akata

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Saramaccan

Noun

akata

  1. Alternative spelling of àkàtà
  2. Alternative spelling of akáta

Sranan Tongo

Etymology

Probably from Kongo n-káta (porter's pad), from Proto-Bantu *-kata (headpad).[1] Cognate of Saramaccan àkàtà.

Pronunciation

Noun

akata

  1. cotton headpad for carrying loads
    • 1984, “Nioni”, in Telefôn' mi koe mi koenoe, performed by The Exmo Stars and Boogie:
      Te yu no man fu tyari akata / yu no mu trobi matuku
      If you aren't able to carry a headpad / you shouldn't bother with a basket

References

  1. ^ Norval Smith (2015) “A preliminary list of probable Kikongo (KiKoongo) lexical items in the Surinam Creoles”, in P. Muysken, N. Smith, editors, Surviving the Middle Passage: The West Africa-Surinam Sprachbund, Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton, →ISBN, page 426

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish acatar, from Old Spanish acatar, from Vulgar Latin *accattāre, from Late Latin cattāre, from Latin captāre.

Pronunciation

Noun

akatá (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜃᜆ)

  1. looking after; attending to; paying attention to; taking care of
    Synonym: asikaso

Derived terms

Further reading

  • akata”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Yámana

Verb

akata

  1. come

Yoruba

akátá

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Noun

akátá

  1. serval, panther
    Synonym: ẹtà
  2. (sometimes derogatory) A term for African-Americans. It was coined by Nigerian students in the U.S. during the 60s-70s in honor of the Black Panther Party; but now perceived as having derogatory connotations.

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Noun

akata

  1. administrative division, unit

Etymology 3

Akata

Pronunciation

Noun

akata

  1. spinning wheel
    Synonyms: rànwú-rànwú, arànwú

Etymology 4

Akátá

Pronunciation

Noun

akátá

  1. The plant Rauvolfia vomitoria