Proto-Basque: *neś-ka
Meaning: girl, unmarried young woman
Bizkaian: neskatxi, neskatxu, (Otxandiano) neskatxo
Gipuzkoan: neskatxa, (Etxarri) nexkaxa
High Navarrese: neskatoko, neskatxa, (Goizueta) nexkatto /neškat́o/
Low Navarrese: neskato, nexkato, neskatxa, neskatotxe, (Aldude) nexka, (Amikuse) neskatoxe
Salazarese: neskatilla
Lapurdian: neskatxa, (Gethari) nexka, nexkato
Baztanese: nexka, neskateko, neskatiko
Zuberoan: neskatíla
Roncalese: neskatilla, neskato, (Vidángoz) nexkaxe
Comments: In RNC the connotation was only 'servant girl, maid', while in other dialects neska has an unfavorable connotation that is avoided by using various suffixes: neskato, neskatilla, neskatxa, etc. (see Azkue).
