vaka

See also: väkä, vāka, and vākā

Banoni

Etymology

Borrowed from English work.

Verb

vaka

1. 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

Etymology

From vaki +‎ -a.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈvaka]

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -aka
• Hyphenation: va‧ka

Adjective

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

1. empty, vacant

   Tiu ĉi kupeo estas ankoraŭ vaka.

   This compartment is still empty.

   Tio okupos viajn vakajn horojn.

   That will occupy your vacant hours.

2. (figuratively) hollow, void

   Ŝia spirito ŝajnis tute vaka.

   Her spirit seemed utterly hollow.

   Akcepti la novaĵon kun vaka rigardo.

   Accept the news with a void look.

Finnish

Etymology

See vakaa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋɑkɑ/, [ˈʋɑ̝kɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑkɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): va‧ka

Adjective

vaka (not comparable)

1. Archaic form of vakaa.

Declension

• Not declined.

Derived terms

• vakainen
• vakava
• vakiintua
• vakinainen
• vakio
• vakituinen
• vakuus
• vakuuttaa

 

compounds

• vakakuva
• vakavarainen
• vakavesi
• vanhurskas
• yksivakainen

 

Further reading

• “vaka”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-04

Anagrams

• kava

Guaraní

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish vaca.

Noun

vaka

1. cow

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈvaːka/
• Rhymes: -aːka

Etymology 1

From Old Norse vaka.

Verb

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

1. to wake, be awake

Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Etymology 2

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

Noun

vaka f (genitive singular vöku, nominative plural vökur)

1. wakefulness
2. an evening gathering, wake, vigil

Declension

Declension of vaka (feminine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
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

1. indefinite genitive plural of vök

Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *vaka. Cognates include Finnish vakaa and Estonian vaga.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈʋɑkɑ/, [ˈʋɑkɑ]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈʋɑkɑ/, [ˈʋɑɡ̊ɑ]
• Rhymes: -ɑkɑ
• Hyphenation: va‧ka

Adjective

vaka (comparative vaamp)

1. peaceful, quiet
2. well-behaved

Declension

Declension of vaka (type 3/kana, k- gradation, gemination)
	singular	plural
nominative	vaka	vaat
genitive	vaan	vakkoin
partitive	vakkaa	vakoja
illative	vakkaa	vakkoi
inessive	vaas	vaois
elative	vaast	vaoist
allative	vaalle	vaoille
adessive	vaal	vaoil
ablative	vaalt	vaoilt
translative	vaaks	vaoiks
essive	vakanna, vakkaan	vakoinna, vakkoin
exessive1)	vakant	vakoint
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 629

Ladino

Noun

vaka f (Latin spelling)

1. cow

Niuean

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *waka.

Noun

vaka

1. canoe

Derived terms

• vakalele

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

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

Alternative forms

• vake (e infinitive)
• (about fish on water surface): våkkå (Trøndelag dialect)

Verb

vaka (present tense vaker, past tense vakte, past participle vakt, passive infinitive vakast, present participle vakande, imperative vak)

1. (intransitive) to be awake, to not get to sleep

   korkje greie å vake eller sove

2. (intransitive) to stay awake (through the night) to help or keep watch

   vake over ein sjuk

   to watch over a sick one

3. (intransitive) to be on guard, on watch

vaka (present tense vaker, past tense vakte, past participle vakt, passive infinitive vakast, present participle vakande, imperative vak)

1. (fishing, intransitive) to appear at the surface of the water

   fisken vakte etter fluga

   the fish jumped at the fly

2. (often nautical, intransitive) to float, stay afloat

   båten vaker fint

   the boat floats nicely

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

vaka f

1. definite singular of vake

vaka n

1. definite plural of vak

References

• “vaka” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old Norse

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *wakāną.

Verb

vaka (present indicative vakir, past indicative vakti, past subjunctive vekti, supine vakat)

1. to be awake, keep awake
   • Völundarkviða, verse 31, lines 1-2

     Vaki ek ávallt / viljalauss,
     sofna ek minnst / síz mína sonu dauða;

     I am always awake / bereft of joy,
     I sleep very little / since the death of my sons.

