"kelka" meaning in Esperanto

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Determiner

IPA: [ˈkelka] Forms: kelkan [accusative, singular], kelkaj [plural], kelkajn [accusative, plural]
Rhymes: -elka Etymology: From French quelque, possibly reinforced by Polish kilka. Etymology templates: {{der|eo|fr|quelque}} French quelque, {{m+|pl|kilka}} Polish kilka Head templates: {{eo-det}} kelka (accusative singular kelkan, plural kelkaj, accusative plural kelkajn)
  1. (usually in the plural) some; a few; a bit Tags: plural-normally Synonyms: iu Hypernyms: pluraj (english: more than one) Derived forms: kelke Related terms: i-

Inflected forms

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  "antonyms": [
    {
      "english": "many",
      "word": "multa"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "eo",
        "2": "fr",
        "3": "quelque"
      },
      "expansion": "French quelque",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pl",
        "2": "kilka"
      },
      "expansion": "Polish kilka",
      "name": "m+"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From French quelque, possibly reinforced by Polish kilka.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "kelkan",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kelkaj",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kelkajn",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "kelka (accusative singular kelkan, plural kelkaj, accusative plural kelkajn)",
      "name": "eo-det"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "kel‧ka"
  ],
  "lang": "Esperanto",
  "lang_code": "eo",
  "pos": "det",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Esperanto 1894 Universala Vortaro",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Esperanto BRO2",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Esperanto entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
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            "Entry maintenance"
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        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Words approved by the Akademio de Esperanto",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "word": "kelke"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "some; a few; a bit"
      ],
      "hypernyms": [
        {
          "english": "more than one",
          "word": "pluraj"
        }
      ],
      "id": "en-kelka-eo-det-CcudHmQJ",
      "links": [
        [
          "some",
          "some"
        ],
        [
          "a few",
          "a few"
        ],
        [
          "a bit",
          "a bit"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(usually in the plural) some; a few; a bit"
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "i-"
        }
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "iu"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "plural-normally"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈkelka]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-elka"
    }
  ],
  "word": "kelka"
}
{
  "antonyms": [
    {
      "english": "many",
      "word": "multa"
    }
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "kelke"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "eo",
        "2": "fr",
        "3": "quelque"
      },
      "expansion": "French quelque",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pl",
        "2": "kilka"
      },
      "expansion": "Polish kilka",
      "name": "m+"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From French quelque, possibly reinforced by Polish kilka.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "kelkan",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kelkaj",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "kelkajn",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "kelka (accusative singular kelkan, plural kelkaj, accusative plural kelkajn)",
      "name": "eo-det"
    }
  ],
  "hypernyms": [
    {
      "english": "more than one",
      "word": "pluraj"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "kel‧ka"
  ],
  "lang": "Esperanto",
  "lang_code": "eo",
  "pos": "det",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "i-"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Esperanto 1894 Universala Vortaro",
        "Esperanto BRO2",
        "Esperanto determiners",
        "Esperanto entries with incorrect language header",
        "Esperanto lemmas",
        "Esperanto terms derived from French",
        "Esperanto terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Esperanto terms with audio links",
        "Rhymes:Esperanto/elka",
        "Words approved by the Akademio de Esperanto"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "some; a few; a bit"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "some",
          "some"
        ],
        [
          "a few",
          "a few"
        ],
        [
          "a bit",
          "a bit"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(usually in the plural) some; a few; a bit"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "iu"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "plural-normally"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈkelka]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-elka"
    }
  ],
  "word": "kelka"
}

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