"ka" meaning in Haitian Creole

See ka in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ka/
Etymology: From French cas (“case”). Etymology templates: {{der-lite/lang|ht|fr|allow family=1|sort=}} French, {{str left|cas|1}} c, {{str left|cas|1}} c, {{m-lite|fr|cas||case|g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|pos=|sc=|tr=|ts=}} cas (“case”), {{der-lite|ht|fr|cas||case}} French cas (“case”) Head templates: {{head|ht|noun}} ka
  1. case, instance
    Sense id: en-ka-ht-noun-yqTPvJqD Categories (other): Haitian Creole entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Haitian Creole entries with incorrect language header: 75 25
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /ka/
Etymology: Contraction of kapab, from French capable Etymology templates: {{str left|kapab|1}} k, {{str left|kapab|1}} k, {{m-lite|ht|kapab}} kapab, {{der-lite/lang|ht|fr|allow family=1|sort=}} French, {{str left|capable|1}} c, {{str left|capable|1}} c, {{m-lite|fr|capable|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|pos=|sc=|tr=|ts=}} capable, {{der-lite|ht|fr|capable}} French capable Head templates: {{head|ht|verb}} ka
  1. (auxiliary) can, be able to Tags: auxiliary
    Sense id: en-ka-ht-verb-YMAik4Om
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Haitian Creole dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2025-03-21 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2025-03-02 using wiktextract (db0bec0 and 633533e). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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