Saka
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Saka¹
Where it comes from
First attested in the late 19th century as a learned borrowing from Sanskrit शक (śaka), from Old Persian 𐎿𐎣𐎠 (s-k-a /Sakā/, “Scythian”), from 𐎿𐎣 (s-k /Saka/, “Scythia”), from Scythian. Mostly displaced earlier Saca, ultimately from the same source via Latin. Doublet of Saca, Shaka, and Scyth.
noun Saka · Sakas · Saca
- A member of any of various peoples formerly inhabiting steppes north of the Iranian plateau.
proper noun Saca
- The Iranian language of the Saka people.
Saka²
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Japanese 坂(さか) (Saka); sometimes used as a topographic surname for someone who lived on a slope.
proper noun Saca
- A town in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan.
- A surname.
Saka³
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Estonian Saka.
proper noun Saca
- A village in Ida-Viru County, Estonia.
Saka⁴
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Latvian Saka.
proper noun Saca
- A village in Courland, Latvia.
Saka⁵
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic صاكة (ṣāka).
proper noun Saca
- A commune of Oriental, Morocco.
Saka⁶
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Turkish Saka, an occupational surname for a water-carrier, from saka (“water-carrier”).
proper noun Sakas · Saca
- A surname.
Saka⁷
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Yoruba Saka.
proper noun Sakas · Saca
- A surname.
Translations
Talk about this word "Saka." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/saka. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026. Saka. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/saka "Saka." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/saka.Cite this
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title = {Saka},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/saka},
urldate = {2026-11-07}
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