tsaka

• IPA^(key): /(t)sʼá.káː/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [sʼə́.káː]

tsakā f (plural tsakā̀kē, possessed form tsakar̃)

1. a kind of gecko
2. (figuratively) someone who is unpopular

• IPA^(key): /(t)sʼá.kà/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [sʼə́.kə̀]

tsakà

1. in the middle, in the midst

• tsakà-tsakà

• tsàkānī
• tsakiyā̀

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

tsaká

1. Alternative spelling of 'tsaka

From the stage name, Chaka Khan, of an American pop singer, Yvette Marie Stevens, through swardspeak (gay slang), which speakers of such in the Philippines regard her as an ugly person.

• chaka – common
• chaca

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

tsaka

1. (gay slang) ugly

   Synonym: pangit

• Zorc, R. David; San Miguel, Rachel (1993) Tagalog Slang Dictionary‎, Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN, page 29

tsaka

1. to rejoice