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acacia
English
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /??ke?.??/, /??ke?.sj?/
- (US) IPA(key): /??ke?.??/
- Rhymes: -e???
Etymology 1
- First attested before 1398.
- From Latin acacia, from Ancient Greek ?????? (akakía, “shittah tree”), from ??? (ak?, “point”), probably from Egyptian.
Noun
acacia (countable and uncountable, plural acacias or acaciae)
- (countable) A shrub or tree of the tribe Acacieae. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]
- 1997, Kenneth M. Old, Ian A. Hood, Zi Qing Yuan, Diseases of Tropical Acacias in Northern Queensland, K. M. Old, Su Lee See, J. K. Sharma (editors), Diseases of Tropical Acacias: Proceedings of an International Workshop held at Subanjeriji (South Sumatra) 28 April - 2 May 1996, page 1,
- The latter species was collected only once in this survey on A. flavescens but is widespread on both tropical and temperate acacias in Australia.
- 1997, Kenneth M. Old, Ian A. Hood, Zi Qing Yuan, Diseases of Tropical Acacias in Northern Queensland, K. M. Old, Su Lee See, J. K. Sharma (editors), Diseases of Tropical Acacias: Proceedings of an International Workshop held at Subanjeriji (South Sumatra) 28 April - 2 May 1996, page 1,
- (uncountable, pharmacy) The thickened or dried juice of several species in Acacieae, in particular Vachellia nilotica (syn. Acacia nilotica), the Egyptian acacia. [First attested around 1350 to 1470.]
- A false acacia; robinia tree, Robinia pseudoacacia. [First attested in the mid 17th century.]
- (uncountable) Gum arabic; gum acacia. [First attested in the early 19th century.]
- (loosely) Any of several related trees, such as the locust tree.
- A light to moderate greenish yellow with a hint of red.
Synonyms
- (shrub or tree of the genus Acacia): wattle (Australian varieties), thorntree, whistling thorn
- (inspissated juice of several species of Acacia): gum acacia, gum arabic
Translations
See also
- false acacia
- gum acacia
References
- acacia in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
Etymology 2
Unknown.
Noun
acacia (plural acacias)
- (historical, classical studies) A roll or bag, filled with dust, borne by Byzantine emperors, as a memento of mortality. It is represented on medals.
References
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin acacia, from Ancient Greek ?????? (akakía). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a??ka?.si.a?/
- Hyphenation: aca?cia
Noun
acacia m (plural acacia's, diminutive acaciaatje n)
- (botany) A shrub or tree of a species that belongs to the genus Acacia, is believed to belong to this genus, or once belonged to the genus. In practice it will refer to Robinia pseudoacacia.
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.ka.sja/
Noun
acacia m (plural acacias)
- acacia
Descendants
- ? Moore: kas?ya
Further reading
- “acacia” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Italian
Etymology
From Latin ac?cia, from Ancient Greek ?????? (akakía, “shittah tree”), from ??? (ak?, “point”). Doublet of gaggia.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a?ka.t??a/
- Hyphenation: a?cà?cia
Noun
acacia f (plural acacie)
- acacia (shrub or tree of the tribe Acacieae), particularly:
- silver wattle (Acacia dealbata)
- Mount Morgan wattle (Acacia podalyriifolia)
- sweet acacia (Vachellia farnesiana)
- Synonym: gaggia
- black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia)
- Synonym: robinia
References
- acacia in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ?????? (akakía), from ??? (ak?, “point”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /a?ka.ki.a/, [ä?käkiä]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /a?ka.t??i.a/, [??k??t??i?]
Noun
acacia f (genitive acaciae); first declension
- the gum arabic tree (Vachellia nilotica, syn. Acacia nilotica).
- the juice or gum of this plant.
Declension
First-declension noun.
Descendants
- ? Dutch: acacia
- ? English: acacia
- ? French: acacia
- ? Moore: kas?ya
- ? Italian: acacia
- ? Portuguese: acácia
- ? Romanian: acacia
- ? Spanish: acacia
References
- acacia in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- acacia in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
Romanian
Etymology
From Latin acacia or French acacia.
Noun
acacia
- shrubs or trees of the genus Acacia
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin acacia, from Ancient Greek ?????? (akakía) "a thorny Egyptian tree", from ??? (ak?) "point, thorn".
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /a?ka?ja/, [a?ka.?ja]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /a?kasja/, [a?ka.sja]
- Rhymes: -a?ja
Noun
acacia f (plural acacias)
- acacia
Further reading
- “acacia” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
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koa
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Hawaiian koa.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /k???/
Noun
koa (plural koas or koa)
- Acacia koa, a species of large tree in the family Fabaceae which is endemic to and common on the islands of Hawaii; or the wood of this tree.
- 2004, Richard Fortey, The Earth, Folio Society 2011, p. 59:
- As you get higher, native vegetation takes over, so a prospect might be framed by the dangling leaves of the beautiful koa tree, each leaf a gently curved, trembling sickle.
- 2012, Julia Flynn Siler, Lost Kingdom, Grove Press, p. 122:
- At her funeral, Likelike's body was placed in a polished koa coffin, adorned with sprays of gardenia […].
- 2004, Richard Fortey, The Earth, Folio Society 2011, p. 59:
See also
- koa on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
- A-OK, AOK, Kao, OAK, Oka, oak, oka
Ajië
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [koa]
Noun
koa
- rain
References
- Leenhardt, M. (1935) Vocabulaire et grammaire de la langue Houaïlou, Institut d'ethnologie. Cited in: "Houaïlou" in Greenhill, S.J., Blust, R., & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271-283.
- Leenhardt, M. (1946) Langues et dialectes de l'Austro-Mèlanèsie. Cited in: "Ajiø" in Greenhill, S.J., Blust, R., & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271-283.
Bola
Noun
koa
- grasshopper
References
- Brent Wiebe, Bola (Bola-Bakovi) Language Organized Phonology Data, p. 3
Garo
Verb
koa
- to stitch
Hawaiian
Etymology 1
From Proto-Polynesian *toa (compare Maori toa), from Proto-Oceanic *toRas, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *teRas (compare Indonesian teras (“heart, pith (of wood)”)).
Noun
koa
- warrior
- koa (tree)
Etymology 2
From Proto-Polynesian *toqa (compare Maori toa (“brave”)).
Verb
koa
- (stative) to be brave, military
Derived terms
- Kekoa
Indonesian
Etymology
From Chinese, probably Hokkien ? (kòa).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [?koa]
- Hyphenation: koa
Noun
koa (first-person possessive koaku, second-person possessive koamu, third-person possessive koanya)
- (gaming) a Chinese card game.
Alternative forms
- kua
Further reading
- “koa” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.
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