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laka

See also: Appendix:Variations of "laka"

Antigua and Barbuda Creole English

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Adjective

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laka

  1. alike
  2. similar

Bangi

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Verb

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laka

  1. to counsel

Coatepec Nahuatl

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Noun

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laka

  1. man

Hausa

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Etymology 1

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /lá.káː/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [lə́.káː]

Noun

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lakā f (possessed form lakar̃)

  1. (anatomy) spinal cord

Etymology 2

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /láː.káː/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [láː.káː]

Noun

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lākā f (possessed form lākar̃)

  1. Pond mud or clay (used for building houses)

Hawaiian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈla.ka/, [ˈlɐ.kə]

Etymology 1

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From Proto-Polynesian *lata (“tame”), from Proto-Oceanic *laca(m) (“tame, docile”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lajam/*najam (“familiar with, accustomed to”). Cognate with Samoan lata (“tame”).

Verb

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laka

  1. (stative) tame, gentle, attracted to, fond of
  2. (transitive) to tame, domesticate, attract
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Etymology 2

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Borrowed from English lock.

Noun

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laka

  1. lock

Verb

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laka

  1. (transitive) to lock

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Icelandic

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Noun

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laka

  1. indefinite genitive plural of lak

Indonesian

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Noun

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laka (plural laka-laka)

  1. apocopic form of lak
  2. contraction of kecelakaan

Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Minangkabau [Term?].

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laka (plural laka-laka)

  1. kitchen utensils, made of wood, iron, aluminum as a base for pots, pans, and so on that have just been removed from the fire.

Etymology 3

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Borrowed from Alune [Term?].

Noun

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laka (plural laka-laka)

  1. (music) tifa mallet made of wood or gaba-gaba.[since 2010]

Etymology 4

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Borrowed from Mentawai [Term?].

Noun

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laka (plural laka-laka)

  1. the orange clouds (because of the rays of the sunset)

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Latvian

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Noun

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laka f (4th declension)

  1. lacquer
  2. lacker
  3. varnish
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Declension

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Declension of laka (4th)
singular plural
nominative laka lakas
genitive lakas laku
dative lakai lakām
accusative laku lakas
instrumental laku lakām
locative lakā lakās
vocative laka lakas

Verb

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laka

  1. third-person singular/plural past indicative of lakt

Lingala

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Bangi laka.

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-laka (infinitive kolaka)

  1. to counsel
  2. to advise

Etymology 2

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See Lingala elaka.

Verb

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-laka (infinitive kolaka)

  1. to promise

Mongo

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laka

  1. to teach

Niuean

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laŋkaq (compare Samoan laʻa, Malay langkah).

Verb

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laka

  1. (transitive) to step over

Noun

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laka

  1. step

References

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  • Wolfgang B. Sperlich, editor (1997), Tohi Vagahau Niue—Niue Language Dictionary‎[1], Honolulu: University of Hawaiʻi Press, →ISBN, page 173

Old Norse

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Adjective

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laka

  1. inflection of lakr:
    1. positive degree strong feminine accusative singular
    2. positive degree strong masculine accusative plural
    3. positive degree weak masculine oblique singular
    4. positive degree weak feminine nominative singular
    5. positive degree weak neuter singular

Noun

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laka

  1. inflection of laki:
    1. indefinite oblique singular
    2. indefinite accusative/genitive plural

Ometepec Nahuatl

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Noun

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laka

  1. man

Polish

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Etymology

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    Borrowed from French laque.

    Pronunciation

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    • IPA(key): /ˈla.ka/
    • Audio:(file)
    • Rhymes: -aka
    • Syllabification: la‧ka

    Noun

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    laka f

    1. lacquer
    2. lacquerware

    Declension

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    Declension of laka
    singular plural
    nominative laka laki
    genitive laki lak
    dative lace lakom
    accusative lakę laki
    instrumental laką lakami
    locative lace lakach
    vocative lako laki

    Derived terms

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    adjective

    Further reading

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    • “laka”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[2] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
    • “laka”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[3] (in Polish)

    Serbo-Croatian

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    Adjective

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    laka (Cyrillic spelling лака)

    1. inflection of lak:
      1. feminine nominative/vocative singular
      2. indefinite masculine/neuter genitive singular
      3. indefinite animate masculine accusative singular
      4. neuter nominative/accusative/vocative plural

    Swedish

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    Verb

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    laka (present lakar, preterite lakade, supine lakat, imperative laka)

    1. to extract a compound from a (solid) material, by washing it with some fluid

    Conjugation

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    Conjugation of laka (weak)
    active passive
    infinitive laka lakas
    supine lakat lakats
    imperative laka —
    imper. plural1 laken —
    present past present past
    indicative lakar lakade lakas lakades
    ind. plural1 laka lakade lakas lakades
    subjunctive2 lake lakade lakes lakades
    present participle lakande
    past participle lakad

    1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

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    Tagalog

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    Etymology 1

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    Borrowed from Spanish laca, from Arabic لَكّ (lakk) via Andalusian Arabic, from Persian لاک (lâk), from Hindi लाख (lākh), from Sanskrit लाक्षा (lākṣā). Doublet of laker and lakha.

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    Noun

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    laka (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜃ)

    1. lac; lacquer; varnish
      Synonyms: barnis, laker, alyamas, dalanang

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    lakâ (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜃ)

    1. housing compound or barracks for soldiers and their families
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    Etymology 3

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    Noun

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    lakâ (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜃ)

    1. covering of bamboo shoot

    Further reading

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    • “laka”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
    • Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972), Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 357

    Tetum

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    Etymology

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    (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

    Noun

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    laka

    1. ignite

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    • Fransiskus Monteiro (1985), Kamus Tetun-Indonesia [Tetum-Indonesian Dictionary] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa, Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan

    Tongan

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    Etymology

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    From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laŋkaq (compare Samoan laʻa, Malay langkah).

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    Verb

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    laka

    1. to step
    2. to march
    3. to move on or forward
    4. to proceed, progress, develop
    5. to pass
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