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Translingual

Symbol

aka

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Akan.

English

Preposition

aka

  1. Alternative letter-case form of AKA
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Anagrams

Central Nahuatl

Alternative forms

Pronoun

aka

  1. someone, somebody.

Coatepec Nahuatl

Noun

aka

  1. reed, cane.

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse aka (“to move, to drive”), from Proto-Germanic *akaną, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ-. Cognates include Latin agō (“I drive”), Ancient Greek ἄγω (ágō, “to lead”) and Sanskrit अजति (ajati, “to drive, propel, cast”).

Pronunciation

Verb

aka (third person singular past indicative ók, third person plural past indicative óku, supine ikið)

  1. to drive

Conjugation

Conjugation of aka (group v-60)
infinitive aka
supine ikið
participle (a26)1 akandi ikin
present past
first singular aki ók
second singular ekur ók(st)
third singular ekur ók
plural aka óku
imperative
singular ak!
plural akið!
1Only the past participle being declined.

Hawaiian

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *ata. Cognates include Maori ata, Samoan ata, and Tokelauan ata.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈa.ka/, [ˈɐ.kə]

Verb

aka

  1. (stative) appearing, bright

Noun

aka

  1. shadow

Iban

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /akaʔ/
  • Hyphenation: a‧ka

Noun

aka

  1. older brother

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse aka (“to move, to drive”), from Proto-Germanic *akaną, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ-. Cognates include Latin agō (“I drive”), Ancient Greek ἄγω (ágō, “to lead”) and Sanskrit अजति (ajati, “to drive, propel, cast”).

Pronunciation

Verb

aka (strong verb, third-person singular past indicative ók, third-person plural past indicative óku, supine ekið)

  1. (transitive, intransitive, governs dative) to drive (a vehicle)
    Aki maður gegn rauðu ljósi má hann eiga von á sekt.
    If a man drives against (i.e. past) a red light, he may expect a fine.
    Að aka bifreið er harla ólíkt því að aka hestvagni.
    Driving a motorcar is very different from driving a horse-drawn carriage.
  2. to move slightly, to budge

Conjugation

aka — active voice (germynd)
infinitive
(nafnháttur) 		að aka
supine
(sagnbót) 		ekið
present participle
(lýsingarháttur nútíðar) 		akandi
indicative
(framsöguháttur) 		subjunctive
(viðtengingarháttur)
present
(nútíð) 		ég ek við ökum present
(nútíð) 		ég aki við ökum
þú ekur þið akið þú akir þið akið
hann, hún, það ekur þeir, þær, þau aka hann, hún, það aki þeir, þær, þau aki
past
(þátíð) 		ég ók við ókum past
(þátíð) 		ég æki við ækjum
þú ókst þið ókuð þú ækir þið ækjuð
hann, hún, það ók þeir, þær, þau óku hann, hún, það æki þeir, þær, þau ækju
imperative
(boðháttur) 		ak (þú) akið (þið)
Forms with appended personal pronoun
aktu akiði *
* Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
akast — mediopassive voice (miðmynd)
infinitive
(nafnháttur) 		að akast
supine
(sagnbót) 		ekist
present participle
(lýsingarháttur nútíðar) 		akandist **
** the mediopassive present participle is extremely rare and normally not used; it is never used attributively or predicatively, only for explicatory subclauses
indicative
(framsöguháttur) 		subjunctive
(viðtengingarháttur)
present
(nútíð) 		ég ekst við ökumst present
(nútíð) 		ég akist við ökumst
þú ekst þið akist þú akist þið akist
hann, hún, það ekst þeir, þær, þau akast hann, hún, það akist þeir, þær, þau akist
past
(þátíð) 		ég ókst við ókumst past
(þátíð) 		ég ækist við ækjumst
þú ókst þið ókust þú ækist þið ækjust
hann, hún, það ókst þeir, þær, þau ókust hann, hún, það ækist þeir, þær, þau ækjust
imperative
(boðháttur) 		akst (þú) akist (þið)
Forms with appended personal pronoun
akstu akisti *
* Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
ekinn — past participle (lýsingarháttur þátíðar)
strong declension
(sterk beyging) 		singular (eintala) plural (fleirtala)
masculine
(karlkyn) 		feminine
(kvenkyn) 		neuter
(hvorugkyn) 		masculine
(karlkyn) 		feminine
(kvenkyn) 		neuter
(hvorugkyn)
nominative
(nefnifall) 		ekinn ekin ekið eknir eknar ekin
accusative
(þolfall) 		ekinn ekna ekið ekna eknar ekin
dative
(þágufall) 		eknum ekinni eknu eknum eknum eknum
genitive
(eignarfall) 		ekins ekinnar ekins ekinna ekinna ekinna
weak declension
(veik beyging) 		singular (eintala) plural (fleirtala)
masculine
(karlkyn) 		feminine
(kvenkyn) 		neuter
(hvorugkyn) 		masculine
(karlkyn) 		feminine
(kvenkyn) 		neuter
(hvorugkyn)
nominative
(nefnifall) 		ekni ekna ekna eknu eknu eknu
accusative
(þolfall) 		ekna eknu ekna eknu eknu eknu
dative
(þágufall) 		ekna eknu ekna eknu eknu eknu
genitive
(eignarfall) 		ekna eknu ekna eknu eknu eknu

