kakara

See also: kakāra

Finnish

Etymology

The original meaning was likely "clod, lump". Related to kakkara.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɑkɑrɑ/, [ˈkɑkɑrɑ]
  • Rhymes: -ɑkɑrɑ
  • Syllabification(key): ka‧ka‧ra

Noun

kakara

  1. (colloquial, deprecating) A brat (selfish, spoiled, or unruly child).

Declension

Inflection of kakara (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative kakara kakarat
genitive kakaran kakaroiden
kakaroitten
partitive kakaraa kakaroita
illative kakaraan kakaroihin
singular plural
nominative kakara kakarat
accusative nom. kakara kakarat
gen. kakaran
genitive kakaran kakaroiden
kakaroitten
kakarainrare
partitive kakaraa kakaroita
inessive kakarassa kakaroissa
elative kakarasta kakaroista
illative kakaraan kakaroihin
adessive kakaralla kakaroilla
ablative kakaralta kakaroilta
allative kakaralle kakaroille
essive kakarana kakaroina
translative kakaraksi kakaroiksi
instructive kakaroin
abessive kakaratta kakaroitta
comitative kakaroineen
Possessive forms of kakara (type kulkija)
possessor singular plural
1st person kakarani kakaramme
2nd person kakarasi kakaranne
3rd person kakaransa

Compounds

Anagrams


Maori

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *kakala (cognates include Hawaiian ʻaʻala, Tahitian aara and Samoan alalā and Tongan kakala).[1]

Noun

kakara

  1. scent, smell, odour

References

  1. Tregear, Edward (1891) Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary, Wellington, New Zealand: Lyon and Blair, page 127
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