"eka-" meaning in All languages combined

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Prefix [English]

IPA: /ˈeɪkə/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-eka-.wav
Etymology: From Sanskrit एक (eka, “one, first”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|sa|एक||one, first}} Sanskrit एक (eka, “one, first”) Head templates: {{head|en|prefix}} eka-
  1. (chemistry) Used to form prototype names for as-yet undiscovered elements, when prepended to the known element above them in the same group of the periodic table. Tags: morpheme Related terms: dvi-, tri-

Prefix [Indonesian]

IPA: [ɛka] Forms: èka [canonical]
Etymology: From Malay eka-, from Sanskrit एक (eka). Etymology templates: {{inh|id|ms|eka-}} Malay eka-, {{der|id|sa|एक}} Sanskrit एक (eka) Head templates: {{head|id|prefix|head=èka}} èka
  1. uni-; mono- Tags: morpheme Synonyms: mono-

Prefix [Malay]

IPA: /ekə/ [Johor-Selangor], /eka/ [Riau-Lingga] Forms: ايکـ [Jawi], ekă- [alternative]
Etymology: From Sanskrit एक (eka), from Proto-Indo-Iranian, from Proto-Indo-European *óykos, Proto-Indo-European *óynos, Proto-Indo-European *óywos. Etymology templates: {{bor|ms|sa|एक}} Sanskrit एक (eka), {{der|ms|iir-pro|-}} Proto-Indo-Iranian, {{der|ms|ine-pro|*óykos}} Proto-Indo-European *óykos, {{der|ms|ine-pro|*óynos}} Proto-Indo-European *óynos, {{der|ms|ine-pro|*óywos}} Proto-Indo-European *óywos Head templates: {{ms-prefix|j=ايکـ}} eka- (Jawi spelling ايکـ)
  1. uni- Tags: morpheme Synonyms: satu, esa, se-, tunggal, ahad

Alternative forms

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