# oka
## English
### Alternative forms

* oke, okka

### Etymology

From Italian oca, from French oque, from Ottoman Turkish اوقه (okka). Doublet of ounce, inch, uncia, ouguiya, and awqiyyah.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɒkə/

### Noun

oka (plural okas)
* (historical) A former Turkish, Egyptian, Hungarian, and Romanian unit of weight, usually of a little more than a kilogram.
** 1819, Abraham Rees, The Cyclopaedia‎, volume XXX, Rottolo, page 632:At Constantinople, the cantaro, or quintal, contains 44 okes, or 100 rottoli; and the cantaro weighs about 123¾ lbs. avoirdupois, the oke 2lbs. 13 oz., and the rottolo 19$^4$⁄$_5$ oz., and the chequee 11¼ oz. avoirdupois... At Smyrna, the cantaro, or kintal, contains 45 okes, or 100 rottoli. The batman is 6 okes, or 2400 drachms; and the oke is 400 drachms, and the rottolo = 180 drachms. The cantaro of 45 okes weighs 123 lbs. 4 oz. avoirdupois; and, therefore, the oke is = 2 lbs. 11 oz. 13 drs. avoirdupois...
** 1888, W.M.F. Petrie, Encyclopaedia Britannica, 9th ed., Vol. XXIV, s.v. "Weights and Measures":
    Dram (49·5 grains), 100=chequi, 4=oka (2·8286 ℔); dram (49·5 grains), 180=rotl, 100=kintal or kantar (127·29 ℔).
* A unit of volume in Egypt (and formerly Turkey) corresponding to about 1.2 litres.

#### Meronyms

* (subdivisions of the unit of weight): dirhem or dram; ounce; cheki; rottol or rotl
* (superdivisions of the unit of weight): batman; kantar or quintal

### Anagrams

* A-OK, AOK, Kao, OAK, koa, oak

## Ainu
### Etymology

Contraction of okay.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ò̞ꜛká]

### Pronoun

oka (Kana spelling オカ)
* (Saru dialect) they (third-person plural pronoun)

#### Usage notes

This word is not actually a proper pronoun, but is often used when it is absolutely necessary to point directly to a third person in conversation. The proper third-person pronoun in Ainu would be the lack of any personal pronoun at all, i.e., it has a null value.

### See also

1. Saru dialect

## Basque
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /oka/, [o̞.ka]

### Noun

oka inan
* nausea, indigestion
* vomit

#### Related terms

* oka egin

### Further reading

* “oka”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
* “oka”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

## Bilba
### Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *wakaʀ.

### Noun

oka
* root (of plant)

### References

* Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*wakaR”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

## Choctaw
### Noun

oka
* water

### References

* Cyrus Byington, John Reed Swanton, Henry Sale Halbert, A Dictionary of the Choctaw Language (1915)

## Czech
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈoka]

### Noun

oka
* inflection of oko:
** genitive singular
** nominative/accusative/vocative plural

## Esperanto
### Etymology

ok +‎ -a

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈoka/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: o‧ka

### Adjective

oka (accusative singular okan, plural okaj, accusative plural okajn)
* (ordinal number) eighth

## Finnish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈokɑ/, [ˈo̞kɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -okɑ
* Hyphenation: oka

### Etymology 1

From Proto-Finnic *oka, a variant of *ogas (whence oas).

#### Noun

oka
* thorn, prickle

##### Declension

Possessive forms of oka (Kotus type 10*D/koira, k-∅ gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
okani
okani
accusative
nom.
okani
okani
gen.
okani
genitive
okani
okieni okaini $^{rare}$
partitive
okaani
okiani
inessive
oassani
oissani
elative
oastani
oistani
illative
okaani
okiini
adessive
oallani
oillani
ablative
oaltani
oiltani
allative
oalleni
oilleni
essive
okanani
okinani
translative
oakseni
oikseni
abessive
oattani
oittani
instructive
comitative
—okineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
okasi
okasi
accusative
nom.
okasi
okasi
gen.
okasi
genitive
okasi
okiesi okaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
okaasi
okiasi
inessive
oassasi
oissasi
elative
oastasi
oistasi
illative
okaasi
okiisi
adessive
oallasi
oillasi
ablative
oaltasi
oiltasi
allative
oallesi
oillesi
essive
okanasi
okinasi
translative
oaksesi
oiksesi
abessive
oattasi
oittasi
instructive
comitative
—okinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
okamme
okamme
accusative
nom.
okamme
okamme
gen.
okamme
genitive
okamme
okiemme okaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
okaamme
okiamme
inessive
oassamme
oissamme
elative
oastamme
oistamme
illative
okaamme
okiimme
adessive
oallamme
oillamme
ablative
oaltamme
oiltamme
allative
oallemme
oillemme
essive
okanamme
okinamme
translative
oaksemme
oiksemme
abessive
oattamme
oittamme
instructive
comitative
—okinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
okanne
okanne
accusative
nom.
okanne
okanne
gen.
okanne
genitive
okanne
okienne okainne $^{rare}$
partitive
okaanne
okianne
inessive
oassanne
oissanne
elative
oastanne
oistanne
illative
okaanne
okiinne
adessive
oallanne
oillanne
ablative
oaltanne
oiltanne
allative
oallenne
oillenne
essive
okananne
okinanne
translative
oaksenne
oiksenne
abessive
oattanne
oittanne
instructive
comitative
—okinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
okansa
okansa
accusative
nom.
okansa
okansa
gen.
okansa
genitive
okansa
okiensa okainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
okaansa
okiaan okiansa
inessive
oassaan oassansa
oissaan oissansa
elative
oastaan oastansa
oistaan oistansa
illative
okaansa
okiinsa
adessive
oallaan oallansa
oillaan oillansa
ablative
oaltaan oaltansa
oiltaan oiltansa
allative
oalleen oallensa
oilleen oillensa
essive
okanaan okanansa
okinaan okinansa
translative
oakseen oaksensa
oikseen oiksensa
abessive
oattaan oattansa
oittaan oittansa
instructive
comitative
—okineen okinensa :
In the plural, the plural forms of oas are more commonly used.

