waka

See also: Waka, -waka, and wak'a

English

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Japanese 和歌 (waka), from Middle Chinese 和 (ɣwa), a gloss for 倭 (ʔwa, “Japan”) + 歌 (ka, “song”).

Noun

waka (plural wakas or waka)

  1. (poetry) A kind of classical Japanese poem.
Translations

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Maori waka.

Noun

waka (plural wakas or waka)

  1. (New Zealand) A Maori canoe.

Anagrams

Aymara

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish vaca.

Noun

waka

  1. cow

Bintulu

Etymology

From Proto-North Sarawak [Term?], from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(w)akaʀ.

Noun

waka

  1. root (of plant)

Chamicuro

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish vaca.

Noun

waka

  1. cow

Chickasaw

Verb

waka

  1. to fly

Jamamadí

Verb

waka

  1. (Banawá) to break

References

Japanese

Romanization

waka

  1. Rōmaji transcription of わか

Katukina

Noun

waka

  1. water

Reference

Maori

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *waka.

Noun

waka

  1. boat, canoe
  2. vehicle, conveyance
  3. transport

Derived terms

Descendants

Mapudungun

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish vaca.

Noun

waka (using Raguileo Alphabet)

  1. cow

References

  • Wixaleyiñ: Mapucezugun-wigkazugun pici hemvlcijka (Wixaleyiñ: Small Mapudungun-Spanish dictionary), Beretta, Marta; Cañumil, Dario; Cañumil, Tulio, 2008.

Palu'e

Etymology

From Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *(w)akaʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(w)akaʀ.

Noun

waka

  1. root (of plant)

Pijin

Etymology

From English work.

Noun

waka

  1. work; labor; job

Quechua

Etymology 1

Noun

waka

  1. dwarf, sickly baby

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish vaca.

Noun

waka

  1. cow

Declension

Usage notes

Not to be confused with wak'a.

Swahili

Verb

-waka (infinitive kuwaka)

