naka
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Hindustani نَاکَا / नाका (nākā).
Noun
naka (plural nakas)
- (India) A place where workers assemble to seek employment.
Anagrams
- Akan, Kana, kana, knaa
Ese
Noun
naka
- enemy
Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnɑkɑ/, [ˈnɑkɑ]
- Rhymes: -ɑkɑ
- Syllabification(key): na‧ka
Noun
naka
- (dialectal) drain plug, plug (plug on the bottom of a boat, closing the draining hole while the boat is afloat)
Declension
Inflection of naka (Kotus type 10*D/koira, k- gradation) | |||
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nominative | naka | naat | |
genitive | naan | nakien | |
partitive | nakaa | nakia | |
illative | nakaan | nakiin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | naka | naat | |
accusative | nom. | naka | naat |
gen. | naan | ||
genitive | naan | nakien nakainrare | |
partitive | nakaa | nakia | |
inessive | naassa | naissa | |
elative | naasta | naista | |
illative | nakaan | nakiin | |
adessive | naalla | nailla | |
ablative | naalta | nailta | |
allative | naalle | naille | |
essive | nakana | nakina | |
translative | naaksi | naiksi | |
instructive | — | nain | |
abessive | naatta | naitta | |
comitative | — | nakineen |
Possessive forms of naka (type koira) | ||
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possessor | singular | plural |
1st person | nakani | nakamme |
2nd person | nakasi | nakanne |
3rd person | nakansa |
Synonyms
- nakatappi, pohjatappi, pohjatulppa, tappi
Ingrian
Noun
naka
- plug
Jamamadí
Adjective
naka
- (Banawá) sticky
References
- 2007. The UCLA Phonetics Lab Archive. Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Department of Linguistics.
Japanese
Romanization
naka
- Rōmaji transcription of なか
Northern Kurdish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nɑːˈkɑː/
Adverb
naka (Arabic spelling ناکا)
- Alternative form of niha (“now”)
References
- Chyet, Michael L. (2020), “naka”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 2), volume 2, London: Transnational Press, page 52
Ometepec Nahuatl
Noun
naka
- meat
West Makian
Etymology
From Malay nangka, likely through Ternate naka.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈn̪a.ka/
Noun
naka
- jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus)
References
- Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours, Pacific linguistics
Wolof
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnaka/
Audio (file)
Adverb
naka
- (interrogative) how is, how are
Usage notes
This word functions as a phrase, so no verb is needed.
See also
- nan
Xhosa
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Verb
-naka?
- (transitive) to accuse falsely
Inflection
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Zulu
Verb
-naka
- to notice, to take care of
Inflection
Tone L | |||||||||
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Infinitive | ukunaka | ||||||||
Positive | Negative | ||||||||
Infinitive | ukunaka | ukunganaki | |||||||
Imperative | |||||||||
Simple | + object concord | ||||||||
Singular | naka | -nake | |||||||
Plural | nakani | -nakeni | |||||||
Present | |||||||||
Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial | ||||
1st singular | ngiyanaka, nginaka | enginakayo, enginaka | nginaka | anginaki | enginganaki | nginganaki | |||
2nd singular | uyanaka, unaka | onakayo, onaka | unaka | awunaki | onganaki | unganaki | |||
1st plural | siyanaka, sinaka | esinakayo, esinaka | sinaka | asinaki | esinganaki | singanaki | |||
2nd plural | niyanaka, ninaka | eninakayo, eninaka | ninaka | aninaki | eninganaki | ninganaki | |||
Class 1 | uyanaka, unaka | onakayo, onaka | enaka | akanaki | onganaki | enganaki | |||
Class 2 | bayanaka, banaka | abanakayo, abanaka | benaka | abanaki | abanganaki | benganaki | |||
Class 3 | uyanaka, unaka | onakayo, onaka | unaka | awunaki | onganaki | unganaki | |||
