sʼá.káː/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [sʼə́.káː]

Noun

tsakā f (plural tsakā̀kē, possessed form tsakar̃)

1. a kind of gecko
2. (figuratively) someone who is unpopular

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /(t)sʼá.kà/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [sʼə́.kə̀]

Adverb

tsakà

1. in the middle, in the midst

Derived terms

• tsakà-tsakà

Related terms

• tsàkānī
• tsakiyā̀

Tagalog

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /t͡saˈkaʔ/ [t͡sɐˈxaʔ]
• Rhymes: -aʔ
• Syllabification: tsa‧ka

Conjunction

tsakâ (Baybayin spelling ᜆ᜔ᜐᜃ)

1. Alternative spelling of 'tsaka

Etymology 2

From the stage name, Chaka Khan, of an American pop singer, Yvette Marie Stevens, through swardspeak (gay slang), which speakers of such in the Philippines regard her as an ugly person.

Alternative forms

• chaka — common
• chaca

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃaka/ [ˈt͡ʃaː.xɐ]
  • IPA^(key): (no yod coalescence) /ˈtsaka/ [ˈt̪saː.xɐ]
• Rhymes: -aka
• Syllabification: tsa‧ka

Adjective

tsaka (Baybayin spelling ᜆ᜔ᜐᜃ)

1. (gay slang) ugly

   Synonym: pangit

Derived terms

• katsakahan
• tsumaka

 

Further reading

• Zorc, R. David, San Miguel, Rachel (1993) Tagalog Slang Dictionary, Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN, page 29

Anagrams

• katsa, katas, kasat, takas

Tsonga

Verb

tsaka

1. to rejoice