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

English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Maori kākā.

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Noun

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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.

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Amis

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Etymology

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From Proto-Austronesian *kaka.

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kaka

  1. elder brother
  2. elder sister

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Basque

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Etymology

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Likely borrowed from Spanish caca, but might be independently prehistoric from Proto-Basque.

Pronunciation

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

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kaka inan

  1. excrement

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Further reading

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  • kaka”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
  • kaka”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

Brunei Malay

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Etymology

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Cognate with Malay kakak.

Pronunciation

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

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kaka

  1. older sister

Cebuano

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Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: ka‧ka

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kaka

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

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Adjective

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kaka

  1. thirsty

Dutch

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English kaka, from Maori kākā.

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

  1. kaka (Nestor meridionalis)

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Estonian

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Etymology

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

Noun

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kaka (genitive kaka, partitive kakat)

  1. (somewhat childish) poo

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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

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Finnish

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Etymology

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From English kaka, from Maori kākā.

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

Noun

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kaka

  1. kaka (a parrot of the genus Nestor)

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

Declension

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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
kakain rare
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
kakaini rare
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
kakaisi rare
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
kakaimme rare
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
kakainne rare
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

Hyponyms

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See also

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  • kakka (do not confuse with)

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Hausa

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Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

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An areal word; compare Kanuri kàgá.

Noun

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

  1. grandfather, grandmother

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Noun

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kā̀kā f (possessed form kā̀kar̃)

  1. harvest season

Hawaiian

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈka.ka/, [ˈkɐ.kə]

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kaka

  1. to rinse

Hungarian

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Etymology

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Back-formation from kakál.

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

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kaka (plural kakák)

  1. (childish) excrement
    Synonym: (diminutive) kaki

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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

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Further reading

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  • 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

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Etymology

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From Old Norse kaka.

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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?

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Jamamadí

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kaka

  1. (Banawá) toucan

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Japanese

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Romanization

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kaka

  1. Rōmaji transcription of かか

Javanese

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Romanization

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kaka

  1. Romanization of ꦏꦏ

Kapampangan

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

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

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kákâ

  1. older brother

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  • Michael L. Forman (2019) Kapampangan Dictionary[3], University of Hawaii Press, →ISBN, archived from the original on 29 June 2021, page 51

Krio

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Etymology

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Various sources. Compare Portuguese, Spanish, French, and Jamaican Creole caca (feces) and Mende ka (waste matter).[1]

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Noun

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kàká

  1. feces

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References

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  1. ^ Clifford N. Fyle, Eldred D. Jones (1980) A Krio-English dictionary[1], Oxford University Press, page 161

Latvian

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Noun

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kaka f (4th declension)

  1. (childish) poo

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Unlike in English, this word is strictly countable.

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Lithuanian

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Etymology

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

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kaka f

  1. poo (childish)

Lower Sorbian

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kaka

  1. nominative feminine singular of kaki

Mauritian Creole

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Etymology

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From French caca.

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Noun

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kaka

  1. poo, excrement
    Synonyms: bezwin, exkreman, tata

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kaka (medial form kaka)

  1. to poo, defecate

Norwegian Bokmål

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kaka m or f

  1. definite feminine singular of kake

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Noun

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kaka f

  1. definite singular of kake

Old Norse

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Etymology

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    From Proto-Germanic *kakǭ.

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    kaka f (genitive kǫku, plural kǫkur)

    1. cake

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    • Icelandic: kaka
    • Faroese: køka, kaka
    • Norwegian Nynorsk: kake
    • Old Swedish: kaka
    • Old Danish: kakæ
    • Scanian: kâga
    • Gutnish: kake
    • Middle English: cake, kake, caake, cayk
    • Irish: cáca

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    Etymology

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

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    kaka f

    1. cake

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    References

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

    Phuthi

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    Etymology

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    From Afrikaans kak.

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    -káka

    1. to defecate

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    This verb needs an inflection-table template.

