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Kaka
Ka′ka
,Noun.
[Maori
kaka
a parrot; – so named from its note.] (Zool.)
A New Zealand parrot of the genus
Nestor
, especially the brown parrot
(Nestor meridionalis
). ☞ The
mountain kaka
, or kea
(Nestor notabilis
), is remarkable for having recently acquired carnivorous habits. It attacks and kills lambs and pigs, sometimes doing great damage. Night kaka
. (Zool.)
The kakapo.
Definition 2025
kaka
kaka
English
Alternative forms
Noun
kaka (plural kakas)
- Any of four taxa of birds in the genus Nestor in the parrot family confined to New Zealand and adjacent islands.
Synonyms
Derived terms
- Chatham Islands Kaka, Nestor sp. (extinct)
- mountain kaka
- night kaka
- Norfolk Island Kaka, Nestor productus (extinct)
- North Island Kaka, Nestor meridionalis septentrionalis
- South Island Kaka, Nestor meridionalis meridionalis
Translations
Cebuano
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ka‧ka
Noun
kaka
- A spider.
Synonyms
- (a spider): damang, tambayawan
Related terms
Estonian
Noun
kaka (genitive kaka, partitive kakat)
Declension
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Synonyms
- ekskrement
- fekaal
- kaki
- pask
- roe
- sitt
- väljaheide
Finnish
Noun
kaka
- kaka (a parrot of the genus Nestor)
Declension
| Inflection of kaka (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | kaka | kakat | |
| genitive | kakan | kakojen | |
| partitive | kakaa | kakoja | |
| illative | kakaan | kakoihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | kaka | kakat | |
| accusative | nom. | kaka | kakat |
| gen. | kakan | ||
| genitive | kakan | kakojen kakainrare |
|
| partitive | kakaa | kakoja | |
| inessive | kakassa | kakoissa | |
| elative | kakasta | kakoista | |
| illative | kakaan | kakoihin | |
| adessive | kakalla | kakoilla | |
| ablative | kakalta | kakoilta | |
| allative | kakalle | kakoille | |
| essive | kakana | kakoina | |
| translative | kakaksi | kakoiksi | |
| instructive | — | kakoin | |
| abessive | kakatta | kakoitta | |
| comitative | — | kakoineen | |
Usage notes
In addition to kakas, also kea belongs to genus Nestor.
Hyponyms
See also
- kakka (do not confuse with)
Hungarian
Etymology
Back-formation from kakál.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈkɒkɒ]
- Hyphenation: ka‧ka
Noun
kaka (plural kakák)
Declension
| Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | kaka | kakák |
| accusative | kakát | kakákat |
| dative | kakának | kakáknak |
| instrumental | kakával | kakákkal |
| causal-final | kakáért | kakákért |
| translative | kakává | kakákká |
| terminative | kakáig | kakákig |
| essive-formal | kakaként | kakákként |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | kakában | kakákban |
| superessive | kakán | kakákon |
| adessive | kakánál | kakáknál |
| illative | kakába | kakákba |
| sublative | kakára | kakákra |
| allative | kakához | kakákhoz |
| elative | kakából | kakákból |
| delative | kakáról | kakákról |
| ablative | kakától | kakáktól |
| Possessive forms of kaka | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
| 1st person sing. | kakám | kakáim |
| 2nd person sing. | kakád | kakáid |
| 3rd person sing. | kakája | kakái |
| 1st person plural | kakánk | kakáink |
| 2nd person plural | kakátok | kakáitok |
| 3rd person plural | kakájuk | kakáik |
Synonyms
- kaki (diminutive)
References
- Gábor Zaicz, Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete, Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, ISBN 963 7094 01 6
Icelandic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkʰaːka/ ()
- Rhymes: -aːka
Noun
kaka f (genitive singular köku, nominative plural kökur)
- a cake
- a cookie
- Hver stal kökunni úr krúsinni í gær?
- Who stole the cookie from the cookie jar last night?
- Hver stal kökunni úr krúsinni í gær?
Declension
declension of kaka
| f-w1 | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | kaka | kakan | kökur | kökurnar |
| accusative | köku | kökuna | kökur | kökurnar |
| dative | köku | kökunni | kökum | kökunum |
| genitive | köku | kökunnar | kaka/kakna | kakanna/kaknanna |
Derived terms
- eggjakaka
- flatkaka
- formkaka
- kransakaka
- legkaka
- pönnukaka
- rjómakaka
- sandkaka
- skara eld að sinni köku, skara eld að eigin köku
- skúffukaka
- smákaka
- súkkulaðikaka
Latvian
Noun
kaka f (4th declension)
- poo (childish; unlike English words - strictly countable)
Declension
Declension of kaka (4th declension)
Old Norse
Noun
kaka f (genitive kǫku, plural kǫkur)
Declension
Declension of kaka (weak ōn-stem)
| feminine | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | kaka | kakan | kǫkur | kǫkurnar |
| accusative | kǫku | kǫkuna | kǫkur | kǫkanar |
| dative | kǫku | kǫkunni | kǫkum | kǫkunum |
| genitive | kǫku | kǫkunnar | kakna | kaknanna |
Descendants
Old Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse kaka, from Proto-Germanic *kakǭ.
Noun
kaka f
Declension
Declension of kaka (on-stem)
Descendants
- Swedish: kaka
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish kaka, from Old Norse kaka, from Proto-Germanic *kakǭ (“cake”), from Proto-Indo-European *gog (“ball-shaped object”).
Pronunciation
Noun
kaka c
Declension
| Inflection of kaka | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | kaka | kakan | kakor | kakorna |
| Genitive | kakas | kakans | kakors | kakornas |
Derived terms
See also
Turkmen
Noun
kaka (definite accusative kakany, plural kakalar)
Declension
declension of kaka