akan

See also: Akan, akán, Akán, and àkan

Alak

Noun

akan

  1. (Alak) woman

Alternative forms

Further reading

Finnish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑkɑn/, [ˈɑ̝kɑ̝n]
  • Rhymes: -ɑkɑn
  • Syllabification(key): a‧kan
  • Hyphenation(key): akan

Etymology 1

From Akan Akan.

Alternative forms

Noun

akan

  1. Akan (West African language spoken mainly in Ghana and Ivory Coast)
Declension
Inflection of akan (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative akan
genitive akanin
partitive akania
illative akaniin
singular plural
nominative akan
accusative nom. akan
gen. akanin
genitive akanin
partitive akania
inessive akanissa
elative akanista
illative akaniin
adessive akanilla
ablative akanilta
allative akanille
essive akanina
translative akaniksi
abessive akanitta
instructive
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of akan (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative akanini
accusative nom. akanini
gen. akanini
genitive akanini
partitive akaniani
inessive akanissani
elative akanistani
illative akaniini
adessive akanillani
ablative akaniltani
allative akanilleni
essive akaninani
translative akanikseni
abessive akanittani
instructive
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative akanisi
accusative nom. akanisi
gen. akanisi
genitive akanisi
partitive akaniasi
inessive akanissasi
elative akanistasi
illative akaniisi
adessive akanillasi
ablative akaniltasi
allative akanillesi
essive akaninasi
translative akaniksesi
abessive akanittasi
instructive
comitative
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative akanimme
accusative nom. akanimme
gen. akanimme
genitive akanimme
partitive akaniamme
inessive akanissamme
elative akanistamme
illative akaniimme
adessive akanillamme
ablative akaniltamme
allative akanillemme
essive akaninamme
translative akaniksemme
abessive akanittamme
instructive
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative akaninne
accusative nom. akaninne
gen. akaninne
genitive akaninne
partitive akanianne
inessive akanissanne
elative akanistanne
illative akaniinne
adessive akanillanne
ablative akaniltanne
allative akanillenne
essive akaninanne
translative akaniksenne
abessive akanittanne
instructive
comitative
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative akaninsa
accusative nom. akaninsa
gen. akaninsa
genitive akaninsa
partitive akaniaan
akaniansa
inessive akanissaan
akanissansa
elative akanistaan
akanistansa
illative akaniinsa
adessive akanillaan
akanillansa
ablative akaniltaan
akaniltansa
allative akanilleen
akanillensa
essive akaninaan
akaninansa
translative akanikseen
akaniksensa
abessive akanittaan
akanittansa
instructive
comitative

Etymology 2

Noun

akan

  1. genitive singular of akka

Anagrams

Gun

Etymology

From Proto-Gbe *akã́.[1] Cognates include Fon akán, Saxwe Gbe akán, Adja akan, Ewe aka

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /à.kã́/

Noun

àkán (plural àkán lɛ́ or àkán lẹ́)

  1. charcoal

References

  1. ^ Capo, Hounkpati B.C. (1991) A Comparative Phonology of Gbe (Publications in African Languages and Linguistics; 14), Berlin/New York, Garome, Benin: Foris Publications & Labo Gbe (Int), page 213

Indonesian

Alternative forms

  • kan, 'kan (clipping)

Etymology

Inherited from Malay akan, from Proto-Malayic *akən, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *akən.

Pronunciation

Verb

akan

  1. (auxiliary) used to mark future tense
    Aku akan makan setelah menyapu lantai.
    I'm going to eat after sweeping the floor.

