arka

From Proto-Finnic *arka, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *argaz. Cognate with Estonian arg.

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑrkɑ/, [ˈɑrkɑ]
• Rhymes: -ɑrkɑ
• Syllabification^(key): ar‧ka

arka (comparative arempi, superlative arin)

1. tender, sore
2. sensitive
3. timid, shy, bashful

• (tender): hellä
• (sensitive): herkkä
• (timid, shy, bashful): ujo, kaino

• nouns: arkuus
• verbs: arastaa, arastella, aristaa, arkailla
• adverbs: arasti

• valonarka

• kara

arka

1. Romanization of 𐌰𐍂𐌺𐌰

arka (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative arkaði, supine arkað)

1. to walk slowly, to plod

• lötra

From Proto-Finnic *arka. Cognates include Finnish arka and Estonian arg.

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈɑrkɑ/, [ˈɑrk]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈɑrkɑ/, [ˈɑrɡ̊ɑ]
• Rhymes: -ɑrkɑ
• Hyphenation: ar‧ka
• Homophone: arki

arka

1. cowardly

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 18

Via some other European language, ultimately a borrowing from Latin arcus (“bow”), in feminine form (compare French arche (“bow”) and Late Latin arca, also ultimately from arcus).

arka f (4th declension)

1. (architecture) arch (bow-shaped arrangement between two supports)

   loka arka ― bow-shaped arch

   pusapļa arka ― semi-circular arch

   akmeņu arka ― stone arch

   loga, durvju, vārtu arka ― window, door, gate arch

   arkas cekuls ― the crest of the arch

   triumfa arka ― triumphal arch

   dzelzceļa tilta varenās arkas ― the mighty arches of the railway bridge

   neredzēti līkumaini koki, kuru savijušās lapotnes veido dabiskas arkas ― unseen cranked trees whose intertwined foliage forms natural arches

• loks

Ultimately from Latin arcus, via some other language, possibly Russian а́рка (árka).

árka f (plural árkos) stress pattern 1

1. (architecture) arch (bow-shaped arrangement between two supports)

   pusapskritė arka ― semi-circular arch

   segmentinė arka ― segmented arch

   pasaginė arka ― horseshoe arch

   parabolinė arka ― parabolic arch

   triumfo arka ― triumphal arch

   tilto arkos ― the arches of the bridge

• “arka”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2023
• “arka”, in Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of contemporary Lithuanian], ekalba.lt, 1954–2023

Borrowed from Italian arca.

• IPA^(key): /ˈar.ka/

arka f

1. ark
2. (followed by ta') very

   Huwa arka tal-mużika ― He is a very talented musician

• arkene

arka n

1. definite plural of ark (Etymology 2)

arka f

1. definite singular of ark (Etymology 1)

arka n

1. definite plural of ark (Etymology 2)

• archa (Middle Polish)

Inherited from Old Polish archa, from Latin arca.[1][2] First attested in the second half of the 15th century.[3]

• IPA^(key): /ˈar.ka/

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• Rhymes: -arka
• Syllabification: ar‧ka

arka f

1. (religion) ark (ship built by Noah)
2. (religion) ark (container)

• arka in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• arka in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• “archa, arka”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish], 2010-2022
• Paweł Kupiszewski (08.05.2008), “ARKA”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century]
• Samuel Bogumił Linde (1807-1814), “arka”, in Słownik języka polskiego
• Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861), “arka”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861
• J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1900), “arka, archa”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 1, Warsaw, page 57

From Ottoman Turkish آرقه‎ (arka), from Proto-Turkic *arka, *ār (“behind, back”). Cognate with Turkish art.

• IPA^(key): /aɾ.kɐ/

arka

1. back

arka (definite accusative arkayı, plural arkalar)

1. back
2. sequel, continuation, conclusion

• ön

• Starostin, Sergei; Dybo, Anna; Mudrak, Oleg (2003), “*ărka”, in Etymological dictionary of the Altaic languages (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.8), Leiden, New York, Köln: E.J. Brill