Hawaiian

Proper noun

Laka

1. (Hawaiian mythology) A goddess of the hula.
2. (Hawaiian mythology) A god of canoe makers, and a legendary hero.
3. (rare) A male and female given name.

References

• Mary Kawena Pukui - Samuel Elbert, Hawaiian Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1971, page 392
• Hawaii State Archives: Marriage records Laka occurs in 19th century marriage records as the only name (mononym) of 4 men.

Hausa

Noun

lakā f

1. (anatomy) spinal cord

Etymology 2

Noun

lākā f

1. Pond mud or clay (used for building houses)

Hawaiian

Etymology 1

Verb

laka

1. (stative) tame, gentle, attracted to, fond of
2. (transitive) to tame, domesticate, attract

Etymology 2

Borrowing from English lock

Noun

laka

1. lock

Verb

laka

1. (transitive) to lock

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -aːka

Noun

laka

1. indefinite genitive plural of lak

Latvian

Noun

laka f (4th declension)

1. lacquer
2. lacker
3. varnish

Declension

Verb

laka

1. 3rd person singular past indicative form of lakt
2. 3rd person plural past indicative form of lakt

Swedish

Verb

laka ‎(present lakar, preterite lakade, supine lakat, imperative laka)

1. to extract a compound from a (solid) material, by washing it with some fluid

Conjugation

Related terms

• laka ur / urlakad
• laka ut / utlakad
• lakvatten
• urlaka