kaka

See also: kAkA, káka, kakā, kāka, käka, kaķa, and kākā

English

Alternative forms

• kākā

Etymology

Borrowed from Maori kākā.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈkɑːkə/

• Audio (Southern England)

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• Rhymes: -ɑːkə
• Homophone: carker

Noun

kaka (plural kakas)

1. Any of four taxa of birds in the genus Nestor in the parrot family confined to New Zealand and adjacent islands.

Synonyms

• Nestor

Derived terms

• Chatham Islands Kaka, Nestor sp. (extinct)
• mountain kaka
• night kaka
• Norfolk Island Kaka, Nestor productus (extinct)
• North Island Kaka, Nestor meridionalis septentrionalis
• South Island Kaka, Nestor meridionalis meridionalis

Translations

parrots in the genus Nestor

• Finnish: kaka (fi)
• Maori: kākā, kea

Amis

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *kaka.

Noun

kaka

1. elder brother
2. elder sister

References

• “Entry #”, in 阿美語中部方言辭典 [Dictionary of the Central Dialect of Amis]‎^[1] (in Chinese), Taiwan: Council of Indigenous Peoples, 2021

Basque

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish caca.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaka/ [ka.ka]
• Rhymes: -aka
• Hyphenation: ka‧ka

Noun

kaka inan

1. excrement

Declension

Declension of kaka (inanimate, ending in -a)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	kaka	kaka	kakak
ergative	kakak	kakak	kakek
dative	kakari	kakari	kakei
genitive	kakaren	kakaren	kaken
comitative	kakarekin	kakarekin	kakekin
causative	kakarengatik	kakarengatik	kakengatik
benefactive	kakarentzat	kakarentzat	kakentzat
instrumental	kakaz	kakaz	kakez
inessive	kakatan	kakan	kaketan
locative	kakatako	kakako	kaketako
allative	kakatara	kakara	kaketara
terminative	kakataraino	kakaraino	kaketaraino
directive	kakatarantz	kakarantz	kaketarantz
destinative	kakatarako	kakarako	kaketarako
ablative	kakatatik	kakatik	kaketatik
partitive	kakarik	—	—
prolative	kakatzat	—	—

Further reading

• "kaka" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
• “kaka” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus

Brunei Malay

Etymology

Cognate with Malay kakak.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaka/
• Hyphenation: ka‧ka

Noun

kaka

1. older sister

Cebuano

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ka‧ka

Noun

kaka

1. a spider; any of various eight-legged, predatory arthropods, of the order Araneae, most of which spin webs to catch prey
2. tar; a solid residual byproduct of tobacco smoke

Synonyms

• (a spider): damang, tambayawan

Related terms

• bahay
• tapaytapay

Chuukese

Adjective

kaka

1. thirsty

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English kaka, from Maori kākā.

Pronunciation

• Audio

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Noun

kaka m (plural kaka's, diminutive kakaatje n)

1. The kaka, Nestor meridionalis

Further reading

• kaka on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl

Estonian

Etymology

Cognate to Finnish kakka. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Noun

kaka (genitive kaka, partitive kakat)

1. (somewhat childish) poo

Declension

Declension of kaka (ÕS type 16/pere, no gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		kaka	kakad
accusative	nom.
	gen.	kaka
genitive			kakade
partitive		kakat	kakasid
illative		kakka kakasse	kakadesse
inessive		kakas	kakades
elative		kakast	kakadest
allative		kakale	kakadele
adessive		kakal	kakadel
ablative		kakalt	kakadelt
translative		kakaks	kakadeks
terminative		kakani	kakadeni
essive		kakana	kakadena
abessive		kakata	kakadeta
comitative		kakaga	kakadega

Synonyms

• ekskrement
• fekaal
• kaki
• pask
• roe
• sitt
• väljaheide
• julk
• äka
• ess

Further reading

• kaka in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)

Finnish

Etymology

From English kaka, from Maori kākā.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑkɑ/, [ˈkɑ̝kɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑkɑ
• Syllabification^(key): ka‧ka

Noun

kaka

1. kaka (a parrot of the genus Nestor)

Usage notes

In addition to kakas, also kea belongs to genus Nestor.

