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See also: Appendix:Variations of "eka"

Translingual

Etymology

Clipping of English Ekajuk.

Symbol

eka

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

See also

Anaang

Noun

ékà

  1. woman

Synonyms

Further reading

  • Cristiane Benjamin Santos, Aspectos morfossintáticos dos pronomes pessoais em Anaan (2007)

Balinese

Noun

eka

  1. alternative spelling of éka

Baruga

Pronunciation

Noun

eka

  1. leg

Finnish

Finnish numbers (edit)
1 2  → 
    Cardinal: yksi
    Colloquial counting form: yy
    Ordinal: ensimmäinen
    Colloquial ordinal: eka, ensin
    Ordinal abbreviation: 1., 1:nen
    Digit name: ykkönen
    Adverbial: kerran, (mathematics) yhdesti
    Multiplier: yksinkertainen
    Distributive: yksittäin
    Collective: yksin
Finnish Wikipedia article on 1

Etymology

Clipping of ensimmäinen; compare toka, vika.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈekɑ/, [ˈe̞kɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -ekɑ
  • Syllabification(key): e‧ka
  • Hyphenation(key): eka

Adjective

eka (colloquial)

  1. first
    Synonyms: see ensimmäinen
    Coordinate terms: toka (“second”), vika (“last”)

Declension

May also be indeclinable.

Inflection of eka (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative eka ekat
genitive ekan ekojen
partitive ekaa ekoja
illative ekaan ekoihin
singular plural
nominative eka ekat
accusative nom. eka ekat
gen. ekan
genitive ekan ekojen
ekain rare
partitive ekaa ekoja
inessive ekassa ekoissa
elative ekasta ekoista
illative ekaan ekoihin
adessive ekalla ekoilla
ablative ekalta ekoilta
allative ekalle ekoille
essive ekana ekoina
translative ekaksi ekoiksi
abessive ekatta ekoitta
instructive — ekoin
comitative — ekoine
Possessive forms of eka (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative ekani ekani
accusative nom. ekani ekani
gen. ekani
genitive ekani ekojeni
ekaini rare
partitive ekaani ekojani
inessive ekassani ekoissani
elative ekastani ekoistani
illative ekaani ekoihini
adessive ekallani ekoillani
ablative ekaltani ekoiltani
allative ekalleni ekoilleni
essive ekanani ekoinani
translative ekakseni ekoikseni
abessive ekattani ekoittani
instructive — —
comitative — ekoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative ekasi ekasi
accusative nom. ekasi ekasi
gen. ekasi
genitive ekasi ekojesi
ekaisi rare
partitive ekaasi ekojasi
inessive ekassasi ekoissasi
elative ekastasi ekoistasi
illative ekaasi ekoihisi
adessive ekallasi ekoillasi
ablative ekaltasi ekoiltasi
allative ekallesi ekoillesi
essive ekanasi ekoinasi
translative ekaksesi ekoiksesi
abessive ekattasi ekoittasi
instructive — —
comitative — ekoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative ekamme ekamme
accusative nom. ekamme ekamme
gen. ekamme
genitive ekamme ekojemme
ekaimme rare
partitive ekaamme ekojamme
inessive ekassamme ekoissamme
elative ekastamme ekoistamme
illative ekaamme ekoihimme
adessive ekallamme ekoillamme
ablative ekaltamme ekoiltamme
allative ekallemme ekoillemme
essive ekanamme ekoinamme
translative ekaksemme ekoiksemme
abessive ekattamme ekoittamme
instructive — —
comitative — ekoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative ekanne ekanne
accusative nom. ekanne ekanne
gen. ekanne
genitive ekanne ekojenne
ekainne rare
partitive ekaanne ekojanne
inessive ekassanne ekoissanne
elative ekastanne ekoistanne
illative ekaanne ekoihinne
adessive ekallanne ekoillanne
ablative ekaltanne ekoiltanne
allative ekallenne ekoillenne
essive ekananne ekoinanne
translative ekaksenne ekoiksenne
abessive ekattanne ekoittanne
instructive — —
comitative — ekoinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative ekansa ekansa
accusative nom. ekansa ekansa
gen. ekansa
genitive ekansa ekojensa
ekainsa rare
partitive ekaansa ekojaan
ekojansa
inessive ekassaan
ekassansa 		ekoissaan
ekoissansa
elative ekastaan
ekastansa 		ekoistaan
ekoistansa
illative ekaansa ekoihinsa
adessive ekallaan
ekallansa 		ekoillaan
ekoillansa
ablative ekaltaan
ekaltansa 		ekoiltaan
ekoiltansa
allative ekalleen
ekallensa 		ekoilleen
ekoillensa
essive ekanaan
ekanansa 		ekoinaan
ekoinansa
translative ekakseen
ekaksensa 		ekoikseen
ekoiksensa
abessive ekattaan
ekattansa 		ekoittaan
ekoittansa
instructive — —
comitative — ekoineen
ekoinensa

