kaa

See also: Appendix:Variations of "kaa"

Symbol

kaa

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkaː/ [ˈkaː]

Hyphenation: kaa

Pronoun

káa

Full form of ká

References

E. M. Parker, R. J. Hayward (1985) An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN, page 237
Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015) L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie)‎, Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis)

Etymology

From English car.

Noun

kaa

car

Alternative forms

kee

Etymology

Compare East Central German kein.

Pronoun

kaa

(Erzgebirgisch) no; not a(n); not one; not any

Noun

kaa (genitive [please provide], partitive [please provide])

The name of the Latin-script letter K/k.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkɑː/, [ˈkɑ̝ː]
Rhymes: -ɑː
Hyphenation^(key): kaa

Etymology 1

Shortened form of kanssa (“with”), cognate with Estonian -ga.

Postposition

kaa

(colloquial or dialectal) Alternative form of kanssa (“with”)
mun kavereitten kaa ― with my friends

munkaa ― with me

sunkaa ― with you

senkaa ― with her/him/it/them

Etymology 2

**Finnish numbers ^(edit)**
	20
← 1	2	3 → ^{[a], [b]}
Cardinal: kaksi Colloquial counting form: kaa Ordinal: toinen Colloquial ordinal: toka Ordinal abbreviation: 2., 2:nen Digit name: kakkonen Adverbial: kahdesti Multiplier: kaksinkertainen Distributive: kaksittain Fractional: puolikas
Finnish Wikipedia article on 2

From the initial syllable of kaksi (“two”).

Numeral

kaa (colloquial)

(counting) two
Yy, kaa, koo, nee, vii
One, two, three, four, five

Declension

Indeclinable. The inflected forms of kaksi are used instead.

Etymology

Analyzable as ka- ('to tie') + -a (verb forming suffix) This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Verb

kaa (combining form ka-) (transitive)

to tie, tie with string or flexible bamboo strips
to put on, wear a turban
to build by tying (of a fence, barrier in streams)
to make friends

Derived terms

katoma
kachapa
kajreta
karaka

References

Burling, R. (2003) The Language of the Modhupur Mandi (Garo) Vol. II: The Lexicon‎, Bangladesh: University of Michigan, page 328

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Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkaʔa/ [ˈka.ʔa]
Rhymes: -aʔa
Syllabification: ka‧a

Pronoun

kaa (Hanunoo spelling ᜣᜠ) (literary)

1st person nominative pronoun: I; me
Synonyms: ako, (literary) ho, (literary) hom

Conjunction

kaa

because (for the reason that)
- 2012, Di Jamiekan Nyuu Testiment, Edinburgh: DJB, published 2012, →ISBN, 3:2:
  Im se, “Ton we fram unu sin, kaa di die suun kom wen evn a-go ruul uova di worl iina evri wie!”
  He [John the Baptist] said: "Atone for your sins, because the day will soon come when Heaven will completely rule over the world!"

Verb

kaa

to eat

References

The Austronesian Languages of Asia and Madagascar (2013, →ISBN, page 695-6

Etymology

From English cannot.

Verb

kaa

cannot
kaa yuuset enisaid aels — you cannot use it anywhere else

References

Sebba, Mark. Contact Languages: Pidgins and Creoles. p140.

Etymology 1

From Proto-Bantu *ìkádà.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kɑː/
Audio (Kenya): (file)

Noun

Swahili Wikipedia has an article on:

Makaa

Wikipedia ^sw

kaa class V (plural makaa class VI)

coal, charcoal
Synonym: mkaa
ember

Etymology 2

From Proto-Bantu *-jìkada, extensive form of *-jìka.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kɑː/
Audio (Kenya): (file)

Verb

-kaa (infinitive kukaa)

to sit
to stay, to live
(clothing) to fit

Conjugation

More information Conjugation of, Positive present ...