Declension

Inflection of kaka (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		kaka	kakat
genitive		kakan	kakojen
partitive		kakaa	kakoja
illative		kakaan	kakoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		kaka	kakat
accusative	nom.	kaka	kakat
	gen.	kakan
genitive		kakan	kakojen kakainrare
partitive		kakaa	kakoja
inessive		kakassa	kakoissa
elative		kakasta	kakoista
illative		kakaan	kakoihin
adessive		kakalla	kakoilla
ablative		kakalta	kakoilta
allative		kakalle	kakoille
essive		kakana	kakoina
translative		kakaksi	kakoiksi
abessive		kakatta	kakoitta
instructive		—	kakoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of kaka (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kakani kakani accusative nom. kakani kakani gen. kakani genitive kakani kakojeni kakainirare partitive kakaani kakojani inessive kakassani kakoissani elative kakastani kakoistani illative kakaani kakoihini adessive kakallani kakoillani ablative kakaltani kakoiltani allative kakalleni kakoilleni essive kakanani kakoinani translative kakakseni kakoikseni abessive kakattani kakoittani instructive — — comitative — kakoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kakasi kakasi accusative nom. kakasi kakasi gen. kakasi genitive kakasi kakojesi kakaisirare partitive kakaasi kakojasi inessive kakassasi kakoissasi elative kakastasi kakoistasi illative kakaasi kakoihisi adessive kakallasi kakoillasi ablative kakaltasi kakoiltasi allative kakallesi kakoillesi essive kakanasi kakoinasi translative kakaksesi kakoiksesi abessive kakattasi kakoittasi instructive — — comitative — kakoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kakamme kakamme accusative nom. kakamme kakamme gen. kakamme genitive kakamme kakojemme kakaimmerare partitive kakaamme kakojamme inessive kakassamme kakoissamme elative kakastamme kakoistamme illative kakaamme kakoihimme adessive kakallamme kakoillamme ablative kakaltamme kakoiltamme allative kakallemme kakoillemme essive kakanamme kakoinamme translative kakaksemme kakoiksemme abessive kakattamme kakoittamme instructive — — comitative — kakoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kakanne kakanne accusative nom. kakanne kakanne gen. kakanne genitive kakanne kakojenne kakainnerare partitive kakaanne kakojanne inessive kakassanne kakoissanne elative kakastanne kakoistanne illative kakaanne kakoihinne adessive kakallanne kakoillanne ablative kakaltanne kakoiltanne allative kakallenne kakoillenne essive kakananne kakoinanne translative kakaksenne kakoiksenne abessive kakattanne kakoittanne instructive — — comitative — kakoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative kakansa kakansa accusative nom. kakansa kakansa gen. kakansa genitive kakansa kakojensa kakainsarare partitive kakaansa kakojaan kakojansa inessive kakassaan kakassansa kakoissaan kakoissansa elative kakastaan kakastansa kakoistaan kakoistansa illative kakaansa kakoihinsa adessive kakallaan kakallansa kakoillaan kakoillansa ablative kakaltaan kakaltansa kakoiltaan kakoiltansa allative kakalleen kakallensa kakoilleen kakoillensa essive kakanaan kakanansa kakoinaan kakoinansa translative kakakseen kakaksensa kakoikseen kakoiksensa abessive kakattaan kakattansa kakoittaan kakoittansa instructive — — comitative — kakoineen kakoinensa

Hyponyms

• papukaija

See also

• kakka (do not confuse with)

Anagrams

• akka

Hausa

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

An areal word; compare Kanuri kàgá.

