ka-

See also: -ka and Appendix:Variations of "ka"

English

Alternative forms

Prefix

ka-

  1. Alternative form of ker- added to expressive words to form adverbs and interjections. See ker-.

Derived terms

Anagrams

Japanese

Romanization

ka-

  1. Rōmaji transcription of か

Minangkabau

Prefix

ka-

  1. Used to form ordinal numbers

Rapa Nui

Prefix

ka-

  1. used to make the counting form of a number

Usage notes

For example, if one wants to speak about five canoes, the "normal" (adjectival) form of the cardinal number is used: rima vaka. If one is counting the canoes (one, two, three...), once five is reached the counting form is used: karima.

Swahili

Prefix

ka-

  1. The prefix for noun class 12, which does not exist in Standard Swahili, but may be used in colloquial or dialectal speech with a diminutive or depreciative meaning.

Swazi

Prefix

ka-

  1. he, she, it; class 1 subject concord; form of u- used when another prefix precedes.

Zulu

Etymology 1

Prefix

ka-

  1. -ly; forms adverbs of manner from adjectives and relatives.
Derived terms
► <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Zulu_words_prefixed_with_ka-'>Zulu words prefixed with ka-</a>

Etymology 2

Prefix

ka-

  1. he, she, it; class 1 subject concord; form of u- used when another prefix precedes.

Etymology 3

Prefix

ka-

  1. Alternative form of ma-

References

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