oka

Meanings

1. A former Turkish, Egyptian, Hungarian, and Romanian unit of weight, usually of a little more than a kilogram.
2. A unit of volume in Egypt (and formerly Turkey) corresponding to about 1.2 litres.

1. A river in central Russia, the largest right tributary of the Volga.

1. A small village and suburb of Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

1. A kind of pungent, semi-soft cheese, originally made by Trappist monks in Oka, Quebec.

1. An ancient town in Bithynia, in modern Turkey.
2. The capital city of Akoko South-West, Ondo, Nigeria.
3. An unincorporated community in Calhoun County, West Virginia, United States.
4. A common family/surname among Marathi Chitpawan Brahmins of Western India. Also spelt as Oke and Oak.

Etymology

From Italian oca, from French oque, from Ottoman Turkish اوقه (okka). Doublet of ounce, inch, uncia, ouguiya, and awqiyyah.