FromProto-Polynesian*taa, fromProto-Oceanic, fromProto-Malayo-Polynesian*taRaq, fromProto-Austronesian*taRaq(“hewing with an adze”).
kā
- tostrike,hit,thrust,dash,hurl(especially with a quick hard stroke)
FromProto-Polynesian*taʻa, fromProto-Oceanic, fromProto-Malayo-Polynesian*taqan, fromProto-Austronesian*taqan(“to hold back, keep in reserve”).
kā
- container
- hanger
kā
- of,belongingtofirst part of possessive constructions, a-type
- kā lāua mau keiki their children
- kā Kimo kālā Kimo's money
Hawaiian possessive pronouns | singular | dual | plural |
|---|
| 1st person | koʻu,kaʻu
kuʻu (affectionate, o- and a-type) | komāua,kāmāua (exclusive)
kokāua,kākāua (inclusive) | komākou,kāmākou (exclusive)
kokākou,kākākou (inclusive) |
|---|
| 2nd person | kou,kāu
kō (affectionate, o- and a-type) | koʻolua,kāʻolua | koʻoukou,kāʻoukou |
|---|
| 3rd person | kona,kāna | kolāua,kālāua | kolākou,kālākou |
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The o-type forms are used for possessions that are inherited, out of personal control, and for things that can be got into (houses, clothes, cars). The a-type forms are used for acquired possessions.
kā
- czar
kā
- Rōmaji transcription ofかあ
- Rōmaji transcription ofカー
kā
- (Patsho)carry
Jujie liangkü nongni jam le lüka va.- Pleasecarry home this.
kā
- how
- as soon as
kā
- as
- since
kā
- as
- like
kā
- genitive ofkas
kā m (invariable)
- The Latvian name of theLatin script letterK/k.
- Latvian letter names:
- a (A),garais ā (Ā),bē (B),cē (C),čē (Č),dē (D),e (E),garais ē (Ē),ef (F),gā (G),ģē (Ģ),hā (H),i (I),garais ī (Ī),jē (J),kā (K),ķē (Ķ),el (L),eļ (Ļ),em (M),en (N),eņ (Ņ),o (O),pē (P),er (R),es (S),eš (Š),tē (T),u (U),garais ū (Ū),vē (V),zē (Z),žē (Ž)
kā (ka1,Zhuyinㄎㄚ)
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of咖
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of喀
- Hanyu Pinyin reading of啸
FromProto-Polynesian*kaha(“to burn”). Cognates includeHawaiianʻā andRapa Nuikā.
kā (passivekāinga)
- (transitive) toburn
- (stative) to bealight
kā
- toscreech
Borrowed fromEnglishcar
kā
- car
- “kā” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011,→ISBN.
Alternative scripts
- 𑀓𑀸(Brahmi script)
- का(Devanagari script)
- কা(Bengali script)
- කා(Sinhalese script)
- ကာ orၵႃ(Burmese script)
- กา(Thai script)
- ᨠᩣ(Tai Tham script)
- ກາ(Lao script)
- កា(Khmer script)
- 𑄇𑄂(Chakma script)
Synchronically, as 'thematic' feminine formed on masculineka(“who”). This feminine formation goes back at least toProto-Indo-Iranian*káH.
kā f
- (interrogative)who
- (interrogative)what
- (interrogative)which
The pronoun may function as an interrogative adjective.
Declension table of "kā" (feminine)
FromProto-Polynesian*kaha(“to burn”). Cognates includeHawaiianʻā andMaorikā.
- IPA(key): /ˈkaː/
- Hyphenation:kā
kā
- (transitive) tokindle
- Paulus Kieviet (2017),A grammar of Rapa Nui[1], Berlin: Language Science Press,→ISBN, page29
kā
- why? (interrogative)
kā
- car
kā
- nine
