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Meaning of "poaka" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF POAKA

poaka  [pəʊˈɑːkə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF POAKA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Poaka is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES POAKA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of poaka in the English dictionary

The definition of poaka in the dictionary is a type of stilt native to New Zealand.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH POAKA


aka
ˈɑːkə
Barca
ˈbɑːkə
barker
ˈbɑːkə
biomarker
ˈbaɪəʊˌmɑːkə
charka
ˈtʃɑːkə
haka
ˈhɑːkə
kaka
ˈkɑːkə
Lusaka
luːˈzɑːkə
marka
ˈmɑːkə
marker
ˈmɑːkə
moussaka
mʊˈsɑːkə
Oaxaca
wəˈhɑːkə
Osaka
əʊˈsɑːkə
paca
ˈpɑːkə
Parca
ˈpɑːkə
parka
ˈpɑːkə
Parker
ˈpɑːkə
pataca
pəˈtɑːkə
raca
ˈrɑːkə
Sarka
ˈzɑːkə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE POAKA

poa
poaceous
poach
poachable
poached
poached egg
poacher
poacher turned gamekeeper
poachiness
poachy
poake
POB
poblano
POC
Pocahontas
pochard
pochay
pochette
pochoir
pock

WORDS THAT END LIKE POAKA

abaka
Chaka
chakalaka
Dhaka
Halaka
jataka
kabaka
Kanaka
kapa haka
karaka
Karnataka
Melaka
mousaka
pataka
Punaka
Shaka
sifaka
taka
Tripitaka
waka

Synonyms and antonyms of poaka in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «poaka» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF POAKA

Find out the translation of poaka to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of poaka from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «poaka» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

poaka
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Poaka
570 millions of speakers

English

poaka
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

poaka
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

poaka
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

poaka
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Poaka
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

poaka
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

poaka
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Poaka
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

poaka
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

poaka
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

poaka
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Poaka
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

poaka
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

poaka
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पोका
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

poaka
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

poaka
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

poaka
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

poaka
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

poaka
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

poaka
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

poaka
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

poaka
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

poaka
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of poaka

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «POAKA»

The term «poaka» is used very little and occupies the 154.502 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of poaka
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «poaka».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «POAKA» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «poaka» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «poaka» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about poaka

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «POAKA»