  1. to burn, be in flames

Conjugation

Conjugation of -waka
Non-finite forms
Form Positive Negative
Infinitive kuwaka kutowaka
Simple finite forms
Positive form Singular Plural
Imperative waka wakeni
Habitual huwaka
Complex finite forms
Polarity Persons Persons / Classes Classes
1st 2nd 3rd / M-wa M-mi Ma Ki-vi N U Ku Pa Mu
Sg. Pl. Sg. Pl. Sg. / 1 Pl. / 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 / 14 15 / 17 16 18
Past
Positive niliwaka
naliwaka		 tuliwaka
twaliwaka		 uliwaka
waliwaka		 mliwaka
mwaliwaka		 aliwaka waliwaka uliwaka iliwaka liliwaka yaliwaka kiliwaka viliwaka iliwaka ziliwaka uliwaka kuliwaka paliwaka muliwaka
Relative niliowaka
naliowaka		 tuliowaka
twaliowaka		 uliowaka
waliowaka		 mliowaka
mwaliowaka		 aliowaka waliowaka uliowaka iliowaka liliowaka yaliowaka kiliowaka viliowaka iliowaka ziliowaka uliowaka kuliowaka paliowaka muliowaka
Negative sikuwaka hatukuwaka hukuwaka hamkuwaka hakuwaka hawakuwaka haukuwaka haikuwaka halikuwaka hayakuwaka hakikuwaka havikuwaka haikuwaka hazikuwaka haukuwaka hakukuwaka hapakuwaka hamukuwaka
Present
Positive ninawaka
nawaka		 tunawaka unawaka mnawaka anawaka wanawaka unawaka inawaka linawaka yanawaka kinawaka vinawaka inawaka zinawaka unawaka kunawaka panawaka munawaka
Relative ninaowaka
naowaka		 tunaowaka unaowaka mnaowaka anaowaka wanaowaka unaowaka inaowaka linaowaka yanaowaka kinaowaka vinaowaka inaowaka zinaowaka unaowaka kunaowaka panaowaka munaowaka
Negative siwaki hatuwaki huwaki hamwaki hawaki hawawaki hauwaki haiwaki haliwaki hayawaki hakiwaki haviwaki haiwaki haziwaki hauwaki hakuwaki hapawaki hamuwaki
Future
Positive nitawaka tutawaka utawaka mtawaka atawaka watawaka utawaka itawaka litawaka yatawaka kitawaka vitawaka itawaka zitawaka utawaka kutawaka patawaka mutawaka
Relative nitakaowaka tutakaowaka utakaowaka mtakaowaka atakaowaka watakaowaka utakaowaka itakaowaka litakaowaka yatakaowaka kitakaowaka vitakaowaka itakaowaka zitakaowaka utakaowaka kutakaowaka patakaowaka mutakaowaka
Negative sitawaka hatutawaka hutawaka hamtawaka hatawaka hawatawaka hautawaka haitawaka halitawaka hayatawaka hakitawaka havitawaka haitawaka hazitawaka hautawaka hakutawaka hapatawaka hamutawaka
Subjunctive
Positive niwake tuwake uwake mwake awake wawake uwake iwake liwake yawake kiwake viwake iwake ziwake uwake kuwake pawake muwake
Negative nisiwake tusiwake usiwake msiwake asiwake wasiwake usiwake isiwake lisiwake yasiwake kisiwake visiwake isiwake zisiwake usiwake kusiwake pasiwake musiwake
Present Conditional
Positive ningewaka tungewaka ungewaka mngewaka angewaka wangewaka ungewaka ingewaka lingewaka yangewaka kingewaka vingewaka ingewaka zingewaka ungewaka kungewaka pangewaka mungewaka
Negative nisingewaka
singewaka		 tusingewaka
hatungewaka		 usingewaka
hungewaka		 msingewaka
hamngewaka		 asingewaka
hangewaka		 wasingewaka
hawangewaka		 usingewaka
haungewaka		 isingewaka
haingewaka		 lisingewaka
halingewaka		 yasingewaka
hayangewaka		 kisingewaka
hakingewaka		 visingewaka
havingewaka		 isingewaka
haingewaka		 zisingewaka
hazingewaka		 usingewaka
haungewaka		 kusingewaka
hakungewaka		 pasingewaka
hapangewaka		 musingewaka
hamungewaka
Past Conditional
Positive ningaliwaka tungaliwaka ungaliwaka mngaliwaka angaliwaka wangaliwaka ungaliwaka ingaliwaka lingaliwaka yangaliwaka kingaliwaka vingaliwaka ingaliwaka zingaliwaka ungaliwaka kungaliwaka pangaliwaka mungaliwaka
Negative nisingaliwaka
singaliwaka		 tusingaliwaka
hatungaliwaka		 usingaliwaka
hungaliwaka		 msingaliwaka
hamngaliwaka		 asingaliwaka
hangaliwaka		 wasingaliwaka
hawangaliwaka		 usingaliwaka
haungaliwaka		 isingaliwaka
haingaliwaka		 lisingaliwaka
halingaliwaka		 yasingaliwaka
hayangaliwaka		 kisingaliwaka
hakingaliwaka		 visingaliwaka
havingaliwaka		 isingaliwaka
haingaliwaka		 zisingaliwaka
hazingaliwaka		 usingaliwaka
haungaliwaka		 kusingaliwaka
hakungaliwaka		 pasingaliwaka
hapangaliwaka		 musingaliwaka
hamungaliwaka
Conditional Contrary to Fact
Positive ningeliwaka tungeliwaka ungeliwaka mngeliwaka angeliwaka wangeliwaka ungeliwaka ingeliwaka lingeliwaka yangeliwaka kingeliwaka vingeliwaka ingeliwaka zingeliwaka ungeliwaka kungeliwaka pangeliwaka mungeliwaka
General Relative
Positive niwakao tuwakao uwakao mwakao awakao wawakao uwakao iwakao liwakao yawakao kiwakao viwakao iwakao ziwakao uwakao kuwakao pawakao muwakao
Negative nisiowaka tusiowaka usiowaka msiowaka asiowaka wasiowaka usiowaka isiowaka lisiowaka yasiowaka kisiowaka visiowaka isiowaka zisiowaka usiowaka kusiowaka pasiowaka musiowaka
Gnomic
Positive nawaka twawaka wawaka mwawaka awaka wawaka wawaka yawaka lawaka yawaka chawaka vyawaka yawaka zawaka wawaka kwawaka pawaka mwawaka
Perfect
Positive nimewaka tumewaka umewaka mmewaka amewaka wamewaka umewaka imewaka limewaka yamewaka kimewaka vimewaka imewaka zimewaka umewaka kumewaka pamewaka mumewaka
"Already"
Positive nimeshawaka tumeshawaka umeshawaka mmeshawaka ameshawaka wameshawaka umeshawaka imeshawaka limeshawaka yameshawaka kimeshawaka vimeshawaka imeshawaka zimeshawaka umeshawaka kumeshawaka pameshawaka mumeshawaka
"Not yet"
Negative sijawaka hatujawaka hujawaka hamjawaka hajawaka hawajawaka haujawaka haijawaka halijawaka hayajawaka hakijawaka havijawaka haijawaka hazijawaka haujawaka hakujawaka hapajawaka hamujawaka
"If/When"
Positive nikiwaka tukiwaka ukiwaka mkiwaka akiwaka wakiwaka ukiwaka ikiwaka likiwaka yakiwaka kikiwaka vikiwaka ikiwaka zikiwaka ukiwaka kukiwaka pakiwaka mukiwaka
"If not"
Negative nisipowaka tusipowaka usipowaka msipowaka asipowaka wasipowaka usipowaka isipowaka lisipowaka yasipowaka kisipowaka visipowaka isipowaka zisipowaka usipowaka kusipowaka pasipowaka musipowaka
Consecutive
Positive nikawaka tukawaka ukawaka mkawaka akawaka wakawaka ukawaka ikawaka likawaka yakawaka kikawaka vikawaka ikawaka zikawaka ukawaka kukawaka pakawaka mukawaka
Not all possible forms are listed in the table. Transitive verbs can take object concords, relative concords can agree with all noun classes, and many other forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

  • Verbal derivations:
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