waka

See also: Waka, -waka, and wak'a

English

Etymology 1

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

Noun

waka (plural wakas or waka)

  1. (poetry) A kind of classical Japanese poem.
    • 1962, Philip K. Dick, The Man in the High Castle, in Four Novels of the 1960s, Library of America 2007, p. 122:
      “Hey, look. There's one of those Jap waka poems on the back of this cigarette package.”
Translations

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Maori waka.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈwɒkə/, /ˈwʌkə/

Noun

waka (plural wakas or waka)

  1. (New Zealand) A Maori canoe.

Anagrams

Aymara

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish vaca.

Noun

waka

  1. cow

Bintulu

Etymology

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

Noun

waka

  1. root (of plant)

Chamicuro

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish vaca.

Noun

waka

  1. cow

Chickasaw

Verb

waka

  1. to fly

Jamamadí

Verb

waka

  1. (Banawá) to break

References

Japanese

Romanization

waka

  1. Rōmaji transcription of わか

Katukina

Noun

waka

  1. water

References

Maori

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *waka.

Noun

waka

  1. boat, canoe
  2. vehicle, conveyance
  3. transport

Derived terms

Descendants

Mapudungun

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish vaca.

Noun

waka (using Raguileo Alphabet)

  1. cow

References
  • Wixaleyiñ: Mapucezugun-wigkazugun pici hemvlcijka (Wixaleyiñ: Small Mapudungun-Spanish dictionary), Beretta, Marta; Cañumil, Dario; Cañumil, Tulio, 2008.

Palu'e

Etymology

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

Noun

waka

  1. root (of plant)

Pijin

Etymology

From English work.

Noun

waka

  1. work; labor; job

Quechua

Noun

waka

  1. dwarf, sickly baby

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish vaca.

Noun

waka

  1. cow

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

Usage notes

Not to be confused with wak'a.

Swahili

Verb

-waka (infinitive kuwaka)

