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”).

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)

tea, mā	kiwikiwi	pango
mea, kura, whero	karaka; parauri	kōwhai, renga
	kāriki, kākāriki	kārikiuri
	kikorangi	kahurangi
tūāuri	waiporoporo	māwhero

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

    Declension of karaka

	singular	plural
nominative	karaka	karake
genitive	karake	karaka
dative	karaki	karakama
accusative	karaku	karake
vocative	karako	karake
locative	karaki	karakama
instrumental	karakom	karakama

References

• “karaka”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024