tsaka
Hausa
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /(t)sʼá.káː/
- (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [sʼə́.káː]
Noun
tsakā f (plural tsakā̀kē, possessed form tsakar̃)
- a kind of gecko
- (figuratively) someone who is unpopular
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /(t)sʼá.kà/
- (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [sʼə́.kə̀]
Adverb
tsakà
- in the middle, in the midst
Derived terms
- tsakà-tsakà
Related terms
- tsàkānī
- tsakiyā̀
Tagalog
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: tsa‧ka
- IPA(key): /tsaˈka/, [t͡sɐˈxa]
Conjunction
tsaká
- Alternative spelling of 'tsaka
Etymology 2
From the stage name, Chaka Khan, of an American pop singer, Yvette Marie Stevens, through swardspeak (gay slang), which speakers of such in the Philippines regard her as an ugly person.
Alternative forms
- chaka – common
- chaca
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: tsa‧ka
- IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃaka/, [ˈt͡ʃa.xɐ]
Adjective
tsaka
- (gay slang) ugly
- Synonym: pangit
Derived terms
- katsakahan
- tsumaka
Further reading
- Zorc, R. David; San Miguel, Rachel (1993) Tagalog Slang Dictionary, Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN, page 29
Tsonga
Verb
tsaka
- to rejoice