Class 4 | iyanaka, inaka | enakayo, enaka | inaka | ayinaki | enganaki | inganaki | |||
Class 5 | liyanaka, linaka | elinakayo, elinaka | linaka | alinaki | elinganaki | linganaki | |||
Class 6 | ayanaka, anaka | anakayo, anaka | enaka | awanaki | anganaki | enganaki | |||
Class 7 | siyanaka, sinaka | esinakayo, esinaka | sinaka | asinaki | esinganaki | singanaki | |||
Class 8 | ziyanaka, zinaka | ezinakayo, ezinaka | zinaka | azinaki | ezinganaki | zinganaki | |||
Class 9 | iyanaka, inaka | enakayo, enaka | inaka | ayinaki | enganaki | inganaki | |||
Class 10 | ziyanaka, zinaka | ezinakayo, ezinaka | zinaka | azinaki | ezinganaki | zinganaki | |||
Class 11 | luyanaka, lunaka | olunakayo, olunaka | lunaka | alunaki | olunganaki | lunganaki | |||
Class 14 | buyanaka, bunaka | obunakayo, obunaka | bunaka | abunaki | obunganaki | bunganaki | |||
Class 15 | kuyanaka, kunaka | okunakayo, okunaka | kunaka | akunaki | okunganaki | kunganaki | |||
Class 17 | kuyanaka, kunaka | okunakayo, okunaka | kunaka | akunaki | okunganaki | kunganaki | |||
Recent past | |||||||||
Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial | ||||
1st singular | nginakile, nginakē | enginakile, enginakē | nginakile, nginakē | anginakanga | enginganakanga | nginganakanga | |||
2nd singular | unakile, unakē | onakile, onakē | unakile, unakē | awunakanga | onganakanga | unganakanga | |||
1st plural | sinakile, sinakē | esinakile, esinakē | sinakile, sinakē | asinakanga | esinganakanga | singanakanga | |||
2nd plural | ninakile, ninakē | eninakile, eninakē | ninakile, ninakē | aninakanga | eninganakanga | ninganakanga | |||
Class 1 | unakile, unakē | onakile, onakē | enakile, enakē | akanakanga | onganakanga | enganakanga | |||
Class 2 | banakile, banakē | abanakile, abanakē | benakile, benakē | abanakanga | abanganakanga | benganakanga | |||
Class 3 | unakile, unakē | onakile, onakē | unakile, unakē | awunakanga | onganakanga | unganakanga | |||
Class 4 | inakile, inakē | enakile, enakē | inakile, inakē | ayinakanga | enganakanga | inganakanga | |||
Class 5 | linakile, linakē | elinakile, elinakē | linakile, linakē | alinakanga | elinganakanga | linganakanga | |||
Class 6 | anakile, anakē | anakile, anakē | enakile, enakē | awanakanga | anganakanga | enganakanga | |||
Class 7 | sinakile, sinakē | esinakile, esinakē | sinakile, sinakē | asinakanga | esinganakanga | singanakanga | |||
Class 8 | zinakile, zinakē | ezinakile, ezinakē | zinakile, zinakē | azinakanga | ezinganakanga | zinganakanga | |||
Class 9 | inakile, inakē | enakile, enakē | inakile, inakē | ayinakanga | enganakanga | inganakanga | |||
Class 10 | zinakile, zinakē | ezinakile, ezinakē | zinakile, zinakē | azinakanga | ezinganakanga | zinganakanga | |||
Class 11 | lunakile, lunakē | olunakile, olunakē | lunakile, lunakē | alunakanga | olunganakanga | lunganakanga | |||
Class 14 | bunakile, bunakē | obunakile, obunakē | bunakile, bunakē | abunakanga | obunganakanga | bunganakanga | |||
Class 15 | kunakile, kunakē | okunakile, okunakē | kunakile, kunakē | akunakanga | okunganakanga | kunganakanga | |||
Class 17 | kunakile, kunakē | okunakile, okunakē | kunakile, kunakē | akunakanga | okunganakanga | kunganakanga | |||
Remote past | |||||||||
Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial | ||||
1st singular | ngānaka | engānaka | ngānaka | anginakanga | enginganakanga | nginganakanga | |||
2nd singular | wānaka | owānaka | wānaka | awunakanga | onganakanga | unganakanga | |||
1st plural | sānaka | esānaka | sānaka | asinakanga | esinganakanga | singanakanga | |||
2nd plural | nānaka | enānaka | nānaka | aninakanga | eninganakanga | ninganakanga | |||
Class 1 | wānaka | owānaka | ānaka | akanakanga | onganakanga | enganakanga | |||
Class 2 | bānaka | abānaka | bānaka | abanakanga | abanganakanga | benganakanga | |||
Class 3 | wānaka | owānaka | wānaka | awunakanga | onganakanga | unganakanga | |||
