acah

Central Nahuatl

Pronoun

acah

  1. someone, somebody.

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

Etymology

From āc (“who?”) +‎ -ah (“unspecified determinative”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈakaʔ/

Pronoun

acah (plural acahmeh)

  1. Someone; somebody.

References

  • Karttunen, Frances (1983) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, Austin: University of Texas Press, page 1
  • Lockhart, James (2001) Nahuatl as Written: Lessons in Older Written Nahuatl, with Copious Examples and Texts, Stanford: Stanford University Press, page 210

Malay

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [a.t͡ʃah]
    • Audio (Malaysia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -t͡ʃah, -ah
  • Hyphenation: a‧cah

Verb

acah (Jawi spelling اچه)

  1. (coloquial) feign; pretend; pose
    Synonym: pura-pura

Derived terms

Further reading

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