Derived terms

compounds

Further reading

Anagrams

Hausa

Etymology

Borrowed from English acre.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔéː.kàː/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [ʔéː.kàː]

Noun

ēkā̀ f (plural ēkōkī, possessed form ēkàr̃)

  1. acre

Indonesian

Indonesian cardinal numbers
 <  0 1 2  > 
    Cardinal : eka

Etymology

From Malay eka, from Sanskrit एक (eka), from Proto-Indo-Iranian, from Proto-Indo-European *óykos. Not related to esa.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /e.ka/

Numeral

eka

  1. one
    Synonyms: satu; esa, sa; tunggal

Javanese

Romanization

eka

  1. romanization of ꦲꦺꦏ

Malay

Malay numbers (edit)
10[a], [b], [c], [d]
[a], [b], [c], [d] ←  0 1 2  →  10  → [a], [b], [c], [d]
    Cardinal: satu, eka, esa, tunggal, ahad
    Ordinal: pertama, kesatu, (archaic) kesa

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Sanskrit एक (eka), from Proto-Indo-Iranian, from Proto-Indo-European *óykos. Not related to eka.

Pronunciation

Numeral

eka (Jawi spelling ايک)

  1. one
    Synonyms: satu, esa, tunggal, ahad

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Indonesian: eka

Māori

Etymology

    Borrowed from English acre, from Middle English aker, from Old English æcer, from Proto-West Germanic *akr, from Proto-Germanic *akraz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵros, possibly from *h₂eǵ-.

    Noun

    eka

    1. acre

    Verb

    eka (passive ekaina)

    1. to survey

    Further reading

    • John C. Moorfield (2011), “eka”, in Te Aka: Māori–English, English–Māori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, →ISBN

    Mauwake

    Noun

    eka

    1. water

    Further reading

    • Liisa Berghäll, A grammar of Mauwake (2015, →ISBN)
    • Mauwake - English dictionary (2007, SIL)

    Niuean

    Etymology

    Borrowed from English acre.

    Noun

    eka

    1. acre

    References

    • Wolfgang B. Sperlich, editor (1997), Tohi Vagahau Niue—Niue Language Dictionary‎[2], Honolulu: University of Hawaiʻi Press, →ISBN, page 55

    Nzadi

    Noun

    eká (plural ŋká)

    1. fur

    Noun

    eka (plural ŋka)

    1. A kind of climbing gourami, in the genus Ctenopoma.

    Further reading

    • Crane, Thera; Larry Hyman; Simon Nsielanga Tukumu (2011), A grammar of Nzadi [B.865]: a Bantu language of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, →ISBN

    Old Javanese

    Old Javanese numbers (edit)
    10[a], [b]
    1 2  → [a], [b], [c] 10  → [a], [b]
        Cardinal: eka, tunggal

    Etymology

    Borrowed from Sanskrit एक (eka), from Proto-Indo-Iranian, from Proto-Indo-European *óykos.

    Numeral

    eka

    1. one

    Descendants

    Old Khmer

    Noun

    eka

    1. Latin script form of ឯក (“one, first; first class; to be of the first class”).

    Pali

    Pali numbers (edit)
    10
     ←  0 1 2  →  10  → 
        Cardinal: eka
        Ordinal: paṭhama

    Alternative forms

    Alternative scripts

    Etymology

    Inherited from Sanskrit एक (eka).

    Numeral

    eka

    1. one
    2. alone

    Usage notes

    In the plural, the word has the meaning some.

