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vakka

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See also: våkkå

Finnish

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Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *vakka, borrowed from Proto-Baltic [Term?] (compare Latvian vāks (“lid, cover”), Lithuanian vókas (“cover, eyelid”)).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʋɑkːɑ/, [ˈʋɑ̝kːɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -ɑkːɑ
  • Hyphenation(key): vak‧ka

Noun

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A man sowing seed from his vakka (coat-of-arms of the municipality of Toivakka).

vakka

  1. A roundish, voluminous container equipped with a cap.
  2. (in particular) A type of wooden container of varying size, made of bent thin board to make it strong and light, usually equipped with a close fitting cap.
    vakka kantensa valitsee ― a man is known by the company he keeps (literally, “a vakka chooses its cap”)
  3. bushel
    pitää kynttiläänsä vakan alla ― to hide one's light under a bushel
  4. (historical) A premetric unit of dry volume used in Sweden (halvspann in Swedish) and Finland. According to a 1665 regulation, equal to 36.64 liters, quite close to an imperial bushel.
    Coordinate terms: kappa (1/8 of "vakka"), tynnyri (4 times "vakka")

Declension

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Inflection of vakka (Kotus type 9*A/kala, kk-k gradation)
nominative vakka vakat
genitive vakan vakkojen
partitive vakkaa vakkoja
illative vakkaan vakkoihin
singular plural
nominative vakka vakat
accusative nom. vakka vakat
gen. vakan
genitive vakan vakkojen
vakkain rare
partitive vakkaa vakkoja
inessive vakassa vakoissa
elative vakasta vakoista
illative vakkaan vakkoihin
adessive vakalla vakoilla
ablative vakalta vakoilta
allative vakalle vakoille
essive vakkana vakkoina
translative vakaksi vakoiksi
abessive vakatta vakoitta
instructive — vakoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of vakka (Kotus type 9*A/kala, kk-k gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative vakkani vakkani
accusative nom. vakkani vakkani
gen. vakkani
genitive vakkani vakkojeni
vakkaini rare
partitive vakkaani vakkojani
inessive vakassani vakoissani
elative vakastani vakoistani
illative vakkaani vakkoihini
adessive vakallani vakoillani
ablative vakaltani vakoiltani
allative vakalleni vakoilleni
essive vakkanani vakkoinani
translative vakakseni vakoikseni
abessive vakattani vakoittani
instructive — —
comitative — vakkoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative vakkasi vakkasi
accusative nom. vakkasi vakkasi
gen. vakkasi
genitive vakkasi vakkojesi
vakkaisi rare
partitive vakkaasi vakkojasi
inessive vakassasi vakoissasi
elative vakastasi vakoistasi
illative vakkaasi vakkoihisi
adessive vakallasi vakoillasi
ablative vakaltasi vakoiltasi
allative vakallesi vakoillesi
essive vakkanasi vakkoinasi
translative vakaksesi vakoiksesi
abessive vakattasi vakoittasi
instructive — —
comitative — vakkoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative vakkamme vakkamme
accusative nom. vakkamme vakkamme
gen. vakkamme
genitive vakkamme vakkojemme
vakkaimme rare
partitive vakkaamme vakkojamme
inessive vakassamme vakoissamme
elative vakastamme vakoistamme
illative vakkaamme vakkoihimme
adessive vakallamme vakoillamme
ablative vakaltamme vakoiltamme
allative vakallemme vakoillemme
essive vakkanamme vakkoinamme
translative vakaksemme vakoiksemme
abessive vakattamme vakoittamme
instructive — —
comitative — vakkoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative vakkanne vakkanne
accusative nom. vakkanne vakkanne
gen. vakkanne
genitive vakkanne vakkojenne
vakkainne rare
partitive vakkaanne vakkojanne
inessive vakassanne vakoissanne
elative vakastanne vakoistanne
illative vakkaanne vakkoihinne
adessive vakallanne vakoillanne
ablative vakaltanne vakoiltanne
allative vakallenne vakoillenne
essive vakkananne vakkoinanne
translative vakaksenne vakoiksenne
abessive vakattanne vakoittanne
instructive — —
comitative — vakkoinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative vakkansa vakkansa
accusative nom. vakkansa vakkansa
gen. vakkansa
genitive vakkansa vakkojensa
vakkainsa rare
partitive vakkaansa vakkojaan
vakkojansa
inessive vakassaan
vakassansa 		vakoissaan
vakoissansa
elative vakastaan
vakastansa 		vakoistaan
vakoistansa
illative vakkaansa vakkoihinsa
adessive vakallaan
vakallansa 		vakoillaan
vakoillansa
ablative vakaltaan
vakaltansa 		vakoiltaan
vakoiltansa
allative vakalleen
vakallensa 		vakoilleen
vakoillensa
essive vakkanaan
vakkanansa 		vakkoinaan
vakkoinansa
translative vakakseen
vakaksensa 		vakoikseen
vakoiksensa
abessive vakattaan
vakattansa 		vakoittaan
vakoittansa
instructive — —
comitative — vakkoineen
vakkoinensa

