şaka

Meaning

1. joke
2. prank

Concepts

joke

🤣

fun

badinage

play

pleasantry

skit

jape

witticism

jest

chaff

lark

spoof

banter

hoax

jeu d’esprit

drollery

frolic

gag

gambol

high jinks

jocularity

josh

laugh

😆

mannerism

monkeyshines

persiflage

humour

anecdote

Synonyms

lâtife

alay

latife

şakacılık

hiciv

mizah

muziplik

oyun

palavra

parodi

şakalaşma

skeç

takılma

tuhaf şey

alay konusu

gülüt

kafa bulma

espri

fıkra

güldürü

Translations

plaisanterie

🤣

Witz

🤣

Spaß

broma

🤣

mop

🤣

barzelletta

🤣

Scherz

🤣

grap

🤣

grol

🤣

scherzo

🤣

battuta scherzo

piada

🤣

iocus

🤣

facetia

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ʃɑkɑ/

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish: شاقه

Cognate with Arabic: شَقَاء

In summary

From Ottoman Turkish شاقه, شقا (şaka, “fun, joke”), further origin unknown. May be an ironic derivation of Arabic شَقَاء (šaqāʔ, “unhappiness”).