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| Language | Expression | English Translation or Definition |
| Bengali (Transliterated) | thAkA | dwell, have. |
| Gweno | thaka | bush, thicket. |
| Hindi (Transliterated) | thakA | languid. |
| Kikuyu | thaka | beautiful. |
| Ndebele | thaka | make up medicine. |
| Pitta Pitta | thaka | coolamon. |
| Quechua | thaka | doughy, thick, viscous. |
| Sotho | thaka | go before, eyelid, companion, cut into pieces, gland, mate, pip, plant of any species of calabash, plant of any species of pumpkin, plant of any species of watermelon, rank, runner, do first, eyeball. |
| Urdu (Transliterated) | Thaka | weary, worn out, exhausted, knock- out, tire. |
Source: compiled by the editor from the definition of languid; see credits. | ||
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