chaka

See also: Chaka

Chichewa

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *mʊ̀jákà.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃa.ká/

Noun

chaká class 7 (plural zaká class 8)

  1. year

Maquiritari

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [t͡ʃaka]

Suffix

chaka

  1. Allomorph of taka used after words that end in i.
  2. Allomorph of kwaka used after words that end in i.

Quechua

Alternative forms

Noun

chaka

  1. bridge
  2. cross, especially the Andean cross

Declension


Swahili

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Noun

chaka (ma class, plural machaka)

  1. shrubland (land that is covered mostly with shrubs)

Noun

chaka (ki-vi class, no plural)

  1. summer (season)
    Synonyms: kiangazi, msimu wa joto

See also

Seasons in Swahili · misimu (layout · text) · category
bamvua (spring), masika, bubujiko kiangazi (summer), msimu wa joto, chaka vuli (autumn), demani kipupwe (winter), baridi

Note that there isn't a one-to-one mapping between seasons at the equator, where Swahili is commonly spoken, and seasons elsewhere. See equatorial seasons and climate for more details.


Swazi

Verb

-chaka

  1. to be poor

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.


Tagalog

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: tsa‧ka
  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃaka/, [ˈt͡ʃa.xɐ]

Adjective

chaka

  1. (common) Alternative spelling of tsaka

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: tsa‧ka
  • IPA(key): /tsaˈka/, [t͡sɐˈxa]

Conjunction

tsaká

  1. Alternative spelling of 'tsaka

Yosondúa Mixtec

Etymology

From Proto-Mixtec *tɨ-yakaʔ.

Noun

chaka

  1. fish

References

  • Beaty de Farris, Kathryn; et al. (2012) Diccionario básico del mixteco de Yosondúa, Oaxaca (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 46) (in Spanish), third edition, Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 5
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