karaka

See also: kāraka

English

Noun

karaka (plural karakas)

  1. An evergreen tree, Corynocarpus laevigatus, the New Zealand laurel.

Maori

Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *kalaka from Proto-Oceanic *kalaka (“Planchonella”).[1]

Noun

karaka

  1. A leafy evergreen tree (Corynocarpus laevigatus) with bright orange fruit endemic to New Zealand.
  2. orange
See also
Colors in Maori · ngā tae (layout · text)
     mā, tea      kiwikiwi      pango
             whero, kura              karaka; parauri              kōwhai, renga
                          kākāriki              kārikiuri
                          kikorangi              kahurangi
             tūāuri              waiporoporo              māwhero

References
  1. “Karaka”, in Te Māra Reo: The Language Garden, Benton Family Trust, 2022

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English clock.

Noun

karaka

  1. clock

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kǎraka/

Noun

kàraka f (Cyrillic spelling ка̀рака)

  1. carrack

Declension

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References
  • “karaka” in Hrvatski jezični portal
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