different between koa vs kola

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Hawaiian koa.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /k???/

Noun

koa (plural koas or koa)

1. 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 […].

See also

• koa on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• A-OK, AOK, Kao, OAK, Oka, oak, oka

Ajië

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [koa]

Noun

koa

1. 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

1. grasshopper

References

• Brent Wiebe, Bola (Bola-Bakovi) Language Organized Phonology Data, p. 3

Garo

Verb

koa

1. 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

1. warrior
2. koa (tree)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Polynesian *toqa (compare Maori toa (“brave”)).

Verb

koa

1. (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)

1. (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.

English

Alternative forms

• cola

Etymology

Presumably from a West African language. Compare Hausa g?r?ò, Bambara goro, Mandinka kolo (“kola nut”).

Noun

kola (countable and uncountable, plural kolas)

1. A tree, genus Cola, bearing large brown seeds ("nuts") that are the source of cola extract.
2. A nut of this tree.
3. (rare, dated) Alternative form of cola (“drink made with kola nut flavoring”)

Derived terms

• kola nut

Translations

See also

• Kola nut on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Cola on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

Anagrams

• Okla, Okla., kalo

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?kola]

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the main entry.

Noun

kola

1. inflection of kolo:
   1. genitive singular
   2. nominative/accusative/vocative plural

Etymology 2

From Coca-Cola.

Noun

kola f

1. (drink): cola

Declension

Dutch

Alternative forms

• cola (superseded)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cola (cf. Translingual Cola), from a West African language.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ko?.la?/
• Hyphenation: ko?la
• Rhymes: -o?la?

Noun

kola m (plural kola's)

1. A kola tree, tree of the genus Cola.
2. A kola nut.

Derived terms

• kolaboom
• kolanoot

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?kol?/, [?ko?l?]
• Rhymes: -ol?
• Syllabification: ko?la

Etymology 1

Probably borrowed from Russian ??? (kol, “pole, stake”)

Noun

kola

1. snow scoop, snow sled shovel, snow sleigh shovel (hand tool for removing snow by pushing and sliding)

Declension

Synonyms

• lumikola

Derived terms

• kolata

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English cola, from a Niger-Congo language (see cola for more).

Noun

kola

1. cola (beverage)

Declension

Anagrams

• alko, lako, loka, olka

Icelandic

Noun

kola

1. indefinite accusative singular of koli
2. indefinite dative singular of koli
3. indefinite genitive singular of koli
4. indefinite accusative plural of koli
5. indefinite genitive plural of koli

Kabuverdianu

Etymology

From Portuguese colar.

Verb

kola

1. to glue

Lakota

Noun

kola

1. Alternative spelling of k?olá

Latvian

Noun

kola f (4th declension)

1. cola

Declension

Noun

kola m

1. genitive singular form of kols

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?k?.la/

Noun

kola f

1. kola (any tree of the genus Cola)
2. (colloquial) cola (soft drink)

Declension

Further reading

• kola in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

From k?lo (“wheel”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kôla/
• Hyphenation: ko?la

Noun

k?la n pl (Cyrillic spelling ?????)

1. (plural only) cart, wagon, vehicle
2. (plural only) railroad car
3. (plural only, Bosnia, Serbia) car
4. plural of kolo

Declension

Etymology 2

From English cola.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kô?la/
• Hyphenation: ko?la

Noun

k?la f (Cyrillic spelling ?????)

1. Coca-Cola, a coke, a cola

Declension

Slovene

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k???la/

Noun

kóla n pl

1. (archaic) farmer's cart

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kó?la/

Noun

k??la f

1. cola plant

Further reading

• “kola”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from English collar.

Pronunciation

Noun

kola (n class, plural kola)

1. collar

Swedish

Etymology 1

Noun

kola c

1. toffee; a piece of toffee
2. taste of caramel

Declension

Etymology 2

Verb

kola (present kolar, preterite kolade, supine kolat, imperative kola)

1. to produce charcoal from wood; to transform into coal; to load coal

Conjugation

Related terms

• kolare
• kolning

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Finnish kuolla.

Verb

kola (present kolar, preterite kolade, supine kolat, imperative kola)

1. (slang) to die

Conjugation

Turkish

Noun

kola (definite accusative kolay?, plural kolalar)

1. cola

Declension