# loka
## Esperanto
### Etymology

loko +‎ -a

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈloka]
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -oka
* Hyphenation: lo‧ka

### Adjective

loka (accusative singular lokan, plural lokaj, accusative plural lokajn)
* local

## Finnish
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *loka.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈlokɑ/, [ˈlo̞kɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -okɑ
* Hyphenation: lo‧ka

### Noun

loka
* wet mud or dirt
    Synonyms: kura, rapa
* (figuratively) mud (willfully abusive, even slanderous remarks or claims)

#### Declension

Possessive forms of loka (Kotus type 10*D/koira, k-∅ gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
lokani
lokani
accusative
nom.
lokani
lokani
gen.
lokani
genitive
lokani
lokieni lokaini $^{rare}$
partitive
lokaani
lokiani
inessive
loassani
loissani
elative
loastani
loistani
illative
lokaani
lokiini
adessive
loallani
loillani
ablative
loaltani
loiltani
allative
loalleni
loilleni
essive
lokanani
lokinani
translative
loakseni
loikseni
abessive
loattani
loittani
instructive
comitative
—lokineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
lokasi
lokasi
accusative
nom.
lokasi
lokasi
gen.
lokasi
genitive
lokasi
lokiesi lokaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
lokaasi
lokiasi
inessive
loassasi
loissasi
elative
loastasi
loistasi
illative
lokaasi
lokiisi
adessive
loallasi
loillasi
ablative
loaltasi
loiltasi
allative
loallesi
loillesi
essive
lokanasi
lokinasi
translative
loaksesi
loiksesi
abessive
loattasi
loittasi
instructive
comitative
—lokinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
lokamme
lokamme
accusative
nom.
lokamme
lokamme
gen.
lokamme
genitive
lokamme
lokiemme lokaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
lokaamme
lokiamme
inessive
loassamme
loissamme
elative
loastamme
loistamme
illative
lokaamme
lokiimme
adessive
loallamme
loillamme
ablative
loaltamme
loiltamme
allative
loallemme
loillemme
essive
lokanamme
lokinamme
translative
loaksemme
loiksemme
abessive
loattamme
loittamme
instructive
comitative
—lokinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
lokanne
lokanne
accusative
nom.
lokanne
lokanne
gen.
lokanne
genitive
lokanne
lokienne lokainne $^{rare}$
partitive
lokaanne
lokianne
inessive
loassanne
loissanne
elative
loastanne
loistanne
illative
lokaanne
lokiinne
adessive
loallanne
loillanne
ablative
loaltanne
loiltanne
allative
loallenne
loillenne
essive
lokananne
lokinanne
translative
loaksenne
loiksenne
abessive
loattanne
loittanne
instructive
comitative
—lokinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
lokansa
lokansa
accusative
nom.
lokansa
lokansa
gen.
lokansa
genitive
lokansa
lokiensa lokainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
lokaansa
lokiaan lokiansa
inessive
loassaan loassansa
loissaan loissansa
elative
loastaan loastansa
loistaan loistansa
illative
lokaansa
lokiinsa
adessive
loallaan loallansa
loillaan loillansa
ablative
loaltaan loaltansa
loiltaan loiltansa
allative
loalleen loallensa
loilleen loillensa
essive
lokanaan lokanansa
lokinaan lokinansa
translative
loakseen loaksensa
loikseen loiksensa
abessive
loattaan loattansa
loittaan loittansa
instructive
comitative
—lokineen lokinensa :

#### Derived terms

* lokainen
* loata
* lokaantua
* loanheitto
* loanheittäjä
* loka-auto
* lokakaivo
* lokakampanja
* lokakuu
* Lokalahti
* lokasuoja

### Noun

loka
* Abbreviation of lokakuu (“October”).

### Further reading

* “loka”, 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

* alko, kola, lako, olka

## Icelandic
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈlɔːka/
* Rhymes: -ɔːka

### Etymology 1

See lykja. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

#### Noun

loka f (genitive singular loku, nominative plural lokur)
* latch, catch, bolt
    Synonym: klinka
* (music) stop (device on a flute etc for covering the holes in order to vary the pitch, or knobs for bringing certain pipes into use on an organ)
    Synonym: loftop

##### Derived terms

* hjartaloka f
* bláæðaloka f
* ristilloka f

### Etymology 2

See Etymology 1.

