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Translingual
Etymology
Symbol
ak
See also
- Wiktionary’s coverage of Akan terms
English
ak
- (Stenoscript) Abbreviation of act.
- (Stenoscript) Abbreviation of acknowledge and related forms of that word (acknowledges, acknowledged, acknowledging, acknowledgement etc.)
Abau
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ak/
Noun
ak class II gender f
References
- SIL International (2020) “Abau Dictionary”, in Webonary.org[2]
Abinomn
Noun
ak (dual akrom, plural aigon)
Ainu
Etymology 1
Possibly related to Nivkh ыкын (əkən), аӄанд (aqand, “elder brother”).
Alternative forms
Noun
ak (Kana spelling アㇰ)
Etymology 2
Verb
ak (Kana spelling アㇰ)
References
- John Batchelor (1905) An Ainu-English-Japanese dictionary (including a grammar of the Ainu language)[3], Tokyo, London: Methodist Publishing House; Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner Co., page 22
- “ak (アㇰ)”, in Ainu-English Dictionary[4], TranslationDirectory.com, 25 April 2023 (last accessed)
Antillean Creole
Etymology
Its usage as meaning "with" and "and" is modelled after usage of similar terms in substrate languages.[5] Its phonological form might be from French avec (“with”) or Wolof ak or both.
Pronunciation
Conjunction
ak
- and; connects two noun phrases.
Preposition
ak
Awa-Cuaiquer
Adjective
ak
References
- Curnow, T. J. (1997). A grammar of Awa Pit (Cuaiquer): An indigenous language of south-western Colombia. The Australian National University.
Ch'orti'
Etymology
From Proto-Mayan *7aaq.
Noun
ak
References
- Stross, Brian, Wisdom, Charles (1992) "Ch'orti' Mayan Lexicon." (Transcribed and transliterated from handwritten fieldnotes of Charles Wisdom), Language Laboratory, Dept. of Anthropology, University of Texas, page 5
- Hull, Kerry (2016) A Dictionary of Ch'orti' Mayan-Spanish-English, Salt Lake City: University of Utah Press, →ISBN, page 48
Epigraphic Mayan
Etymology
From Proto-Mayan *ahq.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʔɑk/, /ʔɑhk/
Noun
ak
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ak/
Audio: (file) Audio (Canada): (file)
Preposition
ak
- (Quebec, informal) pronunciation spelling of avec
Gagauz
Etymology
From Old Anatolian Turkish [script needed] (aq, “white”), from Proto-Turkic *āk (“white”). Cognate with Old Turkic 𐰀𐰴 (aq, “white”), Karakhanid ااقْ (āq, “white”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɑk/
Adjective
ak (comparative taa ak, superlative en ak)
Gothic
Romanization
ak
- romanization of 𐌰𐌺
Haitian Creole
Etymology
Its usage as meaning "with" and "and" is modelled after usage of similar terms in substrate languages.[6] Its phonological form might be from French avec (“with”) or Wolof ak or both; in the former case, it is a doublet of avèk.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ak/
Conjunction
ak
- and; connects two noun phrases.
- 2019 March 19, “Rankont ann Itali ant Anvwaye Espesyal Etazini ak Larisi sou Kriz Venezuela a”, in Lavwadlamerik[7]:
- Anvwaye espesyal Etazini pou Venezuela, Elliot Abrams, ak vis-minis afè etranjè Larisi, Sergei Ryabkov, ap fè reyinyon nan vil Wòm ann Itali pou yo pale sou “sityasyon Venezuela kap agrave.”
- American Special Envoy for Venezuela Elliot Abrams and Russian Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergei Ryabkov are meeting in the city of Rome, Italy to speak about "the worsening situation in Venezuela."
