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baca

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Aragonese

Etymology

From Latin vacca.

Noun

baca f (plural bacas)

  1. superseded spelling of vaca (cow)

Azerbaijani

Etymology 1

From Persian باجه.

Noun

baca (definite accusative bacanı, plural bacalar)

  1. chimney
  2. smokehole or a hole the ceiling through which air and light can enter a countryside building
  3. a hatchway (e.g. leading to a sewer)
  4. (Bilasuvar, Tabriz, Yardimli) window
    Synonym: pəncərə
  5. (Julfa) niche
    Synonym: taxça

Etymology 2

Noun

baca (definite accusative bacanı, plural bacalar)

  1. (Balakan) synonym of bacanaq

Declension

More information singular, plural ...
More information nominative, singular ...

Further reading

  • baca” in Obastan.com.
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Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from French bâche (tarpaulin).

Pronunciation

Noun

baca f (plural baques)

  1. luggage rack, roof rack (of a car)
  2. synonym of lona

Further reading

Cia-Cia

Etymology

Borrowed from Indonesian baca.

Verb

baca (Hangul spelling 바짜)

  1. to read

Dalmatian

Noun

baca f

  1. alternative form of vaca

Fijian

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *bayan (cognate with Tongan , Maori and Hawaiian ) from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *bayan (bait).

Noun

baca

  1. bait (both of literal fishing sense & metaphorical i.e. enticement)

References

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Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay baca, from Sanskrit वाचा (vācā, speech, word).

Pronunciation

Verb

baca (active membaca, passive dibaca)

  1. to read (to look at and interpret letters or other information)
    Dia sedang membaca koran di teras.
    He is reading a newspaper on the terrace.
  2. to read (to speak aloud words or other information that is written)
    Synonym: bacakan
    Setiap hari di kelas akan disuruh bergiliran membaca.
    Every day in class we will be asked to take turns reading.
  3. to recite, to read aloud a verse or content of a (especially religious) book
    Bacakan surah Al-Baqarah ayat 183!
    Recite Al-Baqara verse 183!
  4. (informal, linguistics) to pronounce
    Kata "finger" itu dibacanya "fi-nger", bukan "fin-jer".
    The word "finger" is pronounced "fi-nger", not "fin-jer".

Derived terms

  • baca-baca (to read repeatedly; to read unseriously)
  • bacaan (reading, reading material)
  • (uncommon) bacai (to read repeatedly; to learn; to make fun of)
  • (colloquial) bacain (to read, speak aloud; to read (for))
  • bacakan (to read, speak aloud; to read (for))
  • (informal) kebaca (having been read; readable; predictable)
  • kepembacaan (readership)
  • keterbacaan (readability)
  • pembaca (reader)
  • pembacaan (reading)
  • terbaca (having been read; readable; predictable)

Descendants

  • Cia-Cia: baca

Further reading

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Interlingua

Noun

baca (plural bacas)

  1. berry

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈba.ka/
  • Rhymes: -aka
  • Hyphenation: bà‧ca

Verb

baca

  1. inflection of bacare:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Latin

Malay

Old English

Polish

Romanian

Salar

Scottish Gaelic

Serbo-Croatian

Slavomolisano

Spanish

Sundanese

Ternate

Turkish

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