vaka

Borrowed from English work.

vaka

1. to work

• Greenhill, S.J., Blust. R, & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271-283.

From vaki +‎ -a.

• IPA^(key): [ˈvaka]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -aka
• Hyphenation: va‧ka

vaka (accusative singular vakan, plural vakaj, accusative plural vakajn)

1. empty, vacant

   Tiu ĉi kupeo estas ankoraŭ vaka.

   This compartment is still empty.

   Tio okupos viajn vakajn horojn.

   That will occupy your vacant hours.

2. (figuratively) hollow, void

   Ŝia spirito ŝajnis tute vaka.

   Her spirit seemed utterly hollow.

   Akcepti la novaĵon kun vaka rigardo.

   Accept the news with a void look.

See vakaa.

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋɑkɑ/, [ˈʋɑ̝kɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑkɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): va‧ka

vaka (not comparable)

1. Archaic form of vakaa.

• Not declined.

• “vaka”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-04

• kava

Borrowed from Spanish vaca.

vaka

1. cow

• IPA^(key): /ˈvaːka/
• Rhymes: -aːka

Old Norse vaka.

vaka (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative vakti, supine vakað)

1. to wake, be awake

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

vaka f (genitive singular vöku, nominative plural vökur)

1. wakefulness
2. an evening gathering, wake, vigil

vaka f

1. indefinite genitive plural of vök

From Proto-Finnic *vaka. Cognates include Finnish vakaa and Estonian vaga.

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈʋɑkɑ/, [ˈʋɑkɑ]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈʋɑkɑ/, [ˈʋɑɡ̊ɑ]
• Rhymes: -ɑkɑ
• Hyphenation: va‧ka

vaka (comparative vaamp)

1. peaceful, quiet
2. well-behaved

Declension of vaka (type 3/kana, k- gradation, gemination)
	singular	plural
nominative	vaka	vaat
genitive	vaan	vakkoin
partitive	vakkaa	vakoja
illative	vakkaa	vakkoi
inessive	vaas	vaois
elative	vaast	vaoist
allative	vaalle	vaoille
adessive	vaal	vaoil
ablative	vaalt	vaoilt
translative	vaaks	vaoiks
essive	vakanna, vakkaan	vakoinna, vakkoin
exessive1)	vakant	vakoint
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 629

vaka f (Latin spelling)

1. cow

From Proto-Polynesian *waka.

vaka

1. canoe

• vakalele

From Old Norse vaka, from Proto-Germanic *wakāną.

• vake (e infinitive)
• (about fish on water surface): våkkå (Trøndelag)

vaka (present tense vaker, past tense vakte, past participle vakt, passive infinitive vakast, present participle vakande, imperative vak)

1. (intransitive) to be awake, to not get to sleep

   korkje greie å vake eller sove

2. (intransitive) to stay awake (through the night) to help or keep watch

   vake over ein sjuk

   to watch over a sick one

3. (intransitive) to be on guard, on watch

vaka (present tense vaker, past tense vakte, past participle vakt, passive infinitive vakast, present participle vakande, imperative vak)

1. (fishing, intransitive) to appear at the surface of the water

   fisken vakte etter fluga

   the fish jumped at the fly

2. (often nautical, intransitive) to float, stay afloat

   båten vaker fint

   the boat floats nicely

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

vaka f

1. definite singular of vake

vaka n

1. definite plural of vak

• “vaka” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

From Proto-Germanic *wakāną.

vaka (present indicative vakir, past indicative vakti, past subjunctive vekti, supine vakat)

1. to be awake, keep awake
   • Völundarkviða, verse 31, lines 1-2

     Vaki ek ávallt / viljalauss,
     sofna ek minnst / síz mína sonu dauða;

     I am always awake / bereft of joy,
     I sleep very little / since the death of my sons.

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

vaka f (genitive vǫku)

1. waking
2. vigil
3. eve of saint's day

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

• vǫkva, vekva

vaka f (genitive vǫku)

1. (liquid) This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

vaka

1. indefinite genitive plural of vǫk

• “vaka”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

From Old Norse vaka, from Proto-Germanic *wakāną.

vaka

1. to be awake, to refrain from sleep
2. to watch, to guard

• Swedish: vaka

Borrowing from Spanish vaca, from Latin vacca.

• IPA^(key): /ʋaˈka/

vaka

1. cow

From Proto-Polynesian *waka.

vaka

1. canoe

Possibly vakavaka.

