marka

See also: Appendix:Variations of "marka"

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English

Noun

marka (plural markas or maraka)

1. Synonym of convertible mark.

Basque

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish marca.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /marka/ [mar.ka]
• Rhymes: -arka, -a
• Hyphenation: mar‧ka

Noun

marka inan

1. sign, mark

   Synonyms: seinale, aztarna

2. punctuation mark
3. (grammar) inflectional suffix

Declension

Declension of marka (inan a-stem)

	indefinite	singular	plural	proximal plural
absolutive	marka	marka	markak	markok
ergative	markak	markak	markek	markok
dative	markari	markari	markei	markoi
genitive	markaren	markaren	marken	markon
comitative	markarekin	markarekin	markekin	markokin
causative	markarengatik	markarengatik	markengatik	markongatik
benefactive	markarentzat	markarentzat	markentzat	markontzat
instrumental	markaz	markaz	markez	markotaz
inessive	markatan	markan	marketan	markotan
locative	markatako	markako	marketako	markotako
allative	markatara	markara	marketara	markotara
terminative	markataraino	markaraino	marketaraino	markotaraino
directive	markatarantz	markarantz	marketarantz	markotarantz
destinative	markatarako	markarako	marketarako	markotarako
ablative	markatatik	markatik	marketatik	markotatik
partitive	markarik	—	—	—
prolative	markatzat	—	—	—

Further reading

• “marka”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
• “marka”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

Cimbrian

Etymology

From Venetan marcà, from Late Latin marcātus, from Classical Latin mercātus.

Noun

markà f

1. (Luserna) market

   Di måmma khoaft aftn markà a konzöttle.

   Mother buys a skirt at the market.

References

• Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien

Crimean Tatar

Etymology

From German Marke.

Noun

marka

1. postmark

Declension

Declension of marka

nominative	marka
genitive	markanıñ
dative	markağa
accusative	markanı
locative	markada
ablative	markadan

References

• Mirjejev, V. A.; Usejinov, S. M. (2002), Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]‎^[1], Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmarka]

Noun

marka f

1. (money) mark
2. (historical) march (border region)

Declension

Declension of marka (hard feminine reducible)

	singular	plural
nominative	marka	marky
genitive	marky	marek
dative	marce	markám
accusative	marku	marky
vocative	marko	marky
locative	marce	markách
instrumental	markou	markami

Further reading

• “marka”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “marka”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “marka”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026

Estonian

Noun

marka

1. partitive singular of mark
2. illative singular of mark

Faroese

Noun

marka f pl

1. indefinite genitive plural of mørk

Gothic

Romanization

marka

1. romanization of 𐌼𐌰𐍂𐌺𐌰

Hungarian

Etymology

marok +‎ -a (“his/her/its”, possessive suffix)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmɒrkɒ]
• Hyphenation: mar‧ka

Noun

marka

1. third-person singular single-possession possessive of marok

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)

	singular	plural
nominative	marka	—
accusative	markát	—
dative	markának	—
instrumental	markával	—
causal-final	markáért	—
translative	markává	—
terminative	markáig	—
essive-formal	markaként	—
essive-modal	markául	—
inessive	markában	—
superessive	markán	—
adessive	markánál	—
illative	markába	—
sublative	markára	—
allative	markához	—
elative	markából	—
delative	markáról	—
ablative	markától	—
non-attributive possessive – singular	markáé	—
non-attributive possessive – plural	markáéi	—

Anagrams

• kamra, karma

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse marka, from Proto-Germanic *markōną.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmar̥ka]

  Rhymes: -ar̥ka

Verb

marka (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative markaði, supine markað)

1. to mark an area, mark a boundary around something
2. to mark (put a mark on)
3. specifically, to (permanently) mark livestock to indicate to whom it belongs, such as by cutting specific shapes into the ears
4. to notice, take notice of, heed
5. (impersonal) to make progress (if only slightly)

Conjugation

marka – active voice (germynd)

infinitive nafnháttur		að marka
supine sagnbót		markað
present participle lýsingarháttur nútíðar		markandi
		indicative framsöguháttur			subjunctive viðtengingarháttur
		present nútíð	past þátíð		present nútíð	past þátíð
singular	ég	marka	markaði		marki	markaði
	þú	markar	markaðir		markir	markaðir
	hann, hún, það	markar	markaði		marki	markaði
plural	við	mörkum	mörkuðum		mörkum	mörkuðum
	þið	markið	mörkuðuð		markið	mörkuðuð
	þeir, þær, þau	marka	mörkuðu		marki	mörkuðu
		imperative boðháttur
singular	þú	marka (þú), markaðu
plural	þið	markið (þið), markiði1

