ka
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ka
intj. an exclamation of emphasis always followed by some statement.
v. the causative prefix.
a. seeing indistinctly.
n. a cart, a carriage, a car (ENG).
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ka
note. Words with causative "ka" are not repeated except for a few usual words in order to make the meaning clearer for some special reason. All "ka" words are not causative; some very simple words begin with "ka".
pref. causative joined to nouns, verbs, adjectives, participles. meaning:
to make, to do, to cause, to render, to provoke, to urge to, to wait till, to let, to let ripen, to give time to, to permit.
to make, to do, to cause, to render, to provoke, to urge to, to wait till, to let, to let ripen, to give time to, to permit.
ka1
pref. to certain names of fish it gives the meaning of fishing for that fish.
ex. kabakoa: shark fishing.
ka2
note. ka follows the general rule of redoubling of syllables to indicate frequence or intensity of the action.
ex.
- ka-tanga: to make cry.
- kaka-tanga: to make cry often (the first ka is generally long).
ka3
note. ka placed before a numeral adj. cardinal gives the ordinal number (preceded by the article always).
ka4
a. tired, dim (said of eyes after looking too attentively or too long at an object, or from defective sight).
from. kai:
ex.
- E ka matau: My eyes are dim.
- te ka ni mata, kan te mata: dimness of sight.
- ae mata ka: who looks comically in order to see.
- E ka matau n te ang: I am blinded by wind.
ka5
v. to make yawn.
ka6
n. car, cart, vehicle, chariot, carriage.
ex. moto-ka (motor-car): truck, bus.
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