English

The shaka

Noun

shaka ‎(plural shakas)

1. A greeting gesture in which the thumb and little finger are extended while curling the three middle fingers in a semi-fist. Used to express a variety of positive meanings including "all right", "hello" and "goodbye".
   • 2008, December 27, photo caption, Reuters:

     US President-elect Obama flashes the 'shaka' before he greets a crowd...

Usage notes

• Associated with Hawaii and with sports such as surfing, skateboarding, snowboarding, and skydiving.

Synonyms

• hang-loose sign

See also

• Shaka sign on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• kasha
• Sakha

Albanian

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish şaka ‎(joke). Others propose Proto-Indo-European *yek- ‎(“to speak”). Compare Latin iocus ‎(“joke, jest”), Italian gioco ‎(“game, prank, joke”) (compare Apulian dialect 'sheik' joke, prank), Old High German jehan, Welsh iaith, Breton jez.

Noun

shaka f (indefinite plural shaka, definite singular shakaja, definite plural shakatë)

1. a joke, prank

Synonyms

• hokë
• tallje
• shpoti

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃɛ.ka/
• Homophones: shakas, shakât

Verb

shaka

1. third-person singular past historic of shaker

Ladino

Etymology

From Turkish şaka ‎(“joke”).

Noun

shaka f

1. joke (thing said to amuse)

Swahili

Noun

shaka (ma class, plural mashaka)

1. doubt