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takia
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English
Etymology 1
Noun
takia (plural takias)
- A kind of outrigger canoe used in Fiji.
Etymology 2
Noun
takia (plural takias)
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Finnish
Etymology
taka- (“back, rear”) + -ia; originally “in pursuit of, behind (e.g. when hunting)”. Related to Karelian takie.
Pronunciation
Postposition
takia [with genitive and/or possessive form]
- because of, due to
- tämän takia ― because of this
- sinun takiasi ― due to you
- minkä takia? ― because of what?
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See also
Further reading
- “takia”, 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 3 July 2023
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Swahili
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Verb
-takia (infinitive kutakia)
- Applicative form of -taka: to want for someone
- to wish for someone
Conjugation
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Etymology 2
Noun
takia class V (plural matakia class VI)
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