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See also: Appendix:Variations of "ka"
Hawaiian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Proto-Polynesian *taa, from Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taRaq, from Proto-Austronesian *taRaq (“hewing with an adze”).
Verb
kā
Etymology 2
From Proto-Polynesian *taʻa, from Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *taqan, from Proto-Austronesian *taqan (“to hold back, keep in reserve”).
Noun
kā
Derived terms
Preposition
kā
- of, belonging to first part of possessive constructions, a-type
- kā lāua mau keiki their children
- kā Kimo kālā Kimo's money
See also
The o-type forms are used for possessions that are inherited, out of personal control, and for things that can be got into (houses, clothes, cars). The a-type forms are used for acquired possessions.
Etymology 3
Noun
kā
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Hokkien
For pronunciation and definitions of kā – see 咬 (“to bite; to snap at; to gnaw”). (This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 咬). |
Japanese
Romanization
kā
Khiamniungan Naga
Pronunciation
Verb
kā
Latvian
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Adverb
kā
Conjunction
kā
Particle
kā
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Pronoun
kā
Etymology 3
Pronunciation
Noun
kā m (invariable)
- The Latvian name of the Latin script letter K/k.
See also
- Latvian letter names:
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Mandarin
Alternative forms
Romanization
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 咖
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 喀
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of 啸
Maori
Etymology 1
From Proto-Polynesian *kaha (“to burn”). Cognates include Hawaiian ʻā and Rapa Nui kā.
Verb
kā (passive kāinga)
- (transitive) to burn
- (stative) to be alight
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Verb
kā
- to screech
Derived terms
Etymology 3
Noun
kā
Further reading
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Pali
Alternative forms
Etymology
Synchronically, as 'thematic' feminine formed on masculine ka (“who”). This feminine formation goes back at least to Proto-Indo-Iranian *káH.
Pronoun
kā f
Usage notes
The pronoun may function as an interrogative adjective.
Declension
Declension table of "kā" (feminine)
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Rapa Nui
Etymology
From Proto-Polynesian *kaha (“to burn”). Cognates include Hawaiian ʻā and Maori kā.
Pronunciation
Verb
kā
- (transitive) to kindle
References
- Paulus Kieviet (2017), A grammar of Rapa Nui, Berlin: Language Science Press, →ISBN, page 29
Tocharian B
Adverb
kā
- why? (interrogative)
Tongan
Pronunciation
Noun
kā
Zacatepec Chatino
Numeral
kā
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