oka

¹

[ oh-kuh ]

noun

1. 1. Also called old oka. a former measure of weight in Turkey and neighboring countries, equal to about 2.75 pounds (1.25 kilograms).
   2. Also called new oka. a modern measure of weight in Turkey and neighboring countries, standarized as equal to the kilogram.
2. a form unit of liquid measure, equal to about 1.33 U.S. liquid quarts (1.26 liters).

oka

²

[ oh-kuh ]

noun

1. oca.

Oka

³

[ oh-kah; Russian uh-kah ]

noun

1. a river in the central Russian Federation in Europe, flowing NE to the Volga at Nizhni Novgorod. 950 miles (1,530 km) long.

Oka

¹

/ ˈəʊkə /

noun

1. a brine-cured Canadian cheese

oka

²

/ ˈəʊkə; əʊk /

noun

1. a unit of weight used in Turkey, equal to about 2.75 pounds or 1.24 kilograms
2. a unit of liquid measure used in Turkey, equal to about 1.3 pints or 0.75 litres

Word History and Origins

Origin of oka¹

1615–25; < Italian occa < Turkish okka < Arabic (compare ūquiyya ) < Greek ounkíā; cognate with Latin uncia; ounce ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of oka¹

named after Oka, Quebec, where it is made at a monastery

Origin of oka²

C17: from Turkish ōqah, from Arabic ūqiyah, probably from Greek ounkia; perhaps related to Latin uncia one twelfth; see ounce ¹

Example Sentences

The army of the grand duke was defeated on the Oka; Moscow was burned and Vladimir besieged.

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Some of the versions state particularly that the crow came from the south, "Oka mahli imma minti tok."

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With an eye to his pocket the fellow carried me to an establishment of the same name on the other side of the Oka.

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The railway station is across the Oka and near the site of the annual fair.

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She showed them where she and Katy had ascended, and told them where they would be likely to find Oka Sayye.

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