Noun

kā̀kā m or f (plural kā̀kànnī, possessed form kā̀kan)

1. grandfather, grandmother

Etymology 2

Noun

kā̀kā f (possessed form kā̀kar̃)

1. harvest season

Hawaiian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈka.ka/, [ˈkɐ.kə]

Verb

kaka

1. to rinse

Hungarian

Etymology

Back-formation from kakál.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkɒkɒ]
• Hyphenation: ka‧ka
• Rhymes: -kɒ

Noun

kaka (plural kakák)

1. (childish) excrement

   Synonym: (diminutive) kaki

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	kaka	kakák
accusative	kakát	kakákat
dative	kakának	kakáknak
instrumental	kakával	kakákkal
causal-final	kakáért	kakákért
translative	kakává	kakákká
terminative	kakáig	kakákig
essive-formal	kakaként	kakákként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	kakában	kakákban
superessive	kakán	kakákon
adessive	kakánál	kakáknál
illative	kakába	kakákba
sublative	kakára	kakákra
allative	kakához	kakákhoz
elative	kakából	kakákból
delative	kakáról	kakákról
ablative	kakától	kakáktól
non-attributive possessive - singular	kakáé	kakáké
non-attributive possessive - plural	kakáéi	kakákéi

Possessive forms of kaka
possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	kakám	kakáim
2nd person sing.	kakád	kakáid
3rd person sing.	kakája	kakái
1st person plural	kakánk	kakáink
2nd person plural	kakátok	kakáitok
3rd person plural	kakájuk	kakáik

References

• kaka in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN.  (See also its 2nd edition.)

Further reading

• kaka in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse kaka

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʰaːka/ (

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• Rhymes: -aːka

Noun

kaka f (genitive singular köku, nominative plural kökur)

1. a cake
2. a cookie

   Hver stal kökunni úr krúsinni í gær?

   Who stole the cookie from the cookie jar last night?

Declension

declension of kaka

f-w1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	kaka	kakan	kökur	kökurnar
accusative	köku	kökuna	kökur	kökurnar
dative	köku	kökunni	kökum	kökunum
genitive	köku	kökunnar	kaka/kakna	kakanna/kaknanna

Derived terms

• eggjakaka
• flatkaka
• formkaka
• kransakaka
• legkaka
• pönnukaka
• rjómakaka
• sandkaka
• skara eld að sinni köku, skara eld að eigin köku
• skúffukaka
• smákaka
• súkkulaðikaka

Jamamadí

Noun

kaka

1. (Banawá) toucan

References

• 2007. The UCLA Phonetics Lab Archive. Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Department of Linguistics.

Japanese

Romanization

kaka

1. Rōmaji transcription of かか

Javanese

Romanization

kaka

1. Romanization of ꦏꦏ

Kapampangan

Alternative forms

• caca (Súlat Bacúlud, Ámung Sámson)

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaka (“elder sibling of the same sex”), from Proto-Austronesian *kaka (“elder sibling”). Compare Tagalog kaka.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ka‧ka
• IPA^(key): /ˈkakəʔ/, [ˈkäː.xəʔ]

Noun

kákâ

1. older brother

References

• Michael L. Forman (2019) Kapampangan Dictionary‎^[2], University of Hawaii Press, →ISBN, archived from the original on 29 June 2021, page 51

Krio

Etymology

From Portuguese caca.

Noun

kaka

1. feces

See also

• shit

Latvian

Noun

kaka f (4th declension)

1. (childish) poo

Usage notes

Unlike in English, this word is strictly countable.

Declension

Declension of kaka (4th declension)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	kaka	kakas
accusative (akuzatīvs)	kaku	kakas
genitive (ģenitīvs)	kakas	kaku
dative (datīvs)	kakai	kakām
instrumental (instrumentālis)	kaku	kakām
locative (lokatīvs)	kakā	kakās
vocative (vokatīvs)	kaka	kakas

Lithuanian

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *kākā, from Proto-Indo-European *kakka-.

Noun

kaka f

1. poo (childish)

Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkaka/

Determiner

kaka

1. nominative feminine singular of kaki

Mauritian Creole

Etymology

From French caca.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaka/

Noun

kaka

1. poo, excrement

   Synonyms: bezwin, exkreman, tata

Verb

kaka (medial form kaka)

1. to poo, defecate

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• kaken

Noun

kaka m or f

1. definite feminine singular of kake

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

kaka f

1. definite singular of kake

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *kakǭ.

