# laka
## Coatepec Nahuatl
### Noun

laka
* man

## Hausa
### Etymology 1
#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /lá.káː/
** (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA: [lə́.káː]

#### Noun

lakā f (possessed form lakar̃)
* (anatomy) spinal cord

### Etymology 2
#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /láː.káː/
** (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA: [láː.káː]

#### Noun

lākā f (possessed form lākar̃)
* Pond mud or clay (used for building houses)

## Hawaiian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈla.ka/, [ˈlɐ.kə]

### Etymology 1

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

#### Verb

laka
* (stative) tame, gentle, attracted to, fond of
* (transitive) to tame, domesticate, attract

### Etymology 2

Borrowed from English lock.

#### Noun

laka
* lock

#### Verb

laka
* (transitive) to lock

## Icelandic
### Pronunciation

* Rhymes: -aːka

### Noun

laka
* indefinite genitive plural of lak

## Latvian
### Noun

laka f (4th declension)
* lacquer
* lacker
* varnish
* This entry needs quotations to illustrate usage. If you come across any interesting, durably archived quotes then please add them!

#### Declension
### Verb

laka
* third-person singular/plural past indicative of lakt

## Lingala
### Verb

laka
* to advise
* to promise

## Niuean
### Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laŋkaq (compare Samoan laʻa, Malay langkah).

### Verb

laka
* to step
* to cross over

## Old Norse
### Adjective

laka
* inflection of lakr:
** positive degree strong feminine accusative singular
** positive degree strong masculine accusative plural
** positive degree weak masculine oblique singular
** positive degree weak feminine nominative singular
** positive degree weak neuter singular

### Noun

laka
* inflection of laki:
** indefinite oblique singular
** indefinite accusative/genitive plural

## Ometepec Nahuatl
### Noun

laka
* man

## Polish
### Etymology

Borrowed from French laque.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈla.ka/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -aka
* Syllabification: la‧ka

### Noun

laka f
* lacquer
* lacquerware

#### Derived terms

* lakowy

### Further reading

* laka in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
* laka in Polish dictionaries at PWN

## Serbo-Croatian
### Adjective

laka
* inflection of lak:
** feminine nominative/vocative singular
** indefinite masculine/neuter genitive singular
** indefinite animate masculine accusative singular
** neuter nominative/accusative/vocative plural

## Swedish
### Verb

laka (present lakar, preterite lakade, supine lakat, imperative laka)
* to extract a compound from a (solid) material, by washing it with some fluid

#### Related terms

* laka ur / urlakad
* laka ut / utlakad
* lakvatten
* urlaka

### Anagrams

* alka

## Tetum
### Etymology

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

### Noun

laka
* ignite

### Further reading

* Fransiskus Monteiro (1985) Kamus Tetun-Indonesia [Tetum-Indonesian Dictionary] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa, Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan

## Tongan
### Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *laŋkaq (compare Samoan laʻa, Malay langkah).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /la.ka/

### Verb

laka
* to step
* to march
* to move on or forward
* to proceed, progress, develop
* to pass