Conjugation

Conjugation of vaka — active (weak class 3)

infinitive	vaka
present participle	vakandi
past participle	vakaðr
indicative	present	past
1st-person singular	vaki	vakta
2nd-person singular	vakir	vaktir
3rd-person singular	vakir	vakti
1st-person plural	vǫkum	vǫktum
2nd-person plural	vakið	vǫktuð
3rd-person plural	vaka	vǫktu
subjunctive	present	past
1st-person singular	vaka	vekta
2nd-person singular	vakir	vektir
3rd-person singular	vaki	vekti
1st-person plural	vakim	vektim
2nd-person plural	vakið	vektið
3rd-person plural	vaki	vekti
imperative	present
2nd-person singular	vak
1st-person plural	vǫkum
2nd-person plural	vakið

Conjugation of vaka — mediopassive (weak class 3)

infinitive	vakask
present participle	vakandisk
past participle	vakazk
indicative	present	past
1st-person singular	vǫkumk	vǫktumk
2nd-person singular	vakisk	vaktisk
3rd-person singular	vakisk	vaktisk
1st-person plural	vǫkumsk	vǫktumsk
2nd-person plural	vakizk	vǫktuzk
3rd-person plural	vakask	vǫktusk
subjunctive	present	past
1st-person singular	vakumk	vektumk
2nd-person singular	vakisk	vektisk
3rd-person singular	vakisk	vektisk
1st-person plural	vakimsk	vektimsk
2nd-person plural	vakizk	vektizk
3rd-person plural	vakisk	vektisk
imperative	present
2nd-person singular	vaksk
1st-person plural	vǫkumsk
2nd-person plural	vakizk

Descendants

• Icelandic: vaka
• Faroese: vaka
• Norwegian Nynorsk: vaka, vake (e infinitive), våkkå (Trøndelag dialect)
• Norwegian Bokmål: våke, vake
• Old Swedish: vaka
  • Swedish: vaka

Etymology 2

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

Noun

vaka f (genitive vǫku)

1. waking
2. vigil
3. eve of saint's day

Declension

  Declension of vaka (weak ōn-stem)

feminine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	vaka	vakan	vǫkur	vǫkurnar
accusative	vǫku	vǫkuna	vǫkur	vǫkurnar
dative	vǫku	vǫkunni	vǫkum	vǫkunum
genitive	vǫku	vǫkunnar	vakna	vaknanna

Descendants

• Icelandic: vaka f
• Faroese: vøka f
• Norwegian Nynorsk: vake f, voke f, vòke f; -ok m
• Norwegian Bokmål: vake m or f
• Swedish: vaka c

Etymology 3

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

Alternative forms

• vǫkva, vekva

Noun

vaka f (genitive vǫku)

1. (liquid) This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

Declension

  Declension of vaka (weak ōn-stem)

feminine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	vaka	vakan	vǫkur	vǫkurnar
accusative	vǫku	vǫkuna	vǫkur	vǫkurnar
dative	vǫku	vǫkunni	vǫkum	vǫkunum
genitive	vǫku	vǫkunnar	vakna	vaknanna

Etymology 4

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

vaka

1. indefinite genitive plural of vǫk

References

• “vaka”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Old Swedish

Etymology

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

Verb

vaka

1. to be awake, to refrain from sleep
2. to watch, to guard

Conjugation

Conjugation of vaka (weak)

	present			past
infinitive	vaka			—
participle	vakandi, -e			vakaþer
active voice	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
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

1. cow

Rapa Nui

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *waka.

Noun

vaka

1. canoe

Derived terms

Possibly vakavaka.

Rotuman

Etymology

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

Noun

vaka

1. canoe

Swedish

Etymology 1

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

Verb

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

1. to watch (over) (something, to monitor, guard, or the like)

   vaka över sin sjuka hamster

   watch over one's sick hamster

   vaka vid en sjuksäng

   watch beside a sickbed

   Draken vakar över skatten

   The dragon guards (watches over) the treasure

   Vakterna vakar över fångarna från vakttornen

   The guards watch over the prisoners from the guard towers

Usage notes

Etymologically from to stay up and not sleep (compare the noun), though the intuition might be closer to "keep a watchful eye" for many native speakers in contemporary Swedish. Compare the obsolete sense of English wake.

