akata

akata

1. alternative spelling of àkàtà
2. alternative spelling of akáta

Probably from Kongo n-káta (“porter's pad”), from Proto-Bantu *-kata (“headpad”).^[1] Cognate of Saramaccan àkàtà.

• IPA^(key): /akata/, [a̠ka̠ta̠], [ɑ̟kɑ̟tɑ̟]

akata

1. cotton headpad for carrying loads
   • 1984, “Nioni”, in Telefôn' mi koe mi koenoe, performed by The Exmo Stars and Boogie:

     Te yu no man fu tyari akata / yu no mu trobi matuku

     If you aren't able to carry a headpad / you shouldn't bother with a basket

Borrowed from Spanish acatar, from Old Spanish acatar, from Vulgar Latin *accattāre, from Late Latin cattāre, from Latin captāre.

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔakaˈta/ [ʔɐ.xɐˈt̪a]
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: a‧ka‧ta

akatá (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜃᜆ)

1. looking after; attending to; paying attention to; taking care of

   Synonym: asikaso

• “akata”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

akata

1. come

• IPA^(key): /ā.ká.tá/

akátá

1. serval, panther

   Synonym: ẹtà

2. (sometimes derogatory) A term for African-Americans. It was coined by Nigerian students in the U.S. during the 60s-70s in honor of the Black Panther Party; but now perceived as having derogatory connotations.

• IPA^(key): /ā.kā.tā/

akata

1. administrative division, unit

• IPA^(key): /ā.kā.tā/

akata

1. spinning wheel

   Synonyms: rànwú-rànwú, arànwú

• IPA^(key): /ā.ká.tá/

akátá

1. The plant Rauvolfia vomitoria