##### Synonyms

* oas
* piikki

##### Derived terms

* okainen
* kolmioka
* okahaarake
* okahiiri
* okakala
* okakuusi
* okakärsämato
* okamonni
* okapäämato
* okarausku
* okasolu
* sulawesinokarotta
* vuoriokarotta

#### Further reading

* “oka”, 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 2023-07-01

### Etymology 2

From Spanish oca, from Quechua uqa.

#### Noun

oka
* oca

##### Declension

Possessive forms of oka (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
okani
okani
accusative
nom.
okani
okani
gen.
okani
genitive
okani
okieni okaini $^{rare}$
partitive
okaani
okiani
inessive
okassani
okissani
elative
okastani
okistani
illative
okaani
okiini
adessive
okallani
okillani
ablative
okaltani
okiltani
allative
okalleni
okilleni
essive
okanani
okinani
translative
okakseni
okikseni
abessive
okattani
okittani
instructive
comitative
—okineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
okasi
okasi
accusative
nom.
okasi
okasi
gen.
okasi
genitive
okasi
okiesi okaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
okaasi
okiasi
inessive
okassasi
okissasi
elative
okastasi
okistasi
illative
okaasi
okiisi
adessive
okallasi
okillasi
ablative
okaltasi
okiltasi
allative
okallesi
okillesi
essive
okanasi
okinasi
translative
okaksesi
okiksesi
abessive
okattasi
okittasi
instructive
comitative
—okinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
okamme
okamme
accusative
nom.
okamme
okamme
gen.
okamme
genitive
okamme
okiemme okaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
okaamme
okiamme
inessive
okassamme
okissamme
elative
okastamme
okistamme
illative
okaamme
okiimme
adessive
okallamme
okillamme
ablative
okaltamme
okiltamme
allative
okallemme
okillemme
essive
okanamme
okinamme
translative
okaksemme
okiksemme
abessive
okattamme
okittamme
instructive
comitative
—okinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
okanne
okanne
accusative
nom.
okanne
okanne
gen.
okanne
genitive
okanne
okienne okainne $^{rare}$
partitive
okaanne
okianne
inessive
okassanne
okissanne
elative
okastanne
okistanne
illative
okaanne
okiinne
adessive
okallanne
okillanne
ablative
okaltanne
okiltanne
allative
okallenne
okillenne
essive
okananne
okinanne
translative
okaksenne
okiksenne
abessive
okattanne
okittanne
instructive
comitative
—okinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
okansa
okansa
accusative
nom.
okansa
okansa
gen.
okansa
genitive
okansa
okiensa okainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
okaansa
okiaan okiansa
inessive
okassaan okassansa
okissaan okissansa
elative
okastaan okastansa
okistaan okistansa
illative
okaansa
okiinsa
adessive
okallaan okallansa
okillaan okillansa
ablative
okaltaan okaltansa
okiltaan okiltansa
allative
okalleen okallensa
okilleen okillensa
essive
okanaan okanansa
okinaan okinansa
translative
okakseen okaksensa
okikseen okiksensa
abessive
okattaan okattansa
okittaan okittansa
instructive
comitative
—okineen okinensa :

### Anagrams

* kao

## Hungarian
### Etymology

ok (“cause, reason, motive”) +‎ -a (possessive suffix)

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈokɒ]
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: oka

### Noun

oka
* third-person singular single-possession possessive of ok
    a halál oka ― the cause of death