Preposition
ak
Hanunoo
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʔak/ [ˈʔɐk]
- Rhymes: -ak
- Syllabification: ak
Pronoun
ak (Hanunoo spelling ᜠᜣ᜴) (literary)
- apocopic form of ako
Further reading
- Conklin, Harold C. (1953) Hanunóo-English Vocabulary (University of California Publications in Linguistics), volume 9, London, England: University of California Press, →OCLC, page 23
Hokkien
For pronunciation and definitions of ak – see 沃 (“fertile; rich; lush; to irrigate; to water; to soak; etc.”). (This term is the pe̍h-ōe-jī form of 沃). |
Indonesian
Alternative forms
Pronoun
ak
- (text messaging, slang) abbreviation of aku
Ingrian
Pronunciation
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈɑk/, [ˈɑk]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈɑk/, [ˈɑɡ̊]
- Rhymes: -ɑk
- Hyphenation: ak
Interjection
ak
- alternative form of ah
References
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 9
Karaim
Etymology
From Proto-Turkic *āk.
Noun
ak
Adjective
ak
References
N. A. Baskakov, S.M. Šapšala, editor (1973), “ak”, in Karaimsko-Russko-Polʹskij Slovarʹ [Karaim-Russian-Polish Dictionary], Moscow: Moskva, →ISBN
Lacandon
Etymology 1
From Proto-Mayan *ahq.
Noun
ak
Derived terms
- chanak
- chʌk ik ak
- jach ak
- kꞌʌnak
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
ak
References
- Baer, Phillip, Baer, Mary, Chan Kꞌin, Manuel, Chan Kꞌin, Antonio (2018) Diccionaro maya lacandón (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 51)[8] (in Spanish), Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., pages 3–4
Latvian
Etymology
Borrowed from German ach (“oh”). In 16th- and 17th-century literature, o or oh was often used in this sense. In a text from 1638, German ach is translated as ok, which points to a borrowing from Russian ох (ox). The from ak, from German, was introduced in the 17th-18th century.[1]
Pronunciation
Audio (Riga): (file)
Interjection
ak
- used to indicate various feelings: joy, excitement, fear, distress; oh! ah!
- ak, cik lieliski! ― oh! how great!
- ak, kāda laime! ― oh, such happiness!
- ak, kas par prieku! ― oh, what joy!
- ak, kā patīk! ― oh, how pleasant!
- ak, briesmas! ― oh! danger!
- ak, brīvība! tā ir vitamīns, kas dzelzij un akmenim cauri ēdas ― ah! freedom! that is a vitamin that eats through stone and iron
- vai tu viņus atradi? ak, mani bērni, mani bērniņi! ― have you found them? oh, my children, my (poor) little children!
- “matemātika”, zēns bubina un izņem grāmatu... ak vai, ak vai, un visi citi jau guļ! ― “mathematics,” the boy whispered and took the book... oh, oh (= poor me!), and all others are already sleeping (but I must study)!
- used to express certain mental states — e.g., surprise, disappointment, disapproval — in an emotional but also intelligent, perceptive way; ah! oh!
- ak, ko es redzu! ― ah! what do I see (here)!
- ak, kas par godu! ― ah! what an honor!
- ak, kā jāstrādā! ― oh! what should be done?
- ak, kaut es dabūtu! ― ah! if only I could get (that)!
- ak, tas tikai sīkums! ― oh, that's just a trifle
- ak, vasara, vasara, kā tu vari mulsināt jaunu meiču sirdis! ― ah! summer, summer, how you can confuse young girls' hearts!
- (often in combination with the pronoun tu (“you”)) used to reinforce an interjection by either literally or metaphorically attributing some characteristic to the hearer; (ah,) you ... ! you ... ! oh ...!
- ak (tu) neprāts! ― ah, you crazy one!
- ak tu palaidnis tāds! ― (ah,) you rascal!
- ak (tu) kungs! ― oh Lord!
- ak (tu) dievs! ― oh God!
- ak (tu) velns! ― oh devil!
- ak (tu) ļauna pasaule! ― oh evil world!
- nē, nē, māt, pavasarī gan grūti mirt; visas puķītes zied, putniņi dzied, ak tu jaukā pasaulīte! ― no, no, mother, it is difficult to die in spring; all the little flowers are blooming, the birds are singing, oh (you) lovely world!