Preposition

akan

  1. of, about
    kaya akan keberagaman/tradisirich in diversity/traditions
  2. (obsolete) for

Derived terms

Compounds

Further reading

Malay

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Classical Malay اكن (akan), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *aken (preposition, on, upon; applicative marker). Doublet of -kan.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [a.kan]
  • Rhymes: -kan, -an
  • Hyphenation: a‧kan

Preposition

akan (Jawi spelling اکن)

  1. (literary) For.
    Synonyms: untuk, bagi, buat, pada
    Beli buku akan daku.
    Buy a book for me.
  2. (literary) Used to connect intransitive verbs with nouns.
    Adam suka akan bahasa Jepun.
    Adam likes Japanese.
  3. (literary) About, in regards to.
    Synonyms: mengenai, tentang, perihal, adapun

Verb

akan (Jawi spelling اکن)

  1. (modal, auxiliary) Will, to be going to.
    Synonyms: bakal, nak
    Saya akan melawat datuk saya.
    I will visit my grandfather.

Affixations

Descendants

  • Indonesian: akan
  • Peranakan Indonesian: aken

Further reading

Mokilese

Verb

akan

  1. (transitive) to ignite, set on fire

References

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

akan m (definite singular akanen, uncountable)

  1. Akan language

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

akan m (definite singular akanen, uncountable)

  1. Akan language

Olukumi

Etymology

Possibly related to Èkìtì Yoruba ịgọ́n, Ọ̀wọ̀ Yoruba igán

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /á.kã́/

Noun

ákán

  1. hawk

Portuguese

Pronunciation

Noun

akan m (uncountable)

  1. alternative spelling of acã

Noun

akan m or f by sense (plural akans)

  1. alternative spelling of acã

Quechua

Verb

akan

  1. third-person singular present indicative of akay

Rade

Etymology

From Proto-Chamic *ʔikaːn, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hikan, from Proto-Austronesian *Sikan.

Noun

akan (classifier drei)

  1. fish

Derived terms

  • akan kê̌ñ

References

  • James A. Tharp, Y-Bhăm Ƀuôn-yǎ (1980) A Rhade-English Dictionary with English-Rhade Finderlist (Pacific Linguistics. Series C-58)‎[1], Canberra: Pacific Linguistics, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, The Australian National University, →ISBN, archived from the original on 1 November 2021, page 3

Sicilian

Noun

akan f

  1. (uncountable) Akan (language)

South Central Dinka

Noun

akan

  1. deleb palm

References

  • Dinka-English Dictionary[2], 2005

Spanish

Alternative forms

Noun

akan m (uncountable)

  1. Akan (Niger-Congo language)
  2. Akan (language group spoken in Ghana)

Sumerian

Romanization

akan

  1. romanization of 𒁛 (akan)

Yoruba

Etymology

Proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruboid *á-kɪ̃ã̀rã́. Cognates include Nupe kara, Igala íkáakàla, Olukumi akakara, Khana àka, Ayere anká

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ā.kã̀/

Noun

akàn

  1. crab

Synonyms

Yoruba varieties and languages: akàn (crab)
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Language familyVariety groupVariety/languageSubdialectLocationWords
Proto-Itsekiri-SEYÌtsẹkírìÌwẹrẹidibi
OlùkùmiUgbódùakakara
Proto-YorubaNorthwest YorubaStandard YorùbáNàìjíríàakàn, alákàn
Bɛ̀nɛ̀akàn, alákàn
Northeast Yoruba/OkunOwéKabbaakọ̀n
Ede languages/Southwest YorubaIfɛ̀Akpáréakã̀rã́
Atakpamɛakã̀rã́
Tchetti (Tsɛti, Cɛti)akã̀rã́
Note: This amalgamation of terms comes from a number of different academic papers focused on the unique varieties and languages spoken in the Yoruboid dialectal continuum which extends from eastern Togo to southern Nigeria. The terms for spoken varieties, now deemed dialects of Yorùbá in Nigeria (i.e. Southeast Yorùbá, Northwest Yorùbá, Central Yorùbá, and Northeast Yorùbá), have converged with those of Standard Yorùbá leading to the creation of what can be labeled Common Yorùbá (Funṣọ Akere, 1977). It can be assumed that the Standard Yorùbá term can also be used in most Nigerian varieties alongside native terms, especially amongst younger speakers. This does not apply to the other Nigerian Yoruboid languages of Ìṣẹkírì and Olùkùmi, nor the Èdè Languages of Benin and Togo.