kaa

See also: Appendix:Variations of "kaa"

Translingual

Etymology

Abbreviation of English Karakalpak.

Symbol

kaa

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Karakalpak.

See also

  • Wiktionary’s coverage of Karakalpak terms

Afar

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkaː/ [ˈkaː]
  • Hyphenation: kaa

Pronoun

káa

  1. Full form of

References

  • E. M. Parker; R. J. Hayward (1985), An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN, page 237
  • Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015), L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie)[1], Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis)

Choctaw

Etymology

From English car.

Noun

kaa

  1. car

East Central German

Alternative forms

Etymology

Compare East Central German kein.

Pronoun

kaa

  1. (Erzgebirgisch) no; not a(n); not one; not any

Further reading

  • Hendrik Heidler (11 June 2020), Hendrik Heidler's 400 Seiten: Echtes Erzgebirgisch: Wuu de Hasen Hoosn haaßn un de Hosen Huusn do sei mir drhamm: Das Original Wörterbuch: Ratgeber und Fundgrube der erzgebirgischen Mund- und Lebensart: Erzgebirgisch – Deutsch / Deutsch – Erzgebirgisch[2] (in German), 3. geänderte Auflage edition, Norderstedt: BoD – Books on Demand, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 70

Estonian

Noun

kaa (genitive [please provide], partitive [please provide])

  1. The name of the Latin script letter K/k.

Finnish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɑː/, [ˈkɑ̝ː]
  • Rhymes: -ɑː
  • Syllabification(key): kaa
  • Hyphenation(key): kaa

Etymology 1

    Shortened form of kanssa (with), cognate with Estonian -ga.

    Postposition

    kaa

    1. (colloquial or dialectal) alternative form of kanssa (with)
      mun kavereitten kaawith my friends
      munkaawith me
      sunkaawith you
      senkaawith her/him/it/them

    Etymology 2

    Finnish numbers (edit)
    20
     ←  1 2 3  → [a], [b]
        Cardinal: kaksi
        Colloquial counting form: kaa
        Ordinal: toinen
        Colloquial ordinal: toka
        Ordinal abbreviation: 2., 2:nen
        Digit name: kakkonen
        Adverbial: kahdesti
        Multiplier: kaksinkertainen
        Distributive: kaksittain
        Collective: kahden, kaksin
        Fractional: puolikas

    From the initial syllable of kaksi (two).

    Numeral

    kaa (colloquial)

    1. (counting) two
      Yy, kaa, koo, nee, vii
      One, two, three, four, five
    Declension

    Indeclinable. The inflected forms of kaksi are used instead.

    See also

    Garo

    Etymology

    Analyzable as ka- ('to tie') + -a (verb forming suffix) This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

    Verb

    kaa (combining form ka-) (transitive)

    1. to tie, tie with string or flexible bamboo strips
    2. to put on, wear a turban
    3. to build by tying (of a fence, barrier in streams)
    4. to make friends

    Derived terms

    References

    • Burling, R. (2003), The Language of the Modhupur Mandi (Garo) Vol. II: The Lexicon[3], Bangladesh: University of Michigan, page 328

    Hanunoo

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈkaʔa/ [ˈka.ʔa]
    • Rhymes: -aʔa
    • Syllabification: ka‧a

    Pronoun

    kaa (Hanunoo spelling ᜣᜠ) (literary)

    1. 1st person nominative pronoun: I; me
      Synonyms: ako, (literary) ho, (literary) hom

    Further reading

    • Conklin, Harold C. (1953), Hanunóo-English Vocabulary (University of California Publications in Linguistics), volume 9, London, England: University of California Press, →OCLC, page 131

    Jamaican Creole

    Conjunction

    kaa

    1. because (for the reason that)
      • 2012, Di Jamiekan Nyuu Testiment, Edinburgh: DJB, published 2012, →ISBN, 3:2:
        Im se, “Ton we fram unu sin, kaa di die suun kom wen evn a-go ruul uova di worl iina evri wie!”
        He [John the Baptist] said: "Atone for your sins, because the day will soon come when Heaven will completely rule over the world!"

    Mori Bawah

    Verb

    kaa

    1. to eat

    References

    • The Austronesian Languages of Asia and Madagascar (2013, →ISBN, page 695-6

    Pitcairn-Norfolk

    Etymology

    From English cannot.

    Verb

    kaa

    1. cannot
      kaa yuuset enisaid aels — you cannot use it anywhere else

    References

    • Sebba, Mark. Contact Languages: Pidgins and Creoles. p140.

    Swahili

    Etymology 1

    Inherited from Proto-Bantu *ìkádà.

    Pronunciation

    • (Unguja standard) IPA(key): /ˈkɑː/
    • (Kimvita) IPA(key): /ˈkɑː/
    • Audio (Kenya):(file)

    Noun

    kaa class V (plural makaa class VI)

    1. coal, charcoal
      Synonym: mkaa
    2. ember

    Etymology 2

    Inherited from Proto-Bantu *-jìkada, extensive form of *-jìka.