Class 4 | yānaka | eyānaka | yānaka | ayinakanga | enganakanga | inganakanga | |||
Class 5 | lānaka | elānaka | lānaka | alinakanga | elinganakanga | linganakanga | |||
Class 6 | ānaka | ānaka | ānaka | awanakanga | anganakanga | enganakanga | |||
Class 7 | sānaka | esānaka | sānaka | asinakanga | esinganakanga | singanakanga | |||
Class 8 | zānaka | ezānaka | zānaka | azinakanga | ezinganakanga | zinganakanga | |||
Class 9 | yānaka | eyānaka | yānaka | ayinakanga | enganakanga | inganakanga | |||
Class 10 | zānaka | ezānaka | zānaka | azinakanga | ezinganakanga | zinganakanga | |||
Class 11 | lwānaka | olwānaka | lwānaka | alunakanga | olunganakanga | lunganakanga | |||
Class 14 | bānaka | obānaka | bānaka | abunakanga | obunganakanga | bunganakanga | |||
Class 15 | kwānaka | okwānaka | kwānaka | akunakanga | okunganakanga | kunganakanga | |||
Class 17 | kwānaka | okwānaka | kwānaka | akunakanga | okunganakanga | kunganakanga | |||
Potential | |||||||||
Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial | ||||
1st singular | nginganaka | — | nginganaka | ngingenake | — | ngingenake | |||
2nd singular | unganaka | — | unganaka | ungenake | — | ungenake | |||
1st plural | singanaka | — | singanaka | singenake | — | singenake | |||
2nd plural | ninganaka | — | ninganaka | ningenake | — | ningenake | |||
Class 1 | anganaka | — | enganaka | angenake | — | engenake | |||
Class 2 | banganaka | — | benganaka | bangenake | — | bengenake | |||
Class 3 | unganaka | — | unganaka | ungenake | — | ungenake | |||
Class 4 | inganaka | — | inganaka | ingenake | — | ingenake | |||
Class 5 | linganaka | — | linganaka | lingenake | — | lingenake | |||
Class 6 | anganaka | — | enganaka | angenake | — | engenake | |||
Class 7 | singanaka | — | singanaka | singenake | — | singenake | |||
Class 8 | zinganaka | — | zinganaka | zingenake | — | zingenake | |||
Class 9 | inganaka | — | inganaka | ingenake | — | ingenake | |||
Class 10 | zinganaka | — | zinganaka | zingenake | — | zingenake | |||
Class 11 | lunganaka | — | lunganaka | lungenake | — | lungenake | |||
Class 14 | bunganaka | — | bunganaka | bungenake | — | bungenake | |||
Class 15 | kunganaka | — | kunganaka | kungenake | — | kungenake | |||
Class 17 | kunganaka | — | kunganaka | kungenake | — | kungenake | |||
Immediate future | |||||||||
Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial | ||||
1st singular | ngizonaka | engizonaka | ngizonaka | angizunaka | engingezunaka | ngingezunaka | |||
2nd singular | uzonaka | ozonaka | uzonaka | awuzunaka | ongezunaka | ungezunaka | |||
1st plural | sizonaka | esizonaka | sizonaka | asizunaka | esingezunaka | singezunaka | |||
2nd plural | nizonaka | enizonaka | nizonaka | anizunaka | eningezunaka | ningezunaka | |||
Class 1 | uzonaka | ozonaka | ezonaka | akazunaka | ongezunaka | engezunaka | |||
Class 2 | bazonaka | abazonaka | bezonaka | abazunaka | abangezunaka | bengezunaka | |||
Class 3 | uzonaka | ozonaka | uzonaka | awuzunaka | ongezunaka | ungezunaka | |||
Class 4 | izonaka | ezonaka | izonaka | ayizunaka | engezunaka | ingezunaka | |||
Class 5 | lizonaka | elizonaka | lizonaka | alizunaka | elingezunaka | lingezunaka | |||
Class 6 | azonaka | azonaka | ezonaka | awazunaka | angezunaka | engezunaka | |||
Class 7 | sizonaka | esizonaka | sizonaka | asizunaka | esingezunaka | singezunaka | |||
Class 8 | zizonaka | ezizonaka | zizonaka | azizunaka | ezingezunaka | zingezunaka | |||
Class 9 | izonaka | ezonaka | izonaka | ayizunaka | engezunaka | ingezunaka | |||
Class 10 | zizonaka | ezizonaka | zizonaka | azizunaka | ezingezunaka | zingezunaka | |||
Class 11 | luzonaka | oluzonaka | luzonaka | aluzunaka | olungezunaka | lungezunaka | |||
Class 14 | buzonaka | obuzonaka | buzonaka | abuzunaka | obungezunaka | bungezunaka | |||
Class 15 | kuzonaka | okuzonaka | kuzonaka | akuzunaka | okungezunaka | kungezunaka | |||
