oka

English

/ˈɒkə/

noun

Definitions

(historical) A former Turkish, Egyptian, Hungarian, and Romanian unit of weight, usually of a little more than a kilogram.
A unit of volume in Egypt (and formerly Turkey) corresponding to about 1.2 litres.

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian oca (goose) derived from French oque derived from Ottoman Turkish اوقه.

Origin

Ottoman Turkish

اوقه

Gloss

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

*auca Latin
oca Italian
ocaggine Italian
oque French
أُوقِيَّة Arabic
oka Serbo-Croatian
ока Serbo-Croatian
oca Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
οκά Greek (modern)
اوقه Ottoman Turkish
ока Macedonian