English Online Dictionary. What means ka? What does ka mean?
Translingual
Symbol
ka
- kiloyear (also ky, kyr)
- thousands of years ago
- ISO 639-1 code for the Georgian language
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kɑː/
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Egyptian kꜣ.
Noun
ka (plural kas)
- A spiritual part of the soul in Egyptian mythology, which survived after death.
- 1983, Norman Mailer, Ancient Evenings:
- Then, I wondered how long I must wait before seeing my Double, but if I recalled, the Ka was not supposed to appear before the seventy days of embalming were done.
- 1990, Camille Paglia, Sexual Personae:
- Hence Dorian's portrait is like the ka or double of the deceased in Egyptian tombs, heaped with toys and furniture.
- 2011, Neil Gaiman, American Gods (Tenth Anniversary Edition), William Morrow 2013, p. 179:
- ‘You could bind the ka of a man to his body for five thousand years,’ said Jaquel.
- 1983, Norman Mailer, Ancient Evenings:
Etymology 2
Origin uncertain.
Verb
ka
- (transitive, obsolete) To serve or help; used only in the phrase "Ka me, ka thee" or variants thereof.
- 1603, John Florio, translating Michel de Montaigne, Essays, III.5:
- Now nature stood ever on this point, Kæ mee Ile kæ thee, and ever ready to bee even alwaies on recompences and vicissitude of things, and to give as good as one brings.
- 1821, Walter Scott, Kenilworth:
- Ka me, ka thee, is a proverb all over the world.
- 1603, John Florio, translating Michel de Montaigne, Essays, III.5:
References
- Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
Anagrams
- AK, Ak
Acehnese
Adverb
ka
- already
Albanian
Alternative forms
- nga (Tosk)
- kah
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ka] (Gheg)
Etymology 1
From older kah, from *kah ~ ngah (compare Tosk Albanian nga), from Proto-Albanian *en kaxa, from Proto-Indo-European *en kʷod so (“wherein, wherefrom”), literally ‘in which this’. Cognate with Old Church Slavonic къ (kŭ, “to”).
Preposition
ka (+nominative)
- from, out, out of, to
- who, whom
Etymology 2
The plural form qe suggests an earlier *kʷē, from Proto-Indo-European *gʷōus (“ox, cow”) via a pre-Albanian language.
Pronunciation
- singular: IPA(key): [kaː]
- singular: IPA(key): [qɒ] (Gheg)
- plural: IPA(key): [ceː]
Noun
ka m (indefinite plural qe, definite singular kau, definite plural qetë)
- ox
- steer
Declension
Hyponyms
- kau i hullisë (“stronger ox (of a team) that walks in the furrow”)
- ka i kularit (“yoke ox”)
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the main entry.
Verb
ka
- third-person singular present indicative of kam
References
Amanab
Pronoun
ka
- I (first person singular nominative)
Bahnar
Etymology
From Proto-Bahnaric *kaː, from Proto-Mon-Khmer *kaʔ; cognate with Sedang ká, Vietnamese cá, Mon က (kaʔ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kaː/
Noun
ka
- fish
Basque
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ka/
Noun
ka inan
- The name of the Latin-script letter K.
Declension
See also
- (Latin-script letter names) a, be, ze, de, e, efe, ge, hatxe, i, jota, ka, ele, eme, ene, eñe, o, pe, ku, erre, ese, te, u, uve, uve bikoitz, ixa, i greko, zeta
Chuukese
Pronoun
ka
- you (singular)
Adjective
ka
- you are
Related terms
Cimbrian
Alternative forms
- kan, kor
Preposition
ka
- in, at
- to, towards
References
- “ka” in Martalar, Umberto Martello; Bellotto, Alfonso (1974) Dizionario della lingua Cimbra dei Sette Communi vicentini, 1st edition, Roana, Italy: Instituto di Cultura Cimbra A. Dal Pozzo
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kaː/
- Hyphenation: ka
- Rhymes: -aː
Etymology 1
From kade.
Noun
ka f (plural kaden or kades or ka's, diminutive kaatje n)
- Alternative form of kade.
Etymology 2
Uncertain. Possibly from Catharina Mulder or "Kaat Mossel".
Noun
ka f (plural ka's, diminutive kaatje n)
- (derogatory) dominant woman
Synonyms
- kenau
Etymology 3
Related to kauw.
Noun
ka f (plural ka's or kauwen, diminutive kaatje n or kauwtje n)
- Alternative form of kauw.
