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uka

See also: Appendix:Variations of "uka"

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, plural uka-itá, 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
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