Class 17 | kuzonaka | okuzonaka | kuzonaka | akuzunaka | okungezunaka | kungezunaka | |||
Remote future | |||||||||
Positive absolute | Positive relative | Positive participial | Negative absolute | Negative relative | Negative participial | ||||
1st singular | ngiyonaka | engiyonaka | ngiyonaka | angiyunaka | engingeyunaka | ngingeyunaka | |||
2nd singular | uyonaka | oyonaka | uyonaka | awuyunaka | ongeyunaka | ungeyunaka | |||
1st plural | siyonaka | esiyonaka | siyonaka | asiyunaka | esingeyunaka | singeyunaka | |||
2nd plural | niyonaka | eniyonaka | niyonaka | aniyunaka | eningeyunaka | ningeyunaka | |||
Class 1 | uyonaka | oyonaka | eyonaka | akayunaka | ongeyunaka | engeyunaka | |||
Class 2 | bayonaka | abayonaka | beyonaka | abayunaka | abangeyunaka | bengeyunaka | |||
Class 3 | uyonaka | oyonaka | uyonaka | awuyunaka | ongeyunaka | ungeyunaka | |||
Class 4 | iyonaka | eyonaka | iyonaka | ayiyunaka | engeyunaka | ingeyunaka | |||
Class 5 | liyonaka | eliyonaka | liyonaka | aliyunaka | elingeyunaka | lingeyunaka | |||
Class 6 | ayonaka | ayonaka | eyonaka | awayunaka | angeyunaka | engeyunaka | |||
Class 7 | siyonaka | esiyonaka | siyonaka | asiyunaka | esingeyunaka | singeyunaka | |||
Class 8 | ziyonaka | eziyonaka | ziyonaka | aziyunaka | ezingeyunaka | zingeyunaka | |||
Class 9 | iyonaka | eyonaka | iyonaka | ayiyunaka | engeyunaka | ingeyunaka | |||
Class 10 | ziyonaka | eziyonaka | ziyonaka | aziyunaka | ezingeyunaka | zingeyunaka | |||
Class 11 | luyonaka | oluyonaka | luyonaka | aluyunaka | olungeyunaka | lungeyunaka | |||
Class 14 | buyonaka | obuyonaka | buyonaka | abuyunaka | obungeyunaka | bungeyunaka | |||
Class 15 | kuyonaka | okuyonaka | kuyonaka | akuyunaka | okungeyunaka | kungeyunaka | |||
Class 17 | kuyonaka | okuyonaka | kuyonaka | akuyunaka | okungeyunaka | kungeyunaka | |||
Present subjunctive | |||||||||
Positive | Negative | ||||||||
1st singular | nginake | nginganaki | |||||||
2nd singular | unake | unganaki | |||||||
1st plural | sinake | singanaki | |||||||
2nd plural | ninake | ninganaki | |||||||
Class 1 | anake | anganaki | |||||||
Class 2 | banake | banganaki | |||||||
Class 3 | unake | unganaki | |||||||
Class 4 | inake | inganaki | |||||||
Class 5 | linake | linganaki | |||||||
Class 6 | anake | anganaki | |||||||
Class 7 | sinake | singanaki | |||||||
Class 8 | zinake | zinganaki | |||||||
Class 9 | inake | inganaki | |||||||
Class 10 | zinake | zinganaki | |||||||
Class 11 | lunake | lunganaki | |||||||
Class 14 | bunake | bunganaki | |||||||
Class 15 | kunake | kunganaki | |||||||
Class 17 | kunake | kunganaki | |||||||
Past subjunctive | |||||||||
Positive | Negative | ||||||||
1st singular | nganaka | nganganaka, anganaka, anganganaka | |||||||
2nd singular | wanaka | wanganaka, awanaka, awanganaka | |||||||
1st plural | sanaka | sanganaka, asanaka, asanganaka | |||||||
2nd plural | nanaka | nanganaka, ananaka, ananganaka | |||||||
Class 1 | wanaka | wanganaka, akanaka, akanganaka | |||||||
Class 2 | banaka | banganaka, abanaka, abanganaka | |||||||
Class 3 | wanaka | wanganaka, awanaka, awanganaka | |||||||
Class 4 | yanaka | yanganaka, ayanaka, ayanganaka | |||||||
Class 5 | lanaka | langanaka, alanaka, alanganaka | |||||||
Class 6 | anaka | anganaka, awanaka, awanganaka | |||||||
Class 7 | sanaka | sanganaka, asanaka, asanganaka | |||||||
Class 8 | zanaka | zanganaka, azanaka, azanganaka | |||||||
Class 9 | yanaka | yanganaka, ayanaka, ayanganaka | |||||||
Class 10 | zanaka | zanganaka, azanaka, azanganaka | |||||||
Class 11 | lwanaka | lwanganaka, alwanaka, alwanganaka | |||||||
Class 14 | banaka | banganaka, abanaka, abanganaka | |||||||
Class 15 | kwanaka | kwanganaka, akwanaka, akwanganaka | |||||||
Class 17 | kwanaka | kwanganaka, akwanaka, akwanganaka |
References
- C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “naka”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “naka (6.3)”