eka

See also: Appendix:Variations of "eka"

Translingual

Etymology

Clipping of English Ekajuk.

Symbol

eka

1. (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Ekajuk.

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Ekajuk terms

Anaang

Noun

ékà

1. woman

Synonyms

• nwáán

Further reading

• Cristiane Benjamin Santos, Aspectos morfossintáticos dos pronomes pessoais em Anaan (2007)

Balinese

Noun

eka

1. alternative spelling of éka

Baruga

Noun

eka

1. leg

Finnish

Finnish numbers ^(edit)

	1	2  →
Cardinal: yksi     Colloquial counting form: yy     Ordinal: ensimmäinen     Colloquial ordinal: eka, ensin     Ordinal abbreviation: 1., 1:nen     Digit name: ykkönen     Adverbial: kerran, (mathematics) yhdesti     Multiplier: yksinkertainen     Distributive: yksittäin     Collective: yksin
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Etymology

Clipping of ensimmäinen; compare toka, vika.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈekɑ/, [ˈe̞kɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ekɑ
• Syllabification^(key): e‧ka
• Hyphenation^(key): eka

Adjective

eka (colloquial)

1. first

   Synonyms: see ensimmäinen

   Coordinate terms: toka (“second”), vika (“last”)

Declension

May also be indeclinable.

Inflection of eka (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		eka	ekat
genitive		ekan	ekojen
partitive		ekaa	ekoja
illative		ekaan	ekoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		eka	ekat
accusative	nom.	eka	ekat
	gen.	ekan
genitive		ekan	ekojen ekain rare
partitive		ekaa	ekoja
inessive		ekassa	ekoissa
elative		ekasta	ekoista
illative		ekaan	ekoihin
adessive		ekalla	ekoilla
ablative		ekalta	ekoilta
allative		ekalle	ekoille
essive		ekana	ekoina
translative		ekaksi	ekoiksi
abessive		ekatta	ekoitta
instructive		—	ekoin
comitative		—	ekoine

Possessive forms of eka (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative ekani ekani accusative nom. ekani ekani gen. ekani genitive ekani ekojeni ekaini rare partitive ekaani ekojani inessive ekassani ekoissani elative ekastani ekoistani illative ekaani ekoihini adessive ekallani ekoillani ablative ekaltani ekoiltani allative ekalleni ekoilleni essive ekanani ekoinani translative ekakseni ekoikseni abessive ekattani ekoittani instructive — — comitative — ekoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative ekasi ekasi accusative nom. ekasi ekasi gen. ekasi genitive ekasi ekojesi ekaisi rare partitive ekaasi ekojasi inessive ekassasi ekoissasi elative ekastasi ekoistasi illative ekaasi ekoihisi adessive ekallasi ekoillasi ablative ekaltasi ekoiltasi allative ekallesi ekoillesi essive ekanasi ekoinasi translative ekaksesi ekoiksesi abessive ekattasi ekoittasi instructive — — comitative — ekoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative ekamme ekamme accusative nom. ekamme ekamme gen. ekamme genitive ekamme ekojemme ekaimme rare partitive ekaamme ekojamme inessive ekassamme ekoissamme elative ekastamme ekoistamme illative ekaamme ekoihimme adessive ekallamme ekoillamme ablative ekaltamme ekoiltamme allative ekallemme ekoillemme essive ekanamme ekoinamme translative ekaksemme ekoiksemme abessive ekattamme ekoittamme instructive — — comitative — ekoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative ekanne ekanne accusative nom. ekanne ekanne gen. ekanne genitive ekanne ekojenne ekainne rare partitive ekaanne ekojanne inessive ekassanne ekoissanne elative ekastanne ekoistanne illative ekaanne ekoihinne adessive ekallanne ekoillanne ablative ekaltanne ekoiltanne allative ekallenne ekoillenne essive ekananne ekoinanne translative ekaksenne ekoiksenne abessive ekattanne ekoittanne instructive — — comitative — ekoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative ekansa ekansa accusative nom. ekansa ekansa gen. ekansa genitive ekansa ekojensa ekainsa rare partitive ekaansa ekojaan ekojansa inessive ekassaan ekassansa ekoissaan ekoissansa elative ekastaan ekastansa ekoistaan ekoistansa illative ekaansa ekoihinsa adessive ekallaan ekallansa ekoillaan ekoillansa ablative ekaltaan ekaltansa ekoiltaan ekoiltansa allative ekalleen ekallensa ekoilleen ekoillensa essive ekanaan ekanansa ekoinaan ekoinansa translative ekakseen ekaksensa ekoikseen ekoiksensa abessive ekattaan ekattansa ekoittaan ekoittansa instructive — — comitative — ekoineen ekoinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• ekaluokkalainen

Further reading

• “eka”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023

Anagrams

• kea

Hausa

Etymology

Borrowed from English acre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔéː.kàː/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [ʔéː.kàː]

Noun

ēkā̀ f (plural ēkōkī, possessed form ēkàr̃)