¹ Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

markast – mediopassive voice (miðmynd)

infinitive nafnháttur		að markast
supine sagnbót		markast
present participle lýsingarháttur nútíðar		markandist (rare; see appendix)
		indicative framsöguháttur			subjunctive viðtengingarháttur
		present nútíð	past þátíð		present nútíð	past þátíð
singular	ég	markast	markaðist		markist	markaðist
	þú	markast	markaðist		markist	markaðist
	hann, hún, það	markast	markaðist		markist	markaðist
plural	við	mörkumst	mörkuðumst		mörkumst	mörkuðumst
	þið	markist	mörkuðust		markist	mörkuðust
	þeir, þær, þau	markast	mörkuðust		markist	mörkuðust
		imperative boðháttur
singular	þú	markast (þú), markastu
plural	þið	markist (þið), markisti1

¹ Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

markaður — past participle (lýsingarháttur þátíðar)

strong declension (sterk beyging)	singular (eintala)			plural (fleirtala)
	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)
nominative (nefnifall)	markaður	mörkuð	markað	markaðir	markaðar	mörkuð
accusative (þolfall)	markaðan	markaða	markað	markaða	markaðar	mörkuð
dative (þágufall)	mörkuðum	markaðri	mörkuðu	mörkuðum	mörkuðum	mörkuðum
genitive (eignarfall)	markaðs	markaðrar	markaðs	markaðra	markaðra	markaðra
weak declension (veik beyging)	singular (eintala)			plural (fleirtala)
	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)
nominative (nefnifall)	markaði	markaða	markaða	mörkuðu	mörkuðu	mörkuðu
accusative (þolfall)	markaða	mörkuðu	markaða	mörkuðu	mörkuðu	mörkuðu
dative (þágufall)	markaða	mörkuðu	markaða	mörkuðu	mörkuðu	mörkuðu
genitive (eignarfall)	markaða	mörkuðu	markaða	mörkuðu	mörkuðu	mörkuðu

Jaqaru

Etymology

Compare with Quechua marka

Verb

marka

1. town

   Nik"atqa akat"a marka maqtaŋ ili aruŋa.

   Then I'll tell how I went back from here to the town.

References

Martha James Hardman. (1996) Jaqaru: Outline of phonological and morphological structure, page 75.

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• marken

Noun

marka m or f

1. definite feminine singular of mark (Etymology 2)

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Old Norse marka.

Alternative forms

• marke (e and split infinitives)

Verb

marka (present tense markar, past tense marka, past participle marka, passive infinitive markast, present participle markande, imperative marka/mark)

1. to notice

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

marka

1. definite singular of mark f (Etymology 2)
2. definite singular of mark f (Etymology 3)
3. definite plural of mark n (Etymology 4)

References

• “marka” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old Norse

Noun

marka

1. indefinite genitive plural of mǫrk

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmar.ka/

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• Rhymes: -arka
• Syllabification: mar‧ka
• Homophone: Marka

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Middle French marquer

Middle French marque

French marquebor.

German Markebor.

Polish marka

Borrowed from German Marke, from French marque, from Proto-Germanic *marką.

Noun

marka f

1. brand (consumer identity)
2. (historical) convertible mark (former unit of currency of Bosnia and Herzegovina)
3. (historical) ostmark (former unit of currency of East Germany)
4. (historical) mark (former unit of currency of Estonia)
5. (historical) markka (former unit of currency of Finland)
6. (historical) Deutsche Mark (former unit of currency of Germany)
7. (historical) mark (former unit of currency of Poland)

Declension

Declension of marka

	singular	plural
nominative	marka	marki
genitive	marki	marek
dative	marce	markom
accusative	markę	marki
instrumental	marką	markami
locative	marce	markach
vocative	marko	marki

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

marka m inan

1. genitive singular of marek (“water parsnip”)
2. genitive/accusative singular of marek (“apparition”)

Further reading

• “marka”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎^[2] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• “marka”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[3] (in Polish)

Quechua

Noun

marka

1. land, province
2. community, town, city
3. protector, defender
4. storehouse, storage

Declension

Declension of marka

	singular	plural
nominative	marka	markakuna
accusative	markata	markakunata
dative	markaman	markakunaman
genitive	markap	markakunap
locative	markapi	markakunapi
terminative	markakama	markakunakama
ablative	markamanta	markakunamanta
instrumental	markawan	markakunawan
comitative	markantin	markakunantin
abessive	markannaq	markakunannaq
comparative	markahina	markakunahina
causative	markarayku	markakunarayku
benefactive	markapaq	markakunapaq
associative	markapura	markakunapura
distributive	markanka	markakunanka
exclusive	markalla	markakunalla

