tsaka

See also: 'tsaka and tsäkä

Hausa

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /(t)sʼá.káː/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [sʼə́.káː]

Noun

tsakā f (plural tsakā̀kē, possessed form tsakar̃)

  1. a kind of gecko
  2. (figuratively) someone who is unpopular

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /(t)sʼá.kà/
    • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [sʼə́.kə̀]

Adverb

tsakà

  1. in the middle, in the midst
Derived terms
  • tsakà-tsakà

Tagalog

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /t͡saˈkaʔ/ [t͡sɐˈxaʔ]
  • Rhymes: -aʔ
  • Syllabification: tsa‧ka

Conjunction

tsakâ (Baybayin spelling ᜆ᜔ᜐᜃ)

  1. Alternative spelling of 'tsaka

Etymology 2

From the stage name, Chaka Khan, of an American pop singer, Yvette Marie Stevens, through swardspeak (gay slang), which speakers of such in the Philippines regard her as an ugly person.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃaka/, [ˈt͡ʃa.xɐ]
  • Hyphenation: tsa‧ka

Adjective

tsaka (Baybayin spelling ᜆ᜔ᜐᜃ)

  1. (gay slang) ugly
    Synonym: pangit
Derived terms

Further reading

  • Zorc, R. David, San Miguel, Rachel (1993) Tagalog Slang Dictionary, Manila: De La Salle University Press, →ISBN, page 29

Tsonga

Verb

tsaka

  1. to rejoice
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