waka

Borrowed from Spanish vaca. Cognate with Jaqaru waka.


waka

From Proto-North Sarawak [Term?], from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(w)akaʀ.


waka

“Hey, look. There's one of those Jap waka poems on the back of this cigarette package.”

1962, Philip K. Dick, “The Man in the High Castle”, in Four Novels of the 1960s, Library of America, published 2007, page 122:

(poetry) A kind of classical Japanese poem.

Borrowed from Japanese 和歌 (waka), from Middle Chinese 和 (ɣwa), a gloss for 倭 (ʔwa, “Japan”) + 歌 (ka, “song”).


waka

Borrowed from Spanish vaca. Cognate with Aymara waka.


waka

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waka

→ English: waka


waka

You go waka sha.

Five Impales and six pigs dey waka go d water.

(Can we date this quote?), Anthonia Ujene, “Count animals”, in Storybooks African Languages:

Five impalas and six warthogs are walking to the water.


waka

From Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *(w)akaʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(w)akaʀ.


waka

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *werǵ-
Proto-Indo-European *-om
Proto-Indo-European *wérǵom
Proto-Germanic *werką
Proto-West Germanic *werk
Old English weorc
Middle English werk
English workder.
Pijin waka
From English work.


waka

(Southern Greater Poland) old bitch (old female dog)


waka

Old Japanese: 若 (waka)

Japanese: 若 (waka), 若い (wakai)

desctree

Proto-Ryukyuan: *waka
Northern Ryukyuan:
Kikai: 若さい (wāsai)
Kunigami: 若しぇん (wahāshen)
Northern Amami Ōshima: 若さり (wahasari)
Okinawan: 若さん (wakasan)
Okinoerabu: 若さん (wāsan, wakasan)
Southern Amami Ōshima: 若さむっ (wahāsam)
Tokunoshima: 若い (wāi)
Yoron: 若さん (wāsan)
Southern Ryukyuan:
Miyako: 若 (baka)
Yaeyama: 若さん (bagasan)
Yonaguni: 若ん (bagan)


waka

Proto-Nuclear Polynesian:

Proto-Eastern Polynesian:

Marquesic

Hawaiian: waʻa

South Marquesan: vaka

Tahitic

Maori: waka
→ English: waka

Tahitian: va'a

Rarotongan: vaka

Rapa Nui: vaka

Samoic-Outlier

Futunic

Wallisian: vaka

Samoic

Samoan: va'a

Tokelauan: vaka

Tongic

Niuean: vaka

Tongan: vaka

From Proto-Oceanic *waga, ultimately from Proto-Austronesian *waŋka. Cognates include Fijian waqa and Marshallese wa.


waka

Northern Ryukyuan:

Kikai: 若さい (wāsai)

Kunigami: 若しぇん (wahāshen)

Northern Amami Ōshima: 若さり (wahasari)

Okinawan: 若さん (wakasan)

Okinoerabu: 若さん (wāsan, wakasan)

Southern Amami Ōshima: 若さむっ (wahāsam)

Tokunoshima: 若い (wāi)

Yoron: 若さん (wāsan)

Southern Ryukyuan:

Miyako: 若 (baka)

Yaeyama: 若さん (bagasan)

Yonaguni: 若ん (bagan)


waka

Near-synonym: willka

sanctuary: both natural, like a sacred rock or crevice, and artificial, like a building.

