Wt/sco/ca

See also: Wt/sco/Appendix:Variations of "ca" and Wt/sco/Appendix:ISO 639-1 language codes

English

Alternative forms

• see circa

Adverb

ca (nae comparable)

1. Abbreviation o circa.
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Translations

abbreviation of circa — see ca.

Anagrams

• A/C, AC, Ac, a/c

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Catalan

Etymology 1

From Laitin , stem of .

Noun

ca m (plural cans)

1. dog

Usage notes

• This term is used in Catalonia or Valencia only in stock phrases, with (feminine ) being the term generally used for a dog.
• In the Balearics, has retained its use as the primary word for a dog. However, instead of a feminine of , *, being used for a female dog, in the Balearics, , the feminine of is used.
• Note also that those breeds of dogs that originated in the Balearics use and not to form name of the breed.

Hyponyms

• (Balearics) , (Balearics) f
• , f

Etymology 2

Noun

ca f (plural cas)

1. The letter K (lowercase k).

Usage notes

The letter K is not used in native Catalan words and thus its presence in a word is a fairly reliable indicator of a recent import.

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Ido

Alternative forms

• ica

Determiner

ca

1. this

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Italian

Abbreviation

ca

1. abbreviation of circa

See also

• calcio
• ca'
• c.a.

Anagrams

• AC , a.C.

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Malay

Noun

ca

1. tea

Synonyms

• teh

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Mandarin

Pinyin syllable

ca

1. Nonstaundart spellin o cā.
2. Nonstaundart spellin o cǎ.
3. Nonstaundart spellin o cà.

Usage notes

Scots transcriptions o Mandarin speech eften fail tae distinguish atween the creetical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin leid, uisin wirds such as this ane withoot the appropriate indication o tone.

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Neapolitan

Adverb

ca

1. what

Pronoun

ca

1. that
2. who
3. which

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Romanian

Etymology

From Laitin

Adverb

Wt/sco/ca

1. than

   am o carte mai bună ca aceasta - I have a better book than this one.

2. as

   filmul este tot aşa de interesant ca romanul - The movie is as interesting as the novel is.

Synonyms

• decât

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Scots

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaː/, IPA^(key): /kɑː/

Verb

tae Wt/sco/ca (third-person singular simple present cas, present participle cain, simple past ca'd, past participle ca'd)

1. call
2. summon
3. drive something
4. go on, proceed
5. knock or push

Derived terms

• ca canny

Contraction

ca

1. (Template:Context 1) can't;

   That ca be him!

See also

• cannae

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈka/

Etymology 1

Frae ¡quia!.

Interjection

Wt/sco/ca

1. (Spain) Denotes incredulity or negation; oh no!

Synonyms

• ¡quia!
• ¡qué va!

Etymology 2

Frae Laitin quia.

Conjunction

ca

1. (obsolete) acause

Etymology 3

Apocope o casa.

Noun

ca f (plural Wt/sco/cas)

1. (colloquial) hoose

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Vietnamese

Etymology 1

[[Category:Wt/sco/Requests for etymology ()]]

Noun

ca

1. mug (about 1/4 liter)

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese, from Chinese 歌

Verb

ca

1. sing

Etymology 3

[[Category:Wt/sco/Requests for etymology ()]]

Synonyms

• hát

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