Kafka

English Etymology en :bor de:Kafka 1 From en de Kafka, from Czech German de Kavka jackdaw, from either en hsb - or en dsb -, which are ultimately from the en sla-pro *kavъka, en imitating the call of a jackdaw. Compare pl kawka, cs kavka, sl kávka, all meaning “jackdaw”. Pronunciation en /ˈkæfkə/ UK en /ˈkɑfkɑ/ /ˈkɑfkə/ US en Kaf ka Proper noun en German. Franz Kafka (1883–1924), a German-language writer from Prague. Derived terms en Kafkaesque Kafkaish Kafkaism Kafkan Kafkian Kafkatrap Translations surname Armenian: hy Կաֆկա Bulgarian: bg Ка́фка m f Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 卡夫卡 Russian: ru Ка́фка Yiddish: yi קאַפֿקאַ Further reading Kafka (surname) Czech cs: Etymology cs :bor de:Kafka + 1 Pronunciation Proper noun m-an Kafková cs m Declension m.an.surname Further reading German Etymology de :from Kavka<ety:der<wen:-<ety:der<sla-pro:*kavъka>>>> 1 From Czech German de Kavka jackdaw, from either de hsb - or de dsb -, which are ultimately from the de imitative de sla-pro *kavъka. Compare pl kawka, cs kavka, sl kávka. Pronunciation de /ˈkafka/ de De-Kafka.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>) de Kaf ka Proper noun surname de, most notably of Franz Kafka Declension m.sg Derived terms de kafkaesk Descendants en Kafka References Hungarian Etymology hu :bor de:Kafka + 1 Pronunciation hu Kaf ka hu Kaffka Margit Kaffka hu kɒ Proper noun hu proper noun Franz Kafka (1883–1924), a German-language writer from Prague. Declension Kafká o sgKafká sg Derived terms hu kafkai Polish pl:Franz + Etymology pl :bor de:Kafka + 1 Pronunciation Proper noun m-pr Franz Kafka Declension Kafka Kafki Kafce Kafkę Kafką Kafce Kafko s Further reading pl Individuals Literature