ca

ca

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English Online Dictionary. What means ca‎? What does ca mean?

Translingual

Symbol

ca

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

English

Preposition

ca

  1. 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

  1. belt
  2. band
  3. sling

Verb

ca

  1. to adjoin
  2. 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

  1. some

Related terms

  • sa
  • di

References


Asturian

Etymology

From Latin quia.

Conjunction

ca

  1. because

References

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


Canela

Etymology

From Proto-Northern Jê *ga (“to roast (singular)”), from Proto-Cerrado *ga (“to roast (singular)”), from Proto-Jê [Term?], from Proto-Macro-Jê *ap .

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ka/

Verb

ca (cu-class; non-finite xàr)

  1. roast on embers (singular)

Catalan

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin canis, canem (“dog”).

Noun

ca m (plural cans)

  1. dog
    Synonym: gos m
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.
Hyponyms
  • (Balearics) cus m (“little dog”), (Balearics) cussa f (“female dog”)
  • gos m (“male dog”), gossa f (“female dog”)
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Noun

ca f (plural cas)

  1. 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

  1. 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

  1. To be.

Chibcha

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ka/

Noun

ca

  1. 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

  1. 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)

  1. milk

References

  • Dinka-English Dictionary‎[1], 2005

Fala

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈka/

Adverb

ca

  1. (Valverdeñu) Alternative form of acá (“here”)

References

  • Valeš, Miroslav (2021) Diccionariu de A Fala: lagarteiru, mañegu, valverdeñu (web)‎[2], 2nd edition, Minde, Portugal: CIDLeS, published 2022, →ISBN

Fijian

Adjective

ca

  1. bad, evil, base, vile
  2. naughty
  3. direful
  4. pernicious
  5. ruined, destroyed

Noun

ca

  1. badness
  2. illness, calamity
  3. harm

French

Preposition

ca

  1. Abbreviation of circa.

Further reading

  • “ca”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Galician

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kɐ]

Conjunction

ca

  1. than
    Synonym: ca non
Derived terms
  • ca non
  • có

Etymology 2

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kɐ]

Conjunction

ca

  1. (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

  1. splattering of boiling fat

Ido

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tsa/

Determiner

ca (plural ci)

  1. 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)

  1. A dish which uses the sauté technique.

Further reading

  • “ca” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Italian

Etymology 1

Preposition

ca

  1. Abbreviation of circa.

See also

  • calcio
  • ca'
  • c.a.

Etymology 2

Inherited from a combination of Latin quam and quia.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈka/°
  • Rhymes: -a
  • Hyphenation: cà

Conjunction

ca

  1. (archaic or dialectal) that, because

Etymology 3

Alternative forms

  • cappa

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): **/ˈka/*
  • Rhymes: -a

Noun

ca m or f (invariable)

  1. The name of the Latin-script letter K.

References

Anagrams

  • AC, a.C., a.c.

Kayan

Noun

ca

  1. brown.

Noun

ca

  1. uncle, aunt.

Adjective

ca

  1. brown.

Ladin

Adverb

ca

  1. (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 

  1. (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)

  1. tea

Synonyms

  • teh

Mandarin

Romanization

ca

  1. Nonstandard spelling of cā.
  2. Nonstandard spelling of cǎ.
  3. Nonstandard spelling of cà.

Usage notes

  • Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.

Muong

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaː¹/

Noun

ca

  1. (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

Etymology

Variant of che, from Latin quid, quod. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ka/

Adverb

ca

  1. what

Conjunction

ca

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

Pronoun

ca

  1. that
  2. who
  3. which

Pali

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit च (ca).

Particle

ca

  1. and (copulative particle)

Portuguese

Contraction

ca

  1. (colloquial) Contraction of com a.

Adverb

ca (not comparable)

  1. Obsolete spelling of cá

Romagnol

Etymology

From Latin casa (“house”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

ca f (invariable) (Ville Unite)

  1. 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
  2. lineage
  3. public building

Romanian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ka/
  • Rhymes: -a

Etymology 1

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

Adverb

ca

  1. than
    Am o carte mai bună ca aceasta. ― I have a better book than this one.
  2. as
    Filmul este tot așa de interesant ca romanul. ― The movie is as interesting as the novel is.
Synonyms
  • decât
Related terms
  • cam

Etymology 2

From Latin quia.

Conjunction

ca

  1. (obsolete) because
    Synonyms: pentru că, întrucât, fiindcă, deoarece
  2. (followed by să) in order to

Romansch

Alternative forms

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

Etymology

From Latin quam or quod.

Conjunction

ca

  1. (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)

  1. call
  2. summon
  3. drive something
  4. go on, proceed
  5. knock or push

Derived terms

  • ca canny

Contraction

ca

  1. (some Scots dialects) can't

See also

  • cannae

Southwestern Dinka

Noun

ca (plural caak)

  1. milk

References

  • Dinka-English Dictionary‎[3], 2005

Spanish

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

From ¡quia!.

Interjection

¡ca!

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

Etymology 2

Inherited from Latin quia.

Conjunction

ca

  1. (obsolete) because

Etymology 3

Clipping of casa.

Noun

ca f (uncountable)

  1. (colloquial) house

Further reading

  • “ca”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Swedish

Adverb

ca

  1. circa; Abbreviation of cirka. Alternative form of c:a

Anagrams

  • Ac

Tarantino

Pronoun

ca (relative)

  1. to whom
  2. to which

Adjective

ca

  1. 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

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

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 歌 (“song”).

Noun

(classifier bài) ca

  1. (literary, in compounds) a song
    quốc ca ― national anthem
Derived terms

Verb

ca

  1. (colloquial in Southern Vietnam, somewhat literary in other dialects) to sing
  2. (colloquial, ironic) to praise
  3. (colloquial) to scold
Synonyms
  • (to sing): hát
  • (to praise): ca ngợi, ca tụng, ca vịnh
Derived terms

Etymology 3

Borrowed from French cas.

Noun

ca

  1. (medicine) case
Synonyms
  • (case): trường hợp
Derived terms

Etymology 4

Compare Thai กะ (gà, “shift”).

Noun

ca

  1. shift (change of workers)
    tan ca ― to finish one's shift
Derived terms

Etymology 5

Borrowed from French ka.

Noun

ca

  1. 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

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

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