1. acre

Indonesian

Indonesian cardinal numbers

<  0	1	2  >
Cardinal : eka

Etymology

From Malay eka, from Sanskrit एक (eka), from Proto-Indo-Iranian, from Proto-Indo-European *óykos.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /e.ka/

Numeral

eka

1. one

   Synonyms: satu; esa, sa; tunggal

Javanese

Romanization

eka

1. romanization of ꦲꦺꦏ

Malay

Malay numbers ^(edit)

		10[a], [b], [c], [d]
	[a], [b], [c], [d] ←  0	1	2  →	10  → [a], [b], [c], [d]
Cardinal: satu, eka, esa, tunggal, ahad     Ordinal: pertama, kesatu, (archaic) kesa

Alternative forms

• ekă (1924-1972)

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit एक (eka), from Proto-Indo-Iranian, from Proto-Indo-European *óykos.

Pronunciation

• (Johor-Selangor, Riau-Lingga) IPA^(key): /ekə/
• (Bahasa Baku) IPA^(key): /eka/
• Rhymes: -ekə, -kə, -ə

Numeral

eka (Jawi spelling ايک)

1. one

   Synonyms: satu, esa, tunggal, ahad

Derived terms

• eka-

Descendants

• Indonesian: eka

Mauwake

Noun

eka

1. water

Further reading

• Liisa Berghäll, A grammar of Mauwake (2015, →ISBN
• Mauwake - English dictionary (2007, SIL)

Nzadi

Noun

eká (plural ŋká)

1. fur

Noun

eka (plural ŋka)

1. A kind of climbing gourami, in the genus Ctenopoma.

Further reading

• Crane, Thera; Larry Hyman; Simon Nsielanga Tukumu (2011), A grammar of Nzadi [B.865]: a Bantu language of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, →ISBN

Old Javanese

Etymology

From Sanskrit एक (eka), from Proto-Indo-Iranian, from Proto-Indo-European *óykos.

Numeral

eka

1. one

Descendants

• Javanese: ꦲꦺꦏ (éka)
• → Balinese: ᬏᬓ (éka)

Pali

Pali cardinal numbers

<  0	1	2  >
Cardinal : eka     Ordinal : paṭhama

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀏𑀓 (Brahmi script)
• एक (Devanagari script)
• এক (Bengali script)
• එක (Sinhalese script)
• ဧက or ဨက or ဢေၵ (Burmese script)
• เอก or เอกะ (Thai script)
• ᩑᨠ (Tai Tham script)
• ເອກ or ເອກະ (Lao script)
• ឯក (Khmer script)
• 𑄃𑄬𑄇 (Chakma script)

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit एक (eka).

Numeral

eka

1. one
2. alone

Usage notes

In the plural, the word has the meaning some.

Declension

Declension table of "eka" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	eko	eke
Accusative (second)	ekaṃ	eke
Instrumental (third)	ekena	ekehi or ekebhi
Dative (fourth)	ekassa	ekesaṃ or ekesānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	ekasmā or ekamhā	ekehi or ekebhi
Genitive (sixth)	ekassa	ekesaṃ or ekesānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	ekasmiṃ or ekamhi	ekesu
Vocative (calling)	eka	eke

Declension table of "ekā" (feminine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	ekā	ekāyo or ekā
Accusative (second)	ekaṃ	ekāyo or ekā
Instrumental (third)	ekāya	ekāhi or ekābhi
Dative (fourth)	ekissā or ekissāya	ekāsaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	ekāya	ekāhi or ekābhi
Genitive (sixth)	ekissā or ekissāya	ekāsaṃ
Locative (seventh)	ekāya or ekāyaṃ or ekissaṃ	ekāsu
Vocative (calling)	eke	ekāyo or ekā

Declension table of "eka" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	ekaṃ	ekāni
Accusative (second)	ekaṃ	ekāni
Instrumental (third)	ekena	ekehi or ekebhi
Dative (fourth)	ekassa	ekesaṃ or ekesānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	ekasmā or ekamhā	ekehi or ekebhi
Genitive (sixth)	ekassa	ekesaṃ or ekesānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	ekasmiṃ or ekamhi	ekesu
Vocative (calling)	eka	ekāni

Derived terms

• aneka
• neka

• ekādasa (“11”)
• ekūnavīsati (“19”)
• ekūnatiṃsati (“29”)
• ekatiṃsati (“31”)
• ekūnacattālīsati (“39”)
• ekacattālīsā (“41”)
• ekūnapaññāsa (“49”)
• ekūnasattati (“69”)
• ekūnāsīti (“79”)
• ekūnnavuti (“89”)
• ekūnasata (“99”)

Descendants

• → Burmese: ဧက (eka.)
• → Khmer: ឯក (ʼaek)
• → Lao: ເອກ (ʼēk)
• → Thai: เอก (èek)

References

Pali Text Society (1921–1925), “eka”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead

Swahili

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Noun

eka class IX (plural eka class X)

1. alternative form of ekari