waka (nominative singular)
wakakuna (nominative plural)
wakata (accusative singular)
wakakunata (accusative plural)
wakaman (dative singular)
wakakunaman (dative plural)
wakap (genitive singular)
wakakunap (genitive plural)
wakapi (locative singular)
wakakunapi (locative plural)
wakakama (singular terminative)
wakakunakama (plural terminative)
wakamanta (ablative singular)
wakakunamanta (ablative plural)
wakawan (instrumental singular)
wakakunawan (instrumental plural)
wakantin (comitative singular)
wakakunantin (comitative plural)
wakannaq (abessive singular)
wakakunannaq (abessive plural)
wakahina (comparative singular)
wakakunahina (comparative plural)
wakarayku (causative singular)
wakakunarayku (causative plural)
wakapaq (benefactive singular)
wakakunapaq (benefactive plural)
wakapura (associative singular)
wakakunapura (associative plural)
wakanka (distributive)
wakakunanka (distributive)
wakalla (exclusive singular)
wakakunalla (exclusive plural)
wakay (nominative singular)
wakaykuna (nominative plural)
wakayta (accusative singular)
wakaykunata (accusative plural)
wakayman (dative singular)
wakaykunaman (dative plural)
wakaypa (genitive singular)
wakaykunap (genitive plural)
wakaypi (locative singular)
wakaykunapi (locative plural)
wakaykama (singular terminative)
wakaykunakama (plural terminative)
wakaymanta (ablative singular)
wakaykunamanta (ablative plural)
wakaywan (instrumental singular)
wakaykunawan (instrumental plural)
wakaynintin (comitative singular)
wakaykunantin (comitative plural)
wakayninnaq (abessive singular)
wakaykunannaq (abessive plural)
wakayhina (comparative singular)
wakaykunahina (comparative plural)
wakayrayku (causative singular)
wakaykunarayku (causative plural)
wakaypaq (benefactive singular)
wakaykunapaq (benefactive plural)
wakaypura (associative singular)
wakaykunapura (associative plural)
wakayninka (distributive)
wakaykunanka (distributive)
wakaylla (exclusive singular)
wakaykunalla (exclusive plural)
wakayki (nominative singular)
wakaykikuna (nominative plural)
wakaykita (accusative singular)
wakaykikunata (accusative plural)
wakaykiman (dative singular)
wakaykikunaman (dative plural)
wakaykipa (genitive singular)
wakaykikunap (genitive plural)
wakaykipi (locative singular)
wakaykikunapi (locative plural)
wakaykikama (singular terminative)
wakaykikunakama (plural terminative)
wakaykimanta (ablative singular)
wakaykikunamanta (ablative plural)
wakaykiwan (instrumental singular)
wakaykikunawan (instrumental plural)
wakaykintin (comitative singular)
wakaykikunantin (comitative plural)
wakaykinnaq (abessive singular)
wakaykikunannaq (abessive plural)
wakaykihina (comparative singular)
wakaykikunahina (comparative plural)
wakaykirayku (causative singular)
wakaykikunarayku (causative plural)
wakaykipaq (benefactive singular)
wakaykikunapaq (benefactive plural)
wakaykipura (associative singular)
wakaykikunapura (associative plural)
wakaykinka (distributive)
wakaykikunanka (distributive)
wakaykilla (exclusive singular)
wakaykikunalla (exclusive plural)
wakan (nominative singular)
wakankuna (nominative plural)
wakanta (accusative singular)
wakankunata (accusative plural)
wakanman (dative singular)
wakankunaman (dative plural)
wakanpa (genitive singular)
wakankunap (genitive plural)
wakanpi (locative singular)
wakankunapi (locative plural)
wakankama (singular terminative)
wakankunakama (plural terminative)
wakanmanta (ablative singular)
wakankunamanta (ablative plural)
wakanwan (instrumental singular)
wakankunawan (instrumental plural)
wakanintin (comitative singular)
wakankunantin (comitative plural)
wakanninnaq (abessive singular)
wakankunannaq (abessive plural)
wakanhina (comparative singular)
wakankunahina (comparative plural)
wakanrayku (causative singular)
wakankunarayku (causative plural)
wakanpaq (benefactive singular)
wakankunapaq (benefactive plural)
wakanpura (associative singular)
wakankunapura (associative plural)
wakaninka (distributive)
wakankunanka (distributive)
wakanlla (exclusive singular)
wakankunalla (exclusive plural)
wakanchik (nominative singular)
wakanchikkuna (nominative plural)
wakanchikta (accusative singular)
wakanchikkunata (accusative plural)
wakanchikman (dative singular)
wakanchikkunaman (dative plural)
