awka

See also: Awka and -awka

Afar

Etymology

Related to Saho awka, awkä.

Pronunciation 1

    • IPA(key): /ˈawka/ [ˈʔʌwkʌ]
    • Hyphenation: aw‧ka

    Noun

    áwka m (plural úrru m)

    1. boy
    2. son
    Declension
            Declension of áwka      
    absolutive áwka
    predicative áwka
    subjective awkí
    genitive awkí
      Postpositioned forms
    l-case áwkal
    k-case áwkak
    t-case áwkat
    h-case áwkah
    Synonyms
    Derived terms

    Pronunciation 2

      • IPA(key): /awˈka/ [ʔʌwˈkʌ]
      • Hyphenation: aw‧ka

      Noun

      awká f (plural úrru m)

      1. girl
      2. daughter
      Declension
              Declension of awká      
      absolutive awká
      predicative awká
      subjective awká
      genitive awká
        Postpositioned forms
      l-case awkál
      k-case awkák
      t-case awkát
      h-case awkáh
      Synonyms
      Derived terms

      References

      • E. M. Parker; R. J. Hayward (1985), An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN, page 47
      • Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2004), Parlons Afar: Langue et Culture, L'Hammartan, →ISBN, page 24
      • Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015), L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie)[1], Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis), page 105

      Mapudungun

      Adjective

      awka (Unified spelling, Raguileo spelling)

      1. untameable, indomitable, rebellious
      2. wild (about animal)
      3. savage

      Noun

      awka anim (plural pu awka) (Unified spelling, Raguileo spelling)

      1. mare

      See also

      References

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