Oka
English
editEtymology 1
editFrom Russian Ока́ (Oká). Probably cognate with Sanskrit ओघ (ogha, “stream, flood, torrent of water”).
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Translations
editEtymology 2
editFrom French, from Mohawk [Term?] (“a kind of pike [fish]”) . The cheese is named for the village.
Proper noun
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Noun
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Etymology 3
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- An ancient town in Bithynia, in modern Turkey.
- The capital city of Akoko South-West, Ondo, Nigeria.
- An unincorporated community in Calhoun County, West Virginia, United States.
- A common family/surname among Marathi Chitpawan Brahmins of Western India. Also spelt as Oke and Oak.
Further reading
edit- Oka, Quebec on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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- English terms derived from French
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- en:Villages in Quebec
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- en:Places in Montreal
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- English nouns
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- en:Ancient settlements
- en:Places in Turkey
- en:Cities in Ondo State, Nigeria
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- en:Places in Ondo State, Nigeria
- en:Places in Nigeria
- en:Unincorporated communities in West Virginia, USA
- en:Unincorporated communities in the United States
- en:Places in West Virginia, USA
- en:Places in the United States
- en:Cheeses
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