# onka
## Finnish
### Etymology

From Swedish ånga (“steam”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈoŋkɑ/, [ˈo̞ŋkɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -oŋkɑ
* Hyphenation: on‧ka

### Noun

onka (dialectal)
* steam

#### Declension

Possessive forms of onka (Kotus type 10*G/koira, nk-ng gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
onkani
onkani
accusative
nom.
onkani
onkani
gen.
onkani
genitive
onkani
onkieni onkaini $^{rare}$
partitive
onkaani
onkiani
inessive
ongassani
ongissani
elative
ongastani
ongistani
illative
onkaani
onkiini
adessive
ongallani
ongillani
ablative
ongaltani
ongiltani
allative
ongalleni
ongilleni
essive
onkanani
onkinani
translative
ongakseni
ongikseni
abessive
ongattani
ongittani
instructive
comitative
—onkineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
onkasi
onkasi
accusative
nom.
onkasi
onkasi
gen.
onkasi
genitive
onkasi
onkiesi onkaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
onkaasi
onkiasi
inessive
ongassasi
ongissasi
elative
ongastasi
ongistasi
illative
onkaasi
onkiisi
adessive
ongallasi
ongillasi
ablative
ongaltasi
ongiltasi
allative
ongallesi
ongillesi
essive
onkanasi
onkinasi
translative
ongaksesi
ongiksesi
abessive
ongattasi
ongittasi
instructive
comitative
—onkinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
onkamme
onkamme
accusative
nom.
onkamme
onkamme
gen.
onkamme
genitive
onkamme
onkiemme onkaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
onkaamme
onkiamme
inessive
ongassamme
ongissamme
elative
ongastamme
ongistamme
illative
onkaamme
onkiimme
adessive
ongallamme
ongillamme
ablative
ongaltamme
ongiltamme
allative
ongallemme
ongillemme
essive
onkanamme
onkinamme
translative
ongaksemme
ongiksemme
abessive
ongattamme
ongittamme
instructive
comitative
—onkinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
onkanne
onkanne
accusative
nom.
onkanne
onkanne
gen.
onkanne
genitive
onkanne
onkienne onkainne $^{rare}$
partitive
onkaanne
onkianne
inessive
ongassanne
ongissanne
elative
ongastanne
ongistanne
illative
onkaanne
onkiinne
adessive
ongallanne
ongillanne
ablative
ongaltanne
ongiltanne
allative
ongallenne
ongillenne
essive
onkananne
onkinanne
translative
ongaksenne
ongiksenne
abessive
ongattanne
ongittanne
instructive
comitative
—onkinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
onkansa
onkansa
accusative
nom.
onkansa
onkansa
gen.
onkansa
genitive
onkansa
onkiensa onkainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
onkaansa
onkiaan onkiansa
inessive
ongassaan ongassansa
ongissaan ongissansa
elative
ongastaan ongastansa
ongistaan ongistansa
illative
onkaansa
onkiinsa
adessive
ongallaan ongallansa
ongillaan ongillansa
ablative
ongaltaan ongaltansa
ongiltaan ongiltansa
allative
ongalleen ongallensa
ongilleen ongillensa
essive
onkanaan onkanansa
onkinaan onkinansa
translative
ongakseen ongaksensa
ongikseen ongiksensa
abessive
ongattaan ongattansa
ongittaan ongittansa
instructive
comitative
—onkineen onkinensa :

#### Synonyms

* höyry

### Anagrams

* kaon

## Rwanda-Rundi
### Verb

-ônka (infinitive (Rwanda) kônka or (Rundi) kwônka, perfective -ônse)
* suckle, nurse at a breast

## Tooro
### Etymology

Possibly related to Proto-Bantu *jèká (“only”) and/or Proto-Bantu *nkʊ̀ (“only”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /óːnka/

### Adverb

-onka
* only, alone, excluding others
    inywe inywenka ― only you all

#### Inflection

| Person | Person | Singular | Plural |
| 1st person | 1st person | nyenka | itwenka |
| 2nd person | 2nd person | wenka | inywenka |
| 3rd person | 1/2 | wenka | bonka |
| 3rd person | 3/4 | gwonka | yonka |
| 3rd person | 5/6 | lyonka | gonka |
| 3rd person | 7/8 | kyonka | byonka |
| 3rd person | 9/10 | yonka | zonka |
| 3rd person | 11/10 | rwonka | zonka |
| 3rd person | 12/14 | konka | bwonka |
| 3rd person | 13 | | twonka |
| 3rd person | 14/6 | bwonka | gonka |
| 3rd person | 15/6 | kwonka | gonka |
| 3rd person | 16 | honka | |

### References

* Kaji, Shigeki (2007) A Rutooro Vocabulary‎, Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA), →ISBN, page 449
* Entry 3293 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3
* Entry 4906 at Bantu Lexical Reconstructions 3

## Yoruba
### Etymology

From òǹ- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ kà (“to count”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ò.ŋ̀.kà/

### Noun

òǹkà
* number
    Synonym: nọ́ḿbà
* counter

#### Derived terms

* òǹkapò (“ordinal number”)
* òǹkaye (“cardinal number”)