Noun

kaka f (genitive kǫku, plural kǫkur)

1. cake

Declension

  Declension of kaka (weak ōn-stem)

feminine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	kaka	kakan	kǫkur	kǫkurnar
accusative	kǫku	kǫkuna	kǫkur	kǫkurnar
dative	kǫku	kǫkunni	kǫkum	kǫkunum
genitive	kǫku	kǫkunnar	kakna	kaknanna

Descendants

• Icelandic: kaka
• Faroese: køka, kaka
• Norwegian Nynorsk: kake
• Old Swedish: kaka
  • Swedish: kaka
• Old Danish: kakæ
  • Danish: kage
    • → Greenlandic: kaagi
    • Norwegian Bokmål: kake
• Scanian: kâga
• Gutnish: kake
• → Middle English: cake, kake, caake, cayk
  • English: cake (see there for further descendants)
  • Geordie English: kyek
  • Scots: cake
  • Yola: caake, kaake
• → Irish: cáca

Old Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse kaka, from Proto-Germanic *kakǭ.

Noun

kaka f

1. cake

Declension

Declension of kaka (on-stem)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	kaka	kakan	kaku(r), -o(r)	kakuna(r), -ona(r)
accusative	kaku, -o	kakuna, -ona	kaku(r), -o(r)	kakuna(r), -ona(r)
dative	kaku, -o	kakunni, -onne	kakum, -om	kakumin, -omen
genitive	kaku, -o	kakunna(r), -onna(r)	kaka	kakanna

Descendants

• Swedish: kaka

References

• kaka in Knut Fredrik Söderwall, Ordbok öfver svenska medeltids-språket, del 1: A-L

Phuthi

Etymology

From Afrikaans kak.

Verb

-káka

1. to defecate

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈka.ka/

• Audio

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• Rhymes: -aka
• Syllabification: ka‧ka

Verb

kaka

1. third-person singular present of kakać

Portuguese

Interjection

kaka

1. Alternative form of ka

Quechua

Noun

kaka

1. maternal uncle
2. father-in-law of a man

Declension

declension of kaka

	singular	plural
nominative	kaka	kakakuna
accusative	kakata	kakakunata
dative	kakaman	kakakunaman
genitive	kakap	kakakunap
locative	kakapi	kakakunapi
terminative	kakakama	kakakunakama
ablative	kakamanta	kakakunamanta
instrumental	kakawan	kakakunawan
comitative	kakantin	kakakunantin
abessive	kakannaq	kakakunannaq
comparative	kakahina	kakakunahina
causative	kakarayku	kakakunarayku
benefactive	kakapaq	kakakunapaq
associative	kakapura	kakakunapura
distributive	kakanka	kakakunanka
exclusive	kakalla	kakakunalla

possessive forms of kaka

ñuqap - first-person singular

ñuqap (my)	singular	plural
nominative	kakay	kakaykuna
accusative	kakayta	kakaykunata
dative	kakayman	kakaykunaman
genitive	kakaypa	kakaykunap
locative	kakaypi	kakaykunapi
terminative	kakaykama	kakaykunakama
ablative	kakaymanta	kakaykunamanta
instrumental	kakaywan	kakaykunawan
comitative	kakaynintin	kakaykunantin
abessive	kakayninnaq	kakaykunannaq
comparative	kakayhina	kakaykunahina
causative	kakayrayku	kakaykunarayku
benefactive	kakaypaq	kakaykunapaq
associative	kakaypura	kakaykunapura
distributive	kakayninka	kakaykunanka
exclusive	kakaylla	kakaykunalla

