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Bislama
Etymology
From English axe .
Noun
akis
axe
Crimean Tatar
Etymology
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Adjective
akis
perverse
Lithuanian
Akis
Etymology
From Proto-Balto-Slavic *ak- (compare Latvian acs , Old Prussian ackis ( “ eyes ” ) (nominative plural), Proto-Slavic *oko ), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ekʷ- . Cognate to Latin oculus , English eye .
Pronunciation
Noun
akìs f (plural ãkys ) stress pattern 4
( anatomy ) eye
loop ( knitting , etc.) ; hole in a mesh or net
tiñklo akių̃ dỹdis - mesh size (literally: size of net eyes)
kõrio akìs - segment of a honeycomb
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Further reading
“akis ”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language ], lkz.lt, 1941–2024
“akis ”, in Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of contemporary Lithuanian ], ekalba.lt, 1954–2024
“akis ”, in Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė [Lithuanian etymological dictionary database ], 2007–2012
Derksen, Rick (2015 ) “akis”, in Etymological Dictionary of the Baltic Inherited Lexicon (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 13 ), Leiden, Boston: Brill , →ISBN , page 47
Samogitian
Etymology
From Proto-Balto-Slavic *ak- , ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ekʷ- .
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Noun
akis f (plural akīs )
( anatomy ) eye
Tok Pisin
Etymology
From English axe .
Pronunciation
Noun
akis
axe
Synonyms
Turkish
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish عكس ( aks, akis ) , from Arabic عَكْس ( ʕaks , “ opposite ” ) .
Noun
akis (definite accusative aksi , plural akisler )
reverse
reflection, echo
opposite
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References
Nişanyan, Sevan (2002– ) “akis ”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
Redhouse, James W. (1890 ) “عکس ”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon , Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1314
Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013 ), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English , 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN