oka

• oke, okka

From Italian oca, from French oque, from Ottoman Turkish اوقه (okka). Doublet of ounce, inch, uncia, ouguiya, and awqiyyah.

• IPA^(key): /ˈɒkə/

oka (plural okas)

1. (historical) A former Turkish, Egyptian, Hungarian, and Romanian unit of weight, usually of a little more than a kilogram.
   • 1819, Abraham Rees, The Cyclopaedia‎^[2], volume XXX, Rottolo, page 632:

     At Constantinople, the cantaro, or quintal, contains 44 okes, or 100 rottoli; and the cantaro weighs about 123¾ lbs. avoirdupois, the oke 2lbs. 13 oz., and the rottolo 19⁴⁄₅ oz., and the chequee 11¼ oz. avoirdupois... At Smyrna, the cantaro, or kintal, contains 45 okes, or 100 rottoli. The batman is 6 okes, or 2400 drachms; and the oke is 400 drachms, and the rottolo = 180 drachms. The cantaro of 45 okes weighs 123 lbs. 4 oz. avoirdupois; and, therefore, the oke is = 2 lbs. 11 oz. 13 drs. avoirdupois...

   • 1888, W.M.F. Petrie, Encyclopaedia Britannica, 9th ed., Vol. XXIV, s.v. "Weights and Measures":

     Dram (49·5 grains), 100=chequi, 4=oka (2·8286 ℔); dram (49·5 grains), 180=rotl, 100=kintal or kantar (127·29 ℔).

2. A unit of volume in Egypt (and formerly Turkey) corresponding to about 1.2 litres.

• (subdivisions of the unit of weight): dirhem or dram; ounce; cheki; rottol or rotl
• (superdivisions of the unit of weight): batman; kantar or quintal

• A-OK, AOK, Kao, OAK, koa, oak

Contraction of okay.

• IPA^(key): [ò̞ꜛká]

oka (Kana spelling オカ)

1. (Saru dialect) they (third-person plural pronoun)

This word is not actually a proper pronoun, but is often used when it is absolutely necessary to point directly to a third person in conversation. The proper third-person pronoun in Ainu would be the lack of any personal pronoun at all, i.e., it has a null value.

• IPA^(key): /oka/, [o̞.ka]

oka inan

1. nausea, indigestion
2. vomit

• oka egin

• “oka”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia, Euskaltzaindia
• “oka”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia, Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

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

oka

1. root (of plant)

oka

1. water

• Cyrus Byington, John Reed Swanton, Henry Sale Halbert, A Dictionary of the Choctaw Language (1915)

• IPA^(key): [ˈoka]

oka

1. inflection of oko:
   1. genitive singular
   2. nominative/accusative/vocative plural

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Cardinal: ok     Ordinal: oka     Adverbial: oke     Multiplier: okobla, okopa     Fractional: okona, okono

ok +‎ -a

• IPA^(key): /ˈoka/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: o‧ka

oka (accusative singular okan, plural okaj, accusative plural okajn)

1. (ordinal number) eighth

• IPA^(key): /ˈokɑ/, [ˈo̞kɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -okɑ
• Syllabification^(key): o‧ka

From Proto-Finnic *oka, a variant of *ogas (whence oas).

oka

1. thorn, prickle

Inflection of oka (Kotus type 10*D/koira, k-∅ gradation)
nominative		oka	oat
genitive		oan	okien
partitive		okaa	okia
illative		okaan	okiin
		singular	plural
nominative		oka	oat
accusative	nom.	oka	oat
	gen.	oan
genitive		oan	okien okain rare
partitive		okaa	okia
inessive		oassa	oissa
elative		oasta	oista
illative		okaan	okiin
adessive		oalla	oilla
ablative		oalta	oilta
allative		oalle	oille
essive		okana	okina
translative		oaksi	oiksi
abessive		oatta	oitta
instructive		—	oin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of oka (Kotus type 10*D/koira, k-∅ gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative okani okani accusative nom. okani okani gen. okani genitive okani okieni okaini rare partitive okaani okiani inessive oassani oissani elative oastani oistani illative okaani okiini adessive oallani oillani ablative oaltani oiltani allative oalleni oilleni essive okanani okinani translative oakseni oikseni abessive oattani oittani instructive — — comitative — okineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative okasi okasi accusative nom. okasi okasi gen. okasi genitive okasi okiesi okaisi rare partitive okaasi okiasi inessive oassasi oissasi elative oastasi oistasi illative okaasi okiisi adessive oallasi oillasi ablative oaltasi oiltasi allative oallesi oillesi essive okanasi okinasi translative oaksesi oiksesi abessive oattasi oittasi instructive — — comitative — okinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative okamme okamme accusative nom. okamme okamme gen. okamme genitive okamme okiemme okaimme rare partitive okaamme okiamme inessive oassamme oissamme elative oastamme oistamme illative okaamme okiimme adessive oallamme oillamme ablative oaltamme oiltamme allative oallemme oillemme essive okanamme okinamme translative oaksemme oiksemme abessive oattamme oittamme instructive — — comitative — okinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative okanne okanne accusative nom. okanne okanne gen. okanne genitive okanne okienne okainne rare partitive okaanne okianne inessive oassanne oissanne elative oastanne oistanne illative okaanne okiinne adessive oallanne oillanne ablative oaltanne oiltanne allative oallenne oillenne essive okananne okinanne translative oaksenne oiksenne abessive oattanne oittanne instructive — — comitative — okinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative okansa okansa accusative nom. okansa okansa gen. okansa genitive okansa okiensa okainsa rare partitive okaansa okiaan okiansa inessive oassaan oassansa oissaan oissansa elative oastaan oastansa oistaan oistansa illative okaansa okiinsa adessive oallaan oallansa oillaan oillansa ablative oaltaan oaltansa oiltaan oiltansa allative oalleen oallensa oilleen oillensa essive okanaan okanansa okinaan okinansa translative oakseen oaksensa oikseen oiksensa abessive oattaan oattansa oittaan oittansa instructive — — comitative — okineen okinensa