wakanchikpa (genitive singular)
wakanchikkunap (genitive plural)
wakanchikpi (locative singular)
wakanchikkunapi (locative plural)
wakanchikkama (singular terminative)
wakanchikkunakama (plural terminative)
wakanchikmanta (ablative singular)
wakanchikkunamanta (ablative plural)
wakanchikwan (instrumental singular)
wakanchikkunawan (instrumental plural)
wakanchiknintin (comitative singular)
wakanchikkunantin (comitative plural)
wakanchikninnaq (abessive singular)
wakanchikkunannaq (abessive plural)
wakanchikhina (comparative singular)
wakanchikkunahina (comparative plural)
wakanchikrayku (causative singular)
wakanchikkunarayku (causative plural)
wakanchikpaq (benefactive singular)
wakanchikkunapaq (benefactive plural)
wakanchikpura (associative singular)
wakanchikkunapura (associative plural)
wakanchikninka (distributive)
wakanchikkunanka (distributive)
wakanchiklla (exclusive singular)
wakanchikkunalla (exclusive plural)
wakayku (nominative singular)
wakaykukuna (nominative plural)
wakaykuta (accusative singular)
wakaykukunata (accusative plural)
wakaykuman (dative singular)
wakaykukunaman (dative plural)
wakaykupa (genitive singular)
wakaykukunap (genitive plural)
wakaykupi (locative singular)
wakaykukunapi (locative plural)
wakaykukama (singular terminative)
wakaykukunakama (plural terminative)
wakaykumanta (ablative singular)
wakaykukunamanta (ablative plural)
wakaykuwan (instrumental singular)
wakaykukunawan (instrumental plural)
wakaykuntin (comitative singular)
wakaykukunantin (comitative plural)
wakaykunnaq (abessive singular)
wakaykukunannaq (abessive plural)
wakaykuhina (comparative singular)
wakaykukunahina (comparative plural)
wakaykurayku (causative singular)
wakaykukunarayku (causative plural)
wakaykupaq (benefactive singular)
wakaykukunapaq (benefactive plural)
wakaykupura (associative singular)
wakaykukunapura (associative plural)
wakaykunka (distributive)
wakaykukunanka (distributive)
wakaykulla (exclusive singular)
wakaykukunalla (exclusive plural)
wakaykichik (nominative singular)
wakaykichikkuna (nominative plural)
wakaykichikta (accusative singular)
wakaykichikkunata (accusative plural)
wakaykichikman (dative singular)
wakaykichikkunaman (dative plural)
wakaykichikpa (genitive singular)
wakaykichikkunap (genitive plural)
wakaykichikpi (locative singular)
wakaykichikkunapi (locative plural)
wakaykichikkama (singular terminative)
wakaykichikkunakama (plural terminative)
wakaykichikmanta (ablative singular)
wakaykichikkunamanta (ablative plural)
wakaykichikwan (instrumental singular)
wakaykichikkunawan (instrumental plural)
wakaykichiknintin (comitative singular)
wakaykichikkunantin (comitative plural)
wakaykichikninnaq (abessive singular)
wakaykichikkunannaq (abessive plural)
wakaykichikhina (comparative singular)
wakaykichikkunahina (comparative plural)
wakaykichikrayku (causative singular)
wakaykichikkunarayku (causative plural)
wakaykichikpaq (benefactive singular)
wakaykichikkunapaq (benefactive plural)
wakaykichikpura (associative singular)
wakaykichikkunapura (associative plural)
wakaykichikninka (distributive)
wakaykichikkunanka (distributive)
wakaykichiklla (exclusive singular)
wakaykichikkunalla (exclusive plural)
wakanku (nominative singular)
wakankukuna (nominative plural)
wakankuta (accusative singular)
wakankukunata (accusative plural)
wakankuman (dative singular)
wakankukunaman (dative plural)
wakankupa (genitive singular)
wakankukunap (genitive plural)
wakankupi (locative singular)
wakankukunapi (locative plural)
wakankukama (singular terminative)
wakankukunakama (plural terminative)
wakankumanta (ablative singular)
wakankukunamanta (ablative plural)
wakankuwan (instrumental singular)
wakankukunawan (instrumental plural)
wakankuntin (comitative singular)
wakankukunantin (comitative plural)
wakankunnaq (abessive singular)
wakankukunannaq (abessive plural)
wakankuhina (comparative singular)
wakankukunahina (comparative plural)
wakankurayku (causative singular)
wakankukunarayku (causative plural)
wakankupaq (benefactive singular)
wakankukunapaq (benefactive plural)
wakankupura (associative singular)
wakankukunapura (associative plural)
wakankunka (distributive)
wakankukunanka (distributive)
wakankulla (exclusive singular)
wakankukunalla (exclusive plural)

