kalka

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Guugu Yimidhirr[edit]

Noun[edit]

kalka

  1. Alternative spelling of galga

Icelandic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From kalk (lime, quicklime) +‎ -a.

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

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kalka

  1. (transitive) to lime, limewash
  2. (intransitive) to calcify
  3. (intransitive) to lose one’s memory or mental acuity, as due to age; to become senile

Conjugation[edit]

Kabuverdianu[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Portuguese calcar.

Verb[edit]

kalka

  1. trample
  2. ram, press

References[edit]

  • Gonçalves, Manuel (2015) Capeverdean Creole-English dictionary, →ISBN

Karao[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Spanish carga.

Noun[edit]

kalka

  1. cargo; load

Polish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from French calque.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈkal.ka/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -alka
  • Syllabification: kal‧ka

Noun[edit]

kalka f

  1. onionskin, tracing paper
  2. carbon paper
  3. carbonless copy paper
  4. (linguistics) calque

Usage notes[edit]

Despite the form kalek being listed in several major Polish dictionaries, many describe it as “not recommended” (like the Słownik gramatyczny języka polskiego) or in the case of more prescriptive ones outright “incorrect.” The form kalk is used more often due to the former also being the genitive plural of kaleka.

Declension[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • kalka in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • kalka in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

kalk (lime) +‎ -a

Verb[edit]

kalka (present kalkar, preterite kalkade, supine kalkat, imperative kalka)

  1. to lime (treat with lime (calcium hydroxide (kalciumhydroxid) or calcium oxide (kalciumoxid)), especially to reduce acidity)
    kalka en försurad sjö
    lime an acidified lake
    kalka åkermark
    lime farmland
  2. to lime (apply limewash (to something))
    Synonyms: vitkalka, vitmena

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