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Oka vs Oke - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between oka and oke

is that oka is a unit of weight in the Ottoman Empire and certain successor states, equal to 400 dirhams. Variably equivalent to about 1.25 kilograms (2.75 pounds) while oke is a Turkish, Egyptian, Hungarian and Wallachian unit of weight, equal to about 2 & 3/4 lbs.

As a proper noun Oka

is a river in central Russia, the largest right tributary of the Volga.

oka

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Noun

(en noun)
  • A unit of weight in the Ottoman Empire and certain successor states, equal to 400 dirhams. Variably equivalent to about 1.25 kilograms (2.75 pounds).
  • A unit of volume in Egypt (and formerly Turkey) corresponding to about 1.2 litres.

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    oke

    English

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) okka,"oke." *OED 2nd edition. 1989. (online) "oka." Dictionary.com. Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1).'' Random House, Inc. 2009. from (etyl) , from (etyl) ''uncia .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (historical, or, obsolete) A Turkish, Egyptian, Hungarian and Wallachian unit of weight, equal to about 2 & 3/4 lbs.
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    Etymology 2

    From (etyl)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (South Africa, slang) man; guy; bloke
  • * 1998 , Leon Schuster, Leon Schuster's Lekker, Thick South African Joke Book (page 106)
    • An oke meets up with his ex-wife at a party. After a few dops, he puts his arm around her and suggests they go to bed. 'Over my dead body,' she snarls at him. He downs his drink and says, 'I see you haven't changed.'
  • * 2005 , Al Lovejoy, Acid Alex
    • I had initiated an African ritual by giving the pipe to him. And you can never stay befuck with an oke you smoke nchangu with.

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