Etymology 4
Borrowed from Egyptian kꜣ.
Noun
ka c (plural ka's)
- ka (ancient Egyptian notion of the soul, shown as a bird)
Estonian
Etymology
Derived from kaasas.
Adverb
ka
- also, too
- Tema läks ka metsa.
- He also went to the forest.
- Tema läks ka metsa.
Ewe
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɑː/
Noun
ka (plural kawo)
- cord
- line
- rope
- string
Verb
ka
- to bite
- to break
- to chip
- to rummage
Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɑ/, [ˈkɑ]
- Rhymes: -ɑ
- Syllabification: ka
Etymology 1
A dialectal or colloquial 2nd person imperative present of katsoa (“to look”).
Verb
ka
- (colloquial) look!
- Ka!
Synonyms
- katso
- kato (colloquial)
Etymology 2
Variant of kaa, both shortenings of kanssa.
Adverb
ka
- (rare, dialectal) also, too
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kɑ/
- Rhymes: -ɑ
Noun
ka m (plural kas)
- kay, The name of the Latin-script letter K.
Futuna-Aniwa
Verb
ka
- (Aniwa) to squeal
Guinea-Bissau Creole
Etymology
From African origin. Cognate with Kabuverdianu ka.
Adverb
ka
- not
Haitian Creole
Etymology 1
From French cas (“case”).
Noun
ka
- case, instance
Etymology 2
Contraction of kapab, from French capable
Verb
ka
- (auxiliary) can, be able to
Hawaiian
Alternative forms
- ke (before words that begin with 'k', 'a', 'e', or 'o')
Article
ka sg (plural nā)
- the
Ido
Etymology
See kad. Decision no. 16, Progreso II.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ka/
Particle
ka
- Apocopic form of kad (used before a consonant)
References
- Progreso II (in Ido), 1909–1910, pages 15, 357, 579
Japanese
Romanization
ka
- Rōmaji transcription of か
- Rōmaji transcription of カ
Javanese
Etymology
Clipping of ika
Determiner
ka
- (colloquial) yonder
Kabuverdianu
Etymology
From African origin.
Adverb
ka
- not
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /kaː/
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ka/
Noun
kā f (indeclinable)
- The name of the letter K.
Coordinate terms
- (Latin-script letter names) littera; ā, bē, cē, dē, ē, ef, gē, hā, ī, kā, el, em, en, ō, pē, kū, er, es, tē, ū, ix / īx / ex, ȳ / ī graeca / ȳpsīlon, zēta
References
- Arthur E. Gordon, The Letter Names of the Latin Alphabet (University of California Press, 1973; volume 9 of University of California Publications: Classical Studies), part III: “Summary of the Ancient Evidence”, page 32
Clearly there is no question or doubt about the names of the vowels A, E, I, O, U. They are simply long A, long E, etc. (ā, ē, ī, ō, ū). Nor is there any uncertainty with respect to the six mutes B, C, D, G, P, T. Their names are bē, cē, dē, gē, pē, tē (each with a long E). Or about H, K, and Q: they are hā, kā, kū — each, again, with a long vowel sound.
Latvian
Etymology
Originally an old neuter nominative singular form of kas (“who, what”) that acquired the function of a conjunction. Cognates include Old Prussian ka (“who, what”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ka]
Conjunction
ka
- that; used to link a subordinate clause to the main clause, sometimes with a pronominal antecedent (tas, tāds, tik, tādēļ, tāpēc), with various different functions:
- (a) subject:
-
- (b) attributive complement, (secondary) predicate
-
- (c) direct object
-
- (d) adverbial complement (manner)
-
- (e) adverbial complement (cause)
- (often tāpēc ka, tādēļ ka, less frequently tamdēļ ka, tālab ka, “for the reason that”)
- (e) adverbial complement (cause)
-
- (f) adverbial complement (consequence)
- (often tā kā “so that”)
- (f) adverbial complement (consequence)
-
- (g) adverbial complement (purpose)
-
- (h) adverbial complement (measure, proportion)
-
- (i) adverbial complement (condition)
Particle
ka
- used to add a nuance of probability or doubt to a, usually negative, utterance, to make it optative, expressive of a desire (cf. kaut); may...
- used to reinforce the intensity of an action or activity, usually with a repeated verb; ... and ...
References
Mandarin
Romanization
ka
- Nonstandard spelling of kā.
- Nonstandard spelling of kǎ.
- Nonstandard spelling of kà.
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.