• oas
• piikki

• “oka”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja‎^[3] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01

From Spanish oca, from Quechua uqa.

oka

1. oca

Inflection of oka (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative		oka	okat
genitive		okan	okien
partitive		okaa	okia
illative		okaan	okiin
		singular	plural
nominative		oka	okat
accusative	nom.	oka	okat
	gen.	okan
genitive		okan	okien okain rare
partitive		okaa	okia
inessive		okassa	okissa
elative		okasta	okista
illative		okaan	okiin
adessive		okalla	okilla
ablative		okalta	okilta
allative		okalle	okille
essive		okana	okina
translative		okaksi	okiksi
abessive		okatta	okitta
instructive		—	okin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of oka (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative okani okani accusative nom. okani okani gen. okani genitive okani okieni okaini rare partitive okaani okiani inessive okassani okissani elative okastani okistani illative okaani okiini adessive okallani okillani ablative okaltani okiltani allative okalleni okilleni essive okanani okinani translative okakseni okikseni abessive okattani okittani instructive — — comitative — okineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative okasi okasi accusative nom. okasi okasi gen. okasi genitive okasi okiesi okaisi rare partitive okaasi okiasi inessive okassasi okissasi elative okastasi okistasi illative okaasi okiisi adessive okallasi okillasi ablative okaltasi okiltasi allative okallesi okillesi essive okanasi okinasi translative okaksesi okiksesi abessive okattasi okittasi instructive — — comitative — okinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative okamme okamme accusative nom. okamme okamme gen. okamme genitive okamme okiemme okaimme rare partitive okaamme okiamme inessive okassamme okissamme elative okastamme okistamme illative okaamme okiimme adessive okallamme okillamme ablative okaltamme okiltamme allative okallemme okillemme essive okanamme okinamme translative okaksemme okiksemme abessive okattamme okittamme instructive — — comitative — okinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative okanne okanne accusative nom. okanne okanne gen. okanne genitive okanne okienne okainne rare partitive okaanne okianne inessive okassanne okissanne elative okastanne okistanne illative okaanne okiinne adessive okallanne okillanne ablative okaltanne okiltanne allative okallenne okillenne essive okananne okinanne translative okaksenne okiksenne abessive okattanne okittanne instructive — — comitative — okinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative okansa okansa accusative nom. okansa okansa gen. okansa genitive okansa okiensa okainsa rare partitive okaansa okiaan okiansa inessive okassaan okassansa okissaan okissansa elative okastaan okastansa okistaan okistansa illative okaansa okiinsa adessive okallaan okallansa okillaan okillansa ablative okaltaan okaltansa okiltaan okiltansa allative okalleen okallensa okilleen okillensa essive okanaan okanansa okinaan okinansa translative okakseen okaksensa okikseen okiksensa abessive okattaan okattansa okittaan okittansa instructive — — comitative — okineen okinensa

• kao

ok (“cause, reason, motive”) +‎ -a (possessive suffix)

• IPA^(key): [ˈokɒ]

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: oka

oka

1. third-person singular single-possession possessive of ok

   a halál oka ― the cause of death

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	oka	—
accusative	okát	—
dative	okának	—
instrumental	okával	—
causal-final	okáért	—
translative	okává	—
terminative	okáig	—
essive-formal	okaként	—
essive-modal	okául	—
inessive	okában	—
superessive	okán	—
adessive	okánál	—
illative	okába	—
sublative	okára	—
allative	okához	—
elative	okából	—
delative	okáról	—
ablative	okától	—
non-attributive possessive - singular	okáé	—
non-attributive possessive - plural	okáéi	—

oka

1. Rōmaji transcription of おか

oka

1. cage

• Rina, A. Dj., Kabba, John Lado B. (2011) “oka”, in Kamus Bahasa Lamboya, Kabupaten Sumba Bakat, Waikabubak: Dinas Kebudayaan dan Pariwisata, Kabupaten Sumba Bakat, page 75

oka

1. yam

• uhi
• uwhi

Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *ok, *rok, from Proto-Tupian *ekʷ.^[1][2]

Cognate with Sateré-Mawé sok, Guaraní óga.

