Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

saka

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.41 in modern English

Syllables: sa-ka
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

2

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A member of any of various peoples formerly inhabiting steppes north of the Iranian plateau.

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The Iranian language of the Saka people.

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Etymology

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.

Origin

Source language: Old Persian

Word Breakdown

Root: 𐎿𐎣𐎠

Inflected Forms

Sakas (plural) Saca (alternative, dated)

Questions

What does saka mean?: A member of any of various peoples formerly inhabiting steppes north of the Iranian plateau.
Where does saka come from?: It is traced to Old Persian.

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