Possessive forms of marka

ñuqap - first-person singular ñuqap (my) singular plural nominative markay markaykuna accusative markayta markaykunata dative markayman markaykunaman genitive markaypa markaykunap locative markaypi markaykunapi terminative markaykama markaykunakama ablative markaymanta markaykunamanta instrumental markaywan markaykunawan comitative markaynintin markaykunantin abessive markayninnaq markaykunannaq comparative markayhina markaykunahina causative markayrayku markaykunarayku benefactive markaypaq markaykunapaq associative markaypura markaykunapura distributive markayninka markaykunanka exclusive markaylla markaykunalla qampa - second-person singular qampa (your) singular plural nominative markayki markaykikuna accusative markaykita markaykikunata dative markaykiman markaykikunaman genitive markaykipa markaykikunap locative markaykipi markaykikunapi terminative markaykikama markaykikunakama ablative markaykimanta markaykikunamanta instrumental markaykiwan markaykikunawan comitative markaykintin markaykikunantin abessive markaykinnaq markaykikunannaq comparative markaykihina markaykikunahina causative markaykirayku markaykikunarayku benefactive markaykipaq markaykikunapaq associative markaykipura markaykikunapura distributive markaykinka markaykikunanka exclusive markaykilla markaykikunalla paypa - third-person singular paypa (his/her/its) singular plural nominative markan markankuna accusative markanta markankunata dative markanman markankunaman genitive markanpa markankunap locative markanpi markankunapi terminative markankama markankunakama ablative markanmanta markankunamanta instrumental markanwan markankunawan comitative markanintin markankunantin abessive markanninnaq markankunannaq comparative markanhina markankunahina causative markanrayku markankunarayku benefactive markanpaq markankunapaq associative markanpura markankunapura distributive markaninka markankunanka exclusive markanlla markankunalla ñuqanchikpa - first-person inclusive plural ñuqanchikpa (our(incl)) singular plural nominative markanchik markanchikkuna accusative markanchikta markanchikkunata dative markanchikman markanchikkunaman genitive markanchikpa markanchikkunap locative markanchikpi markanchikkunapi terminative markanchikkama markanchikkunakama ablative markanchikmanta markanchikkunamanta instrumental markanchikwan markanchikkunawan comitative markanchiknintin markanchikkunantin abessive markanchikninnaq markanchikkunannaq comparative markanchikhina markanchikkunahina causative markanchikrayku markanchikkunarayku benefactive markanchikpaq markanchikkunapaq associative markanchikpura markanchikkunapura distributive markanchikninka markanchikkunanka exclusive markanchiklla markanchikkunalla ñuqaykup - first-person exclusive plural ñuqaykup (our(excl)) singular plural nominative markayku markaykukuna accusative markaykuta markaykukunata dative markaykuman markaykukunaman genitive markaykupa markaykukunap locative markaykupi markaykukunapi terminative markaykukama markaykukunakama ablative markaykumanta markaykukunamanta instrumental markaykuwan markaykukunawan comitative markaykuntin markaykukunantin abessive markaykunnaq markaykukunannaq comparative markaykuhina markaykukunahina causative markaykurayku markaykukunarayku benefactive markaykupaq markaykukunapaq associative markaykupura markaykukunapura distributive markaykunka markaykukunanka exclusive markaykulla markaykukunalla qamkunap - second-person plural qamkunap (your(pl)) singular plural nominative markaykichik markaykichikkuna accusative markaykichikta markaykichikkunata dative markaykichikman markaykichikkunaman genitive markaykichikpa markaykichikkunap locative markaykichikpi markaykichikkunapi terminative markaykichikkama markaykichikkunakama ablative markaykichikmanta markaykichikkunamanta instrumental markaykichikwan markaykichikkunawan comitative markaykichiknintin markaykichikkunantin abessive markaykichikninnaq markaykichikkunannaq comparative markaykichikhina markaykichikkunahina causative markaykichikrayku markaykichikkunarayku benefactive markaykichikpaq markaykichikkunapaq associative markaykichikpura markaykichikkunapura distributive markaykichikninka markaykichikkunanka exclusive markaykichiklla markaykichikkunalla paykunap - third-person plural paykunap (their) singular plural nominative markanku markankukuna accusative markankuta markankukunata dative markankuman markankukunaman genitive markankupa markankukunap locative markankupi markankukunapi terminative markankukama markankukunakama ablative markankumanta markankukunamanta instrumental markankuwan markankukunawan comitative markankuntin markankukunantin abessive markankunnaq markankukunannaq comparative markankuhina markankukunahina causative markankurayku markankukunarayku benefactive markankupaq markankukunapaq associative markankupura markankukunapura distributive markankunka markankukunanka exclusive markankulla markankukunalla

