draki

Fijian

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *laki (westerly wind), cognate with Maori raki "north, dry or dryness, drought" and Hawaiian laʻi "stillness, calm, peace".

Noun

draki

  1. weather

References

  • Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “laki”, in “POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online”, in Oceanic Linguistics, volume 50, number 2, pages 551-559
  • Gatty, Ronald (2009) “draki”, in Fijian-English Dictionary, Suva, Fiji: Ronald Gatty, →ISBN, page 71

Ido

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdraki/

Noun

draki

  1. plural of drako

Old Swedish

Etymology

Inherited from Old East Norse *draki, from Proto-West Germanic *drakō. Compare Old English draca, Old High German trache, Middle Low German drake. Recorded in Codex Bureanus (14th c.). Cognate to Old Danish draghæ, drake, Old West Norse dreki.

Noun

draki m

  1. dragon
    Synonym: ormber
  2. based on cognates: dragonship, longship

Declension

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Elfdalian: dratji
  • Swedish: drake

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdra.ki/
  • Rhymes: -aki
  • Syllabification: dra‧ki

Noun

draki f

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