Synonyms

Derived terms

Japanese

Romanization

aka

  1. Rōmaji transcription of あか
  2. Rōmaji transcription of アカ

Kikuyu

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Verb

aka (infinitive gwaka)

  1. to build
Derived terms

(Nouns)

(Proverbs)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Noun

aka class 2

  1. plural of mũka

References

  • Armstrong, Lilias E. (1940). The Phonetic and Tonal Structure of Kikuyu, p. 360. Rep. 1967. (Also in 2018 by Routledge).

Latvian

 aka on Latvian Wikipedia
Aka

Etymology

From Proto-Baltic *ak- (with an extra -ā), from Proto-Indo-European *okʷ-, from *h₃okʷ-, *h₃ekʷ- “eye”, whence also Latvian acs “eye”, (q.v.); in fact, aka is, historically speaking, a variant of acs. The semantic relation goes clearly via the similarity of a hole (from which one obtains water) to an eye. Initially probably used for “ice-hole” (like its Lithuanian cognate), and later “well.” Cognates (in addition to those listed under acs include Lithuanian akà, ãkas (“ice-hole”), Old Church Slavonic око (oko, “eye”) (gen. очесе (očese)), Russian poetic о́ко (óko), Bulgarian око́ (okó), Czech, Polish oko, Ancient Greek ὀπή (opḗ, “hole, opening, cave; visiion”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [aka]
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Noun

aka f (4th declension)

  1. well (a hole in the ground, from which water can be obtained)
    artēziskā aka ― artesian well
    drenāžas aka ― drain well
    akas ūdens ― well water
    akas vinda ― well winch
    akas grodi ― well curb
    rakt aku ― to dig a well
    iet uz aku pēc ūdens ― to go to a well for (= to get) water
    tumšs kā akā ― as dark as in a well (= very dark)
    Līču pagalmā ir... dziļa un stipriem grodiem izbūvēta aka ― in the backyard of the Līcis (family)... there is a deep well, built with a strong curb

Declension

Declension of aka (4th declension)
singular (vienskaitlis) plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs) aka akas
accusative (akuzatīvs) aku akas
genitive (ģenitīvs) akas aku
dative (datīvs) akai akām
instrumental (instrumentālis) aku akām
locative (lokatīvs) akā akās
vocative (vokatīvs) aka akas

References

  1. ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “aka”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca‎[1] (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN

Lavukaleve

Conjunction

aka

  1. then

Lote

Noun

aka

  1. canoe

References

Maori

Etymology

From Proto-Eastern Polynesian *aka, from Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *aka, from Proto-Polynesian *aka (compare with Hawaiian aʻa), from Proto-Oceanic *(w)akaʀ, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *(w)akaʀ, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *(w)akaʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(w)akaʀ (compare with Malay akar).

Noun

aka

  1. root (of plant)

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

  • ake (e-infinitive)

Etymology

From Old Norse aka, from Proto-Germanic *akaną, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti, from the root *h₂eǵ- (“to drive”). Doublet of åka.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²aː.ka/, /²a.ka/

Verb

aka (present tense ek or akar, past tense ok or aka, supine eke or aka, past participle eken or aka, present participle akande, imperative ak)

  1. to glide, slide slowly
  2. to glide on a sledge

References

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *akaną, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ-. Cognates include Latin agō (“I drive”), Ancient Greek ἄγω (ágō, “to lead”) and Sanskrit अजति (ajati, “to drive, propel, cast”).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ak‧a

Verb

aka (singular past indicative ók, plural past indicative óku, past participle ekinn)

