uka

See also: Appendix:Variations of "uka"

Bikol Central

Pronunciation

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

Noun

ukâ (Basahan spelling ᜂᜃ)

wail, wailing
Synonyms: ngaringi, agagha, haya

Derived terms

Bunun

Verb

uka

not have

Ese

Noun

uka

Hawaiian

Etymology

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]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈu.ka/, [ˈu.kə]

Noun

uka

inland (interior part of a country)

Adverb

uka

towards the mountain

Derived terms

mauka

References

^ Pukui, Mary Kawena, Elbert, Samuel H. (1986) “uka”, in Hawaiian Dictionary, revised & enlarged edition, Honolulu, HI: University of Hawai'i Press, →ISBN, page 365
^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “quta.1”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
^ 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

Romanization

uka

Rōmaji transcription of うか

Kuna

Noun

uka

(anatomy) skin

Nheengatu

Etymology

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

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

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Noun

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

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

Related terms

References

^ 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

Alternative forms

uken

Noun

uka m or f

definite feminine singular of uke

Tagalog

Pronunciation

(Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔuˈkaʔ/ [ʔʊˈxaʔ]
Rhymes: -aʔ
Syllabification: u‧ka

Noun

ukâ (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜃ)

crack (break on a surface)
Synonym: bitak

Anagrams

kau, Kua

Uzbek

Noun

uka (plural ukalar)

younger brother

[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

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

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