#### Declension
## Japanese
### Romanization

oka
* Rōmaji transcription of おか

## Laboya
### Noun

oka
* cage

### References

* Rina, A. Dj., Kabba, John Lado B. (2011) “oka”, in Kamus Bahasa Lamboya, Kabupaten Sumba Bakat [Dictionary of Lamboya Language, West Sumba Regency], Waikabubak: Dinas Kebudayaan dan Pariwisata, Kabupaten Sumba Bakat, page 75

## Maori
### Noun

oka
* yam

### See also

* uhi
* uwhi

## Old Tupi
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *ok, *rok, from Proto-Tupian *ekʷ.
Cognate with Sateré-Mawé sok, Guaraní óga.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈɔ.ka]
* Rhymes: -ɔka
* Hyphenation: o‧ka

### Noun

oka (possessable, IIc class pluriform, absolute oka, R1 roka, R2 soka)
* house
    Tatá osapy oré roka.The fire burned our house.
** c. 1583, Joseph of Anchieta, Auto de São Lourenço [Play of Saint Lawrence], Niterói; republished in Eduardo de Almeida Navarro, transl., compiled by Maria de Lourdes de Paula Martins, Teatro, 2nd edition, São Paulo: Martins Fontes, 2006, →ISBN:Eîori i mosykyîébo, t'oîkó umé oka rupi oré 'anga monguébo.Come to scare them away, so that they may be no longer in our houses corrupting our souls.
* den, burrow
    Synonym: kûara
* (figurative) refuge, hiding place

#### Derived terms

* oka rerekoara
* okabytera
* okabyterusu
* okanga
* okapyra
* okarapupa'ũ
* okarupagûama
* okena
* okupagûama
* okusu
* okybaté
* okytá
* opyá
* tupãoka

#### Descendants

* Nheengatu: uka
* → Brazilian Portuguese: oca

#### See also

* Thesaurus:oka

### References

* ↑ Andrey Nikulin (2020) Proto-Macro-Jê: um estudo reconstrutivo (in Portuguese), Brasília: UnB, page 570
* ↑ Warý Kamaiurá (2012 March 2) Awetí e Tupí-Guaraní, relações genéticas e contato linguístico‎ (in Portuguese), Brasília: UnB, page 35

### Further reading

* Antônio Lemos Barbosa (1956) Curso de tupi antigo: gramática, exercícios, textos [Course of Old Tupi: Grammar, Exercises, Texts]‎ (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Livraria São José
* Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “oka”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil [Dictionary of Old Tupi: The Classical Indigenous Language of Brazil] (overall work in Portuguese), São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, pages 358–359

## Polish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɔ.ka/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ɔka
* Syllabification: o‧ka

### Noun

oka n
* inflection of oko:
** genitive singular
** nominative/accusative/vocative plural (some meanings)

## Rapa Nui
### Verb

oka
* stab

## Serbo-Croatian
### Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish اوقه (okka).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ǒka/
* Hyphenation: o‧ka

### Noun

òka f (Cyrillic spelling о̀ка)
* an oka, a former Turkish unit of weight, usually a little more than a kilogram

#### Declension
### Noun

oka
* genitive singular of oko

## Slovak
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈɔka]

### Noun

oka
* genitive singular of oko

## Swahili
### Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-jòka.

### Pronunciation

* Audio (Kenya):(file)

### Verb

-oka (infinitive kuoka)
* to bake
* to roast
* to fire pottery

#### Conjugation

Conjugation of -oka :
| Positive present | -naoka |
| Subjunctive | -oke |
| Negative | -oki |
| Imperative singular | oka |
Infinitives :
| Positive | kuoka |
| Negative | kutooka |
Imperatives :
| Singular | oka |
| Plural | okeni |
Tensed forms :
| Habitual | huoka |
| Positive past | positive subject concord + -lioka |
| Negative past | negative subject concord + -kuoka |
| Positive future | positive subject concord + -taoka |
| Negative future | negative subject concord + -taoka |
| Negative subjunctive | positive subject concord + -sioke |
| Positive present conditional | positive subject concord + -ngeoka |
| Negative present conditional | positive subject concord + -singeoka |
| Positive past conditional | positive subject concord + -ngalioka |
| Negative past conditional | positive subject concord + -singalioka |
| Perfect | positive subject concord + -meoka |
| "Already" | positive subject concord + -meshaoka |
| "Not yet" | negative subject concord + -jaoka |
| "If/When" | positive subject concord + -kioka |
| "If not" | positive subject concord + -sipooka |
| Consecutive | kaoka / positive subject concord + -kaoka |
| Consecutive subjunctive | positive subject concord + -kaoke |
Relative forms :
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information. :

#### Derived terms

* Nominal derivations:
** mwokaji (“baker”)
** uokaji (“baking”)