meka

See also: Meka, mēkā, męka, and męką

Indonesian

Etymology

From Japanese メカ (meka), メカニック (mekanikku), from English mechanic. Doublet of mekanik.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmɛka]
• Hyphenation: mè‧ka

Noun

meka (first-person possessive mekaku, second-person possessive mekamu, third-person possessive mekanya)

1. mecha, a large armoured robot on legs, typically controlled by a pilot seated inside.

Related terms

• mekanik
• mekanika
• mekanis
• mekanisme

 

Further reading

• “meka” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Kituba

Verb

meka

1. to try

Lingala

Verb

meka

1. to try

Ometepec Nahuatl

Noun

meka

1. robe

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

Probably from Meka (“Mecca”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mêka/

  Homophones: Mȅka

Noun

mȅka f (Cyrillic spelling ме̏ка)

1. (figuratively) (usually with proposition za) Any place considered to be a very important place to visit by people with a particular interest; Mecca, haven, heaven, paradise.

Alternative forms

• Meka

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

meka

1. inflection of mek:
   1. feminine nominative/vocative singular
   2. indefinite masculine/neuter genitive singular
   3. indefinite animate masculine accusative singular
   4. neuter nominative/accusative/vocative plural

Swedish

Verb

meka (present mekar, preterite mekade, supine mekat, imperative meka)

1. (colloquial) Alternative form of mecka

Conjugation

Conjugation of meka (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	meka		mekas
Supine	mekat		mekats
Imperative	meka		—
Imper. plural1	meken		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	mekar	mekade	mekas	mekades
Ind. plural1	meka	mekade	mekas	mekades
Subjunctive2	meke	mekade	mekes	mekades
	Participles
Present participle	mekande
Past participle	mekad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

References

• meka in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• meka in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)