Discover the use of poaka in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to poaka and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society of London
Poaka Beck. Subalpine streams, Kirby, Furness, Lancashire. Poaka Beck Poaka Beck. Near Ulverston. Poaka Beck. Poaka Beck Poaka Beck. Poaka Beck. Near Ulverston Cocconeis Placentula Cyclotella minutula, Kiltz operculata ...
‎1863
2
Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society
Their scarcity and broken state would indicate their having been carried a great distance by a current. Poaka Beck. Tarn near Ulverston .. Lough Moume .. Poaka Beck. ...................... .. Diatomaceaa of Lindale Cote Deposit. — —— intricatum List  ...
‎1863
3
The Lake District Angler's Guide
Facilities on Site None. POAKA BECK RESERVOIR Location (0S96:243784) From Barrow-in-Furness, take the A590 road towards Ulverston. At Lindal-in- Furness, turn left to Marton. In the village turn right and follow the road uphill to Irelath.
Laurence Tetley, 2004
4
Restriction and Saturation
Sandra Chung, William A. Ladusaw. example (35) (compare (15a)), then the property that it supplies must be composed via the nonsaturating mode Restrict. ( 35) Ka hopu-kia e Rewi We poaka]. T catch-Pass by Rewi a pig 'Rewi caught a pig.
Sandra Chung, William A. Ladusaw
5
Sprung from Some Common Source: Investigations Into the ...
In Maori one can say, 'Ka patu te tangata i te poaka' 'The man killed the pig' < ' there was (ka) man (fangafa)-killing (patu) affecting (i) the pig (poaka)', where te is the definite article. The agent te tangata is unmarked, and the patient te poaka is ...
Sydney M. Lamb, E. Douglas Mitchell, 1991
6
Grammar of the New Zealand Language
Occasionally no sign of case will follow the active verb— ( 1 ) When the verb is preceded by such auxiliaries as taea, pau, taihoa, &c. ; e.g. e kore e taea e ahau te hopu tena poaka, it cannot be accomplished by me (I mean) the catching that ...
R. Maunsell, 1882
7
Mana Tangata: Politics of Empowerment
For example, 'he eats like a pig'; 'me kore ake te poaka i a ia ki te kai'. (H Morris, personal communication, 4 June 2009). Note the unusual placement of the vehicle, 'te poaka', at the front and the tenor, 'ia', at the end, in this example.
Huia Tomlins-Jahnke, Malcolm Mulholland, 2011
8
A Dictionary of the Central Nicobarese Language
pistol, pistol. pitanh (see ^idii), flat (of the occiput), yitanh-kSi, flatten the occiput of infant. pitianh, basin, plate. pitianh-kaha-wel, plate (round). pitianh-hille, dish. t' ompenshe, saucer. pipa (from Malay), cask, barrel. poaka, geld. ndt-ta-poaka, ...
Edward Horace Man, 1975
9
Survey of English dialects
6 Y 1 po:ka 2 poaka 3 poaka [bje: t faiaj op1 bray (=poke) the fire up] 4 poaka 5 poaka 6 poakaj, poaj ["grandfather's word"] 7 poka 8 piaka 9 poakaj 10-11 poaka 12 poaka ['poakin poking] 13 poakaJ 14 po:ka 15 poaka 16po:ka 17-20 poaka ...
Harold Orton, Eugen Dieth, University of Leeds. Dept. of English Language and Medieval English Literature, 1963
10
Wiremu Tamihana: Rangatira
... ara kia tukua marietia ratou ki ta ratou wahi i pai ai kaua he ringa tangata e pa atu kia ratou me ahau hoki e ata tuku atu ana i oku hoa pakeha ia ratou kahui, Hipi, Kau, poaka Taonga, tamariki, peneitia Figure 8 Waikato Campaign 1863-64  ...
Evelyn Stokes, Wiremu Tamihana Tarapipipi Te Waharoa, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «POAKA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term poaka is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Planet Charity: New Zealand youth charity shares an address with a …
Te Poaka Tipua Charitable Trust, which ran a drop-in centre for young people, had the same Christchurch address as the Backroom, which is a ... «Third Sector, May 15»
2
Youth charity with alleged sex industry links to shut
Te Poaka Tipua Charitable Trust offered a drop-in centre for vulnerable youth in Linwood, but closed down in April following a Charities ... «The Press, Apr 15»
3
ATC's The Lolly Witch of Mumuland opens 11 April
... Unaloto Funaki as Aunty Sila (Polly Hood in Mumuland), Tavai Faasavalu as Poaka Piggy (Polly Hood in Mumuland, The Factory, Tartuffe), ... «Scoop.co.nz, Mar 15»
4
No law change after Christchurch charity links to sex trade exposed
Te Poaka Tipua, which operates out of an old office block in Buckleys Rd, Linwood, was incorporated in September. Its paperwork shows that it ... «The Press, Mar 15»
5
Founder: Youth trust will stay
Te Poaka Tipua Charitable Trust founder Veronica Stuart admits to having previously run a men's sex club and also what she calls a ... «Radio New Zealand, Feb 15»
6
Youth charity accused of having links to sex industry
The Department of Internal Affairs has opened an investigation into a youth charity group after accusations of links to the sex industry. Te Poaka ... «Māori Television, Feb 15»
7
Sex trade links to Christchurch youth charity
The Te Poaka Tipua Charitable Trust offers a drop-in centre in ... a male sex club called The Backroom at Te Poaka Tipua's Buckleys Rd ... «The Press, Jan 15»
8
New freedom camper bans hard to enforce
DOC did not police land next to state highways in the district, but restricted freedom camping on the shores of Lake Poaka to self-contained ... «Timaru Herald, Dec 14»
9
Magaña is Downey football's Man of Steal
Then there's the addition of Poaka Kekua (6-0, 220) at middle linebacker. “He makes our entire run defense solid in the middle,” Plaa said. «Modesto Bee, Nov 14»
10
Task of Working with Linwood Intersection Youth
The Poaka Tipua Charitable Trust makes an announcement today that they are in preparation for launching their community and youth ... «Scoop.co.nz, Oct 14»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Poaka [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/poaka>. Apr 2024 ».
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