Complete Definition of "oka"

English

Etymology
From Italian oca < French oque < Turkish okka < Arabic ARchar|���ة wuqīye, probably through Syriac from Greek ο�γκιά < Latin uncia �ounce, twelfth part� < unus �one�.

Pronunciation
IPA|/'�k�/

Noun
en-noun

  1. a unit of weight in Egypt (and formerly Turkey): 37 grams (one twelfth ratl) in Egypt, 320 grams in Aleppo, 213.39 grams in Beirut, 240 grams in Jerusalem.
  2. a unit of volume in Egypt (and formerly Turkey) corresponding to about 1.2 litres.

Finnish
Pronunciation
Hyphenation: o·ka
Rhymes: Rhymes:Finnish:-ok�|-ok�
IPA|[�ok�]

Noun
fi-noun|o|type=sulka

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Maori

Noun
oka

  1. yam

See also
uhi
uwhi

Category:Maori language


Swahili

Verb
oka

  1. to bake

Category:Swahili verbs

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