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)

  1. dexterous
    Synonyms: cekatan, gesit
Derived terms
  • keakasan

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Hindi आकाश (ākāś), from Sanskrit आकाश (ākāśa).

Noun

akas (plural akas-akas)

  1. 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)

  1. iron and steel alloy

Adjective

akas (comparative lebih akas, superlative paling akas)

  1. crusty: hard and dry

Etymology 4

Borrowed from Minangkabau [Term?]

Verb

akas

  1. to split in two lengthways

Etymology 5

Inherited from Malay akas, from Arabic عَكْس (ʕaks, contrary; reverse; opposite).

Noun

akas (plural akas-akas)

  1. opposite
    Synonyms: kebalikan, lawan

Further reading

Javanese

Romanization

akas

  1. romanization of ꦲꦏꦱ꧀

Kom (Cameroon)

Noun

akas

  1. iron
  2. metal used as roofing material

References

  • Randy Jones, Provisional Kom - English lexicon (2001, Yaoundé, Cameroon)

Latvian

Noun

akas f

  1. inflection of aka:
    1. genitive singular
    2. nominative/vocative/accusative plural

Old Javanese

Etymology

Affixed kas (hardness; inflexibility) +‎ a-

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.kas/
  • Rhymes: -kas

Adjective

akas

  1. hard
  2. inflexible
  3. unyielding
  4. obstinate

Noun

akas

  1. alternative spelling of kas (hardness; inflexibility)

Descendants

  • > Javanese: ꦲꦏꦱ꧀ (akas) (inherited)
    • Indonesian: akas

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

From English acacia.

Noun

akas

  1. acacia tree