→ Spanish: huaca


waka

-waka (canonical)
kuwaka (infinitive)
kuwaka (infinitive)
kutowaka (infinitive negative)
waka (imperative singular)
wakeni (imperative plural)
huwaka (habitual)
positive subject concord + -liwaka (past)
negative subject concord + -kuwaka (negative past)
ninawaka (first-person present singular)
nawaka (first-person present singular)
tunawaka (first-person plural present)
unawaka (present second-person singular)
mnawaka (plural present second-person)
anawaka (class-1 class-2 present singular third-person)
wanawaka (class-1 class-2 plural present third-person)
positive subject concord + -nawaka (present third-person)
siwaki (first-person negative present singular)
hatuwaki (first-person negative plural present)
huwaki (negative present second-person singular)
hamuwaki (negative plural present second-person)
hawaki (class-1 class-2 negative present singular third-person)
hawawaki (class-1 class-2 negative plural present third-person)
negative subject concord + -waki (negative present third-person)
positive subject concord + -tawaka (future)
negative subject concord + -tawaka (future negative)
niwake (first-person singular subjunctive)
tuwake (first-person plural subjunctive)
uwake (second-person singular subjunctive)
muwake (plural second-person subjunctive)
awake (class-1 class-2 singular subjunctive third-person)
wawake (class-1 class-2 plural subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -wake (subjunctive third-person)
positive subject concord + -siwake (negative subjunctive)
positive subject concord + -ngewaka (irrealis present)
positive subject concord + -singewaka (irrealis negative present)
positive subject concord + -ngaliwaka (irrealis past)
positive subject concord + -singaliwaka (irrealis negative past)
nawaka (first-person gnomic singular)
twawaka (first-person gnomic plural)
wawaka (gnomic second-person singular)
mwawaka (gnomic plural second-person)
awaka (class-1 class-2 gnomic singular third-person)
wawaka (class-1 class-2 gnomic plural third-person)
wawaka (class-3 class-4 gnomic singular third-person)
yawaka (class-3 class-4 gnomic plural third-person)
lawaka (class-5 class-6 gnomic singular third-person)
yawaka (class-5 class-6 gnomic plural third-person)
chawaka (class-7 class-8 gnomic singular third-person)
vyawaka (class-7 class-8 gnomic plural third-person)
yawaka (class-10 class-9 gnomic singular third-person)
zawaka (class-10 class-9 gnomic plural third-person)
wawaka (class-11 gnomic singular third-person)
kwawaka (class-15 class-17 gnomic singular third-person)
pawaka (class-16 gnomic singular third-person)
mwawaka (class-18 gnomic singular third-person)
positive subject concord + -mewaka (perfect)
positive subject concord + -meshawaka (already-form)
negative subject concord + -jawaka (not-yet-form)
positive subject concord + -kiwaka (if-when-form)
positive subject concord + -sipowaka (if-not-form)
positive subject concord + -kawake (consecutive subjunctive)
-niwaka (first-person indicative object-concord singular)
-tuwaka (first-person indicative object-concord plural)
-kuwaka (indicative object-concord second-person singular)
-wawaka (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-kuwakeni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-wawakeni (indicative object-concord plural second-person)
-muwaka (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-wawaka (class-1 class-2 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-uwaka (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-iwaka (class-3 class-4 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-liwaka (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-yawaka (class-5 class-6 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-kiwaka (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-viwaka (class-7 class-8 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-iwaka (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-ziwaka (class-10 class-9 indicative object-concord plural third-person)
-uwaka (class-11 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-kuwaka (class-15 class-17 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-pawaka (class-16 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-muwaka (class-18 indicative object-concord singular third-person)
-jiwaka (indicative object-concord reflexive)
-wakaye (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-wakao (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-wakao (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-wakayo (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-wakalo (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-wakayo (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-wakacho (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-wakavyo (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-wakayo (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-wakazo (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-wakao (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-wakako (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-wakapo (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-wakamo (class-18 object-concord relative singular)
-yewaka (class-1 class-2 object-concord relative singular)
-owaka (class-1 class-2 object-concord plural relative)
-owaka (class-3 class-4 object-concord relative singular)
-yowaka (class-3 class-4 object-concord plural relative)
-lowaka (class-5 class-6 object-concord relative singular)
-yowaka (class-5 class-6 object-concord plural relative)
-chowaka (class-7 class-8 object-concord relative singular)
-vyowaka (class-7 class-8 object-concord plural relative)
-yowaka (class-10 class-9 object-concord relative singular)
-zowaka (class-10 class-9 object-concord plural relative)
-owaka (class-11 object-concord relative singular)
-kowaka (class-15 class-17 object-concord relative singular)
-powaka (class-16 object-concord relative singular)
-mowaka (class-18 object-concord relative singular)