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Marathi
Etymology
Compare Sanskrit अक्का (akkā), Kannada ಅಕ್ಕ (akka), Telugu అక్క (akka), Tamil அக்கா (akkā), Sinhalese අක්කා (akkā).
Pronunciation
Noun
आक्का • (ākkā) f
- older sister
- Synonym: ताई (tāī)
- Hypernym: बहीण (bahīṇ)
- elderly woman
See also
References
- Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “आक्का”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “अका”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
- दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण (1932-1950) “अक्का”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे : महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “akkā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press