Dictionary:ka

Besoh

Pronunciation

• /ka/

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-South-Andusian *ka, from Proto-Andusian *ka (“father”).

Noun

ka

1. father
2. elder man
3. respectful address to any senior man

Declension

	SG	PL
Ø	ka /ka/	ka'u /kaʔu/
DAT	kabi /kaβi/	ka'ubi /kaʔuβi/
LOC	ka'on /kaʔõ/	ka'on /kaʔõ/

Proto-Andusian

Noun

*ka

1. father
2. elder man
3. respectful address to any senior man
4. (figurative) an originator, a founder
5. (as an affix) joined to a name or kin term as a mark of respect

Related terms

• Derived term: *kaka (“grandfather”)

Descendants

• Proto-North-Andusian: *ka
• Proto-South-Andusian: *ka
• Proto-Unterian: *ka

Proto-North-Andusian

Etymology

From Proto-Andusian *ka (“father”).

Noun

*ka

1. father
2. elder man
3. respectful address to any senior man

Proto-South-Andusian

Etymology

From Proto-Andusian *ka (“father”).

Noun

*ka

1. father
2. elder man
3. respectful address to any senior man

Descendants

• Besoh: ka

Proto-Unterian

Etymology

From Proto-Andusian *ka (“father”).

Noun

*ka

1. father
2. elder man
3. respectful address to any senior man