- “ak tu mūžs, kas te to zvēru!” māte iesaucās, redzot pēdas sniegā ― “ah life, what wild beast is that!” the mother exclaimed, seeing tracks in the snow
Particle
ak
- used to give an interjectional flavor to an utterance, especially when expressing surprise; oh!
- ak tu tas esi! ― oh! that's you!
- ak tad tā! ― oh, it's like that, then!
- ak paspēji gan! ― oh, you did it!
- ak tāds tu esi! ― oh, that's what you're like!
- ak jā! ak nē! ak tā! ― oh, yes! oh, no! oh!... (expressions used when suddenly remembering something)
- ak jā, gandrīz būtu piemirsis: labasdienas, māt, no Līzes ― oh yes, I had almost forgotten: greetings, mother, from Līze
- “ak tad tur tā vaina!” Ozols beidzot saprata ― “ooh, there then is the blame (= problem)!” Ozols finally understood
References
- ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “ak”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca [Latvian Etymological Dictionary][1] (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN
Marshallese
Pronunciation
Conjunction
ak
Preposition
ak
Noun
ak
References
Old Frisian
Alternative forms
- ocke
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *auk, from Proto-Germanic *auk. Cognates include Old English ēac, Old Saxon ōk and Old Dutch ōk.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈaːk/
Adverb
āk
Descendants
References
- Bremmer, Rolf H. (2009) An Introduction to Old Frisian: History, Grammar, Reader, Glossary, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, →ISBN
Old Saxon
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *ak. Cognate with Old English ac, Gothic 𐌰𐌺 (ak), Old High German oh.
Conjunction
ak
- but
- 9th c. Heliand, verse 2366
- ...sunu drohtīnes, ak hē sagde mid wordun...
- ...Lord's son, but he told with words...
- 9th c. Heliand, verse 2366
Palauan
Etymology
From Pre-Palauan *aku, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(i-)aku, from Proto-Austronesian *(i-)aku.
Pronoun
ak
- I (non-emphatic)
Pumpokol
Etymology
From Proto-Yeniseian *ʔaq-ɔt- (“to sleep”).
Verb
ak
- to lie down
Related terms
Slovak
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ak/
Conjunction
ak
Further reading
- “ak”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025
Slovincian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈak/
- Rhymes: -ak
- Syllabification: ak
Adverb
ak (not comparable)
- alternative form of jak
Conjunction
ak
- alternative form of jak
Further reading
- Lorentz, Friedrich (1908) “ãk”, in Slovinzisches Wörterbuch[9] (in German), volume 1, Saint Petersburg: ОРЯС ИАН, page 2
Southeastern Tepehuan
Etymology
Cognate with Northern Tepehuan áki, O'odham ʼakĭ.
Noun
ak (plural aꞌak)
Derived terms
- akkɨꞌn
- gɇꞌ ak
References
- R. de Willett, Elizabeth, et al. (2016) Diccionario tepehuano de Santa María Ocotán, Durango (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 48)[10] (in Spanish), electronic edition, Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 6
Sumerian
Romanization
ak
- romanization of 𒀝 (ak)
Swedish
Alternative forms
Noun
ak
- abbreviation of akademisk kvart
- abbreviation of automatkarbin
Anagrams
Tarifit
Alternative forms
Preposition
ak (Tifinagh spelling ⴰⴽ)
- with, alongside (in company of)
- against (in opposition to)
- Fransa itirar ak Uliman
- France is playing against Germany.
Tocharian A
Etymology
From Proto-Tocharian *ëk, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ókʷs, from *h₃okʷ- (“to see”) + the noun-forming ending *-s. Compare Tocharian B ek.
Noun
ak ?
Related terms
- aśäṃ
Turkish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɑk/
Etymology 1
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish آق (ak, “white”), from Proto-Turkic *āk (“white”). Cognate with Old Turkic 𐰀𐰴 (aq, “white”), Karakhanid ااقْ (āq, “white”).