  1. To drive (e.g. a cart).

Conjugation

Conjugation of aka — active (strong class 6)
infinitive aka
present participle akandi
past participle ekinn
indicative present past
1st-person singular ek ók
2nd-person singular ekr ókt
3rd-person singular ekr ók
1st-person plural ǫkum ókum
2nd-person plural akið ókuð
3rd-person plural aka óku
subjunctive present past
1st-person singular aka ǿka
2nd-person singular akir ǿkir
3rd-person singular aki ǿki
1st-person plural akim ǿkim
2nd-person plural akið ǿkið
3rd-person plural aki ǿki
imperative present
2nd-person singular ak
1st-person plural ǫkum
2nd-person plural akið
Conjugation of aka — mediopassive (strong class 6)
infinitive akask
present participle akandisk
past participle ekizk
indicative present past
1st-person singular ǫkumk ókumk
2nd-person singular eksk ókzk
3rd-person singular eksk óksk
1st-person plural ǫkumsk ókumsk
2nd-person plural akizk ókuzk
3rd-person plural akask ókusk
subjunctive present past
1st-person singular ǫkumk ǿkumk
2nd-person singular akisk ǿkisk
3rd-person singular akisk ǿkisk
1st-person plural akimsk ǿkimsk
2nd-person plural akizk ǿkizk
3rd-person plural akisk ǿkisk
imperative present
2nd-person singular aksk
1st-person plural ǫkumsk
2nd-person plural akizk

Descendants

  • Icelandic: aka
  • Faroese: aka
  • Norwegian:
  • Dalian: aka
  • Old Swedish: aka
  • Scanian: aga
  • Old Danish: akæ
  • Gutnish: ake
  • → Scots: oag, hoag; aik
  • → English: aik (Northern England, Scotland, rare)

References

  • “aka”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Old Swedish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Norse aka (“to move, to drive”), from Proto-Germanic *akaną, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ-. Cognates include Latin agō (“I drive”), Ancient Greek ἄγω (ágō, “to lead”) and Sanskrit अजति (ajati, “to drive, propel, cast”).

Verb

aka

  1. to drive

Conjugation

Conjugation of aka (strong)
present past
infinitive aka —
participle akandi, akande akin
active voice indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
iæk aker aki, ake — ōk ōki, ōke
þū aker aki, ake ak ōkt ōki, ōke
han aker aki, ake — ōk ōki, ōke
vīr akum, akom akum, akom akum, akom ōkum, ōkom ōkum, ōkom
īr akin akin akin ōkin ōkin
þēr aka akin — ōku, ōko ōkin
mediopassive voice indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
iæk aks akis, akes — ōks ōkis, ōkes
þū aks akis, akes — ōkts ōkis, ōkes
han aks akis, akes — ōks ōkis, ōkes
vīr akums, -oms akums, akoms — ōkums, ōkoms ōkums, ōkoms
īr akins akins — ōkins ōkins
þēr akas akins — ōkus, ōkos ōkins

Descendants

Ometepec Nahuatl

Noun

aka

  1. reed

Polish

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pl

Etymology

Borrowed from English AKA.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈa.ka/
  • Rhymes: -aka
  • Syllabification: a‧ka

Particle

aka

  1. (with pseudonyms) AKA, alias
    Synonyms: alias, vel

Further reading

  • aka in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • aka in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Pukapukan

Etymology

From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *aka, from Proto-Polynesian *aka, from Proto-Oceanic *(w)akaʀ, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *(w)akaʀ, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *(w)akaʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(w)akaʀ.

Noun

aka

  1. root (of plant)

