ka-
English
Prefix
ka-
Bikol Central
Cebuano
Prefix
ka-
Etymology 2
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Kangean
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ka/
Minangkabau
Prefix
ka-
- Used to form ordinal numbers
Mohawk
Alternative forms
- | Initial consonant | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Environment | t/s/h/k | n/r/w/’ | a | e/en | o/on | i | y |
Word-Initial | ka- | ka- | w- | w- | i- | ken- | ka- |
Prefix
ka-
- noun prefix
References
- Gunther Michelson (1973) A thousand words of Mohawk, University of Ottawa Press, page 9
- Nora Deering; Helga H. Delisle (1976) Mohawk: A teaching grammar (preliminary version), Quebec: Manitou College, pages 173
Northern Ndebele
Etymology
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Phuthi
Etymology
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Derived terms
Southern Ndebele
Etymology
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Swahili
Pronunciation
Audio (Kenya) (file)
Prefix
ka-
- The prefix for noun class 12, which does not exist in Standard Swahili, but may be used in colloquial or dialectal speech with a diminutive or depreciative meaning.
Swazi
Etymology 1
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Derived terms
Etymology 2
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Tagalog
Etymology
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Prefix
ka-
- implies companionship or partnership when prefixed to a root
- implies similarity or interaction when prefixed to a root noun
- implies repeated action when prefixed to a root that repeats the first syllable
- implies causing or producing something in an extreme degree when prefixed to a root that repeats the first two syllables
- ka- + galang (“respect”) → kagalang-galang (“inspiring great respect”)
- ka- + paniwala (“belief”) → kapani-paniwala (“very plausible”)
- implies recent action when prefixed to a root that repeats the first syllable and followed by lang or lamang
Derived terms
Xhosa
Etymology 1
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Derived terms
Etymology 2
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Zulu
Etymology 1
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Derived terms
Etymology 2
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Etymology 3
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References
- C. M. Doke; B. W. Vilakazi (1972), “ka-”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “ka-”