loka
See also: Loka, lokā, and lô-kà
Esperanto
Etymology
loko + -a
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Adjective
loka (accusative singular lokan, plural lokaj, accusative plural lokajn)
- local
Finnish
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *loka.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlokɑ/, [ˈlo̞kɑ]
- Rhymes: -okɑ
- Syllabification(key): lo‧ka
Noun
loka
- wet mud or dirt
Declension
| Inflection of loka (Kotus type 10*D/koira, k- gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | loka | loat | |
| genitive | loan | lokien | |
| partitive | lokaa | lokia | |
| illative | lokaan | lokiin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | loka | loat | |
| accusative | nom. | loka | loat |
| gen. | loan | ||
| genitive | loan | lokien lokainrare | |
| partitive | lokaa | lokia | |
| inessive | loassa | loissa | |
| elative | loasta | loista | |
| illative | lokaan | lokiin | |
| adessive | loalla | loilla | |
| ablative | loalta | loilta | |
| allative | loalle | loille | |
| essive | lokana | lokina | |
| translative | loaksi | loiksi | |
| instructive | — | loin | |
| abessive | loatta | loitta | |
| comitative | — | lokineen | |
| Possessive forms of loka (type koira) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | lokani | lokamme |
| 2nd person | lokasi | lokanne |
| 3rd person | lokansa | |
Synonyms
- lika
Derived terms
- verbs: loata, lokaantua
Compounds
- loanheitto
- loka-auto
- lokakaivo
- lokakuu
- lokasuoja
Noun
loka
- Abbreviation of lokakuu (“October”).
Anagrams
- alko, kola, lako, olka
Icelandic
Etymology
See lykja.
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlɔːka/
- Rhymes: -ɔːka
Noun
loka f (genitive singular loku, nominative plural lokur)
- latch, catch, bolt
- (music) stop (device on a flute etc for covering the holes in order to vary the pitch, or knobs for bringing certain pipes into use on an organ)
Declension
declension of loka
| f-w1 | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | loka | lokan | lokur | lokurnar |
| accusative | loku | lokuna | lokur | lokurnar |
| dative | loku | lokunni | lokum | lokunum |
| genitive | loku | lokunnar | loka/lokna | lokanna/loknanna |
Synonyms
- (a latch): klinka f
- (a stop, a device on a flute for covering the holes): loftop n
Derived terms
- hjartaloka f
- bláæðaloka f
- ristilloka f
Verb
loka (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative lokaði, supine lokað)
- to close, to shut
- to shut off
- to lock
- to barricade
- to bolt
- to blockade
- (music) to stop, to close (a hole, e.g. on a flute) or press down (a string on a violin etc) in order to play a particular note
Conjugation
loka — active voice (germynd)
| infinitive (nafnháttur) | að loka | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| supine (sagnbót) | lokað | ||||
| present participle (lýsingarháttur nútíðar) | lokandi | ||||
| indicative (framsöguháttur) | subjunctive (viðtengingarháttur) | ||||
| present (nútíð) | ég loka | við lokum | present (nútíð) | ég loki | við lokum |
| þú lokar | þið lokið | þú lokir | þið lokið | ||
| hann, hún, það lokar | þeir, þær, þau loka | hann, hún, það loki | þeir, þær, þau loki | ||
| past (þátíð) | ég lokaði | við lokuðum | past (þátíð) | ég lokaði | við lokuðum |
| þú lokaðir | þið lokuðuð | þú lokaðir | þið lokuðuð | ||
| hann, hún, það lokaði | þeir, þær, þau lokuðu | hann, hún, það lokaði | þeir, þær, þau lokuðu | ||
| imperative (boðháttur) | loka (þú) | lokið (þið) | |||
| Forms with appended personal pronoun | |||||
| lokaðu | lokiði * | ||||
| * Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred. | |||||
lokast — mediopassive voice (miðmynd)
| infinitive (nafnháttur) | að lokast | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| supine (sagnbót) | lokast | ||||
| present participle (lýsingarháttur nútíðar) | lokandist ** ** the mediopassive present participle is extremely rare and normally not used; it is never used attributively or predicatively, only for explicatory subclauses | ||||
| indicative (framsöguháttur) | subjunctive (viðtengingarháttur) | ||||
| present (nútíð) | ég lokast | við lokumst | present (nútíð) | ég lokist | við lokumst |
| þú lokast | þið lokist | þú lokist | þið lokist | ||
| hann, hún, það lokast | þeir, þær, þau lokast | hann, hún, það lokist | þeir, þær, þau lokist | ||
| past (þátíð) | ég lokaðist | við lokuðumst | past (þátíð) | ég lokaðist | við lokuðumst |
| þú lokaðist | þið lokuðust | þú lokaðist | þið lokuðust | ||
| hann, hún, það lokaðist | þeir, þær, þau lokuðust | hann, hún, það lokaðist | þeir, þær, þau lokuðust | ||
| imperative (boðháttur) | lokast (þú) | lokist (þið) | |||
| Forms with appended personal pronoun | |||||
| lokastu | lokisti * | ||||
| * Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred. | |||||
lokaður — past participle (lýsingarháttur þátíðar)
