chaka

See also: Chaka

Chichewa

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jákà, from Proto-Atlantic-Congo *-ják-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃa.ká/

Noun

chaká class 7 (plural zaká class 8)

1. year

Derived terms

• -mchaka (“annual”)

Quechua

Alternative forms

• chakana (South Bolivian)

Noun

chaka

1. bridge
2. cross, especially the Andean cross

Declension

Declension of chaka

	singular	plural
nominative	chaka	chakakuna
accusative	chakata	chakakunata
dative	chakaman	chakakunaman
genitive	chakap	chakakunap
locative	chakapi	chakakunapi
terminative	chakakama	chakakunakama
ablative	chakamanta	chakakunamanta
instrumental	chakawan	chakakunawan
comitative	chakantin	chakakunantin
abessive	chakannaq	chakakunannaq
comparative	chakahina	chakakunahina
causative	chakarayku	chakakunarayku
benefactive	chakapaq	chakakunapaq
associative	chakapura	chakakunapura
distributive	chakanka	chakakunanka
exclusive	chakalla	chakakunalla

Possessive forms of chaka

ñuqap - first-person singular ñuqap (my) singular plural nominative chakay chakaykuna accusative chakayta chakaykunata dative chakayman chakaykunaman genitive chakaypa chakaykunap locative chakaypi chakaykunapi terminative chakaykama chakaykunakama ablative chakaymanta chakaykunamanta instrumental chakaywan chakaykunawan comitative chakaynintin chakaykunantin abessive chakayninnaq chakaykunannaq comparative chakayhina chakaykunahina causative chakayrayku chakaykunarayku benefactive chakaypaq chakaykunapaq associative chakaypura chakaykunapura distributive chakayninka chakaykunanka exclusive chakaylla chakaykunalla qampa - second-person singular qampa (your) singular plural nominative chakayki chakaykikuna accusative chakaykita chakaykikunata dative chakaykiman chakaykikunaman genitive chakaykipa chakaykikunap locative chakaykipi chakaykikunapi terminative chakaykikama chakaykikunakama ablative chakaykimanta chakaykikunamanta instrumental chakaykiwan chakaykikunawan comitative chakaykintin chakaykikunantin abessive chakaykinnaq chakaykikunannaq comparative chakaykihina chakaykikunahina causative chakaykirayku chakaykikunarayku benefactive chakaykipaq chakaykikunapaq associative chakaykipura chakaykikunapura distributive chakaykinka chakaykikunanka exclusive chakaykilla chakaykikunalla paypa - third-person singular paypa (his/her/its) singular plural nominative chakan chakankuna accusative chakanta chakankunata dative chakanman chakankunaman genitive chakanpa chakankunap locative chakanpi chakankunapi terminative chakankama chakankunakama ablative chakanmanta chakankunamanta instrumental chakanwan chakankunawan comitative chakanintin chakankunantin abessive chakanninnaq chakankunannaq comparative chakanhina chakankunahina causative chakanrayku chakankunarayku benefactive chakanpaq chakankunapaq associative chakanpura chakankunapura distributive chakaninka chakankunanka exclusive chakanlla chakankunalla ñuqanchikpa - first-person inclusive plural ñuqanchikpa (our(incl)) singular plural nominative chakanchik chakanchikkuna accusative chakanchikta chakanchikkunata dative chakanchikman chakanchikkunaman genitive chakanchikpa chakanchikkunap locative chakanchikpi chakanchikkunapi terminative chakanchikkama chakanchikkunakama ablative chakanchikmanta chakanchikkunamanta instrumental chakanchikwan chakanchikkunawan comitative chakanchiknintin chakanchikkunantin abessive chakanchikninnaq chakanchikkunannaq comparative chakanchikhina chakanchikkunahina causative chakanchikrayku chakanchikkunarayku benefactive chakanchikpaq chakanchikkunapaq associative chakanchikpura chakanchikkunapura distributive chakanchikninka chakanchikkunanka exclusive chakanchiklla chakanchikkunalla ñuqaykup - first-person exclusive plural ñuqaykup (our(excl)) singular plural nominative chakayku chakaykukuna accusative chakaykuta chakaykukunata dative chakaykuman chakaykukunaman genitive chakaykupa chakaykukunap locative chakaykupi chakaykukunapi terminative chakaykukama chakaykukunakama ablative chakaykumanta chakaykukunamanta instrumental chakaykuwan chakaykukunawan comitative chakaykuntin chakaykukunantin abessive chakaykunnaq chakaykukunannaq comparative chakaykuhina chakaykukunahina causative chakaykurayku chakaykukunarayku benefactive chakaykupaq chakaykukunapaq associative chakaykupura chakaykukunapura distributive chakaykunka chakaykukunanka exclusive chakaykulla chakaykukunalla qamkunap - second-person plural qamkunap (your(pl)) singular plural nominative chakaykichik chakaykichikkuna accusative chakaykichikta chakaykichikkunata dative chakaykichikman chakaykichikkunaman genitive chakaykichikpa chakaykichikkunap locative chakaykichikpi chakaykichikkunapi terminative chakaykichikkama chakaykichikkunakama ablative chakaykichikmanta chakaykichikkunamanta instrumental chakaykichikwan chakaykichikkunawan comitative chakaykichiknintin chakaykichikkunantin abessive chakaykichikninnaq chakaykichikkunannaq comparative chakaykichikhina chakaykichikkunahina causative chakaykichikrayku chakaykichikkunarayku benefactive chakaykichikpaq chakaykichikkunapaq associative chakaykichikpura chakaykichikkunapura distributive chakaykichikninka chakaykichikkunanka exclusive chakaykichiklla chakaykichikkunalla paykunap - third-person plural paykunap (their) singular plural nominative chakanku chakankukuna accusative chakankuta chakankukunata dative chakankuman chakankukunaman genitive chakankupa chakankukunap locative chakankupi chakankukunapi terminative chakankukama chakankukunakama ablative chakankumanta chakankukunamanta instrumental chakankuwan chakankukunawan comitative chakankuntin chakankukunantin abessive chakankunnaq chakankukunannaq comparative chakankuhina chakankukunahina causative chakankurayku chakankukunarayku benefactive chakankupaq chakankukunapaq associative chakankupura chakankukunapura distributive chakankunka chakankukunanka exclusive chakankulla chakankukunalla