Derived terms

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Further reading

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Anagrams

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Ingrian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *vakka. Cognates include Finnish vakka and Estonian vakk.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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vakka

  1. a type of oval container with a lid used to store seeds
  2. a unit of dry volume equivalent to around 36.64 liters

Usage notes

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  • One vakka is equal to four kappa.

Declension

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Declension of vakka (type 3/kana, kk-k gradation)
singular plural
nominative vakka vakat
genitive vakan vakkoin
partitive vakkaa vakkoja
illative vakkaa vakkoi
inessive vakas vakois
elative vakast vakoist
allative vakalle vakoille
adessive vakal vakoil
ablative vakalt vakoilt
translative vakaks vakoiks
essive vakkanna, vakkaan vakkoinna, vakkoin
exessive1) vakkant vakkoint
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.

Derived terms

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References

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  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 633

Pali

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Alternative forms

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Alternative scripts

Etymology 1

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Inherited from Sanskrit वृक्क (vṛkka, “kidney”).

Noun

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vakka n

  1. kidney
Declension
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Declension table of "vakka" (neuter)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)vakkaṃvakkāni
Accusative (second)vakkaṃvakkāni
Instrumental (third)vakkenavakkehi or vakkebhi
Dative (fourth)vakkassa or vakkāya or vakkatthaṃvakkānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)vakkasmā or vakkamhā or vakkāvakkehi or vakkebhi
Genitive (sixth)vakkassavakkānaṃ
Locative (seventh)vakkasmiṃ or vakkamhi or vakkevakkesu
Vocative (calling)vakkavakkāni

Etymology 2

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Inherited from Sanskrit वक्र (vakra, “crooked”).

Adjective

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vakka

  1. crooked
Declension
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Declension table of "vakka" (masculine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)vakkovakkā
Accusative (second)vakkaṃvakke
Instrumental (third)vakkenavakkehi or vakkebhi
Dative (fourth)vakkassa or vakkāya or vakkatthaṃvakkānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)vakkasmā or vakkamhā or vakkāvakkehi or vakkebhi
Genitive (sixth)vakkassavakkānaṃ
Locative (seventh)vakkasmiṃ or vakkamhi or vakkevakkesu
Vocative (calling)vakkavakkā
Declension table of "vakka" (neuter)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)vakkaṃvakkāni
Accusative (second)vakkaṃvakkāni
Instrumental (third)vakkenavakkehi or vakkebhi
Dative (fourth)vakkassa or vakkāya or vakkatthaṃvakkānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)vakkasmā or vakkamhā or vakkāvakkehi or vakkebhi
Genitive (sixth)vakkassavakkānaṃ
Locative (seventh)vakkasmiṃ or vakkamhi or vakkevakkesu
Vocative (calling)vakkavakkāni
Synonyms
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References

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Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “pakka”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead

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