| strong declension (sterk beyging) | singular (eintala) | plural (fleirtala) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine (karlkyn) | feminine (kvenkyn) | neuter (hvorugkyn) | masculine (karlkyn) | feminine (kvenkyn) | neuter (hvorugkyn) | ||
| nominative (nefnifall) | lokaður | lokuð | lokað | lokaðir | lokaðar | lokuð | |
| accusative (þolfall) | lokaðan | lokaða | lokað | lokaða | lokaðar | lokuð | |
| dative (þágufall) | lokuðum | lokaðri | lokuðu | lokuðum | lokuðum | lokuðum | |
| genitive (eignarfall) | lokaðs | lokaðrar | lokaðs | lokaðra | lokaðra | lokaðra | |
| weak declension (veik beyging) | singular (eintala) | plural (fleirtala) | |||||
| masculine (karlkyn) | feminine (kvenkyn) | neuter (hvorugkyn) | masculine (karlkyn) | feminine (kvenkyn) | neuter (hvorugkyn) | ||
| nominative (nefnifall) | lokaði | lokaða | lokaða | lokuðu | lokuðu | lokuðu | |
| accusative (þolfall) | lokaða | lokuðu | lokaða | lokuðu | lokuðu | lokuðu | |
| dative (þágufall) | lokaða | lokuðu | lokaða | lokuðu | lokuðu | lokuðu | |
| genitive (eignarfall) | lokaða | lokuðu | lokaða | lokuðu | lokuðu | lokuðu | |
Synonyms
- (to lock): læsa
- (to shut off): skrúfa fyrir
- (to barricade): þvergirða
- (to bolt): skjóta loku fyrir
- (to blockade): teppa, halda í kví, halda í hafnbanni
- (to stop, to close a hole (e.g. on a flute)): styðja á
Derived terms
- loka inni
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay loka, from Classical Malay loka, from Sanskrit लोक (loka, “world, sight”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [loka]
- Hyphenation: lo‧ka
Noun
loka
- (poetic) world
- (government) station
- Coordinate terms: balai besar, balai
Derived terms
- meloka
See also
- loka-
Further reading
- “loka” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Latvian
Noun
loka m
- genitive singular form of loks
Adjective
loka
- (dialectal form) genitive singular masculine form of loks
- (dialectal form) nominative singular feminine form of loks
Lindu
Noun
loka
- banana
Malay
Etymology
From Sanskrit लोक (loka, “world, sight”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lo.ka/
- Hyphenation: lo‧ka
Noun
loka
- (figurative) world
- Synonyms: alam, dunia
Derived terms
- lokakarya
- syurgaloka
Further reading
- “loka” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Norwegian Bokmål
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈluːka/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -uːka
- Hyphenation: lo‧ka
Alternative forms
- lokene
Noun
loka n
- definite plural of lok
Alternative forms
- loket
Verb
loka
- simple past and present perfect of loke
Anagrams
- kloa
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
loka n
- definite plural of lok
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative forms
- 𑀮𑁄𑀓 (Brahmi script)
- लोक (Devanagari script)
- লোক (Bengali script)
- ලොක (Sinhalese script)
- လောက or လေႃၵ (Burmese script)
- โลก or โลกะ (Thai script)
- ᩃᩮᩣᨠ (Tai Tham script)
- ໂລກ or ໂລກະ (Lao script)
- លោក (Khmer script)
- 𑄣𑄮𑄇 (Chakma script)
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit लोक (loka). Cognate with Maharastri Prakrit 𑀮𑁄𑀅 (loa).
Noun
loka m
- world
Declension
Declension table of "loka" (masculine)
| Case \\ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | loko | lokā |
| Accusative (second) | lokaṃ | loke |
| Instrumental (third) | lokena | lokehi or lokebhi |
| Dative (fourth) | lokassa or lokāya or lokatthaṃ | lokānaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | lokasmā or lokamhā or lokā | lokehi or lokebhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | lokassa | lokānaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | lokasmiṃ or lokamhi or loke | lokesu |
| Vocative (calling) | loka | lokā |
Derived terms
- brahmaloka
- devaloka
- nāgaloka
Descendants
- → Burmese: လောက (lau:ka.)
- → Khmer: លោក (look)
- → Lao: ໂລກ (lōk, “world”)
- → Mon: လောက
- → Northern Thai: โลก, ᩃᩰ᩠ᨠ
- → Thai: โลก (lôok)
Sotho
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *-dʊ̀nga.
Verb
loka
- to be right
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish loca (“crazy”).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: lo‧ka
- IPA(key): /ˈloka/, [ˈlo.xɐ]
Adjective
loka
- (derogatory) feminine of loko: insane; crazy; demented
- Synonyms: baliw, buang, sira-ulo
Derived terms
- ikaloka
- kalerki
- kaloka
- kalokahan
- loka-loka
- magpakaloka
- maloka
- nakakaloka
- naloka
- napakaloka
- pagkakaloka
- pagkaloka
- pampaloka
- pinakamaloka
Noun
loka
- (derogatory) feminine of loko: madwoman
- (informal, colloquial, offensive) foolish or stupid person, especially one who is a female, effeminate man, or homosexual
West Makian
Etymology
From East Makian [Term?]. Compare Balantak loka'.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈl̪o.ka/
Noun
loka
- banana
References
- Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours, Pacific linguistics