Conjugation of -kaa

Positive present	-nakaa
Subjunctive	-kae
Negative	-kai
Imperative singular	kaa

Infinitives

Positive	kukaa
Negative	kutokaa

Imperatives

Singular	kaa
Plural	kaeni

Tensed forms

Habitual	hukaa
Positive past	positive subject concord + -likaa
Negative past	negative subject concord + -kukaa

Positive present (positive subject concord + -nakaa)
		Singular	Plural
1st person		ninakaa/nakaa	tunakaa
2nd person		unakaa	mnakaa
3rd person	m-wa_(I/II)	anakaa	wanakaa
3rd person	other classes	positive subject concord + -nakaa

Negative present (negative subject concord + -kai)
		Singular	Plural
1st person		sikai	hatukai
2nd person		hukai	hamkai
3rd person	m-wa_(I/II)	hakai	hawakai
3rd person	other classes	negative subject concord + -kai

Positive future	positive subject concord + -takaa
Negative future	negative subject concord + -takaa

Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -kae)
		Singular	Plural
1st person		nikae	tukae
2nd person		ukae	mkae
3rd person	m-wa_(I/II)	akae	wakae
3rd person	other classes	positive subject concord + -kae

Negative subjunctive	positive subject concord + -sikae
Positive present conditional	positive subject concord + -ngekaa
Negative present conditional	positive subject concord + -singekaa
Positive past conditional	positive subject concord + -ngalikaa
Negative past conditional	positive subject concord + -singalikaa

Gnomic (positive subject concord + -akaa)
		Singular	Plural
1st person		nakaa	twakaa
2nd person		wakaa	mwakaa
3rd person	m-wa_(I/II)	akaa	wakaa
	m-mi_(III/IV)	wakaa	yakaa
	ji-ma_(V/VI)	lakaa	yakaa
	ki-vi_(VII/VIII)	chakaa	vyakaa
	n_(IX/X)	yakaa	zakaa
	u_(XI)	wakaa	see n_(X)* or ma_(VI) class*
	ku_(XV/XVII)	kwakaa
	pa_(XVI)	pakaa
	mu_(XVIII)	mwakaa

Perfect	positive subject concord + -mekaa
"Already"	positive subject concord + -meshakaa
"Not yet"	negative subject concord + -jakaa
"If/When"	positive subject concord + -kikaa
"If not"	positive subject concord + -sipokaa
Consecutive	kakaa / positive subject concord + -kakaa
Consecutive subjunctive	positive subject concord + -kakae
Object concord	—

Relative forms

General positive (positive subject concord + -kaa- + relative marker)
	Singular	Plural
m-wa_(I/II)	-kaaye	-kaao
m-mi_(III/IV)	-kaao	-kaayo
ji-ma_(V/VI)	-kaalo	-kaayo
ki-vi_(VII/VIII)	-kaacho	-kaavyo
n_(IX/X)	-kaayo	-kaazo
u_(XI)	-kaao	see n_(X)* or ma_(VI) class*
ku_(XV/XVII)	-kaako
pa_(XVI)	-kaapo
mu_(XVIII)	-kaamo

Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + -kaa)
	Singular	Plural
m-wa_(I/II)	-yekaa	-okaa
m-mi_(III/IV)	-okaa	-yokaa
ji-ma_(V/VI)	-lokaa	-yokaa
ki-vi_(VII/VIII)	-chokaa	-vyokaa
n_(IX/X)	-yokaa	-zokaa
u_(XI)	-okaa	see n_(X)* or ma_(VI) class*
ku_(XV/XVII)	-kokaa
pa_(XVI)	-pokaa
mu_(XVIII)	-mokaa

Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

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Derived terms

Verbal derivations:
- Applicative: -kalia
- Causative: -kaza, -kalisha
- Passive: -kaliwa (“to be sat on”)
- Stative: -kalika

Nominal derivations:
- kao
- kikao
- ukao

Etymology 3

From Proto-Bantu *nkádá.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kʰɑː/ (in dialects with phonemic aspiration)
IPA^(key): /kɑː/ (in other dialects)
Audio (Kenya): (file)

Noun

kaa class IX (plural kaa class X)

crab

Noun

kaa

bull

Noun

kaa (genitive [please provide], partitive [please provide])

The name of the Latin-script letter K/k.

Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Etymology

Shortened from kaaz. Compare Finnish kaa.

Pronunciation

(Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA^(key): /ˈkɑː/, [ˈkɑː]
Rhymes: -ɑː
Hyphenation: kaa

Adverb

kaa

too, likewise

References

Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) “kaa”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn

Etymology 1

Possibly from Baatonum karà (“garden, fence”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /káà/

Noun

káà

inner courtyard
Synonyms: àgbàlá, ọrọ́wá, àkòdì
(anatomy) cavity

Derived terms

káà ẹnu (“oral cavity”)
káà imú (“nasal cavity”)

Etymology 2

From English car.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /káà/

Noun

káà

car
Synonyms: ọkọ̀, mọ́tò

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