Adjective
ak
- white
- (figuratively) clean
- (figuratively) honest
- (figuratively) comfortable
- (archaic) west
Declension
present tense | ||
---|---|---|
positive declarative | positive interrogative | |
ben (I am) | akım | ak mıyım? |
sen (you are) | aksın | ak mısın? |
o (he/she/it is) | ak / aktır | ak mı? |
biz (we are) | akız | ak mıyız? |
siz (you are) | aksınız | ak mısınız? |
onlar (they are) | ak(lar) | ak(lar) mı? |
past tense | ||
positive declarative | positive interrogative | |
ben (I was) | aktım | ak mıydım? |
sen (you were) | aktın | ak mıydın? |
o (he/she/it was) | aktı | ak mıydı? |
biz (we were) | aktık | ak mıydık? |
siz (you were) | aktınız | ak mıydınız? |
onlar (they were) | aktılar | ak mıydılar? |
indirect past | ||
positive declarative | positive interrogative | |
ben (I was) | akmışım | ak mıymışım? |
sen (you were) | akmışsın | ak mıymışsın? |
o (he/she/it was) | akmış | ak mıymış? |
biz (we were) | akmışız | ak mıymışız? |
siz (you were) | akmışsınız | ak mıymışsınız? |
onlar (they were) | akmışlar | ak mıymışlar? |
conditional | ||
positive declarative | positive interrogative | |
ben (if I) | aksam | ak mıysam? |
sen (if you) | aksan | ak mıysan? |
o (if he/she/it) | aksa | ak mıysa? |
biz (if we) | aksak | ak mıysak? |
siz (if you) | aksanız | ak mıysanız? |
onlar (if they) | aksalar | ak mıysalar? |
For negative forms, use the appropriate form of değil.
Derived terms
Noun
ak (definite accusative akı, plural aklar)
Declension
|
Coordinate terms
compass points: [edit]
kuzeybatı | kuzey şimal kara |
kuzeydoğu |
batı garp ak |
doğu şark gök | |
güneybatı | güney cenup kızıl |
güneydoğu |
See also
beyaz, ak | gri, boz | siyah, kara |
kırmızı, kızıl; al | turuncu; kahverengi, boz | sarı; bej |
limon çürüğü | yeşil | nane yeşili |
camgöbeği; turkuaz | gök, mavi | lacivert |
eflatun; mor | pembe; mor | yavruağzı |
References
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “ak”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
ak
- second-person singular imperative of akmak
Turkmen
Other scripts | |
---|---|
Latin | ak |
Cyrillic | ак |
Arabic | آق |
Etymology
From Proto-Turkic *āk (“white”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aːq/
Adjective
ak (comparative akrak, superlative iň ak)
Derived terms
- agarmak (“to turn white”)
- agartmak (“to whiten”)
Further reading
Veps
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *akka.
Pronunciation
Noun
ak
Inflection
Inflection of ak (inflection type 5/sana) | |||
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nominative sing. | ak | ||
genitive sing. | akan | ||
partitive sing. | akad | ||
partitive plur. | akoid | ||
singular | plural | ||
nominative | ak | akad | |
accusative | akan | akad | |
genitive | akan | akoiden | |
partitive | akad | akoid | |
essive-instructive | akan | akoin | |
translative | akaks | akoikš | |
inessive | akas | akoiš | |
elative | akaspäi | akoišpäi | |
illative | akaha | akoihe | |
adessive | akal | akoil | |
ablative | akalpäi | akoilpäi | |
allative | akale | akoile | |
abessive | akata | akoita | |
comitative | akanke | akoidenke | |
prolative | akadme | akoidme | |
approximative I | akanno | akoidenno | |
approximative II | akannoks | akoidennoks | |
egressive | akannopäi | akoidennopäi | |
terminative I | akahasai | akoihesai | |
terminative II | akalesai | akoilesai | |
terminative III | akassai | — | |
additive I | akahapäi | akoihepäi | |
additive II | akalepäi | akoilepäi |
References
- Zajceva, N. G., Mullonen, M. I. (2007) “баба, жена, старуха”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary][11], Petrozavodsk: Periodika
Vietnamese
Etymology
Influenced by teencode.
Particle
ak
- (slang, Internet, text messaging) abbreviation of à
Wolof
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Conjunction
ak