vaka — meaning in English

English meaning

• vigil noun A period of staying awake, often at night, to watch, pray, or keep guard.
• wake verb To stop sleeping, or to rouse someone from sleep.

Senses

vaka is used for these senses in English:

• vigil An instance of keeping awake during normal sleeping hours, especially to keep watch or pray.
• wake A period after a person's death before or after the body is buried, cremated, etc.; in some cultures accompanied by a party or collectively sorting through the deceased's personal effects.

vigil — full definition

1. noun A period of staying awake, often at night, to watch, pray, or keep guard.
2. noun A quiet public gathering held to show support for a cause or to mourn someone.

wake — full definition

1. verb To stop sleeping, or to rouse someone from sleep.
2. noun A gathering held before or after a funeral to remember the person who died.
3. noun The trail of disturbed water left behind a moving boat, or turbulence left behind anything moving through air or water.

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