kakara
Finnish
Etymology
From Proto-FinnicCategory:Finnish terms inherited from Proto-Finnic#KAKARACategory:Finnish terms derived from Proto-Finnic#KAKARA *kakara. The original meaning was likely "clod, lump". Related to kakkara.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɑkɑrɑ/, [ˈkɑ̝kɑ̝rɑ̝]Category:Finnish 3-syllable words#KAKARACategory:Finnish terms with IPA pronunciation#KAKARA
- Rhymes: -ɑkɑrɑCategory:Rhymes:Finnish/ɑkɑrɑ#KAKARACategory:Rhymes:Finnish/ɑkɑrɑ/3 syllables#KAKARA
- Syllabification(key): ka‧ka‧ra
- Hyphenation(key): ka‧ka‧ra
Noun
kakaraCategory:Finnish lemmas#KAKARACategory:Finnish nouns#KAKARACategory:Finnish entries with incorrect language header#KAKARACategory:Pages with entries#KAKARACategory:Pages with 3 entries#KAKARA (colloquialCategory:Finnish colloquialisms#KAKARA)
- (often derogatoryCategory:Finnish derogatory terms#KAKARA) A brat (selfish, spoiled, or unruly child).
- (regionalCategory:Regional Finnish#KAKARA, endearingCategory:Finnish endearing terms#KAKARA) A child.
Usage notes
The word is usually derogatory, but may be used endearingly in some regions.
Declension
| Inflection of kakara (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | kakara | kakarat | |
| genitive | kakaran | kakaroiden kakaroitten | |
| partitive | kakaraa | kakaroita | |
| illative | kakaraan | kakaroihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | kakara | kakarat | |
| accusative | nom. | kakara | kakarat |
| gen. | kakaran | ||
| genitive | kakaran | kakaroiden kakaroitten kakarain rare | |
| partitive | kakaraa | kakaroita | |
| inessive | kakarassa | kakaroissa | |
| elative | kakarasta | kakaroista | |
| illative | kakaraan | kakaroihin | |
| adessive | kakaralla | kakaroilla | |
| ablative | kakaralta | kakaroilta | |
| allative | kakaralle | kakaroille | |
| essive | kakarana | kakaroina | |
| translative | kakaraksi | kakaroiksi | |
| abessive | kakaratta | kakaroitta | |
| instructive | — | kakaroin | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
Derived terms
Further reading
- “kakara”, 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 2 July 2023
Anagrams
Ingrian
Etymology
From Proto-FinnicCategory:Ingrian terms inherited from Proto-Finnic#KAKARACategory:Ingrian terms derived from Proto-Finnic#KAKARA *kakara. Cognates include dialectal Finnish kakara and Estonian kägar.
Pronunciation
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈkɑkɑrɑ/, [ˈkɑkɑˑr]Category:Ingrian terms with IPA pronunciation#KAKARA
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈkɑkɑːrɑ/, [ˈkɑkˑɑːrɑ]Category:Ingrian terms with IPA pronunciation#KAKARA
- Rhymes: -ɑkɑr, -ɑkɑːrɑCategory:Rhymes:Ingrian/ɑkɑr#KAKARACategory:Rhymes:Ingrian/ɑkɑr/3 syllables#KAKARACategory:Rhymes:Ingrian/ɑkɑːrɑ#KAKARACategory:Rhymes:Ingrian/ɑkɑːrɑ/3 syllables#KAKARA
- Hyphenation: ka‧ka‧ra
Noun
kakaraCategory:Ingrian lemmas#KAKARACategory:Ingrian nouns#KAKARACategory:Ingrian entries with incorrect language header#KAKARACategory:Pages with entries#KAKARACategory:Pages with 3 entries#KAKARA
- dungheap (livestock droppings)
Declension
| Declension of kakara (type 3/kana, no gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | kakara | kakarat |
| genitive | kakaran | kakaroin |
| partitive | kakaraa | kakaroja |
| illative | kakaraa | kakaroihe |
| inessive | kakaraas | kakarois |
| elative | kakarast | kakaroist |
| allative | kakaralle | kakaroille |
| adessive | kakaraal | kakaroil |
| ablative | kakaralt | kakaroilt |
| translative | kakaraks | kakaroiks |
| essive | kakaranna, kakaraan | kakaroinna, kakaroin |
| exessive1) | kakarant | kakaroint |
| 1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive. | ||
References
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971), Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 125
Māori
Etymology
From Proto-PolynesianCategory:Māori terms inherited from Proto-Polynesian#KAKARACategory:Māori terms derived from Proto-Polynesian#KAKARA *kakala (cognates include Hawaiian ʻaʻala and ʻala, Tahitian ʻāʻara, Samoan alalā and Tongan kakala).[1][2]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkakara/ [ˈkɐkɐɾɐ]Category:Māori terms with IPA pronunciation#KAKARA
Adjective
kakaraCategory:Māori lemmas#KAKARACategory:Māori adjectives#KAKARACategory:Māori entries with incorrect language header#KAKARACategory:Pages with entries#KAKARACategory:Pages with 3 entries#KAKARA
Noun
kakaraCategory:Māori lemmas#KAKARACategory:Māori nouns#KAKARACategory:Māori entries with incorrect language header#KAKARACategory:Pages with entries#KAKARACategory:Pages with 3 entries#KAKARA
Derived terms
- hinu kakara, perfume
References
- ↑ Tregear, Edward (1891), Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary, Wellington, New Zealand: Lyon and Blair, page 127
- ↑ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “kakala”, in “POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online”, in Oceanic Linguistics, volume 50, number 2, pages 551-559
Further reading
- “kakara” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.