# deka
## Czech
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈdɛka]
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: de‧ka
* Rhymes: -ɛka

### Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Czech deka, from Middle High German decke.

#### Noun

deka f
* blanket (cloth)
* mullet (hairstyle)

##### Derived terms

* dečka
* psí dečka

### Etymology 2

Clipping of dekagram.

#### Noun

deka n pl (indeclinable)
* decagram

#### Noun

deka n
* inflection of deko:
** genitive singular
** nominative/accusative/vocative plural

### References

* ↑ Václav Machek (1968) “deka”, in Etymologický slovník jazyka českého [Etymological Dictionary of the Czech Language], 2nd edition, Prague: Academia, page 113

### Further reading

* “deka”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
* “deka”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
* “deka”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

## Esperanto
### Etymology

dek +‎ -a

### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Adjective

deka (accusative singular dekan, plural dekaj, accusative plural dekajn)
* (ordinal number) tenth

## Hungarian
### Etymology

Ellipsis of dekagramm.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈdɛkɒ]
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: de‧ka
* Rhymes: -kɒ

### Noun

deka (plural dekák)
* (informal) decagram
    Synonyms: dekagramm, (abbreviation) dkg
    Coordinate terms: gramm, kilogramm

#### Derived terms

* dekás

### Further reading

* deka in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024).

## Iban
### Pronunciation

IPA: /dəkaʔ/

### Verb

deka
* to wish, to intend, to want
* (modal auxiliary) will, shall, must

#### Usage notes

The verb is often shortened as ka in casual contexts (e.g. conversations).

## Japanese
### Romanization

deka
* Rōmaji transcription of でか

## Old Czech
### Etymology

Borrowed from Middle High German decke.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (13th CE) /ˈdɛka/
* IPA: (15th CE) /ˈdɛka/

### Noun

deka f
* blanket

#### Descendants

* Czech: deka

### Further reading

* Jan Gebauer (1903–1916) “deka”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění

## Polish
### Etymology

Borrowed from German Decke.

### Pronunciation

* (Greater Poland):
** (Kuyavia) IPA: /ˈdɛ.ka/
* Homophone: deka-

### Noun

deka f
* (Kuyavia) quilt; blanket

### Further reading

* Oskar Kolberg (1867) “deka”, in Dzieła wszystkie: Kujawy (in Polish), page 269

## Serbo-Croatian
### Etymology 1

From earlier dedka, from deda +‎ -ka.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /děːka/
* Hyphenation: de‧ka

#### Noun

déka m (Cyrillic spelling де́ка)
* (hypocoristic) grandfather, grandpa

##### Declension
### Etymology 2

From German Decke.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /dêka/
* Hyphenation: de‧ka

#### Noun

dȅka f (Cyrillic spelling де̏ка)
* (chiefly Croatia) blanket
    Synonym: ćȅbe

##### Declension
## Swazi
### Etymology

Borrowed from Afrikaans dek.

### Verb

-deka
* to set (the table)

#### Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

## Zulu
### Etymology

Borrowed from Afrikaans dek.

### Verb

-déka
* (transitive) to lay (a table)

#### Inflection
### References

* C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “deka”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “deka (6-3.9)”