    Declension

    Declension table of "eka" (masculine)
    Case / NumberSingularPlural
    Nominative (first)ekoeke
    Accusative (second)ekaṃeke
    Instrumental (third)ekenaekehi or ekebhi
    Dative (fourth)ekassaekesaṃ or ekesānaṃ
    Ablative (fifth)ekasmā or ekamhāekehi or ekebhi
    Genitive (sixth)ekassaekesaṃ or ekesānaṃ
    Locative (seventh)ekasmiṃ or ekamhiekesu
    Vocative (calling)ekaeke
    Declension table of "ekā" (feminine)
    Case / NumberSingularPlural
    Nominative (first)ekāekāyo or ekā
    Accusative (second)ekaṃekāyo or ekā
    Instrumental (third)ekāyaekāhi or ekābhi
    Dative (fourth)ekissā or ekissāyaekāsaṃ
    Ablative (fifth)ekāyaekāhi or ekābhi
    Genitive (sixth)ekissā or ekissāyaekāsaṃ
    Locative (seventh)ekāya or ekāyaṃ or ekissaṃekāsu
    Vocative (calling)ekeekāyo or ekā
    Declension table of "eka" (neuter)
    Case / NumberSingularPlural
    Nominative (first)ekaṃekāni
    Accusative (second)ekaṃekāni
    Instrumental (third)ekenaekehi or ekebhi
    Dative (fourth)ekassaekesaṃ or ekesānaṃ
    Ablative (fifth)ekasmā or ekamhāekehi or ekebhi
    Genitive (sixth)ekassaekesaṃ or ekesānaṃ
    Locative (seventh)ekasmiṃ or ekamhiekesu
    Vocative (calling)ekaekāni

    Derived terms

    • ekādasa (“11”)
    • ekūnavīsati (“19”)
    • ekūnatiṃsati (“29”)
    • ekatiṃsati (“31”)
    • ekūnacattālīsati (“39”)
    • ekacattālīsā (“41”)
    • ekūnapaññāsa (“49”)
    • ekūnasattati (“69”)
    • ekūnāsīti (“79”)
    • ekūnnavuti (“89”)
    • ekūnasata (“99”)

    Descendants

    References

    Pali Text Society (1921–1925), “eka”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead

    Swahili

    Pronunciation

    • Audio (Kenya):(file)

    Noun

    eka class IX (plural eka class X)

    1. alternative form of ekari

    Swedish

    en eka

    Pronunciation

    • Audio:(file)

    Etymology 1

    (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

    From Old Swedish ēkia (Old Norse eikja). Original meaning: “boat carved out of the trunk of an oak”. Derived from an old word for “oak” (from which Swedish ek (“oak”)).[1]

    See also Old English āc (“oaken ship”).

    Noun

    eka c

    1. a kind of small wooden rowing- or sailing boat
    Declension
    Declension of eka
    nominative genitive
    singular indefinite eka ekas
    definite ekan ekans
    plural indefinite ekor ekors
    definite ekorna ekornas

    Etymology 2

    Verb

    eka (present ekar, preterite ekade, supine ekat, imperative eka)

    1. to echo
    2. to yield an echo
    Conjugation
    Conjugation of eka (weak)
    active passive
    infinitive eka —
    supine ekat —
    imperative eka —
    imper. plural1 eken —
    present past present past
    indicative ekar ekade — —
    ind. plural1 eka ekade — —
    subjunctive2 eke ekade — —
    present participle ekande
    past participle —

    1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

    References

    1. ^ eka in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)

    Further reading

    • eka in Svenskt nautiskt lexikon (1920)

    Tagalog

    Etymology 1

    Pronunciation

    • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈʔekaʔ/ [ˈʔɛː.x̠ɐʔ], /ʔeˈkaʔ/ [ʔɛˈx̠aʔ]
    • Rhymes: -ekaʔ, -aʔ
    • Syllabification: e‧ka

    Adjective

    ekà or ekâ (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜃ)

    1. alternative spelling of 'eka

    Etymology 2

    Etymology tree
    Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laki
    Tagalog lalaki
    Tagalog lalake
    Tagalog ekalalclip.
    Tagalog eka

      Clipping of ekalal, which is a backslang of lalake, variant of lalaki.

      Pronunciation

      • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈʔeka/ [ˈʔɛː.x̠ɐ]
      • Rhymes: -eka
      • Syllabification: e‧ka

      Noun

      eka (Baybayin spelling ᜁᜃ) (slang)

      1. synonym of lalaki

      See also

      Volapük

      Pronoun

      eka

      1. genitive singular of ek

      Ye'kwana

      Variant orthographies
      ALIV eka
      Brazilian standard eka
      New Tribes eca

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): [eka]

      Verb

      eka

      1. (transitive) to pick (strips of plant matter, such as wö'nö twine for baskets or kudawa for arrows and hangers)

      References

      • Cáceres, Natalia (2011), “eka”, in Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana‎[3], Lyon
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