ka-
English
Alternative forms
- ca-, ker-
Prefix
ka-
- Alternative form of ker- added to expressive words to form adverbs and interjections. See ker-.
Derived terms
- kaboom
- kazoom
Anagrams
- AK, Ak
Bikol Central
Etymology
Compare kaka and ka.
Prefix
ka-
- Forms a noun that denotes partnership or companionship; co-
- ka- + kawat (“play”) → kakawat (“playmate”)
- ka- + iwal (“fight”) → kaiwal (“enemy”)
Cebuano
Etymology 1
Compare kaka and ka.
Prefix
ka-
- Forms a noun that denotes partnership or companionship; co-
- ka- + dula (“play”) → kadula (“playmate”)
- ka- + away (“fight”) → kaaway (“enemy”)
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Prefix
ka-
- Added to an adjective, forms a noun that denotes a state of being; -ness
- ka- + linaw (“calm”) → kalinaw (“calmness”)
- ka- + bugnaw (“cold”) → kabugnaw (“coldness”)
Japanese
Romanization
ka-
- Rōmaji transcription of か
Kangean
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ka/
Prefix
ka- (verb base)
- accidental aspect of the passive intransitive verb
- ka- + gibe (“bring”) → kagibe (“(accidentally) taken along”)
Minangkabau
Prefix
ka-
- Used to form ordinal numbers
Mohawk
Prefix
ka-
- third person feminine/neuter agent pronominal prefix
Alternative forms
- | Initial consonant | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Environment | t/s/h/k | n/r/w/’ | a | e/en | o/on | i | y |
Word-Initial | ka- | ka- | w- | w- | i- | ken- | ka- |
Prefix
ka-
- noun prefix
References
- Gunther Michelson (1973) A thousand words of Mohawk, University of Ottawa Press, page 9
- Nora Deering; Helga H. Delisle (1976) Mohawk: A teaching grammar (preliminary version), Quebec: Manitou College, pages 173
Northern Ndebele
Etymology
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Prefix
ka-
- he, she, it; class 1 subject concord; form of u- used when another prefix precedes.
Old High German
Prefix
ka-
- (Bavaria) Alternative form of gi-
Phuthi
Etymology
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Prefix
ka-
- -ly; forms adverbs of manner from adjectives and relatives.
Derived terms
Southern Ndebele
Etymology
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Prefix
ka-
- he, she, it; class 1 subject concord; form of u- used when another prefix precedes.
Swahili
Pronunciation
Audio (Kenya) (file)
Prefix
ka-
- The prefix for noun class 12, which does not exist in Standard Swahili, but may be used in colloquial or dialectal speech with a diminutive or depreciative meaning.
Swazi
Etymology 1
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Prefix
ka-
- -ly; forms adverbs of manner from adjectives and relatives.
Derived terms
Etymology 2
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Prefix
ka-
- he, she, it; class 1 subject concord; form of u- used when another prefix precedes.
Tagalog
Etymology
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Prefix
ka-
- implies companionship or partnership when prefixed to a root
- ka- + sama (“to accompany”) → kasama (“partner”)
- ka- + opisina (“office”) → kaopisina (“coworker”)
- implies similarity or interaction when prefixed to a root noun
- ka- + mukha (“face”) → kamukha (“someone/something similar; look-alike”)
- ka- + away (“fight”) → kaaway (“enemy”)
- implies repeated action when prefixed to a root that repeats the first syllable
- ka- + sigaw (“shout”) → kasisigaw (“repeatedly shouting”)
- ka- + isip (“mind, thought”) → kaiisip (“thinking a lot”)
- implies causing or producing something in an extreme degree when prefixed to a root that repeats the first two syllables
- ka- + galang (“respect”) → kagalang-galang (“inspiring great respect”)
- ka- + paniwala (“belief”) → kapani-paniwala (“very plausible”)
- implies recent action when prefixed to a root that repeats the first syllable and followed by lang or lamang
- ka- + punta (“going”) → kapupunta (“recently went”)
- ka- + luto (“cooking, cuisine”) → kaluluto (“recently cooked”)
Derived terms
See also
- kaka-
Xhosa
Etymology 1
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Prefix
ka-
- -ly; forms adverbs of manner from adjectives and relatives.
Derived terms
Etymology 2
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Prefix
ka-
- he, she, it; class 1 subject concord; form of u- used when another prefix precedes.
Zulu
Etymology 1
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Prefix
ka-
- -ly; forms adverbs of manner from adjectives and relatives.
Derived terms
Etymology 2
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Prefix
ká-
- he, she, it; class 1 subject concord; form of u- used when another prefix precedes.
Etymology 3
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Prefix
ka-
- Alternative form of ma- (hortative)
References
- C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “ka-”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “ka-”