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Saka

Saka noun: a member of any of various peoples formerly inhabiting steppes north of the Iranian plateau.

Noun

Saka (plural Saka or Sakas)

  1. A member of any of various peoples formerly inhabiting steppes north of the Iranian plateau.

Proper noun (1)

Saka

  1. The Iranian language of the Saka people.

Proper noun (2)

Saka

  1. A town in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan.
  2. A surname.

Proper noun (3)

Saka

  1. A village in Ida-Viru County, Estonia.

Proper noun (4)

Saka

  1. A village in Courland, Latvia.

Proper noun (5)

Saka

  1. A commune of Oriental, Morocco.

Proper noun (6)

Saka (plural Sakas)

  1. A surname.

Proper noun (7)

Saka (plural Sakas)

  1. A surname.

Saka meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Bengali and Sanskrit

Saka in Hindi

language
शक śak

Saka in Marathi

town in Japan
साका sākā

Saka in Bengali

language
শক śok

Saka in Sanskrit

language
शक śaka
More languagesFewer languages
Saka in Arabic
صاكة ṣāka
Saka in Persian
ساکا sâkâ

Forms of Saka

Noun
pluralSaka
pluralSakas
alternative form (dated)Saca
Proper noun
pluralSakas

Origin of Saka

First attested in the late 19th century as a learned borrowing from Sanskrit शक (śaka), from Old Persian 𐎿𐎣𐎠 (s-k-a /⁠Sakā⁠/, “Scythian”), from 𐎿𐎣 (s-k /⁠Saka⁠/, “Scythia”), from Scythian. Mostly displaced earlier Saca, ultimately from the same source via Latin. Doublet of Saca, Shaka, and Scyth.

Borrowed from Japanese 坂(さか) (Saka); sometimes used as a topographic surname for someone who lived on a slope.

Borrowed from Estonian Saka.

Phrases with Saka

Questions about Saka

What does Saka mean?
Saka means a member of any of various peoples formerly inhabiting steppes north of the Iranian plateau.
What is Saka in Hindi?
Saka in Hindi is शक (śak). See Saka meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Saka?
Saka can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of Saka?
The plural of Saka is Saka.

Words near Saka in the dictionary

  1. Sajjans
  2. sajodin
  3. sajou
  4. sajous
  5. SAK
  6. Saka
  7. saka siri
  8. sakabula
  9. sakabulas
  10. sakacin
  11. sakacins

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