Standard Lemma guide

baka

adj · name · noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

  • UK: /ˈbɑːkə/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • US: /ˈbɑkə/
  • rhymes with -ɑːkə
  • CMU ARPABET: B AA1 K AH0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Stupid, silly.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: endearing, slang

Topics: anime, broadcasting, comics, film, lifestyle, literature, manga, media, publishing, television

Examples

  • I hate my stupid baka life.

Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

2

name

Meaning 2

A dialect cluster of Ubangian languages spoken by the Baka people.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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3

name

Meaning 3

A surname.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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4

noun

Meaning 4

An evil spirit in Haitian belief, often in the form of an animal.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: voodoo

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

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5

noun

Meaning 5

A foolish person, a dummy, a silly goose.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: endearing, slang

Topics: anime, broadcasting, comics, film, lifestyle, literature, manga, media, publishing, television

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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6

noun

Meaning 6

A member of a nomadic ethnic group inhabiting parts of western and central Africa.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

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History

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 馬鹿(ばか) (baka, “stupid”).

Borrowed from Czech, Slovak, Hungarian and Polish Baka.