Morpheme
Oka
Type
free base
Denotation
unit of weight, unit of volume
Etymology
Italian oca; French oque; Ottoman Turkish okka; of unknown origin but possibly from Arabic ʔūqiyya; Classical Syriac ʾūnqīyā; Ancient Greek oungía, ounkía; Latin ūncia
Evidence
oka, okas
Notes
uncia, ounce, inch, onca, onza, oka, ouguiya, and awqiyyah are doublets
See Also
On(e) [One, On], A, An, Un(e) [Une, Un], Unci, Ounce, Inch, Onca, Onza, Ouguiya, Awqiyyah, Mon(e) [Mone, Mon]