Quechua

Noun

aka

  1. feces, excrement

Declension

declension of aka
singular plural
nominative aka akakuna
accusative akata akakunata
dative akaman akakunaman
genitive akap akakunap
locative akapi akakunapi
terminative akakama akakunakama
ablative akamanta akakunamanta
instrumental akawan akakunawan
comitative akantin akakunantin
abessive akannaq akakunannaq
comparative akahina akakunahina
causative akarayku akakunarayku
benefactive akapaq akakunapaq
associative akapura akakunapura
distributive akanka akakunanka
exclusive akalla akakunalla
possessive forms of aka
ñuqap - first-person singular
ñuqap (my) singular plural
nominative akay akaykuna
accusative akayta akaykunata
dative akayman akaykunaman
genitive akaypa akaykunap
locative akaypi akaykunapi
terminative akaykama akaykunakama
ablative akaymanta akaykunamanta
instrumental akaywan akaykunawan
comitative akaynintin akaykunantin
abessive akayninnaq akaykunannaq
comparative akayhina akaykunahina
causative akayrayku akaykunarayku
benefactive akaypaq akaykunapaq
associative akaypura akaykunapura
distributive akayninka akaykunanka
exclusive akaylla akaykunalla
qampa - second-person singular
qampa (your) singular plural
nominative akayki akaykikuna
accusative akaykita akaykikunata
dative akaykiman akaykikunaman
genitive akaykipa akaykikunap
locative akaykipi akaykikunapi
terminative akaykikama akaykikunakama
ablative akaykimanta akaykikunamanta
instrumental akaykiwan akaykikunawan
comitative akaykintin akaykikunantin
abessive akaykinnaq akaykikunannaq
comparative akaykihina akaykikunahina
causative akaykirayku akaykikunarayku
benefactive akaykipaq akaykikunapaq
associative akaykipura akaykikunapura
distributive akaykinka akaykikunanka
exclusive akaykilla akaykikunalla
paypa - third-person singular
paypa (his/her/its) singular plural
nominative akan akankuna
accusative akanta akankunata
dative akanman akankunaman
genitive akanpa akankunap
locative akanpi akankunapi
terminative akankama akankunakama
ablative akanmanta akankunamanta
instrumental akanwan akankunawan
comitative akanintin akankunantin
abessive akanninnaq akankunannaq
comparative akanhina akankunahina
causative akanrayku akankunarayku
benefactive akanpaq akankunapaq
associative akanpura akankunapura
distributive akaninka akankunanka
exclusive akanlla akankunalla
ñuqanchikpa - first-person inclusive plural
ñuqanchikpa (our(incl)) singular plural
nominative akanchik akanchikkuna
accusative akanchikta akanchikkunata
dative akanchikman akanchikkunaman
genitive akanchikpa akanchikkunap
locative akanchikpi akanchikkunapi
terminative akanchikkama akanchikkunakama
ablative akanchikmanta akanchikkunamanta
instrumental akanchikwan akanchikkunawan
comitative akanchiknintin akanchikkunantin
abessive akanchikninnaq akanchikkunannaq
comparative akanchikhina akanchikkunahina
causative akanchikrayku akanchikkunarayku
benefactive akanchikpaq akanchikkunapaq
associative akanchikpura akanchikkunapura
distributive akanchikninka akanchikkunanka
exclusive akanchiklla akanchikkunalla
ñuqaykup - first-person exclusive plural
ñuqaykup (our(excl)) singular plural
nominative akayku akaykukuna
accusative akaykuta akaykukunata
dative akaykuman akaykukunaman
genitive akaykupa akaykukunap
locative akaykupi akaykukunapi
terminative akaykukama akaykukunakama
ablative akaykumanta akaykukunamanta
instrumental akaykuwan akaykukunawan
comitative akaykuntin akaykukunantin
abessive akaykunnaq akaykukunannaq
comparative akaykuhina akaykukunahina
causative akaykurayku akaykukunarayku
benefactive akaykupaq akaykukunapaq
associative akaykupura akaykukunapura
distributive akaykunka akaykukunanka
exclusive akaykulla akaykukunalla
qamkunap - second-person plural
qamkunap (your(pl)) singular plural
nominative akaykichik akaykichikkuna
accusative akaykichikta akaykichikkunata
dative akaykichikman akaykichikkunaman
genitive akaykichikpa akaykichikkunap
locative akaykichikpi akaykichikkunapi
terminative akaykichikkama akaykichikkunakama
ablative akaykichikmanta akaykichikkunamanta
instrumental akaykichikwan akaykichikkunawan
comitative akaykichiknintin akaykichikkunantin
abessive akaykichikninnaq akaykichikkunannaq
comparative akaykichikhina akaykichikkunahina
causative akaykichikrayku akaykichikkunarayku
benefactive akaykichikpaq akaykichikkunapaq
associative akaykichikpura akaykichikkunapura
distributive akaykichikninka akaykichikkunanka
exclusive akaykichiklla akaykichikkunalla
paykunap - third-person plural
paykunap (their) singular plural
nominative akanku akankukuna
accusative akankuta akankukunata
dative akankuman akankukunaman
genitive akankupa akankukunap
locative akankupi akankukunapi
terminative akankukama akankukunakama
ablative akankumanta akankukunamanta
instrumental akankuwan akankukunawan
comitative akankuntin akankukunantin
abessive akankunnaq akankukunannaq
comparative akankuhina akankukunahina
causative akankurayku akankukunarayku
benefactive akankupaq akankukunapaq
associative akankupura akankukunapura
distributive akankunka akankukunanka
exclusive akankulla akankukunalla

