Baka
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "baka"
Etymology 1
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Noun
Baka (plural Baka)
- A member of a nomadic ethnic group inhabiting parts of western and central Africa.
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Czech, Slovak, Hungarian and Polish Baka.
Proper noun
Baka (plural Bakas)
- A surname.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Baka is the 38850th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 568 individuals. Baka is most common among White (88.38%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Baka”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 85.
Anagrams
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Baka m anim (female equivalent Baková)
- a male surname
Declension
Declension of Baka (masculine animate in -a)
Further reading
- “Baka”, in Příjmení.cz (in Czech)
Proper noun
Baka
- (Banawá) a unisex given name
References
- 2007. The UCLA Phonetics Lab Archive. Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Department of Linguistics.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Baka m pers (female equivalent Baková)
- a male surname
Further reading
- “Baka”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024
Etymology
From baka. Calque of Arabic الْبَقَرَة (al-baqara, “the cow”). See also Arabic سُورَةُ ٱلْبَقَرَة (sūratu l-baqara).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈbaka/ [ˈbaː.xɐ]
- Rhymes: -aka
- Syllabification: Ba‧ka
Proper noun
Baka (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜃ) (Islam)
Anagrams
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