Vaka Accusative Plural Null Wikt Etymology Pronunciation ˈvaka

vaka

Etymology

From

Pronunciation

• IPA
  https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktionary:International_Phonetic_Alphabet
  (
  key
  https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:Esperanto_pronunciation
  ): /ˈvaka/
• Hyphenation: va‧ka
• Rhymes:
  -aka
  https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Rhymes:Esperanto/aka
• Audio:

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Adjective

vaka (accusative singular

1. empty
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/empty#English
   ,
   vacant
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/vacant#English

   Tiu ĉi kupeo estas ankoraŭ vaka.

   This compartment is still empty.

   Tio okupos viajn vakajn horojn.

   That will occupy your vacant hours.

2. (
   figuratively
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:Glossary#figurative
   )
   hollow
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/hollow#English
   ,
   void
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/void#English

   Ŝia spirito ŝajnis tute vaka.

   Her spirit seemed utterly hollow.

   Akcepti la novaĵon kun vaka rigardo.

   Accept the news with a void look.