qampa - second-person singular

qampa (your)	singular	plural
nominative	kakayki	kakaykikuna
accusative	kakaykita	kakaykikunata
dative	kakaykiman	kakaykikunaman
genitive	kakaykipa	kakaykikunap
locative	kakaykipi	kakaykikunapi
terminative	kakaykikama	kakaykikunakama
ablative	kakaykimanta	kakaykikunamanta
instrumental	kakaykiwan	kakaykikunawan
comitative	kakaykintin	kakaykikunantin
abessive	kakaykinnaq	kakaykikunannaq
comparative	kakaykihina	kakaykikunahina
causative	kakaykirayku	kakaykikunarayku
benefactive	kakaykipaq	kakaykikunapaq
associative	kakaykipura	kakaykikunapura
distributive	kakaykinka	kakaykikunanka
exclusive	kakaykilla	kakaykikunalla

paypa - third-person singular

paypa (his/her/its)	singular	plural
nominative	kakan	kakankuna
accusative	kakanta	kakankunata
dative	kakanman	kakankunaman
genitive	kakanpa	kakankunap
locative	kakanpi	kakankunapi
terminative	kakankama	kakankunakama
ablative	kakanmanta	kakankunamanta
instrumental	kakanwan	kakankunawan
comitative	kakanintin	kakankunantin
abessive	kakanninnaq	kakankunannaq
comparative	kakanhina	kakankunahina
causative	kakanrayku	kakankunarayku
benefactive	kakanpaq	kakankunapaq
associative	kakanpura	kakankunapura
distributive	kakaninka	kakankunanka
exclusive	kakanlla	kakankunalla

ñuqanchikpa - first-person inclusive plural

ñuqanchikpa (our(incl))	singular	plural
nominative	kakanchik	kakanchikkuna
accusative	kakanchikta	kakanchikkunata
dative	kakanchikman	kakanchikkunaman
genitive	kakanchikpa	kakanchikkunap
locative	kakanchikpi	kakanchikkunapi
terminative	kakanchikkama	kakanchikkunakama
ablative	kakanchikmanta	kakanchikkunamanta
instrumental	kakanchikwan	kakanchikkunawan
comitative	kakanchiknintin	kakanchikkunantin
abessive	kakanchikninnaq	kakanchikkunannaq
comparative	kakanchikhina	kakanchikkunahina
causative	kakanchikrayku	kakanchikkunarayku
benefactive	kakanchikpaq	kakanchikkunapaq
associative	kakanchikpura	kakanchikkunapura
distributive	kakanchikninka	kakanchikkunanka
exclusive	kakanchiklla	kakanchikkunalla

ñuqaykup - first-person exclusive plural

ñuqaykup (our(excl))	singular	plural
nominative	kakayku	kakaykukuna
accusative	kakaykuta	kakaykukunata
dative	kakaykuman	kakaykukunaman
genitive	kakaykupa	kakaykukunap
locative	kakaykupi	kakaykukunapi
terminative	kakaykukama	kakaykukunakama
ablative	kakaykumanta	kakaykukunamanta
instrumental	kakaykuwan	kakaykukunawan
comitative	kakaykuntin	kakaykukunantin
abessive	kakaykunnaq	kakaykukunannaq
comparative	kakaykuhina	kakaykukunahina
causative	kakaykurayku	kakaykukunarayku
benefactive	kakaykupaq	kakaykukunapaq
associative	kakaykupura	kakaykukunapura
distributive	kakaykunka	kakaykukunanka
exclusive	kakaykulla	kakaykukunalla

qamkunap - second-person plural

qamkunap (your(pl))	singular	plural
nominative	kakaykichik	kakaykichikkuna
accusative	kakaykichikta	kakaykichikkunata
dative	kakaykichikman	kakaykichikkunaman
genitive	kakaykichikpa	kakaykichikkunap
locative	kakaykichikpi	kakaykichikkunapi
terminative	kakaykichikkama	kakaykichikkunakama
ablative	kakaykichikmanta	kakaykichikkunamanta
instrumental	kakaykichikwan	kakaykichikkunawan
comitative	kakaykichiknintin	kakaykichikkunantin
abessive	kakaykichikninnaq	kakaykichikkunannaq
comparative	kakaykichikhina	kakaykichikkunahina
causative	kakaykichikrayku	kakaykichikkunarayku
benefactive	kakaykichikpaq	kakaykichikkunapaq
associative	kakaykichikpura	kakaykichikkunapura
distributive	kakaykichikninka	kakaykichikkunanka
exclusive	kakaykichiklla	kakaykichikkunalla

