akas
See also: akās
Indonesian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈa.kas/
- Rhymes: -kas, -as, -s
- Hyphenation: a‧kas
Etymology 1
Inherited from Malay akas (“dexterous”).
Adjective
akas (comparative lebih akas, superlative paling akas)
Derived terms
- keakasan
Related terms
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Hindi आकाश (ākāś), from Sanskrit आकाश (ākāśa).
Noun
akas (plural akas-akas)
- alternative spelling of angkasa
Etymology 3
Borrowed from Sundanese [Term?] and Javanese ꦲꦏꦱ꧀ (akas, “crusty: hard and dry”), from Old Javanese akas (“hard, inflexible, unyielding, obstinate”), kas (“hardness, inflexibility”).
Noun
akas (plural akas-akas)
- iron and steel alloy
Adjective
akas (comparative lebih akas, superlative paling akas)
- crusty: hard and dry
Etymology 4
Borrowed from Minangkabau [Term?]
Verb
akas
- to split in two lengthways
Etymology 5
Inherited from Malay akas, from Arabic عَكْس (ʕaks, “contrary; reverse; opposite”).
Noun
akas (plural akas-akas)
Further reading
- “akas” 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.
Javanese
Romanization
akas
- romanization of ꦲꦏꦱ꧀
Kom (Cameroon)
Noun
akas
- iron
- metal used as roofing material
References
- Randy Jones, Provisional Kom - English lexicon (2001, Yaoundé, Cameroon)
Latvian
Noun
akas f
- inflection of aka:
- genitive singular
- nominative/vocative/accusative plural
Old Javanese
Etymology
Affixed kas (“hardness; inflexibility”) + a-
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.kas/
- Rhymes: -kas
Adjective
akas
Noun
akas
- alternative spelling of kas (“hardness; inflexibility”)
Descendants
Further reading
- "akas" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.
Tok Pisin
Etymology
Noun
akas