See also

Rapa Nui

Etymology

From Proto-Eastern Polynesian *aka. Cognates include Hawaiian aʻa and Maori aka.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈa.ka/
  • Hyphenation: a‧ka

Noun

aka

  1. root (of plant)

References

  • Veronica Du Feu (1996) Rapanui (Descriptive Grammars), Routledge, →ISBN, page 206

Rayón Zoque

Noun

aka

  1. shore

References

  • Harrison, Roy, B. de Harrison, Margaret, López Juárez, Francisco, Ordoñes, Cosme (1984) Vocabulario zoque de Rayón (Serie de diccionarios y vocabularios indígenas Mariano Silva y Aceves; 28)‎[3] (in Spanish), México, D.F.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, page 3

Sranan Tongo

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaka/, [ˈa̠ka̠], [ˈɑ̟kɑ̟]

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Dutch haak.

Noun

aka

  1. hook

Etymology 2

From English hawk.

Noun

aka

  1. medium to large bird of prey; hawk, eagle, etc.

Taivoan

Noun

aka

  1. older brother or older sister.

Ternate

Pronunciation

Verb

aka

  1. (transitive) to toss, throw

Conjugation

Conjugation of aka
Singular Plural
Inclusive Exclusive
1st toaka foaka miaka
2nd noaka niaka
3rd Masculine oaka iaka, yoaka†
Feminine moaka
Neuter iaka
† - archaic

References

  • Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

Tokelauan

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈa.ka]
  • Hyphenation: a‧ka

Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *aka. Cognates include Hawaiian aʻa and Samoan a'a.

Noun

aka

  1. root

Etymology 2

From Proto-Polynesian *qaka. Cognates include Tuvaluan aka and Samoan a'a.

Noun

aka

  1. heel
  2. kick

Verb

aka (plural taaka)

  1. (intransitive) to kick
  2. (transitive) to kick
  3. (transitive) to back-heel
  4. (transitive, weaving) to weave (a skirt) by holding the weaving string on the foot

References

  • R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎[4], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 9

Tongan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *aka, from Proto-Oceanic *(w)akaʀ, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *(w)akaʀ, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *(w)akaʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(w)akaʀ.

Pronunciation

Noun

aka

  1. root (of plant)
  2. East Asian arrowroot (Pueraria montana var. lobata) [1]

References

  1. ^ Churchward, C. M. (1959). Tongan Dictionary. London, Oxford University Press.

Torres Strait Creole

Noun

aka

  1. grandmother

Tsonga

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Cognate with Zulu -akha.

Verb

-aka

  1. to build, to construct, to erect
  2. to inhabit
  3. to be ingrained

Inflection

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References

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Turkish

Noun

aka

  1. dative singular of ak

Uzbek

Other scripts
Yangi Imlo اکه
Cyrillic ака‍
Latin aka‍
Perso-Arabic
(Afghanistan)

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *(i)āka.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.ka/, [æ.k̟æ]
  • Hyphenation: a‧ka

Noun

aka (plural akalar)

  1. older brother

Declension

Declension of aka
singular plural
nominative aka akalar
genitive akaning akalarning
dative akaga akalarga
definite accusative akani akalarni
locative akada akalarda
ablative akadan akalardan
similative akadek akalardek
Possessive forms of aka
my singular plural
nominative akam akalarim
genitive akamning akalarimning
dative akamga akalarimga
definite accusative akamni akalarimni
locative akamda akalarimda
ablative akamdan akalarimdan
similative akamdek akalarimdek
your singular plural
nominative akang akalaring
genitive akangning akalaringning
dative akangga akalaringga
definite accusative akangni akalaringni
locative akangda akalaringda
ablative akangdan akalaringdan
similative akangdek akalaringdek
her/his/its singular plural
nominative akasi akalari
genitive akasining akalarining
dative akasiga akalariga
definite accusative akasini akalarini
locative akasida akalarida
ablative akasidan akalaridan
similative akasidek akalaridek
our singular plural
nominative akamiz akalarimiz
genitive akamizning akalarimizning
dative akamizga akalarimizga
definite accusative akamizni akalarimizni
locative akamizda akalarimizda
ablative akamizdan akalarimizdan
similative akamizdek akalarimizdek
your singular plural
nominative akangiz akalaringiz
genitive akangizning akalaringizning
dative akangizga akalaringizga
definite accusative akangizni akalaringizni
locative akangizda akalaringizda
ablative akangizdan akalaringizdan
similative akangizdek akalaringizdek
their singular plural
nominative akasi akalari
genitive akasining akalarining
dative akasiga akalariga
definite accusative akasini akalarini
locative akasida akalarida
ablative akasidan akalaridan similative akasidek akalaridek

