wake
n//weɪk//kölvatten, vaka, väcka, vakna
(nautical) The path left behind a ship on the surface of the water.
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.
(transitive) (often followed by up) To make somebody stop sleeping; to rouse from sleep.