jaka
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈjaka]
- Rhymes: -aka
- Hyphenation: ja‧ka
Hausa
Icelandic
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -aːka
Javanese
Etymology
From Old Javanese jaka
Noun
jaka
- young unmarried man (around 16-year old)
- young adult male
Synonyms
- jaki (polite, dialectal)
Latvian
Declension
Declension of jaka (4th declension)
singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
---|---|---|
nominative (nominatīvs) | jaka | jakas |
accusative (akuzatīvs) | jaku | jakas |
genitive (ģenitīvs) | jakas | jaku |
dative (datīvs) | jakai | jakām |
instrumental (instrumentālis) | jaku | jakām |
locative (lokatīvs) | jakā | jakās |
vocative (vokatīvs) | jaka | jakas |
Swedish
Etymology
From ja (“yes”), similar to neka (“to say no”). Old Swedish iaka or 'iaa without the -k suffix.
Conjugation
Related terms
See also
References
- jaka in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)
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