# sarka
## Finnish
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *sarka, from Proto-Uralic *sarka (“branch?”). Cognates include Estonian sarg, Ingrian sarka, Karelian sarka, Livvi sargu, Veps sarg, Votic sarkõ, Northern Sami suorgi (“branch”), Tundra Nenets [script needed] (tārka, “branch”) and Northern Selkup [script needed] (tolka, “branch”) (from Proto-Samoyedic *tårkå).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈsɑrkɑ/, [ˈs̠ɑ̝rkɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -ɑrkɑ
* Hyphenation: sar‧ka

### Noun

sarka
* patch, strip (of field)
* wadmal; a dense, rather coarse, highly fulled woolen fabric (either plain-woven or twilled), less fine, thin and valued than broadcloth (verka)
* (figuratively) field, area, branch
    Synonym: ala
* (colloquial) chance, odds
    Voittoon ei ollut mitään sarkaa.There was no chance to win.

#### Declension

Possessive forms of sarka (Kotus type 9*D/kala, k-∅ gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
sarkani
sarkani
accusative
nom.
sarkani
sarkani
gen.
sarkani
genitive
sarkani
sarkojeni sarkaini $^{rare}$
partitive
sarkaani
sarkojani
inessive
sarassani
saroissani
elative
sarastani
saroistani
illative
sarkaani
sarkoihini
adessive
sarallani
saroillani
ablative
saraltani
saroiltani
allative
saralleni
saroilleni
essive
sarkanani
sarkoinani
translative
sarakseni
saroikseni
abessive
sarattani
saroittani
instructive
comitative
—sarkoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
sarkasi
sarkasi
accusative
nom.
sarkasi
sarkasi
gen.
sarkasi
genitive
sarkasi
sarkojesi sarkaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
sarkaasi
sarkojasi
inessive
sarassasi
saroissasi
elative
sarastasi
saroistasi
illative
sarkaasi
sarkoihisi
adessive
sarallasi
saroillasi
ablative
saraltasi
saroiltasi
allative
sarallesi
saroillesi
essive
sarkanasi
sarkoinasi
translative
saraksesi
saroiksesi
abessive
sarattasi
saroittasi
instructive
comitative
—sarkoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
sarkamme
sarkamme
accusative
nom.
sarkamme
sarkamme
gen.
sarkamme
genitive
sarkamme
sarkojemme sarkaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
sarkaamme
sarkojamme
inessive
sarassamme
saroissamme
elative
sarastamme
saroistamme
illative
sarkaamme
sarkoihimme
adessive
sarallamme
saroillamme
ablative
saraltamme
saroiltamme
allative
sarallemme
saroillemme
essive
sarkanamme
sarkoinamme
translative
saraksemme
saroiksemme
abessive
sarattamme
saroittamme
instructive
comitative
—sarkoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
sarkanne
sarkanne
accusative
nom.
sarkanne
sarkanne
gen.
sarkanne
genitive
sarkanne
sarkojenne sarkainne $^{rare}$
partitive
sarkaanne
sarkojanne
inessive
sarassanne
saroissanne
elative
sarastanne
saroistanne
illative
sarkaanne
sarkoihinne
adessive
sarallanne
saroillanne
ablative
saraltanne
saroiltanne
allative
sarallenne
saroillenne
essive
sarkananne
sarkoinanne
translative
saraksenne
saroiksenne
abessive
sarattanne
saroittanne
instructive
comitative
—sarkoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
sarkansa
sarkansa
accusative
nom.
sarkansa
sarkansa
gen.
sarkansa
genitive
sarkansa
sarkojensa sarkainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
sarkaansa
sarkojaan sarkojansa
inessive
sarassaan sarassansa
saroissaan saroissansa
elative
sarastaan sarastansa
saroistaan saroistansa
illative
sarkaansa
sarkoihinsa
adessive
sarallaan sarallansa
saroillaan saroillansa
ablative
saraltaan saraltansa
saroiltaan saroiltansa
allative
saralleen sarallensa
saroilleen saroillensa
essive
sarkanaan sarkanansa
sarkoinaan sarkoinansa
translative
sarakseen saraksensa
saroikseen saroiksensa
abessive
sarattaan sarattansa
saroittaan saroittansa
instructive
comitative
—sarkoineen sarkoinensa :

#### Derived terms

* sarake
* sarkain
* sarkainen
* Sarkanen
* sarkaus
* Sarkola
* keskisarka
* peltosarka
* perunasarka
* Saranpää
* sarkahousut
* sarkajako
* sarkamylly
* sarkaoja
* sarkatakki
* sarkatamppi
* työsarka

### Further reading

* “sarka”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

### Anagrams

* Arska, askar, rakas, raksa

## Hausa
### Pronunciation

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

### Noun

sàr̃kā f (possessed form sàr̃kar̃)
* Alternative form of sàlkā

## Hungarian
### Etymology

From the sark- stem of sarok (“corner; heel”) +‎ -a (“his/her/its”, possessive suffix).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈʃɒrkɒ]
* Hyphenation: sar‧ka

### Noun

sarka
* third-person singular single-possession possessive of sarok

#### Declension
## Ingrian
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *sarka. Cognates include Finnish sarka and Estonian sarg.

### Pronunciation

* (Ala-Laukaa) IPA: /ˈsɑrkɑ/, [ˈs̠ɑrk]
* (Soikkola) IPA: /ˈsɑrkɑ/, [ˈʃɑrɡ̊ɑ]
* Rhymes: -ɑrk, -ɑrkɑ
* Hyphenation: sar‧ka

### Noun

sarka
* strip, patch (of a field)
** 1936, N. A. Iljin and V. I. Junus, Bukvari iƶoroin șkouluja vart, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 40:Sarat kitsaat laahittii.The narrow strips of the field were ploughed.
* wadmal (coarse woolen cloth)

#### Derived terms

* kotisarka
* leppäsarka
* myllysarka
* tammisarka
* viljasarka

### References

* Fedor Tumansky (1790) “сарка”, in Опытъ повѣствованїя о дѣянїях, положенїи, состоянїи и раздѣленїи Санкт-Петербургской губернїи [An experiment of an account of the acts, location, condition and division of the Saint Petersburg gubernia], Краткїй словарь ижерскаго, финскаго, эстонскаго, чюдскаго, и ямскаго нарѣчїя съ россїйскимъ переводомъ [A short dictionary of the Ingrian, Finnish, Estonian, Chud and Yamtian dialects with a Russian translation], page 695
* Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 506

## Latvian
### Verb

sarka
* third-person singular/plural past indicative of sarkt

## Polish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈsar.ka/
* Rhymes: -arka
* Syllabification: sar‧ka

### Verb

sarka
* third-person singular present of sarkać