paykunap - third-person plural

paykunap (their)	singular	plural
nominative	kakanku	kakankukuna
accusative	kakankuta	kakankukunata
dative	kakankuman	kakankukunaman
genitive	kakankupa	kakankukunap
locative	kakankupi	kakankukunapi
terminative	kakankukama	kakankukunakama
ablative	kakankumanta	kakankukunamanta
instrumental	kakankuwan	kakankukunawan
comitative	kakankuntin	kakankukunantin
abessive	kakankunnaq	kakankukunannaq
comparative	kakankuhina	kakankukunahina
causative	kakankurayku	kakankukunarayku
benefactive	kakankupaq	kakankukunapaq
associative	kakankupura	kakankukunapura
distributive	kakankunka	kakankukunanka
exclusive	kakankulla	kakankukunalla

See also

• aqu
• kisma
• kiwach
• kiwachi

Sakizaya

Etymology

From Proto-Austronesian *kaka.

Noun

kaka

1. elder sibling

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kaka

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kǎːka/
• Hyphenation: ka‧ka

Noun

káka f (Cyrillic spelling ка́ка)

1. (uncountable, informal, often childish) poo, poop (feces)

Declension

Declension of kaka

	singular
nominative	kaka
genitive	kake
dative	kaki
accusative	kaku
vocative	kako
locative	kaki
instrumental	kakom

Sotho

Etymology

Borrowed from Afrikaans kak.

Verb

kaka

1. to excrete, to defecate

   Synonym: nya

Sranan Tongo

Etymology 1

From English cock.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈka.ka/

Noun

kaka

1. cock, rooster

   Synonym: kaka fowru

Derived terms

• kaka fowru

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Portuguese caca.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaˈka/, /kːa/

Noun

kaka

1. shit, crap

Alternative forms

• k'ka

Swahili

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya)

  (file)

Noun

kaka (n class, plural kaka)

1. brother

Coordinate terms

• dada (“sister”)

Derived terms

• kaka mkwe (“brother-in-law”)
• kaka wa kambo (“stepbrother”)

Swazi

Etymology

Borrowed from Afrikaans kak.

Verb

-káka

1. to defecate

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish kaka, from Old Norse kaka, from Proto-Germanic *kakǭ (“cake”), from Proto-Indo-European *gog- (“ball-shaped object”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑ̂ːka/, [kɑː˧˩ka˥˩]

• audio

  (file)

Noun

kaka c

1. a cookie
2. a (small, sweetened) cake

   sockerkaka

   sponge cake

3. an (unsweetened) cake

   tekaka

   teacake

4. (computing) a cookie

Declension

Declension of kaka
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	kaka	kakan	kakor	kakorna
Genitive	kakas	kakans	kakors	kakornas

Derived terms

• kaka på kaka
• kaka söker maka
• pepparkaka
• småkaka (usually hard or crunchy)
• sockerkaka
• tekaka

See also

• bakelse
• tårta

References

• kaka in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• kaka in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• kaka in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• caca — obsolete, Spanish-based orthography

Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaka (“elder sibling of the same sex”), from Proto-Austronesian *kaka (“elder sibling”). Compare Malay kakak.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ka‧ka
• IPA^(key): /kaˈkaʔ/, [kɐˈxaʔ] (noun:elder sibling)
• IPA^(key): /ˈkaka/, [ˈka.xɐ] (noun:uncle; aunt)

Noun

kakâ (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜃ)

1. elder sibling
2. (by extension, obsolete) someone older in age (even if not siblings)

   Synonym: mas matanda

   Alin ang kaka dito sa dalwa?

   Which of the two is the older one?

