vaka

Borrowed from English work.

vaka

1. to work

• Greenhill, S.J., Blust. R, & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271-283.

From vaki +‎ -a.

• IPA^(key): [ˈvaka]
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• Rhymes: -aka
• Hyphenation: va‧ka

vaka (accusative singular vakan, plural vakaj, accusative plural vakajn)

1. empty, vacant

   Tiu ĉi kupeo estas ankoraŭ vaka.

   This compartment is still empty.

   Tio okupos viajn vakajn horojn.

   That will occupy your vacant hours.

2. (figuratively) hollow, void

   Ŝia spirito ŝajnis tute vaka.

   Her spirit seemed utterly hollow.

   Akcepti la novaĵon kun vaka rigardo.

   Accept the news with a void look.

See vakaa.

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋɑkɑ/, [ˈʋɑkɑ]
• Rhymes: -ɑkɑ
• Syllabification^(key): va‧ka

vaka (not comparable)

1. (archaic) stable, steady, firm

• Not declined.

• kava

Borrowed from Spanish vaca.

vaka

1. cow

• IPA^(key): /ˈvaːka/
• Rhymes: -aːka

Old Norse vaka.

vaka (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative vakti, supine vakað)

1. to wake, be awake

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

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vaka f (genitive singular vöku, nominative plural vökur)

1. wakefulness
2. an evening gathering, wake, vigil

vaka f

1. indefinite genitive plural of vök

From Proto-Finnic *vaka. Cognates include Finnish vakaa and Estonian vaga.

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈʋɑkɑ/, [ˈʋɑkɑ]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈʋɑkɑ/, [ˈʋɑɡ̊ɑ]
• Rhymes: -ɑkɑ
• Hyphenation: va‧ka

vaka

1. peaceful, quiet
2. well-behaved

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 629

vaka f (Latin spelling)

1. cow

From Proto-Polynesian *waka.

vaka

1. canoe

• vakalele

From Old Norse vaka, from Proto-Germanic *wakāną.

• vake (e infinitive)

vaka (present tense vaker, past tense vakte, past participle vakt, passive infinitive vakast, present participle vakande, imperative vak)

1. (intransitive) to be awake, to not get to sleep

   korkje greie å vake eller sove

2. (intransitive) to stay awake (through the night) to help or keep watch

   vake over ein sjuk

   to watch over a sick one

3. (intransitive) to be on guard, on watch

vaka (present tense vaker, past tense vakte, past participle vakt, passive infinitive vakast, present participle vakande, imperative vak)

1. (fishing, intransitive) to appear at the surface of the water

   fisken vakte etter fluga

   the fish jumped at the fly

2. (often nautical, intransitive) to float, stay afloat

   båten vaker fint

   the boat floats nicely

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

vaka f

1. definite singular of vake

vaka n

1. definite plural of vak

• “vaka” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

From Proto-Germanic *wakāną.

vaka (present indicative vakir, past indicative vakti, past subjunctive vekti, supine vakat)

1. to be awake, keep awake
   • Völundarkviða, verse 31, lines 1-2

     Vaki ek ávallt / viljalauss,
     sofna ek minnst / síz mína sonu dauða;

     I am always awake / bereft of joy,
     I sleep very little / since the death of my sons.

vaka f (genitive vǫku)

1. waking
2. vigil
3. eve of saint's day

• vǫkva, vekva

vaka f (genitive vǫku)

1. (liquid)

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

vaka

1. indefinite genitive plural of vǫk

• “vaka”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

From Old Norse vaka, from Proto-Germanic *wakāną.

vaka

1. to be awake, to refrain from sleep
2. to watch, to guard

• Swedish: vaka

Borrowing from Spanish vaca, from Latin vacca.

• IPA^(key): /ʋaˈka/

vaka

1. cow

From Proto-Polynesian *waka.

vaka

1. canoe

Possibly vakavaka.

From Proto-Oceanic (compare Proto-Polynesian *waka).

vaka

1. canoe

From Old Swedish vaka, from Old Norse vaka, from Proto-Germanic *wakāną.

vaka (present vakar, preterite vakade, supine vakat, imperative vaka)

1. to wake; to keep watch, such as over a corpse

• bevaka
• övervaka
• vak
• vakta

vaka c

1. a wake

• likvaka
• vak
• nattvak

From Proto-Polynesian *waka. Cognates include Hawaiian waʻa and Samoan va'a.

• IPA^(key): /ˈva.ka/
• Hyphenation: va‧ka

vaka

1. canoe, boat
2. ship
3. coffin

• R. Simona, editor (1986) Tokelau Dictionary‎, Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 421

From Proto-Polynesian *waka.

• IPA^(key): /va.ka/

vaka

1. waterborne vessel

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish وقعه‎ (vak'a), from Arabic وَقْعَة‎ (waqʿa).

• IPA^(key): /va.kɐ/

vaka (definite accusative vakayı, plural vakalar)

1. event, case (chiefly in medical, psychological and judicial contexts)

   31 mart vakası ― 31 March Incident

• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “vaka”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
• vaka in Turkish dictionaries at Türk Dil Kurumu

From Proto-Finnic *vaka.

• (Luuditsa, Liivtšülä) IPA^(key): /ˈvɑkɑ/, [ˈvɑkɑ]
• Rhymes: -ɑkɑ
• Hyphenation: va‧ka

vaka

1. calm, mild, cool (of a manner or disposition)

• V. Hallap, E. Adler, S. Grünberg, M. Leppik (2012), “vaka”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2 edition, Tallinn

From Proto-Polynesian *waka.

vaka

1. canoe

• vakalele

From Old Norse vaka, from Proto-Germanic *wakāną.

vaka (preterite vok or vaka, supine vaki or vaka, past participle vökkän)

1. (intransitive) To wake, to be awake.

• vak
• veetj
• väktar
• vökkän
• vöytj
• vöytjin