Wauja

Pronunciation

Interjection

aka

  1. ow, ouch (expressing pain, especially sharp pain, or pain at being struck)
    Aka! Tyenho hokota natu.
    Ouch! The knife cut me.
    Aka! Kaupai nutanaka!
    Ow! My back hurts!
    Aka! Ata onuka natu!
    Ouch! That branch hit me.
    Mainyataitsawi. Aka! Aka! Aka! umawi.
    They struck [him] repeatedly. Ow! Ow! Ow! [he] said.
  2. oh, oops (expressing startlement, embarrassment, surprise, or shock)
    Aka! Takata nuutsa.
    Oops! I dropped it.
    (literally, “[it] simply fell from me.”)
  3. oh, aah (expressing alarm, fright, shock or grief)
    Aka! Pityahoma! Talukene minya aitsu!
    Aah! Run fast, [or] they'll bite us!
    [Said when village dogs were chasing us.]
    Aka! Aminya!
    Oh! Don't [do that]! (Watch out!)

References

  • E. Ireland field notes. Need to be checked by native speaker.

Ye'kwana

Variant orthographies
ALIV aka
Brazilian standard aka
New Tribes aca

Alternative forms

  • a'ka (Cunucunuma River dialect)

Etymology

From Proto-Cariban *jaka. Synchronically as if suffixed with -ka (“to, at”). Compare Apalaí aka, Hixkaryana yaka, Macushi yapî', and Waiwai yaka.

Pronunciation

Postposition

aka

  1. (Caura River dialect and Brazil) at, in, on, to; indicates a specific location or goal at a non-aquatic object of class 1

Usage notes

A possessed noun that is the object of this postposition does not take the possessed suffix -dü. The postposition can thus combine with nouns referring to body parts and parts of objects to form more complex postpositions/relational nouns.

See also

Ye'kwana primitive postpositions
generic location specific location or goal pathway
object class 1 awö aka ai
object class 2 tawö taka tai
aquatic object kwawö kwaka kwai

References

  • Cáceres, Natalia (2011) “aka”, in Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana‎[5], Lyon, pages 267–272
  • Costa, Isabella Coutinho, Silva, Marcelo Costa da, Rodrigues, Edmilson Magalhães (2021) “aka”, in Portal Japiim: Dicionário Ye'kwana‎[6], Museu do Índio/FUNAI
  • Hall, Katherine Lee (1988) The morphosyntax of discourse in De'kwana Carib, volumes I and II, Saint Louis, Missouri: PhD Thesis, Washington University, page 296: “a'ka 'in, at'”
  • Hall, Katherine (2007) “aʔka”, in Mary Ritchie Key & Bernard Comrie, editors, The Intercontinental Dictionary Series‎[7], Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, published 2021

Yemsa

Noun

aka

  1. water
  2. river

References

  • R. J. Hayward, Omotic Language Studies →ISBN, 2012), page 116
  • The Sound of Indo-european: Phonetics, Phonemics →ISBN, 2012), page 8: Omotic: (North) Yemsa aka id. (Appleyard 2006, 144)

Yoruba

Etymology 1

Proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruboid *á-ká. Cognate with Igbo aka (“arm/hand”), Nupe ekpá (“shoulder”), Olukumi áká (“shoulder, wing”), Igala íká (“wing”), Itsekiri iká, possibly a Doublet of èjìká. The root is reconstructed to Proto-Niger-Congo *-ka (“hand”), where it is believed to have held the meaning "five." See Defaka ápá as well

Pronunciation

Noun

aká

  1. (Owe, Ekiti, Ondo) arm, branch
    Synonym: apá
Descendants

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Noun

aká

  1. The plant Cynometra mannii in the genus Cynometra

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

Noun

aká

  1. a crippled person
    Synonyms: amúkùn-ún, arọ, ẹlẹ́gbà

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

Noun

àká

  1. a storage for farm produce, barn, root cellar
    Synonyms: abà, ahéré
Derived terms

Zazaki

Adverb

aka

  1. so
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