Noun

kaka (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜃ)

1. respectful term of address for an uncle or aunt older than one's parent

Derived terms

• Ka
• kakang

 

See also

• ate
• ka-
• kuya
• manang
• manong

 

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ka‧ka
• IPA^(key): /kaˈkaʔ/, [kɐˈxaʔ]

Noun

kakâ (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜃ) (obsolete)

1. name of the Baybayin letter ᜃ, corresponding to "ka"

See also

• ka

 

Further reading

• “kaka”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
• Serrano-Laktaw, Pedro (1914) Diccionario tagálog-hispano, Ateneo de Manila, page 424.
• San Buena Ventura, Fr. Pedro de (1613) Juan de Silva, editor, Vocabulario de lengua tagala: El romance castellano puesto primero‎^[3], La Noble Villa de Pila
  • page 128: “C) Caca (pc) anſi llamã eſtos [a nueſtra]. C .|. cacayaon .|. ᜃ . [yndi baba] at caca ang mayſuſulat diyan, no . b . ſino . C . es la [q̃ ſe a de poner] ay, Pronuncian la y [eſcriuen la] como ſuena . C . ſaluo ſi alatal . C . [ſe le a de ſeguir] .|. que entonces la pronunciã como .q. y en letra caſtellana ſe eſcriue con . cqi . como, cqipot, ycqina, cqinig, [y otros] los quales ſi ſe eſcriuieſen ſin .q. dirian, icina, cipot, cinig, y realmente ſon de la letra .c. [y con] .cq. ſe ande eſcriuir, y no de otra manera. C. en eſta letra la, ci, ce, ſuenan con cedilla aun que no la tengan, mas en la, ca, co, cu, ſino tienen cedilla, no ſuenan [con ella], y por no auer en la impreſion .C. gran de con cedilla, la pongo toda en la .Z. como, Zabullir, Zerçenar, Zierto, Zoçorbar, Zumo. Noteſe.”
  • page 350: “Hermano) Caca [(pc)] mayor de todos”
  • page 409: “Mayor) Caca [(pc)] [en edad]”
  • page 575: “Tio) Caca [(pc)] hermano mayor de ſu padre q̃ como el hermano le llama caca tambien el ſobrino.”
• Blust, Robert, Trussel, Stephen (2010–) “*kaka₂”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary

Turkmen

Noun

kaka (definite accusative kakany, plural kakalar)

1. father

Declension

Declension of kaka

	singular	plural
nominative	kaka	kakalar
accusative	kakany	kakalary
genitive	kakanyň	kakalaryň
dative	kakā	kakalara
locative	kakada	kakalarda
ablative	kakadan	kakalardan

Uneapa

Etymology

Possibly from Proto-Oceanic *kaka (“elder sibling, older sibling”), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaka, from Proto-Austronesian *kaka, though the etymology suffers from semantic problems. Compare also Muduapa kaka (“person”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaka/

Noun

kaka

1. baby

Further reading

• Terry Crowley et al, The Oceanic Languages (2013), page 368

Wik-Mungkan

Noun

kaka

1. excrement, faeces, shit

Synonyms

• kun

Yami

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaka, from Proto-Austronesian *kaka; cognate with Malay kakak.

Noun

kaka

1. older sibling

Yoruba

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kà.kà/

Preposition

kàkà

1. rather than, instead of

   Synonyms: kànràn, dípò

   kàkà kí eku máà jẹ sèsé, a fi ṣe àwàdànù ― Rather than have a rat not eat beans, it will spill them away (proverb on bad consequences)

Usage notes

• Always followed by kí

Yosondúa Mixtec

Etymology 1

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

Verb

kaka (present jika)

1. go, walk

Etymology 2

From Proto-Mixtec *kákà.

Noun

kaka

1. quicklime

References

• Beaty de Farris, Kathryn, et al. (2012) Diccionario básico del mixteco de Yosondúa, Oaxaca (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 46)‎^[4] (in Spanish), third edition, Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., pages 23–24

Zia

Adjective

kaka

1. small