akan
See also: Akan, akán, and àkan
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/, [ˈɑkɑn]
- Rhymes: -ɑkɑn
- Syllabification(key): a‧kan
Noun
akan
- genitive singular of akka
Etymology 2
From Akan Akan.
Alternative forms
- akani
Noun
akan
- Akan (West African language spoken mainly in Ghana and Ivory Coast)
Declension
| Inflection of akan (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | — | |
| instructive | — | — | |
| abessive | akanitta | — | |
| comitative | — | — | |
| Possessive forms of akan (type risti) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | akanini | akanimme |
| 2nd person | akanisi | akaninne |
| 3rd person | akaninsa | |
Anagrams
- -kaan, kana
Gun
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /à.kã́/
Noun
àkán
- charcoal
Indonesian
Etymology
From Malay akan, from Classical Malay اكن (akan), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *aken (“preposition, on, upon; applicative marker”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.kan/
- Rhymes: -kan
Adverb
akan
- will
- about to
- going to
- Akuakan membelikan ibu seikat bunga. ― I am going to buy a bunch of flowers for mother.
Derived terms
- akan-akan
- akanan
- berakan
- berseakan
- keakanan
- keseakanan
- mengakan
- mengakankan
- seakan-akan
Preposition
akan
- regarding, concerning, as for
- Aku penasaran akan isi tasmu. ― I am curious about the contents of your bag.
- Mereka yakin akan adanya Tuhan. ― They are sure of the existence of God.
Derived terms
- akan tetapi
Further reading
- “akan” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Malay
Alternative forms
- kan
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /akan/
- Rhymes: -kan, -an
- Hyphenation: a‧kan
Adverb
akan (Jawi spelling اکن)
- will
- Saya akan membesar.
- I will grow.
- about to
- going to
Derived terms
- akan-akan
- seakan-akan
- mengakan
- mengakankan
- keakanan
Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
akan m (definite singular akanen, uncountable)
- Akan language
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
akan m (definite singular akanen, uncountable)
- Akan language
Portuguese
Noun
akan m (uncountable)
- the Akan language
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)
- fish
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), Canberra: Pacific Linguistics, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, The Australian National University, →ISBN, archived from the original on 2021-11-01, retrieved 14 October 2022, page 3
Sicilian
Noun
akan f
- (uncountable) Akan (language)
South Central Dinka
Noun
akan
- Deleb palm
References
- Dinka-English Dictionary, 2005
Spanish
Alternative forms
- acano
Noun
akan m (uncountable)
- Akan (Niger-Congo language)
- Akan (language group spoken in Ghana)
Sumerian
Romanization
akan
- Romanization of 𒁛 (akan)
Yoruba
Akàn
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
- crab
- Synonym: alákàn