"suka" meaning in Fijian

See suka in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: Borrowed from English sugar. Etymology templates: {{bor+|fj|en|sugar}} Borrowed from English sugar Head templates: {{head|fj|noun}} suka
  1. sugar (sucrose from sugar cane or sugar beet used to sweeten food and drink) Tags: intransitive Derived forms: matenisuka (english: diabetes; sugar sickness) [literally], suka kasa (english: brown sugar), vakasuka (english: to add sugar; sugared), wai suka (english: soft drink; sugar water) [literally]
    Sense id: en-suka-fj-noun-eKv8BRuS Categories (other): Sugars Disambiguation of Sugars: 30 16 33 21
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

Forms: sukava [transitive]
Head templates: {{head|fj|verb|transitive|sukava}} suka (transitive sukava), {{tlb|fj|intransitive}} (intransitive)
  1. to return, to give back (to pass back to its original holder or owner) Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-suka-fj-verb-UvmR8TEL Categories (other): Sugars Disambiguation of Sugars: 30 16 33 21
  2. to return, to come back (to come or go back to a place) Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-suka-fj-verb-XgkogP41 Categories (other): Fijian entries with incorrect language header, Foods, Sugars Disambiguation of Fijian entries with incorrect language header: 14 14 55 17 Disambiguation of Foods: 35 2 55 8 Disambiguation of Sugars: 30 16 33 21
  3. to get out, to be released (from confinement) Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-suka-fj-verb-zTvMjcAG Categories (other): Sugars Disambiguation of Sugars: 30 16 33 21
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: sukanaivalu (english: returned serviceman), sukava tale (english: to turn back to, return to), vakasuka (english: to return (something); to dismiss; to resign), vakasuka-taka (english: to send down, dismiss (someone)), vakasukasuka (english: to retreat, move back)
Etymology number: 1
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      "english": "returned serviceman",
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      "word": "sukanaivalu"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "to turn back to, return to",
      "translation": "to turn back to, return to",
      "word": "sukava tale"
    },
    {
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      "english": "to return (something); to dismiss; to resign",
      "translation": "to return (something); to dismiss; to resign",
      "word": "vakasuka"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "to send down, dismiss (someone)",
      "translation": "to send down, dismiss (someone)",
      "word": "vakasuka-taka"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "to retreat, move back",
      "translation": "to retreat, move back",
      "word": "vakasukasuka"
    }
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          "english": "Please return my knife.",
          "text": "Me suka mai na noqu isele.",
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          "english": "I will come back tomorrow.",
          "text": "Au na suka mai mataka.",
          "translation": "I will come back tomorrow.",
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          "english": "S/he came back late.",
          "text": "Sa suka bera mai.",
          "translation": "S/he came back late.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "to return, to come back (to come or go back to a place)"
      ],
      "id": "en-suka-fj-verb-XgkogP41",
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          "come back",
          "come back"
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          "english": "to get out of prison",
          "text": "suka mai na valeniveivesu",
          "translation": "to get out of prison",
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          "english": "to get out of school",
          "text": "suka mai vuli",
          "translation": "to get out of school",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "to get out, to be released (from confinement)"
      ],
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          "released",
          "released"
        ]
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "suka"
}

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      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from English sugar",
      "name": "bor+"
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  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from English sugar.",
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        {
          "english": "diabetes; sugar sickness",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "translation": "diabetes; sugar sickness",
          "word": "matenisuka"
        },
        {
          "english": "brown sugar",
          "translation": "brown sugar",
          "word": "suka kasa"
        },
        {
          "english": "to add sugar; sugared",
          "translation": "to add sugar; sugared",
          "word": "vakasuka"
        },
        {
          "english": "soft drink; sugar water",
          "tags": [
            "literally"
          ],
          "translation": "soft drink; sugar water",
          "word": "wai suka"
        }
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          "english": "Add two spoons of sugar to the tea.",
          "text": "Vakatauca e rua na ivesu suka ena ti.",
          "translation": "Add two spoons of sugar to the tea.",
          "type": "example"
        },
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          "english": "There's a lot of sugar in the pudding.",
          "text": "E levu na suka ena vakalolo.",
          "translation": "There's a lot of sugar in the pudding.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "sugar (sucrose from sugar cane or sugar beet used to sweeten food and drink)"
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          "sugar"
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}
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    "Fijian lemmas",
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    "Fijian verbs",
    "Pages with 36 entries",
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    "fj:Foods",
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      "english": "returned serviceman",
      "translation": "returned serviceman",
      "word": "sukanaivalu"
    },
    {
      "english": "to turn back to, return to",
      "translation": "to turn back to, return to",
      "word": "sukava tale"
    },
    {
      "english": "to return (something); to dismiss; to resign",
      "translation": "to return (something); to dismiss; to resign",
      "word": "vakasuka"
    },
    {
      "english": "to send down, dismiss (someone)",
      "translation": "to send down, dismiss (someone)",
      "word": "vakasuka-taka"
    },
    {
      "english": "to retreat, move back",
      "translation": "to retreat, move back",
      "word": "vakasukasuka"
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          "english": "Please return my knife.",
          "text": "Me suka mai na noqu isele.",
          "translation": "Please return my knife.",
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        "to return, to give back (to pass back to its original holder or owner)"
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          "english": "I will come back tomorrow.",
          "text": "Au na suka mai mataka.",
          "translation": "I will come back tomorrow.",
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          "english": "S/he came back late.",
          "text": "Sa suka bera mai.",
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        "to return, to come back (to come or go back to a place)"
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          "english": "to get out of prison",
          "text": "suka mai na valeniveivesu",
          "translation": "to get out of prison",
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          "english": "to get out of school",
          "text": "suka mai vuli",
          "translation": "to get out of school",
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        "to get out, to be released (from confinement)"
      ],
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  "word": "suka"
}

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    {
      "english": "diabetes; sugar sickness",
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      ],
      "translation": "diabetes; sugar sickness",
      "word": "matenisuka"
    },
    {
      "english": "brown sugar",
      "translation": "brown sugar",
      "word": "suka kasa"
    },
    {
      "english": "to add sugar; sugared",
      "translation": "to add sugar; sugared",
      "word": "vakasuka"
    },
    {
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          "english": "There's a lot of sugar in the pudding.",
          "text": "E levu na suka ena vakalolo.",
          "translation": "There's a lot of sugar in the pudding.",
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}

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