aka

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

Anagrams

• aak

Central Nahuatl

Alternative forms

• (Cholula): aca
• (Texcoco): akah

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛaːʰka/
• Rhymes: -ɛaːʰka

Verb

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

1. to drive

Conjugation

Hawaiian

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈa.ka/,

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈaːka/
• Rhymes: -aːka

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

Synonyms

• (drive): keyra

Derived terms

• aka sér (to squirm, to writhe)
• aka framhjá (to drive by, to drive past)

Japanese

Romanization

aka

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

Kikuyu

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aka/

Verb

aka (infinitive gwaka)

1. to build

Derived terms

(Nouns)

• mwaki class 1

(Proverbs)

• mũrurĩ ndwakaga

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /àkǎ/

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

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”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):

• (file)

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

References

Lavukaleve

Conjunction

aka

1. then

Lote

Noun

aka

1. canoe

References

• Greg Pearson, René van den Berg, Lote Grammar Sketch (2008)

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

• “aka” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Okinawan

Romanization

aka

1. Rōmaji transcription of あか

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

Descendants

• Icelandic: aka
• Faroese: aka
• Norwegian:
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: aka, ake
  • Norwegian Bokmål: ake, åke
• Dalian: aka
  • Elfdalian: åka
• Old Swedish: aka
  • Swedish: åka
• Scanian: aga
• Old Danish: akæ
  • Danish: age
• 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

• ᛆᚴᛆ

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

Descendants

• Swedish: åka

Ometepec Nahuatl

Noun

aka

1. reed

Polish

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:

aka

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

See also

• akay

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)‎ (in Spanish), México, D.F.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, page 3

Sranan Tongo

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

• IPA^(key):

Verb

aka

1. (transitive) to toss, throw

Conjugation

References

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

Tokelauan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):
• 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, 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

• IPA^(key): /a.ka/

Noun

aka

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

References

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

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *(i)āka.

Noun

aka (plural akalar)

1. older brother

Declension

Wauja

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈka/

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 repeatedly. Ow! Ow! Ow! said.

2. oh, oops (expressing startlement, embarrassment, surprise, or shock)

   Aka! Takata nuutsa.

   Oops! I dropped it.

   (literally, “ simply fell from me.”)

3. oh, aah (expressing alarm, fright, shock or grief)

   Aka! Pityahoma! Talukene minya aitsu!

   Aah! Run fast, they'll bite us!
   

   Aka! Aminya!

   Oh! Don't ! (Watch out!)

References

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

Ye'kwana

Alternative forms

• a'ka (Cunucunuma River dialect)

Etymology

From Proto-Cariban . Compare Apalaí aka, Hixkaryana yaka, Macushi yapî', and Waiwai yaka.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):

Postposition

aka

1. (Caura River dialect) 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

References

• Cáceres, Natalia (2011) “aka”, in Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana‎, Lyon, pages 267–272
• Hall, Katherine Lee (1988) “”, in The morphosyntax of discourse in De'kwana Carib, volumes I and II, Saint Louis, Missouri: PhD Thesis, Washington University, page 296
• Hall, Katherine (2007) “aʔka”, in Mary Ritchie Key & Bernard Comrie, editors, The Intercontinental Dictionary Series‎, 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

• IPA^(key): /ā.ká/

Noun

aká

1. (Owe, Ekiti, Ondo) arm, branch

   Synonym: apá

Descendants

• Yoruba: ọ̀gụ̀nrụ̀nká (“shoulder”)

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ā.kā/

Noun

aká

1. The plant Cynometra mannii in the genus Cynometra

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ā.ká/

Noun

aká

1. a crippled person

   Synonyms: amúkùn-ún, arọ, ẹlẹ́gbà

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /à.ká/

Noun

àká

1. a storage for farm produce, barn, root cellar

   Synonyms: abà, ahéré

Derived terms

• àká-ọ̀rọ̀ (“lexicon”)