"なんか" meaning in All languages combined

See なんか on Wiktionary

Particle [Japanese]

Forms: nanka [romanization]
Head templates: {{ja-pos|particle}} なんか • (nanka)
  1. 何か: (adverbial particle, dismissive, derogatory) emphasizes disgust, contempt, or otherwise negative feelings of the speaker: whatever Synonyms (more formal): など (nado)
    Sense id: en-なんか-ja-particle-QMTesjF4 Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese particles, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 100 0 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 100 0 Disambiguation of Japanese particles: 100 0 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 100 0 Disambiguation of 'more formal': 100 0
  2. 何か:
    Sense id: en-なんか-ja-particle-PfLTK8lW
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: なんて (nante) [formal]
Etymology number: 1

Alternative forms

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