Kaska

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proper noun

A surname from Czech.

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Meanings

Kaska1

proper noun
  1. abbreviationellipsisEllipsis of Kaska Dena, an Athabaskan people.

    Synonyms: Kaskas

  2. abbreviationellipsisEllipsis of Kaska language, an Athabaskan language.
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    The Na-Dené language family is formed by sixteen distinct languages covering northern British Columbia (cf. 2.2; Figure 2.2)10, Yukon, Northwest Territories, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba, with languages like Dakelh (Carrier), Dane-Za (Beaver), Danezāgé’ (Kaska) , Dene K’e (Slavey), Tāłtān, Tse’khene, Tŝilhqot’in, Southern Tutchone, Witsuwit’en/Nedut’en; the southwest United States with Diné bizaad (Navajo) and Apache, as well as the Pacific Coast in northern California and Oregon [...].

    2021, Paula Laita Pallarés, Indigenous Language Revitalization in British Columbia: Yuneŝit’in strategies for Nenqayni ch’ih or the Tŝilhqot’in language, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, archived from the original on 12 Nov 2025, page 82

    Synonyms: Danezāgé'

  3. abbreviationellipsisEllipsis of Kaska Nation, a tribal nation in Canada.

Kaska2

proper noun
  1. alternativeAlternative form of Kaskian (“ancient Anatolian people”).
  2. alternativeAlternative form of Kaskian (“ancient Anatolian language”).

Kaska3

proper nounKaska (plural Kaskas)

plural Kaskas

  1. A surname from Czech.

Synonyms & antonyms

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danezāgé'

Origin

Kaska · proper noun

From Kaska.

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Kaska · proper noun

Learned borrowing from Hittite, of uncertain origin. Possibly related to the name of Circassia.

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Kaska · proper noun

* As a Polish, Czech and Slovak surname, from Kaska or Kaška, pet form of the personal name Kazimír. Compare Kazimir. * Also as a Czech and Slovak surname, diminutive of kaša (“porridge”), compare Kasa. * Also as a Slovak surname, Kaška, a nickname from kaška (“primula veris”). * As a German surname, variant of Kaske, itself Germanized from Slavic forms of Lukas, as well as the noun kaczka (“duck”).

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Cite this entry
APA

Kaska. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kaska

MLA

“Kaska.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kaska. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Kaska,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kaska.

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