  1. to burn, be in flames

Conjugation
Conjugation of -waka
Non-finite forms
Form Positive Negative
Infinitive kuwaka kutowaka
Simple finite forms
Positive form Singular Plural
Imperative waka wakeni
Habitual huwaka
Complex finite forms
Polarity Persons Persons / Classes Classes
1st 2nd 3rd / M-wa M-mi Ma Ki-vi N U Ku Pa Mu
Sg. Pl. Sg. Pl. Sg. / 1 Pl. / 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 / 14 15 / 17 16 18
Past
Positive niliwaka
naliwaka		 tuliwaka
twaliwaka		 uliwaka
waliwaka		 mliwaka
mwaliwaka		 aliwaka waliwaka uliwaka iliwaka liliwaka yaliwaka kiliwaka viliwaka iliwaka ziliwaka uliwaka kuliwaka paliwaka muliwaka
Relative niliowaka
naliowaka		 tuliowaka
twaliowaka		 uliowaka
waliowaka		 mliowaka
mwaliowaka		 aliowaka waliowaka uliowaka iliowaka liliowaka yaliowaka kiliowaka viliowaka iliowaka ziliowaka uliowaka kuliowaka paliowaka muliowaka
Negative sikuwaka hatukuwaka hukuwaka hamkuwaka hakuwaka hawakuwaka haukuwaka haikuwaka halikuwaka hayakuwaka hakikuwaka havikuwaka haikuwaka hazikuwaka haukuwaka hakukuwaka hapakuwaka hamukuwaka
Present
Positive ninawaka
nawaka		 tunawaka unawaka mnawaka anawaka wanawaka unawaka inawaka linawaka yanawaka kinawaka vinawaka inawaka zinawaka unawaka kunawaka panawaka munawaka
Relative ninaowaka
naowaka		 tunaowaka unaowaka mnaowaka anaowaka wanaowaka unaowaka inaowaka linaowaka yanaowaka kinaowaka vinaowaka inaowaka zinaowaka unaowaka kunaowaka panaowaka munaowaka
Negative siwaki hatuwaki huwaki hamwaki hawaki hawawaki hauwaki haiwaki haliwaki hayawaki hakiwaki haviwaki haiwaki haziwaki hauwaki hakuwaki hapawaki hamuwaki
Future
Positive nitawaka tutawaka utawaka mtawaka atawaka watawaka utawaka itawaka litawaka yatawaka kitawaka vitawaka itawaka zitawaka utawaka kutawaka patawaka mutawaka
Relative nitakaowaka tutakaowaka utakaowaka mtakaowaka atakaowaka watakaowaka utakaowaka itakaowaka litakaowaka yatakaowaka kitakaowaka vitakaowaka itakaowaka zitakaowaka utakaowaka kutakaowaka patakaowaka mutakaowaka
Negative sitawaka hatutawaka hutawaka hamtawaka hatawaka hawatawaka hautawaka haitawaka halitawaka hayatawaka hakitawaka havitawaka haitawaka hazitawaka hautawaka hakutawaka hapatawaka hamutawaka
Subjunctive
Positive niwake tuwake uwake mwake awake wawake uwake iwake liwake yawake kiwake viwake iwake ziwake uwake kuwake pawake muwake
Negative nisiwake tusiwake usiwake msiwake asiwake wasiwake usiwake isiwake lisiwake yasiwake kisiwake visiwake isiwake zisiwake usiwake kusiwake pasiwake musiwake
Present Conditional
Positive ningewaka tungewaka ungewaka mngewaka angewaka wangewaka ungewaka ingewaka lingewaka yangewaka kingewaka vingewaka ingewaka zingewaka ungewaka kungewaka pangewaka mungewaka
Negative nisingewaka
singewaka		 tusingewaka
hatungewaka		 usingewaka
hungewaka		 msingewaka
hamngewaka		 asingewaka
hangewaka		 wasingewaka
hawangewaka		 usingewaka
haungewaka		 isingewaka
haingewaka		 lisingewaka
halingewaka		 yasingewaka
hayangewaka		 kisingewaka
hakingewaka		 visingewaka
havingewaka		 isingewaka
haingewaka		 zisingewaka
hazingewaka		 usingewaka
haungewaka		 kusingewaka
hakungewaka		 pasingewaka
hapangewaka		 musingewaka
hamungewaka
Past Conditional
Positive ningaliwaka tungaliwaka ungaliwaka mngaliwaka angaliwaka wangaliwaka ungaliwaka ingaliwaka lingaliwaka yangaliwaka kingaliwaka vingaliwaka ingaliwaka zingaliwaka ungaliwaka kungaliwaka pangaliwaka mungaliwaka
Negative nisingaliwaka
singaliwaka		 tusingaliwaka
hatungaliwaka		 usingaliwaka
hungaliwaka		 msingaliwaka
hamngaliwaka		 asingaliwaka
hangaliwaka		 wasingaliwaka
hawangaliwaka		 usingaliwaka
haungaliwaka		 isingaliwaka
haingaliwaka		 lisingaliwaka
halingaliwaka		 yasingaliwaka
hayangaliwaka		 kisingaliwaka
hakingaliwaka		 visingaliwaka
havingaliwaka		 isingaliwaka
haingaliwaka		 zisingaliwaka
hazingaliwaka		 usingaliwaka
haungaliwaka		 kusingaliwaka
hakungaliwaka		 pasingaliwaka
hapangaliwaka		 musingaliwaka
hamungaliwaka
Conditional Contrary to Fact
Positive ningeliwaka tungeliwaka ungeliwaka mngeliwaka angeliwaka wangeliwaka ungeliwaka ingeliwaka lingeliwaka yangeliwaka kingeliwaka vingeliwaka ingeliwaka zingeliwaka ungeliwaka kungeliwaka pangeliwaka mungeliwaka
General Relative
Positive niwakao tuwakao uwakao mwakao awakao wawakao uwakao iwakao liwakao yawakao kiwakao viwakao iwakao ziwakao uwakao kuwakao pawakao muwakao
Negative nisiowaka tusiowaka usiowaka msiowaka asiowaka wasiowaka usiowaka isiowaka lisiowaka yasiowaka kisiowaka visiowaka isiowaka zisiowaka usiowaka kusiowaka pasiowaka musiowaka
Gnomic
Positive nawaka twawaka wawaka mwawaka awaka wawaka wawaka yawaka lawaka yawaka chawaka vyawaka yawaka zawaka wawaka kwawaka pawaka mwawaka
Perfect
Positive nimewaka tumewaka umewaka mmewaka amewaka wamewaka umewaka imewaka limewaka yamewaka kimewaka vimewaka imewaka zimewaka umewaka kumewaka pamewaka mumewaka
"Already"
Positive nimeshawaka tumeshawaka umeshawaka mmeshawaka ameshawaka wameshawaka umeshawaka imeshawaka limeshawaka yameshawaka kimeshawaka vimeshawaka imeshawaka zimeshawaka umeshawaka kumeshawaka pameshawaka mumeshawaka
"Not yet"
Negative sijawaka hatujawaka hujawaka hamjawaka hajawaka hawajawaka haujawaka haijawaka halijawaka hayajawaka hakijawaka havijawaka haijawaka hazijawaka haujawaka hakujawaka hapajawaka hamujawaka
"If/When"
Positive nikiwaka tukiwaka ukiwaka mkiwaka akiwaka wakiwaka ukiwaka ikiwaka likiwaka yakiwaka kikiwaka vikiwaka ikiwaka zikiwaka ukiwaka kukiwaka pakiwaka mukiwaka
"If not"
Negative nisipowaka tusipowaka usipowaka msipowaka asipowaka wasipowaka usipowaka isipowaka lisipowaka yasipowaka kisipowaka visipowaka isipowaka zisipowaka usipowaka kusipowaka pasipowaka musipowaka
Consecutive
Positive nikawaka tukawaka ukawaka mkawaka akawaka wakawaka ukawaka ikawaka likawaka yakawaka kikawaka vikawaka ikawaka zikawaka ukawaka kukawaka pakawaka mukawaka
Not all possible forms are listed in the table. Transitive verbs can take object concords, relative concords can agree with all noun classes, and many other forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms
  • Verbal derivations:
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