ca

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ca"

Translingual

Symbol

ca

(international standards) ISO 639-1 language code for Catalan.

English

Adverb

ca (not comparable)

Alternative spelling of ca.

Anagrams

-ac, A.C., A/C, AC, Ac, a-c, a.c., a/c, ac, ac-, ac.

A-Pucikwar

Etymology

From Proto-Great Andamanese *ciəp.

Noun

ca

belt
band
sling

Verb

ca

to adjoin
to fasten

References

Juliette Blevins, Linguistic clues to Andamanese pre-history: Understanding the North-South divide, pg. 20 & 22 (2009)

Albanian

Alternative forms

disa

Etymology

From the contracted form of disa, dsa.

Pronoun

ca

some

Related terms

sa
di

References

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin quia.

Conjunction

ca

because
Nun mientas, ca dir foi.
Don't lie, because he did go.
Ca inda son piores q’estudiantes.
Because they are worse than students.

References

https://mas.lne.es/diccionario/palabra/4801

Canela

Etymology

From Proto-Northern Jê *ga 'to roast (singular)' < Proto-Cerrado *ga 'to roast (singular)' < Proto-Jê *a^P < Proto-Macro-Jê *ap.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ka/

Verb

ca (cu-class; non-finite xàr)

roast on embers (singular)
Incrô na imã tep ca.
Roast a fish (wrapped up in banana leaves) on the embers for me.

Catalan

Pronunciation

(Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈka/

Etymology 1

From Latin canis, canem, from Proto-Italic *kō (accusative *kwanem), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱwṓ (accusative *ḱwónm̥).

Noun

ca m (plural cans)

dog

Usage notes

This term is used in Catalonia or Valencia only in stock phrases, with gos (feminine gossa) being the term generally used for a dog.
In the Balearics, ca has retained its use as the primary word for a dog. However, instead of a feminine of ca, *cana, being used for a female dog, in the Balearics, cussa, the feminine of cus (“little dog”) is used.
Note also that those breeds of dogs that originated in the Balearics use ca and not gos to form name of the breed.

Synonyms

gos m

Hyponyms

(Balearics) cus m (“little dog”), (Balearics) cussa f (“female dog”)
gos m (“male dog”), gossa f (“female dog”)

Derived terms

acanissar (“to sic a dog on”)
ca de bestiar (“Majorca Shepherd Dog”)
ca de bou (“Majorca Mastiff”)
ca eivissenc (“Ibizan Hound”)
Ca Major (“Canis Majory”)
ca mè mallorquí (“Majorcan Pointer”)
ca petaner
ca rater mallorquí (“Majorcan Ratter”)

Noun

ca f (plural cas)

The letter K (lowercase k).

Usage notes

The letter K is not used in native Catalan words and thus its presence in a word is a fairly reliable indicator of a recent import.

Etymology 3

Apocopated form of casa. Compare French chez, Spanish ca, Italian ca'.

Particle

ca

the house (of)
Anem a ca la Maria. ― We are going to Maria’s house.
Aquell casalot és cal Ramon. ― That mansion is Ramon’s house.
Parlem català a ca nostra. ― We speak Catalan at our house.

Usage notes

When followed by one of the articles el, els, en, and es, the word ca contracts with them into cal, cals, can, and cas, respectively.

Derived terms

cal, cals, can, cas

Central Nahuatl

Verb

ca

To be.

Chibcha

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ka/

Noun

ca

fence

References

Gómez Aldana D. F., Análisis morfológico del Vocabulario 158 de la Biblioteca Nacional de Colombia. Grupo de Investigación Muysccubun. 2013.

Classical Nahuatl

Verb

ca

to be in a location

Usage notes

Ca is an irregular verb; its plural form is cate.

Particle

ca

Used in affirmative statements.

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Dinka

Noun

ca (plural caak)

milk

References

Dinka-English Dictionary‎, 2005

Fijian

Adjective

ca

bad, evil, base, vile
naughty
direful
pernicious
ruined, destroyed

Noun

ca

badness
illness, calamity
harm

French

Preposition

ca

Abbreviation of circa.