From Proto-Oceanic (compare Proto-Polynesian *waka).

vaka

1. canoe

From Old Swedish vaka, from Old Norse vaka, from Proto-Germanic *wakāną.

vaka (present vakar, preterite vakade, supine vakat, imperative vaka)

1. to watch (over) (something, to monitor, guard, or the like)

   vaka över sin sjuka hamster

   watch over one's sick hamster

   vaka vid en sjuksäng

   watch beside a sickbed

   Draken vakar över skatten

   The dragon guards (watches over) the treasure

   Vakterna vakar över fångarna från vakttornen

   The guards watch over the prisoners from the guard towers

Etymologically from to stay up and not sleep (compare the noun), though the intuition might be closer to "keep a watchful eye" for many native speakers in contemporary Swedish. Compare the obsolete sense of English wake.

• bevaka
• övervaka
• vak
• vakta

vaka c

1. a vigil, a wake

• likvaka
• vak
• nattvak

• vaka in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• vaka in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• vaka in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

From Proto-Polynesian *waka. Cognates include Hawaiian waʻa and Samoan va'a.

• IPA^(key): [ˈva.ka]
• Hyphenation: va‧ka

vaka

1. canoe, boat
2. ship
3. coffin

• R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎^[2], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 421

From Proto-Polynesian *waka.

• IPA^(key): /va.ka/

vaka

1. waterborne vessel

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish وقعه (vak'a), from Arabic وَقْعَة (waqʕa).

• IPA^(key): /va.kɐ/

vaka (definite accusative vakayı, plural vakalar)

1. event, case (chiefly in medical, psychological and judicial contexts)

   Synonyms: hadise, olay

   31 mart vakası ― 31 March Incident

Inflection
Nominative	vaka
Definite accusative	vakayı
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	vaka	vakalar
Definite accusative	vakayı	vakaları
Dative	vakaya	vakalara
Locative	vakada	vakalarda
Ablative	vakadan	vakalardan
Genitive	vakanın	vakaların
Possessive forms Nominative Singular Plural 1st singular vakam vakalarım 2nd singular vakan vakaların 3rd singular vakası vakaları 1st plural vakamız vakalarımız 2nd plural vakanız vakalarınız 3rd plural vakaları vakaları Definite accusative Singular Plural 1st singular vakamı vakalarımı 2nd singular vakanı vakalarını 3rd singular vakasını vakalarını 1st plural vakamızı vakalarımızı 2nd plural vakanızı vakalarınızı 3rd plural vakalarını vakalarını Dative Singular Plural 1st singular vakama vakalarıma 2nd singular vakana vakalarına 3rd singular vakasına vakalarına 1st plural vakamıza vakalarımıza 2nd plural vakanıza vakalarınıza 3rd plural vakalarına vakalarına Locative Singular Plural 1st singular vakamda vakalarımda 2nd singular vakanda vakalarında 3rd singular vakasında vakalarında 1st plural vakamızda vakalarımızda 2nd plural vakanızda vakalarınızda 3rd plural vakalarında vakalarında Ablative Singular Plural 1st singular vakamdan vakalarımdan 2nd singular vakandan vakalarından 3rd singular vakasından vakalarından 1st plural vakamızdan vakalarımızdan 2nd plural vakanızdan vakalarınızdan 3rd plural vakalarından vakalarından Genitive Singular Plural 1st singular vakamın vakalarımın 2nd singular vakanın vakalarının 3rd singular vakasının vakalarının 1st plural vakamızın vakalarımızın 2nd plural vakanızın vakalarınızın 3rd plural vakalarının vakalarının

• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “vaka”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
• “vaka”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu

From Proto-Finnic *vaka.

• (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA^(key): /ˈvɑkɑ/, [ˈvɑkɑ]
• Rhymes: -ɑkɑ
• Hyphenation: va‧ka

vaka

1. calm, mild, cool (of a manner or disposition)

Declension of vaka (type III/jalkõ, k-g gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	vaka	vagad
genitive	vaga	vakojõ, vakoi
partitive	vakka	vakoitõ, vakoi
illative	vakkasõ, vakka	vakoisõ
inessive	vagaz	vakoiz
elative	vagassõ	vakoissõ
allative	vagalõ	vakoilõ
adessive	vagallõ	vakoillõ
ablative	vagaltõ	vakoiltõ
translative	vagassi	vakoissi
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the terminative is formed by adding the suffix -ssaa to the short illative (sg) or the genitive. ***) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka to the genitive.

• Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) “vaka”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn

From Proto-Polynesian *waka.

vaka

1. canoe

• vakalele