şaka
Meaning
- joke
- prank
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/ʃɑkɑ/
Etymology
In summary
From Ottoman Turkish شاقه, شقا (şaka, “fun, joke”), further origin unknown. May be an ironic derivation of Arabic شَقَاء (šaqāʔ, “unhappiness”).
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