• IPA^(key): [ˈɔ.ka]
• Rhymes: -ɔka
• Hyphenation: o‧ka

oka (possessable, IIc class pluriform, absolute oka, R1 roka, R2 soka)

1. house

   Tatá osapy oré roka.

   The fire burned our house.

   • c. 1583, Joseph of Anchieta, Auto de São Lourenço, Niterói; republished in Eduardo de Almeida Navarro, transl., compiled by Maria de Lourdes de Paula Martins, Teatro, 2nd edition, São Paulo: Martins Fontes, 2006, →ISBN:

     Eîori i mosykyîébo, t'oîkó umé oka rupi oré 'anga monguébo.

     Come to scare them away, so that they may be no longer in our houses corrupting our souls.

2. den, burrow

   Synonym: kûara

3. (figurative) refuge, hiding place

• Nheengatu: uka
• → Brazilian Portuguese: oca

• Thesaurus:oka

• Antônio Lemos Barbosa (1956) Curso de tupi antigo: gramática, exercícios, textos‎^[4] (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Livraria São José
• Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “oka”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil (overall work in Portuguese), São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, pages 358–359

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔ.ka/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɔka
• Syllabification: o‧ka

oka n

1. inflection of oko:
   1. genitive singular
   2. nominative/accusative/vocative plural (some meanings)

oka

1. stab

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish اوقه (okka).

• IPA^(key): /ǒka/
• Hyphenation: o‧ka

òka f (Cyrillic spelling о̀ка)

1. an oka, a former Turkish unit of weight, usually a little more than a kilogram

oka

1. genitive singular of oko

• IPA^(key): [ˈɔka]

oka

1. genitive singular of oko

From Proto-Bantu *-jòka.

• Audio (Kenya):

  (file)

-oka (infinitive kuoka)

1. to bake
2. to roast
3. to fire pottery

Conjugation of -oka
Positive present -naoka Subjunctive -oke Negative -oki Imperative singular oka
Infinitives
Positive kuoka Negative kutooka
Imperatives
Singular oka Plural okeni
Tensed forms
Habitual huoka Positive past positive subject concord + -lioka Negative past negative subject concord + -kuoka
Positive present (positive subject concord + -naoka) Singular Plural 1st person ninaoka/naoka tunaoka 2nd person unaoka mnaoka 3rd person m-wa(I/II) anaoka wanaoka other classes positive subject concord + -naoka
Negative present (negative subject concord + -oki) Singular Plural 1st person sioki hatuoki 2nd person huoki hamwoki 3rd person m-wa(I/II) haoki hawaoki other classes negative subject concord + -oki
Positive future positive subject concord + -taoka Negative future negative subject concord + -taoka
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -oke) Singular Plural 1st person nioke tuoke 2nd person uoke mwoke 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aoke waoke other classes positive subject concord + -oke
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sioke Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngeoka Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singeoka Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalioka Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalioka
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -aoka) Singular Plural 1st person naoka twaoka 2nd person waoka mwaoka 3rd person m-wa(I/II) aoka waoka m-mi(III/IV) waoka yaoka ji-ma(V/VI) laoka yaoka ki-vi(VII/VIII) chaoka vyaoka n(IX/X) yaoka zaoka u(XI) waoka see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) kwaoka pa(XVI) paoka mu(XVIII) mwaoka
Perfect positive subject concord + -meoka "Already" positive subject concord + -meshaoka "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jaoka "If/When" positive subject concord + -kioka "If not" positive subject concord + -sipooka Consecutive kaoka / positive subject concord + -kaoka Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kaoke
Object concord (indicative positive) Singular Plural 1st person -nioka -tuoka 2nd person -kuoka -waoka/-kuokeni/-waokeni 3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mwoka -waoka m-mi(III/IV) -uoka -ioka ji-ma(V/VI) -lioka -yaoka ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kioka -vioka n(IX/X) -ioka -zioka u(XI) -uoka see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kuoka pa(XVI) -paoka mu(XVIII) -muoka Reflexive -jioka
Relative forms General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -oka- + relative marker) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -okaye -okao m-mi(III/IV) -okao -okayo ji-ma(V/VI) -okalo -okayo ki-vi(VII/VIII) -okacho -okavyo n(IX/X) -okayo -okazo u(XI) -okao see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -okako pa(XVI) -okapo mu(XVIII) -okamo Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -oka) Singular Plural m-wa(I/II) -yeoka -ooka m-mi(III/IV) -ooka -yooka ji-ma(V/VI) -looka -yooka ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chooka -vyooka n(IX/X) -yooka -zooka u(XI) -ooka see n(X) or ma(VI) class ku(XV/XVII) -kooka pa(XVI) -pooka mu(XVIII) -mooka
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

• Nominal derivations:
  • mwokaji (“baker”)
  • uokaji (“baking”)