Mapudungun
Adverb
ka (using Raguileo Alphabet)
- too; also
Synonyms
- kafey
Conjunction
ka (using Raguileo Alphabet)
- and
Determiner
ka (using Raguileo Alphabet)
- another; not the same
Min Nan
Noun
ka (POJ, traditional 家, simplified 家)
- family, household
ka (POJ, traditional 鸠, simplified 鳩)
- turtle dove; Turtur orientalis
ka (POJ, traditional 铰, simplified 鉸)
- scissors
Verb
ka (POJ, traditional 加, simplified 加)
- to raise; to increase; to add; plus
Namuyi
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ka˧]
Noun
ka
- bed
Norwegian
Pronoun
ka
- (dialectal) what (interrogative pronoun); compare to Nynorsk kva
- Ka e da du gjere på?
- What are you doing?
- Ka e da du gjere på?
Synonyms
- hva (Bokmål)
- kva (Nynorsk)
Pali
Alternative forms
Etymology 1
From Sanskrit क (ká), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kás, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷós.
Pronoun
ka
- (interrogative) who
- (interrogative) what
- (interrogative) which
Declension
Etymology 2
Probably from the pronunciation of a syllable consisting only of the letter.
Noun
ka m
- the Pali letter 'k'
Declension
Synonyms
- kakāra
References
- Pali Text Society, editor (1921-1925) , “ka˚”, in Pali-English Dictionary, London: Chipstead
Picuris
Verb
ka
- to wash
Further reading
- Dominic Yu, Comparative Phonology of Picurís and Taos (2008)
Pitjantjatjara
Conjunction
ka
- and (switching)
Usage notes
- Ka is a switching conjunction. When it links two clauses or sentences, it conveys that the second clause has a different subject from the first. In cases where the subject remains the same, the conjunction munu is used. In the example above, the subject of the second clause need not be "the kangaroo", although that seems the most likely possibility from context. The ku simply tells us that someone or something other than wati (the subject of the first clause) ran away.
- Although ka is spelt with a short a, the vowel is actually long (kaa). The misleading spelling exists for historical reasons.
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- kaka, kakaka, kakakaka...
Interjection
ka
- ha (representation of laughter)
Rapa Nui
Interjection
ka
- exclamation suggesting a judgment on external events
Usage notes
For a personal reaction, consider using ko.
Scots
Alternative forms
- kae
Etymology
Of imitative origin, similar to Old High German kā (“crow, jackdaw”), Middle Low German kâ (“crow, jackdaw”), English caw.
Noun
ka (plural kas)
- jackdaw
Serbo-Croatian
Preposition
ka (Cyrillic spelling ка)
- Alternative form of k
Synonyms
- k
Adverb
ka (Cyrillic spelling ка)
- (Chakavian, Montenegro) as, like
Synonyms
- kao
Conjunction
ka
- (Chakavian, Montenegro) as, like
Synonyms
- kao
Pronoun
ka (Cyrillic spelling ка)
- (Chakavian, Kajkavian, interrogative) which (feminine)
- (Chakavian, Kajkavian, relative) which, that, who (feminine)
- (Chakavian, Kajkavian, indefinite) some (feminine)
Synonyms
- koja
Somali
Preposition
ka
- from
- away from
- out of
- about, concerning
Usage notes
- In Somali, prepositions fall before the verb and not before the noun they modify:
- ka imow -- to come from
- ka keen -- to bring s.o from
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ka/
- Homophone: ca
Noun
ka f (plural kas)
- Name of the letter k.
Further reading
- “ka” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
Swahili
Etymology
From the -ka- consecutive tense marker.
Adverb
ka
- and then (used between a series of actions that happened soon closely together)
Tagalog
Pronoun
ka
- you (second person singular)
See also
Thai
Romanization
ka
- Romanization of ค่ะ
Tok Pisin
Etymology
From English car.
Noun
ka
- car
Tuvaluan
Particle
ka
- future tense marker, inserted immediately before the relevant verb
Ujir
Numeral
ka
- four
References
- Antoinette Schapper, Marian Klamer, Numeral systems in the Alor-Pantar languages
Veps
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Adverb
ka
- yes
- certainly, absolutely
- naturally, of course
- let's [+first-person plural imperative]
Conjunction
ka
- but
- then (in "if...then" constructions)
References
- Zajceva, N. G.; Mullonen, M. I. (2007) , “безусловно, да, давать, естественно, конечно, но”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary], Petrozavodsk: Periodika
Volapük
Conjunction
ka
- than (used for comparisons)