#### Verb

loka (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative lokaði, supine lokað)
* to close, to shut
* to shut off
    Synonym: skrúfa fyrir
* to lock
    Synonym: læsa
* to barricade
    Synonym: þvergirða
* to bolt
    Synonym: skjóta loku fyrir
* to blockade
    Synonyms: teppa, halda í kví, halda í hafnbanni
* (music) to stop, to close (a hole, e.g. on a flute) or press down (a string on a violin etc) in order to play a particular note
    Synonym: styðja á

##### Derived terms

* loka inni

## Indonesian
### Etymology

Borrowed from Javanese ꦭꦺꦴꦏ (loka, “world, place”), from Sanskrit लोक (loka).

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Indonesian) IPA: /ˈloka/ [ˈlo.ka]
* Rhymes: -oka
* Syllabification: lo‧ka

### Noun

loka (plural loka-loka) (chiefly obsolete, archaic or dialectal)
* Synonym of dunia (“world”)
* Synonym of tempat (“place”)

### Verb

loka (active meloka)
* (archaic or obsolete) Synonym of lihat (“to see”)

### Further reading

* “loka” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

## Latvian
### Noun

loka m
* genitive singular of loks

### Adjective

loka
* (dialectal) genitive masculine singular of loks
* (dialectal) nominative feminine singular of loks

## Lindu
### Noun

loka
* banana

## Malay
### Etymology

From Sanskrit लोक (loka).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /lo.ka/
* Hyphenation: lo‧ka

### Noun

loka
* (archaic) Synonym of dunia (“world”)

#### Derived terms

* lokakarya
* syurgaloka

### Further reading

* “loka” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈluːka/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -uːka
* Hyphenation: lo‧ka

### Etymology 1
#### Alternative forms

* lokene

#### Noun

loka n
* definite plural of lok

### Etymology 2
#### Alternative forms

* loket

#### Verb

loka
* simple past and present perfect of loke

### Anagrams

* kloa

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Noun

loka n
* definite plural of lok

## Pali
### Alternative forms

* 𑀮𑁄𑀓 (Brahmi script)
* लोक (Devanagari script)
* লোক (Bengali script)
* ලොක (Sinhalese script)
* လောက or လေႃၵ (Burmese script)
* โลก or โลกะ (Thai script)
* ᩃᩮᩣᨠ (Tai Tham script)
* ໂລກ or ໂລກະ (Lao script)
* លោក (Khmer script)
* 𑄣𑄮𑄇 (Chakma script)

### Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit लोक (loka). Cognate with Maharastri Prakrit 𑀮𑁄𑀅 (loa).

### Noun

loka m
* world

#### Derived terms

* brahmaloka
* devaloka
* nāgaloka

#### Descendants

* → Burmese: လောက (lau:ka.)
* → Khmer: លោក (look)
* → Lao: ໂລກ (lōk, “world”)
* → Mon: လောက
* → Northern Thai: โลก, ᩃᩰ᩠ᨠ
* → Thai: โลก (lôok)

## Sotho
### Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-dʊ̀nga.

### Verb

loka
* to be right

## Sundanese
### Etymology

From Sanskrit लोक (loka).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /lo.ka/
* Hyphenation: lo‧ka

### Noun

loka (Hanacaraka spelling ᮜᮧᮊ)
* world
    Synonyms: jagat, dunya, alam

#### Derived terms

* ramatloka
* sawarga loka

### Further reading

* Coolsma, S (1913) Soendaneesch-Hollandsch Woordenboek (in Dutch), Leiden: A.W. Sijthoff's Uitgeversmaatschappij

## Tagalog
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish loca (“crazy”).

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /ˈloka/ [ˈloː.xɐ]
* Rhymes: -oka
* Syllabification: lo‧ka

### Adjective

loka (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜓᜃ)
* (mildly derogatory) feminine of loko: insane; crazy; demented
    Synonyms: baliw, buang, sira-ulo

#### Derived terms

* ikaloka
* kalerki
* kaloka
* kalokahan
* loka-loka
* magpakaloka
* maloka
* nakaloloka
* naloka
* napakaloka
* pagkakaloka
* pagkaloka
* pampaloka
* pinakamaloka

### Noun

loka (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜓᜃ)
* (mildly derogatory) female equivalent of loko: madwoman
* (informal, colloquial, offensive) foolish or stupid person, especially one who is a female, effeminate man, or homosexual

### Anagrams

* alok, kalo, lako

## West Makian
### Etymology

From East Makian [Term?]. Compare Balantak loka'.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈl̪o.ka/

### Noun

loka
* banana

### References

* Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours‎, Pacific linguistics