Galician

Etymology 1

From Old Galician and Old Portuguese ca (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin quam.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [kɐ]

Conjunction

ca

than
As miñas irmás son máis altas ca min.
My sisters are taller than I am.
Synonym: ca non

Derived terms

ca non
có

Etymology 2

From Old Galician and Old Portuguese ca (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin quia.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [kɐ]

Conjunction

ca

(archaic) because, since

References

“ca” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
“ca” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
“ca” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
“ca” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Hausa

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /t͡ʃáː/, /t͡ʃâː/
- (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [t͡ʃáː], [t͡ʃâː]

Ideophone

cā or câ

splattering of boiling fat

Ido

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tsa/

Determiner

ca (plural ci)

Alternative form of ica (“this”)

Indonesian

Etymology

From Hokkien 炒 (chhá, “to stir fry, to sauté”) or Teochew 炒 (ca², “to stir fry, to sauté”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈt͡ʃa]
Hyphenation: ca

Noun

ca (first-person possessive caku, second-person possessive camu, third-person possessive canya)

A dish which uses the sauté technique.

Italian

Preposition

ca

Abbreviation of circa.

Etymology 2

Inherited from a combination of Latin quam and quia.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈka/^°[1]
Rhymes: -a
Hyphenation: cà

Conjunction

ca

(archaic or dialectal) that, because

Alternative forms

cappa

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): ^**/ˈka/^*[1]
Rhymes: -a

Noun

ca m or f (invariable)

The name of the Latin-script letter K.

References

ca in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Anagrams

AC, a.C., a.c.

Kayan

Noun

ca

brown.

Noun

ca

uncle, aunt.

Adjective

ca

brown.

Ladin

Adverb

ca

(Gherdëina) hither, to this place, to here, to me/us

Antonyms

via

Related terms

da oradecà
caprò
docà
ca tlo

Lolopo

Etymology

From Proto-Loloish *tsaŋ¹ (Bradley). Cognate with Sichuan Yi ꊿ (co).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [tsʰa³³]

Noun

ca

(Yao'an) person; people

Malay

Etymology

Likely from Cantonese 茶 (caa4)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /t͡ʃa/

Noun

ca (Jawi spelling چا‎, informal 1st possessive caku, 2nd possessive camu, 3rd possessive canya)

tea

Synonyms

teh

Mandarin

Romanization

ca

Nonstandard spelling of cā.
Nonstandard spelling of cǎ.
Nonstandard spelling of cà.

Usage notes

English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.

Muong

Etymology

From Proto-Vietic *r-kaː. Cognate with Vietnamese gà.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kaː¹/

Noun

ca

(Mường Bi) chicken
tàn ca ― a flock of chickens

References

Nguyễn Văn Khang; Bùi Chỉ; Hoàng Văn Hành (2002) Từ điển Mường - Việt (Muong - Vietnamese dictionary), Nhà xuất bản Văn hoá Dân tộc Hà Nội

Neapolitan

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ka/

Adverb

ca

what

Conjunction

ca

than (comparison between adjectives only)
that (as in 'the boy that I saw' ("O guaglio' ca vist'"))

Pronoun

ca

that
who
which

Pali

Alternative forms

𑀘 (Brahmi script)
च (Devanagari script)
চ (Bengali script)
ච (Sinhalese script)
စ or ၸ (Burmese script)
จ or จะ (Thai script)
ᨧ (Tai Tham script)
ຈ or ຈະ (Lao script)
ច (Khmer script)
𑄌 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit च (ca).

Particle

ca

and (copulative particle)

Portuguese

Contraction

ca

(colloquial) Contraction of com a.

Adverb

ca (not comparable)

Obsolete spelling of cá

Romagnol

Etymology

From Latin casa (“house”).

Pronunciation

(Central Romagnol): IPA^(key): [ˈkaɐ̯]

Noun

ca f (invariable) (Ville Unite)

house
Ca brușêda ― Uninhabited house
Mètar so ca ― To get married
Ësar dla ca ― To be a frequent visitor
Fat in ca ― Homemade
Tus da ca ― Leave home
lineage
public building

Romanian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ka/
Rhymes: -a

Etymology 1

From Latin quam. The expression ca și may derive from Latin quasi.

Adverb

ca

than
Am o carte mai bunăca aceasta. ― I have a better book than this one.
as
Filmul este tot așa de interesantca romanul. ― The movie is as interesting as the novel is.

Synonyms

decât

Related terms

cam

Etymology 2

From Latin quia.

