vaka

See also: väkä, vāka, and vākā

Banoni

Etymology

Borrowed from English work.

Verb

vaka

to work

References

Greenhill, S.J., Blust. R, & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271-283.

Esperanto

Adjective

vaka (accusative singular vakan, plural vakaj, accusative plural vakajn)

vacant

Finnish

Alternative forms

vakaa

Adjective

vaka (not comparable)

(archaic) stable, steady, firm

Declension

Not declined.

Anagrams

kava

Icelandic

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈvaːka/
Rhymes: -aːka

Etymology 1

Old Norse.

Verb

vaka (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative vakti, supine vakað)

to wake, be awake

Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Etymology 2

Noun

vaka f (genitive singular vöku, nominative plural vökur)

wakefulness
an evening gathering, wake, vigil

Declension

declension of vaka

	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
f-w1	singular		plural
nominative	vaka	vakan	vökur	vökurnar
accusative	vöku	vökuna	vökur	vökurnar
dative	vöku	vökunni	vökum	vökunum
genitive	vöku	vökunnar	vaka	vakanna

Etymology 3

Noun

vaka f

indefinite genitive plural of vök

Ingrian

Adjective

vaka

calm

Ladino

Noun

vaka f (Latin spelling)

cow

Niuean

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *waka.

Noun

vaka

canoe

Derived terms

vakalele

Old Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse vaka, from Proto-Germanic *wakjaną.

Verb

vaka

to be awake, to refrain from sleep
to watch, to guard

Conjugation

Conjugation of vaka (weak)

active voice	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
	present			past
infinitive	vaka			—
participle	vakandi, -e			vakaþer
iæk	vakar	vaki, -e	—	vakaþi, -e	vakaþi, -e
þū	vakar	vaki, -e	vaka	vakaþi, -e	vakaþi, -e
han	vakar	vaki, -e	—	vakaþi, -e	vakaþi, -e
vīr	vakum, -om	vakum, -om	vakum, -om	vakaþum, -om	vakaþum, -om
īr	vakin	vakin	vakin	vakaþin	vakaþin
þēr	vaka	vakin	—	vakaþu, -o	vakaþin
mediopassive voice	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
iæk	—	—	—	—	—
þū	—	—	—	—	—
han	—	—	—	—	—
vīr	—	—	—	—	—
īr	—	—	—	—	—
þēr	—	—	—	—	—

Descendants

Swedish: vaka

Paraguayan Guaraní

Etymology

Borrowing from Spanish vaca, from Latin vacca.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʋaˈka/

Noun

vaka

cow

Rapa Nui

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *waka.

Noun

vaka

canoe

Derived terms

Possibly vakavaka.

Rotuman

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic (compare Proto-Polynesian *waka).

Noun

vaka

canoe

Swedish

Etymology 1

From Old Swedish vaka, from Old Norse vaka, from Proto-Germanic *wakjaną.

Verb

vaka (present vakar, preterite vakade, supine vakat, imperative vaka)

to wake; to keep watch, such as over a corpse

Conjugation

Conjugation of vaka (weak)

	Active	Passive
Infinitive	vaka	—
Present tense	vakar	—
Past tense	vakade	—
Supine	vakat	—
Imperative	vaka	—
Present participle	vakande
Past participle	—

Related terms

Etymology 2

Noun

vaka c

a wake

Declension

Declension of vaka
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	vaka	vakan	vakor	vakorna
Genitive	vakas	vakans	vakors	vakornas

Related terms

likvaka
vak
nattvak

Tongan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *waka.

Noun

vaka

waterborne vessel

Wallisian

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *waka.

Noun

vaka

canoe

Derived terms

vakalele

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse vaka, from Proto-Germanic *wakjaną.

Verb

vaka (preterite vok or vaka, supine vaki or vaka, past participle vökkän)

(neuter verb) to wake, to be awake

Related terms

vak
väkk
väktar
vökkän

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