akan
Alak
Noun
akan
- (Alak) woman
Alternative forms
- kan (Harak)
Further reading
- Theraphan L. Thongkum, The place of Lawi, Harak and Tariang within Bahnaric (1997), in The Mon-Khmer Studies Journal, volume 27
Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɑkɑn/, [ˈɑ̝kɑ̝n]
- Rhymes: -ɑkɑn
- Syllabification(key): a‧kan
- Hyphenation(key): akan
Etymology 1
Alternative forms
Noun
akan
- Akan (West African language spoken mainly in Ghana and Ivory Coast)
Declension
| Inflection of akan (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
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| 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. | ||
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Etymology 2
Noun
akan
- 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)
References
- ^ 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
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈakan/ [ˈa.kan]
- Rhymes: -akan
- Syllabification: a‧kan
Verb
akan
- (auxiliary) used to mark future tense
- Aku akan makan setelah menyapu lantai.
- I'm going to eat after sweeping the floor.
Preposition
akan
Derived terms
- akan-akan
- akanan
- akankan
- berakan
- berseakan
- keakanan
- keseakanan
- mengakan
- seakan-akan
Compounds
Further reading
- “akan” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Malay
Alternative forms
- kan (clipping)
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)
- (literary) For.
- (literary) Used to connect intransitive verbs with nouns.
- Adam suka akan bahasa Jepun.
- Adam likes Japanese.
- (literary) About, in regards to.
Verb
akan (Jawi spelling اکن)
Affixations
- akan-akan
- akankan (archaic)
- keakanan
- mengakan (archaic)
- seakan-akan
Descendants
Further reading
- “akan” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Mokilese
Verb
akan
- (transitive) to ignite, set on fire
References
- Harrison, Sheldon P., Mokilese-English Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1977
Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
akan m (definite singular akanen, uncountable)
- Akan language
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
akan m (definite singular akanen, uncountable)
- Akan language
Olukumi
Etymology
Possibly related to Èkìtì Yoruba ịgọ́n, Ọ̀wọ̀ Yoruba igán
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /á.kã́/
Noun
ákán
Related terms
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /aˈkɐ̃/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐˈkan/
Noun
akan m (uncountable)
- alternative spelling of acã
Noun
akan m or f by sense (plural akans)
- alternative spelling of acã
Quechua
Verb
akan
- 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)
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
- (uncountable) Akan (language)
South Central Dinka
Noun
akan
References
- Dinka-English Dictionary[2], 2005
Spanish
Alternative forms
Noun
akan m (uncountable)
Sumerian
Romanization
akan
- 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
Synonyms
| Yoruba varieties and languages: akàn (“crab”) | |||||
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| Language family | Variety group | Variety/language | Subdialect | Location | Words |
| Proto-Itsekiri-SEY | Ìtsẹkírì | Ìwẹrẹ | idibi | ||
| Olùkùmi | Ugbódù | akakara | |||
| Proto-Yoruba | Northwest Yoruba | Standard Yorùbá | Nàìjíríà | akàn, alákàn | |
| Bɛ̀nɛ̀ | akàn, alákàn | ||||
| Northeast Yoruba/Okun | Owé | Kabba | akọ̀n | ||
| Ede languages/Southwest Yoruba | Ifɛ̀ | Akpáré | akã̀rã́ | ||
| Atakpamɛ | akã̀rã́ | ||||
| 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. | |||||