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowed from German Mark and Italian marca.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mǎrka/

Noun

màrka f (Cyrillic spelling ма̀рка, diminutive màrkica)

1. stamp, label

   poštanska marka ― postage stamp

2. mark (Deutschmark)
3. convertible mark

   Synonym: konvertibilna marka

4. brand, label, trade name

Declension

Declension of marka

	singular	plural
nominative	marka	marke
genitive	marke	mȁrākā / mȁrkī
dative	marki / marci	markama
accusative	marku	marke
vocative	marko	marke
locative	marki / marci	markama
instrumental	markom	markama

Derived terms

• markácija

Related terms

• markírati
• markírānje
• màrkiranōst

Further reading

• “marka”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026
• “marka”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026

Somali

Adverb

marka

1. then

Tagalog

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *mórǵs

Proto-Germanic *markō

Frankish *markubor.

Late Latin marca

Spanish marcabor.

Tagalog marka

Borrowed from Spanish marca, from Late Latin marca, borrowed from Frankish *marku (“boundary, border”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /maɾˈka/ [mɐɾˈk̠a], /ˈmaɾka/ [ˈmaɾ.k̠ɐ]
• Rhymes: -a, -aɾka
• Syllabification: mar‧ka

Noun

marká or marka (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜇ᜔ᜃ)

1. mark; sign; symbol; indication; imprint; impression

   Synonyms: tanda, palatandaan

2. grade; mark; score; rating

   Synonym: grado

3. trademark; brand; label

   Synonym: tatak

4. mark; spot; stain; blemish; smear

   Synonyms: mantsa, bahid, lahid

Derived terms

• magmarka
• makamarka
• markado
• markahan
• markahin
• minarka
• minarkahan
• pangmarka

Related terms

• markador
• marko

Further reading

• “marka”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
• “marka”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
• Santos, Vito C. (1978), Vicassan's Pilipino-English Dictionary, Revised edition (overall work in Tagalog and English), With an Introduction by Teodoro A. Agoncillo, Metro Manila: National Book Store, →ISBN, page 1222
• Panganiban, José Villa (1973), Diksyunaryo-Tesauro Pilipino-Ingles (overall work in Tagalog and English), Quezon City: Manlapaz Publishing Co., page 702

Turkish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Germanic *marką

Proto-Indo-European *mórǵs

Proto-Germanic *markō

Italian marcabor.

Ottoman Turkish مارقه (marka)

Turkish marka

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish مارقه (marka), borrowed from Italian marca.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɑɾ.kɑ/
• Hyphenation: mar‧ka

Noun

marka (definite accusative markayı, plural markalar)

1. brand
2. trademark

Declension

Declension of marka

singular plural nominative marka markalar definite accusative markayı markaları dative markaya markalara locative markada markalarda ablative markadan markalardan genitive markanın markaların Possessive forms nominative singular plural 1st singular markam markalarım 2nd singular markan markaların 3rd singular markası markaları 1st plural markamız markalarımız 2nd plural markanız markalarınız 3rd plural markaları markaları definite accusative singular plural 1st singular markamı markalarımı 2nd singular markanı markalarını 3rd singular markasını markalarını 1st plural markamızı markalarımızı 2nd plural markanızı markalarınızı 3rd plural markalarını markalarını dative singular plural 1st singular markama markalarıma 2nd singular markana markalarına 3rd singular markasına markalarına 1st plural markamıza markalarımıza 2nd plural markanıza markalarınıza 3rd plural markalarına markalarına locative singular plural 1st singular markamda markalarımda 2nd singular markanda markalarında 3rd singular markasında markalarında 1st plural markamızda markalarımızda 2nd plural markanızda markalarınızda 3rd plural markalarında markalarında ablative singular plural 1st singular markamdan markalarımdan 2nd singular markandan markalarından 3rd singular markasından markalarından 1st plural markamızdan markalarımızdan 2nd plural markanızdan markalarınızdan 3rd plural markalarından markalarından genitive singular plural 1st singular markamın markalarımın 2nd singular markanın markalarının 3rd singular markasının markalarının 1st plural markamızın markalarımızın 2nd plural markanızın markalarınızın 3rd plural markalarının markalarının

Derived terms

• çarliston marka
• kazık marka
• marka giymek
• marka olmak
• marka yüzü
• markacı
• markalaşmak
• markalı
• markasız

Further reading

• “marka”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “marka”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
• Ayverdi, İlhan (2010), “marka”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı
• Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007), “marka”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 3, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 3000