uka

See also: Appendix:Variations of "uka"

Translingual

Etymology

Abbreviation of English Kaburi with u and ka interchanged.

Symbol

uka

1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Kaburi.

See also

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Kaburi terms

Bikol Central

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔuˈkaʔ/ [ʔuˈkaʔ]
• Hyphenation: u‧ka

Noun

ukâ (Basahan spelling ᜂᜃ)

1. wail, wailing

   Synonyms: ngaringi, agagha, haya

Derived terms

• mag-uka
• pauka
• ukaan

Bunun

Verb

uka

1. not have

Chichewa

Alternative forms

• wuka

Etymology

Cognate with Tumbuka -wuka (“to rise, to resurrect”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈu.ka/

Verb

-uka (infinitive kuúka)

1. to get up
2. to stand up
3. to rise
   1. (by extension) to resurrect
4. to wake up
5. to regain one's repute

Derived terms

• Verbal derivations:
  • Applicative: -ukira
  • Causative: -utsa
  • Repetitive: -ukanso

References

• Steven Paas (2016), Oxford Chichewa-English/English - Chichewa Dictionary‎, Oxford University Press, page 550

Ese

Noun

uka

1. bird
2. headdress