    Pronunciation

    • (Unguja standard) IPA(key): /ˈkɑː/
    • (Kimvita) IPA(key): /ˈkɑː/
    • Audio (Kenya):(file)

    Verb

    -kaa (infinitive kukaa)

    1. to sit
    2. to stay, to live, to reside
    3. (clothing) to fit
    Conjugation
    Conjugation of -kaa
    Positive present -nakaa
    Subjunctive -kae
    Negative -kai
    Imperative singular kaa
    Infinitives
    Positive kukaa
    Negative kutokaa
    Imperatives
    Singular kaa
    Plural kaeni
    Tensed forms
    Habitual hukaa
    Positive past positive subject concord + -likaa
    Negative past negative subject concord + -kukaa
    Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakaa)
    Singular Plural
    1st person ninakaa/nakaa tunakaa
    2nd person unakaa mnakaa
    3rd person m-wa(I/II) anakaa wanakaa
    other classes positive subject concord + -nakaa
    Negative present (negative subject concord + -kai)
    Singular Plural
    1st person sikai hatukai
    2nd person hukai hamkai
    3rd person m-wa(I/II) hakai hawakai
    other classes negative subject concord + -kai
    Positive future positive subject concord + -takaa
    Negative future negative subject concord + -takaa
    Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -kae)
    Singular Plural
    1st person nikae tukae
    2nd person ukae mkae
    3rd person m-wa(I/II) akae wakae
    other classes positive subject concord + -kae
    Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sikae
    Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngekaa
    Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singekaa
    Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalikaa
    Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalikaa
    Gnomic (positive subject concord + -akaa)
    Singular Plural
    1st person nakaa twakaa
    2nd person wakaa mwakaa
    3rd person m-wa(I/II) akaa wakaa
    m-mi(III/IV) wakaa yakaa
    ji-ma(V/VI) lakaa yakaa
    ki-vi(VII/VIII) chakaa vyakaa
    n(IX/X) yakaa zakaa
    u(XI) wakaa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
    ku(XV/XVII) kwakaa
    pa(XVI) pakaa
    mu(XVIII) mwakaa
    Perfect positive subject concord + -mekaa
    "Already" positive subject concord + -meshakaa
    "Not yet" negative subject concord + -jakaa
    "If/When" positive subject concord + -kikaa
    "If not" positive subject concord + -sipokaa
    Consecutive kakaa / positive subject concord + -kakaa
    Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kakae
    Object concord
    Relative forms
    General positive (positive subject concord + -kaa- + relative marker)
    Singular Plural
    m-wa(I/II) -kaaye -kaao
    m-mi(III/IV) -kaao -kaayo
    ji-ma(V/VI) -kaalo -kaayo
    ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kaacho -kaavyo
    n(IX/X) -kaayo -kaazo
    u(XI) -kaao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
    ku(XV/XVII) -kaako
    pa(XVI) -kaapo
    mu(XVIII) -kaamo
    Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + -kaa)
    Singular Plural
    m-wa(I/II) -yekaa -okaa
    m-mi(III/IV) -okaa -yokaa
    ji-ma(V/VI) -lokaa -yokaa
    ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chokaa -vyokaa
    n(IX/X) -yokaa -zokaa
    u(XI) -okaa see n(X) or ma(VI) class
    ku(XV/XVII) -kokaa
    pa(XVI) -pokaa
    mu(XVIII) -mokaa
    Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.
    Derived terms

    Etymology 3

    Inherited from Proto-Bantu *nkádá.

    Pronunciation

    • (Unguja standard) IPA(key): /ˈkɑː/
    • (Kimvita) IPA(key): /ˈkʰɑː/
    • Audio (Kenya):(file)

    Noun

    kaa class IX (plural kaa class X)

    1. crab

    Totontepec Mixe

    Noun

    kaa

    1. bull

    Võro

    Noun

    kaa (genitive [please provide], partitive [please provide])

    1. The name of the Latin script letter K/k.

    Inflection

    This noun needs an inflection-table template.

    Votic

    Etymology

    Shortened from kaaz. Compare Finnish kaa.

    Pronunciation

    • (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA(key): /ˈkɑː/, [ˈkɑː]
    • Rhymes: -ɑː
    • Hyphenation: kaa

    Adverb

    kaa

    1. too, likewise

    References

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

    Yoruba

    Etymology 1

    Possibly from Baatonum karà (garden, fence)

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /káà/

    Noun

    káà

    1. inner courtyard
      Synonyms: àgbàlá, ọrọ́wá, àkòdì
    2. (anatomy) cavity
    Derived terms

    Etymology 2

    From English car.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /káà/

    Noun

    káà

    1. car
      Synonyms: ọkọ̀, mọ́tò