oteka

• IPA^(key): /oteka/ [o.t̪e.ka]
• Rhymes: -eka
• Hyphenation: o‧te‧ka

From ote (“gorse, furze”) +‎ -ka.

oteka (not comparable)

1. (Souletin) looking for gorse, carrying gorse
   • 1929, Gure Herria, page 171:

     Edo otheka, edo alhor ützültze, edo belhar sartze edo bideka, bethi üztarrian da [behia].

     Looking for gorse, ploughing the field or grazing; [the cow] always wears a yoke.

From ote (particle used to form tentative yes/no questions) +‎ -ka.

oteka (not comparable)

1. wondering, in doubt
   • 2012 July 29, Arantxa Iturbe, “Idazteaz”, in Berria:

     Idazten dut munduaz, ezagutu gabe; jendeaz, entzun dudanagatik, esan didatenetik; gertatuaz, omenka, eta gertatzear denaz, oteka.

     I write about the world without knowing it; about people, based on what I've heard; about past events, from hearsay; and about things to come, wondering.

• “oteka”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
• “oteka”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005