Swahili

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

Noun

chaka class V (plural machaka class VI)

1. shrubland (land that is covered mostly with shrubs)

Derived terms

• kichaka (“bush, shrub”)

Etymology 2

Noun

chaka class VII (no plural)

1. summer (season)

   Synonyms: kiangazi, msimu wa joto

See also

Seasons in Swahili · misimu (layout · text) · category
bamvua (“spring”), masika, bubujiko	kiangazi (“summer”), msimu wa joto, chaka	vuli (“autumn”), demani	kipupwe (“winter”), baridi

Note that there isn't a one-to-one mapping between seasons at the equator, where Swahili is commonly spoken, and seasons elsewhere. See equatorial seasons and climate for more details.

Swazi

Verb

-chaka

1. to be poor

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Tagalog

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃaˈkaʔ/ [t͡ʃɐˈx̠aʔ]
  • IPA^(key): (no palatal assimilation) /tsaˈkaʔ/ [t͡sɐˈx̠aʔ]
• Rhymes: -aʔ
• Syllabification: cha‧ka

Conjunction

chakâ (Baybayin spelling ᜆ᜔ᜐᜃ) (colloquial)

1. alternative form of 'tsaka

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃaka/ [ˈt͡ʃaː.x̠ɐ]
  • IPA^(key): (no palatal assimilation) /ˈtsaka/ [ˈt͡saː.x̠ɐ]
• Rhymes: -aka
• Syllabification: cha‧ka

Adjective

chaka (Baybayin spelling ᜆ᜔ᜐᜃ)

1. (common) alternative spelling of tsaka

Tumbuka

Noun

chaka class 7

1. alternative spelling of caka.

Ye'kwana

Variant orthographies

ALIV	chaka
Brazilian standard	chaka
New Tribes	chaca

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡ʃaka]

Suffix

chaka

1. allomorph of taka used after words that end in i
2. allomorph of kwaka used after words that end in i

Yosondúa Mixtec

Etymology

From Proto-Mixtec *tɨ-yakaʔ.

Noun

chaka

1. fish

References

• Beaty de Farris, Kathryn; et al. (2012), Diccionario básico del mixteco de Yosondúa, Oaxaca (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 46)‎^[1] (in Spanish), third edition, Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 5