kalka

kalka

1. Alternative spelling of galga

From kalk (“lime, quicklime”) +‎ -a.

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʰal̥ka/

  Rhymes: -al̥ka

1=weak
2=kalkaði
3=kalkað

kalka

1. (transitive) to lime, limewash
2. (intransitive) to calcify
3. (intransitive) to lose one’s memory or mental acuity, as due to age; to become senile

From Portuguese calcar.

kalka

1. trample
2. ram, press

• Gonçalves, Manuel (2015) Capeverdean Creole-English dictionary, →ISBN

Borrowed from Spanish carga.

kalka

1. cargo; load

Borrowed from French calque.

• IPA^(key): /ˈkal.ka/

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• Rhymes: -alka
• Syllabification: kal‧ka

kalka f

1. onionskin, tracing paper
2. carbon paper
3. carbonless copy paper
4. (linguistics) calque

Despite the form kalek being listed in several major Polish dictionaries, many describe it as “not recommended” (like the Słownik gramatyczny języka polskiego) or in the case of more prescriptive ones outright “incorrect.” The form kalk is used more often due to the former also being the genitive plural of kaleka.

• kalka in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• kalka in Polish dictionaries at PWN

kalk (“lime”) +‎ -a

kalka (present kalkar, preterite kalkade, supine kalkat, imperative kalka)

1. to lime (treat with lime (calcium hydroxide (kalciumhydroxid) or calcium oxide (kalciumoxid)), especially to reduce acidity)

   kalka en försurad sjö

   lime an acidified lake

   kalka åkermark

   lime farmland

2. to lime (apply limewash (to something))

   Synonyms: vitkalka, vitmena

• kalka in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• kalka in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• kalka in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)