Conjunction

ca

(obsolete) because
(followed by să) in order to

Synonyms

(because): pentru că, întrucât, fiindcă, deoarece

Romansch

Alternative forms

(Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan) che
(Surmiran) tgi
(Puter) cu
(Vallader) co

Etymology

From Latin quam or quod.

Conjunction

ca

(Sutsilvan) than

Scots

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kaː/, IPA^(key): /kɑː/

Verb

ca (third-person singular simple present cas, present participle cain, simple past ca'd, past participle ca'd)

call
summon
drive something
go on, proceed
knock or push

Derived terms

ca canny

Contraction

ca

(some Scots dialects) can't
That ca be him!
That can't be him!

Southwestern Dinka

Noun

ca (plural caak)

milk

References

Dinka-English Dictionary‎, 2005

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈka/ [ˈka]
Audio (file)
Rhymes: -a
Syllabification: ca
Homophone: ka

Etymology 1

From ¡quia!.

Interjection

¡ca!

(Spain) Denotes incredulity or negation; oh no!
Synonyms: ¡quia!, ¡qué va!

Etymology 2

From Latin quia.

Conjunction

ca

(obsolete) because

Etymology 3

Clipping of casa.

Noun

ca f (uncountable)

(colloquial) house

Swedish

Adverb

ca

circa; Abbreviation of cirka. Alternative form of a

Anagrams

Ac

Tarantino

Pronoun

ca (relative)

to whom
to which

Adjective

ca

what

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kaː˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kaː˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kaː˧˧]

Etymology 1

From French quart.

Noun

(classifier cái) ca

mug (cup)
mug (about 1/4 liter)

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 歌 (“song”).

Noun

(classifier bài) ca

(literary, in compounds) a song
quốc ca ― national anthem

Derived terms

bi ca
ca dao
ca khúc
ca kịch
ca nhạc
danh ca
dân ca
khải ca
khải hoàn ca
quân ca
quốc ca
Quốc tế ca
thánh ca
thi ca
thơ ca
tình ca
trường ca
trường hận ca

Verb

ca

(colloquial in Southern Vietnam, somewhat literary in other dialects) to sing
Đăng kí ca ở đâu hả em?
Where can I sign up to sing, boy?
(colloquial, ironic) to praise
(colloquial) to scold

Synonyms

(to sing): hát
(to praise): ca ngợi, ca tụng, ca vịnh

Derived terms

bài ca
ca hát
ca kỹ
ca lâu
ca múa
ca ngâm
ca ngợi
ca nhi
ca nương
ca sĩ
ca tụng
ca từ
ca vịnh
ca vũ
ca vũ kịch
ca xướng
cầm ca
kêu ca
ngợi ca
quản ca
sênh ca
sơn ca
triều ca

Etymology 3

Borrowed from French cas.

Noun

ca

(medicine) case
Ca này nặng đấy!
This case is a serious one!
Đã có 5 ca tử vong.
There have been five fatal cases.

Synonyms

(case): trường hợp

Derived terms

ca mổ

Etymology 4

Compare Thai กะ (gà, “shift”).

Noun

ca

shift (change of workers)
tan ca ― to finish one's shift

Derived terms

giao ca

Etymology 5

Borrowed from French ka.

Noun

ca

The name of the Latin-script letter K.

Welsh

Alternative forms

(first-person singular future): caf (literary)
(second-person singular imperative): cei, cymer (colloquial)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kaː/

Verb

ca

inflection of cael:
1. first-person singular future colloquial
2. second-person singular imperative literary

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
ca	ga	ngha	cha
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

[dipi-1] Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

ca

Translingual

Symbol

English

Adverb

Anagrams

A-Pucikwar

Etymology

Noun

Verb

References

Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Pronoun

Related terms

References

Asturian

Etymology

Conjunction

References

Canela

Etymology

Pronunciation

Verb

Catalan

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Noun

Usage notes

Synonyms

Hyponyms

Derived terms

Noun

Usage notes

Etymology 3

Particle

Usage notes

Derived terms

Central Nahuatl

Verb

Chibcha

Pronunciation

Noun

References

Classical Nahuatl

Verb

Usage notes

Particle

Dinka

Noun

References

Fijian

Adjective

Noun

French

Preposition

Further reading

Galician

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Conjunction

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Conjunction

References

Hausa

Pronunciation

Ideophone

Ido

Pronunciation

Determiner

Indonesian

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Further reading

Italian

Preposition