vaka

See also: väkä, vāka, and vākā

Banoni

Etymology

Borrowed from English work.

Verb

vaka

  1. to work

References

Esperanto

Etymology

From vaki + -a.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈvaka]
  • Audio:
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  • Rhymes: -aka
  • Hyphenation: va‧ka

Adjective

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.

Finnish

Etymology

See vakaa.

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

vaka (not comparable)

  1. Archaic form of vakaa.

Declension

  • Not declined.

Derived terms

compounds

Further reading

Anagrams

Guaraní

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish vaca.

Noun

vaka

  1. cow

Icelandic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈvaːka/
  • Rhymes: -aːka

Etymology 1

Old Norse vaka.

Verb

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

  1. to wake, be awake
Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Etymology 2

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

Noun

vaka f (genitive singular vöku, nominative plural vökur)

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

Noun

vaka f

  1. indefinite genitive plural of vök

Ingrian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

vaka (comparative vaamp)

  1. peaceful, quiet
  2. well-behaved

Declension

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.

References

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

Ladino

Noun

vaka f (Latin spelling)

  1. cow

Niuean

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *waka.

Noun

vaka

  1. canoe

Derived terms

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

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

Alternative forms

Verb

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

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

vaka f

  1. definite singular of vake

vaka n

  1. definite plural of vak

References

Old Norse

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *wakāną.

Verb

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.
Conjugation
Descendants
  • Icelandic: vaka
  • Faroese: vaka
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: vaka, vake
  • Norwegian Bokmål: våke, vake
  • Old Swedish: vaka

Etymology 2

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

Noun

vaka f (genitive vǫku)

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

Etymology 3

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

Alternative forms

Noun

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}}.
Declension

Etymology 4

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

vaka

  1. indefinite genitive plural of vǫk

References

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

Old Swedish

Etymology

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

Verb

vaka

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

Conjugation

Descendants

Paraguayan Guaraní

Etymology

Borrowing from Spanish vaca, from Latin vacca.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʋaˈka/

Noun

vaka

  1. cow

Rapa Nui

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *waka.

Noun

vaka

  1. canoe

Derived terms

Possibly vakavaka.

Rotuman

Etymology

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

Noun

vaka

  1. canoe

Swedish

Etymology 1

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

Verb

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
Usage notes

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.

Conjugation

Noun

vaka c

  1. a vigil, a wake
Declension
Declension of vaka 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative vaka vakan vakor vakorna
Genitive vakas vakans vakors vakornas

References

Tokelauan

Te vaka (1).

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

vaka

  1. canoe, boat
  2. ship
  3. coffin

Derived terms

References

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

Tongan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *waka.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /va.ka/

Noun

vaka

  1. waterborne vessel

Turkish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /va.kɐ/

Noun

vaka (definite accusative vakayı, plural vakalar)

  1. event, case (chiefly in medical, psychological and judicial contexts)
    Synonyms: hadise, olay
    31 mart vakası31 March Incident

Declension

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

References

Votic

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *vaka.

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

vaka

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

Inflection

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.

References

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

Wallisian

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *waka.

Noun

vaka

  1. canoe

Derived terms

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