AK

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ak"

English

Proper noun

AK

  1. Abbreviation of Alaska: a state of the United States.

Derived terms

Noun

AK (plural AKs)

  1. an AK-47, AK-74, or related assault rifle (Avtomat Kalasnikova or Kalashnikov)
  2. (by extension, slang, nonstandard) Any assault rifle or machine gun.
    • 2001, “That's How”, in Denaun Porter (lyrics), Marshall Bruce Mathers III and Denaun Porter (music), Devil's Night, performed by D12, New York: Shady Records:
      Cops got AKs, y'all only got pumps, that shit's just dumb.

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German

Pronunciation

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Noun

AK

  1. abbreviation of Abendkasse, often found on concert or event tickets indicating a price that has to be paid at the venue at the evening of the event, as opposed to a presale ticket price

Indonesian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.ka/

Noun

AK (plural AK-AK)

  1. initialism of angka kredit
  2. (education) initialism of akademi komunitas
  3. (military) an AK-47, AK-74, or related assault rifle (Avtomat Kalasnikova or Kalashnikov)

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈka/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -a
  • Syllabification: A‧K

Etymology 1

Initialism of Armia Krajowa.

Proper noun

AK n (indeclinable)

  1. (historical, military) abbreviation of Armia Krajowa
Derived terms
adjective
  • akowski
noun
  • akowiec

Etymology 2

Initialism of Akcja Katolicka.

Proper noun

AK n (indeclinable)

  1. (Roman Catholicism) abbreviation of Akcja Katolicka

Further reading

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

Turkish

Proper noun

AK

  1. initialism of Avrupa Konseyi (Council of Europe).