Conjugation

Conjugation of vaka (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	vaka		—
Supine	vakat		—
Imperative	vaka		—
Imper. plural1	vaken		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	vakar	vakade	—	—
Ind. plural1	vaka	vakade	—	—
Subjunctive2	vake	vakade	—	—
	Participles
Present participle	vakande
Past participle	—
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

• bevaka
• övervaka
• vak
• vakta

Etymology 2

Noun

vaka c

1. a vigil, a wake

Declension

Declension of vaka

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	vaka	vakas
	definite	vakan	vakans
plural	indefinite	vakor	vakors
	definite	vakorna	vakornas

Related terms

• likvaka
• vak
• nattvak

References

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

Tokelauan

Te vaka (1).

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *waka. Cognates include Hawaiian waʻa and Samoan va'a.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈva.ka]
• Hyphenation: va‧ka

Noun

vaka

1. canoe, boat
2. ship
3. coffin

Derived terms

• vakālele

 

References

• R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎^[2], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 421

Tongan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *waka.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /va.ka/

Noun

vaka

1. waterborne vessel

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish وقعه (vak'a), from Arabic وَقْعَة (waqʕa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /va.kɐ/

Noun

vaka (definite accusative vakayı, plural vakalar)

1. event, case (chiefly in medical, psychological and judicial contexts)

   Synonyms: hadise, olay

   31 mart vakası ― 31 March Incident

Declension

Inflection
Nominative	vaka
Definite accusative	vakayı
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	vaka	vakalar
Definite accusative	vakayı	vakaları
Dative	vakaya	vakalara
Locative	vakada	vakalarda
Ablative	vakadan	vakalardan
Genitive	vakanın	vakaların
Possessive forms Nominative Singular Plural 1st singular vakam vakalarım 2nd singular vakan vakaların 3rd singular vakası vakaları 1st plural vakamız vakalarımız 2nd plural vakanız vakalarınız 3rd plural vakaları vakaları Definite accusative Singular Plural 1st singular vakamı vakalarımı 2nd singular vakanı vakalarını 3rd singular vakasını vakalarını 1st plural vakamızı vakalarımızı 2nd plural vakanızı vakalarınızı 3rd plural vakalarını vakalarını Dative Singular Plural 1st singular vakama vakalarıma 2nd singular vakana vakalarına 3rd singular vakasına vakalarına 1st plural vakamıza vakalarımıza 2nd plural vakanıza vakalarınıza 3rd plural vakalarına vakalarına Locative Singular Plural 1st singular vakamda vakalarımda 2nd singular vakanda vakalarında 3rd singular vakasında vakalarında 1st plural vakamızda vakalarımızda 2nd plural vakanızda vakalarınızda 3rd plural vakalarında vakalarında Ablative Singular Plural 1st singular vakamdan vakalarımdan 2nd singular vakandan vakalarından 3rd singular vakasından vakalarından 1st plural vakamızdan vakalarımızdan 2nd plural vakanızdan vakalarınızdan 3rd plural vakalarından vakalarından Genitive Singular Plural 1st singular vakamın vakalarımın 2nd singular vakanın vakalarının 3rd singular vakasının vakalarının 1st plural vakamızın vakalarımızın 2nd plural vakanızın vakalarınızın 3rd plural vakalarının vakalarının

References

• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “vaka”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
• “vaka”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu

Votic

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *vaka.

Pronunciation

• (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA^(key): /ˈvɑkɑ/, [ˈvɑkɑ]
• Rhymes: -ɑkɑ
• Hyphenation: va‧ka

Adjective

vaka

1. calm, mild, cool (of a manner or disposition)

Inflection

Declension of vaka (type III/jalkõ, k-g gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	vaka	vagad
genitive	vaga	vakojõ, vakoi
partitive	vakka	vakoitõ, vakoi
illative	vakkasõ, vakka	vakoisõ
inessive	vagaz	vakoiz
elative	vagassõ	vakoissõ
allative	vagalõ	vakoilõ
adessive	vagallõ	vakoillõ
ablative	vagaltõ	vakoiltõ
translative	vagassi	vakoissi
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the terminative is formed by adding the suffix -ssaa to the short illative (sg) or the genitive. ***) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka to the genitive.

References

• Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) “vaka”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn

Wallisian

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *waka.

Noun

vaka

1. canoe

Derived terms

• vakalele