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    • IPA(key): /ˈka.ka/
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    • Rhymes: -aka
    • Syllabification: ka‧ka

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    kaka

    1. third-person singular present of kakać

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    kaka

    1. Alternative form of ka

    Quechua

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    Noun

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    kaka

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

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    Sakizaya

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    Etymology

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    From Proto-Austronesian *kaka.

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    • IPA(key): /ka.ˈka/, [ka.ˈka]

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    kaka

    1. elder sibling

    Serbo-Croatian

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    Etymology

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    Inherited from Proto-Slavic *kaka

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

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    káka f (Cyrillic spelling ка́ка)

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

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    Sotho

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    Etymology

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    Borrowed from Afrikaans kak.

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    kaka

    1. to excrete, to defecate
      Synonym: nya

    Sranan Tongo

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    Etymology 1

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    From English cock.

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    kaka

    1. cock, rooster
      Synonym: kakafowru
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    Etymology 2

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    Borrowed from Portuguese caca.

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    kaka

    1. shit, crap
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    Swahili

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    kaka class IX (plural kaka class X)

    1. brother

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    Swazi

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    Etymology

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    Borrowed from Afrikaans kak.

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    -káka

    1. to defecate

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    Etymology

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

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    • IPA(key): /ˈkɑ̂ːka/, [kɑː˧˩ka˥˩]
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    kaka c

    1. a cookie
      Jag vill ha en kaka
      I want a cookie
    2. a (small, sweetened) cake
      sockerkaka
      sponge cake
    3. an (unsweetened) cake
      tekaka
      teacake
    4. (computing) a cookie

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    Tagalog

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    Alternative forms

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    Etymology 1

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

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    • (Standard Tagalog)
      • IPA(key): /kaˈkaʔ/ [kɐˈxaʔ] (elder sibling, noun)
      • IPA(key): /ˈkaka/ [ˈkaː.xɐ] (uncle, aunt (term of address), noun)
    • Syllabification: ka‧ka

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    kakâ (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜃ)

    1. elder sibling
      Synonym: (obsolete) kautod
    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?
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    kaka (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜃ)

    1. respectful term of address for an uncle or aunt older than one's parent
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    kakâ (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜃ) (obsolete)

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

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    • 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[4], La Noble Villa de Pila
      • page 128: “C) Caca (pc) anſi llamã eſtos [a nueſtra]. C .|. cacayaon .|. . [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; et al. (2023) “*kaka₂”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

    Turkish

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    Etymology

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    Possibly related to Proto-Indo-European *kakka- (to defecate).

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    IPA(key): /kaka/, [kʰaka]


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    kaka (definite accusative kakayı, plural kakalar)

    1. poop

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    Inflection
    Nominative kaka
    Definite accusative kakayı
    Singular Plural
    Nominative kaka kakalar
    Definite accusative kakayı kakaları
    Dative kakaya kakalara
    Locative kakada kakalarda
    Ablative kakadan kakalardan
    Genitive kakanın kakaların

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    kāka (definite accusative kākany, plural kākalar)

    1. (Teke) father
    2. (Yomut) paternal grandfather

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    Etymology

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    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).

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    kaka

    1. baby

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

    Wik-Mungkan

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    Noun

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    kaka

    1. excrement, faeces, shit

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    Yami

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    Etymology

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

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    kaka

    1. older sibling

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    kàkà

    1. rather than, instead of
      Synonyms: kànràn, dípò
      kàkà kí eku máà jẹ sèsé, a fi ṣe àwàdànùRather than have a rat not eat beans, it will spill them away (proverb on bad consequences)

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    • Always followed by

    Yosondúa Mixtec

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    Etymology 1

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

    Verb

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    kaka (present jika)

    1. go, walk

    Etymology 2

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    From Proto-Mixtec *kákà.

    Noun

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    kaka

    1. quicklime

    References

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    • 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)‎[5] (in Spanish), third edition, Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., pages 23–24

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    kaka

    1. small
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    chat 1
    Note 8
    todo 1