# vaka
## Albanian
### Verb

vaka
* first-person singular aorist of vak

## Banoni
### Etymology

Borrowed from English work.

### Verb

vaka
* 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: [ˈvaka]
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -aka
* Hyphenation: va‧ka

### Adjective

vaka (accusative singular vakan, plural vakaj, accusative plural vakajn)
* empty, vacant
    Tiu ĉi kupeo estas ankoraŭ vaka.This compartment is still empty.
    Tio okupos viajn vakajn horojn.That will occupy your vacant hours.
* (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: /ˈʋɑkɑ/, [ˈʋɑ̝kɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -ɑkɑ
* Hyphenation: va‧ka

### Adjective

vaka (not comparable)
* Archaic form of vakaa.

#### Declension

* Not declined.

#### Derived terms

* vakainen
* vakava
* vakiintua
* vakinainen
* vakio
* vakituinen
* vakuus
* vakuuttaa
* vakakuva
* vakavarainen
* vakavesi
* vanhurskas
* yksivakainen

### Further reading

* “vaka”, 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 2023-07-04

### Anagrams

* kava

## Guaraní
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish vaca.

### Noun

vaka
* cow

## Icelandic
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈvaːka/
* Rhymes: -aːka

### Etymology 1

From Old Norse vaka.

#### Verb

vaka (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative vakti, supine vakað)
* 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)
* wakefulness
* an evening gathering, wake, vigil

##### Declension
### Etymology 3
#### Noun

vaka f
* indefinite genitive plural of vök

## Ingrian
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

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

### Adjective

vaka (comparative vaamp)
* peaceful, quiet
* well-behaved

#### Declension
### References

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

## Ladino
### Noun

vaka f
* cow

## Niuean
### Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *waka.

### Noun

vaka
* 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)
* (intransitive) to be awake, to not get to sleep
    korkje greie å vake eller sove
* (intransitive) to stay awake (through the night) to help or keep watch
    vake over ein sjuk
       to watch over a sick one
* (intransitive) to be on guard, on watch

#### Verb

vaka (present tense vaker, past tense vakte, past participle vakt, passive infinitive vakast, present participle vakande, imperative vak)
* (fishing, intransitive) to appear at the surface of the water
    fisken vakte etter fluga
       the fish jumped at the fly
* (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
* definite singular of vake

#### Noun

vaka n
* 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)
* 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.

##### 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)
* waking
* vigil
* eve of saint's day

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

##### Declension
### Etymology 4

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Noun

vaka
* indefinite genitive plural of vǫk

### Further reading

* Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “vaka”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive

## Old Swedish
### Etymology

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

### Verb

vaka
* to be awake, to refrain from sleep
* to watch, to guard

#### Descendants

* Swedish: vaka

## Paraguayan Guaraní
### Etymology

Borrowing from Spanish vaca, from Latin vacca.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ʋaˈka/

### Noun

vaka
* cow

## Rapa Nui
### Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *waka.

### Noun

vaka
* canoe

#### Derived terms

Possibly vakavaka.

## Rotuman
### Etymology

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

### Noun

vaka
* 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)
* to watch (over) (something, to monitor, guard, or the like)
    vaka över sin sjuka hamsterwatch over one's sick hamster
    vaka vid en sjuksängwatch beside a sickbed
    Draken vakar över skattenThe dragon guards (watches over) the treasure
    Vakterna vakar över fångarna från vakttornenThe 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

$^1$ Archaic. $^2$ Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

##### Related terms

* bevaka
* övervaka
* vak
* vakta

### Etymology 2
#### Noun

vaka c
* a vigil, a wake

##### Related terms

* likvaka
* vak
* nattvak

### References

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

## Tokelauan
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈva.ka]
* Hyphenation: va‧ka

### Noun

vaka
* canoe, boat
* ship
* coffin

#### Derived terms

* vakālele

### References

* R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎, Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 421

## Tongan
### Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *waka.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /va.ka/

### Noun

vaka
* waterborne vessel

## Turkish
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /va.kɐ/

### Noun

vaka (definite accusative vakayı, plural vakalar)
* event, case (chiefly in medical, psychological and judicial contexts)
    Synonyms: hadise, olay
    31 mart vakası ― 31 March Incident

#### Declension

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: /ˈvɑkɑ/, [ˈvɑkɑ]
* Rhymes: -ɑkɑ
* Hyphenation: va‧ka

### Adjective

vaka
* calm, mild, cool (of a manner or disposition)

#### Inflection
### 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.

### Pronunciation

* This entry needs pronunciation information. If you are familiar with the IPA then please add some!

### Noun

vaka
* canoe

#### Derived terms

* vakalele