akere
See also: åkere
Loloda
Etymology
From Proto-North Halmahera *aker (“water”).
Noun
akere
- water
References
- Yuiti Wada, Correspondance of Consonants in North Halmahera Languages (1980)
- Gary Holton, Marian Klamer (2018) The Papuan languages of East Nusantara and the Bird's Head
Tobelo
Etymology
From Proto-North Halmahera *aker (“water”).
Noun
akere
- water
References
- Yuiti Wada, Correspondance of Consonants in North Halmahera Languages (1980)
- Gary Holton, Marian Klamer (2018) The Papuan languages of East Nusantara and the Bird's Head
Yoruba
Alternative forms
- àkèé
Etymology
Proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruboid *à-kèlé. Cognate with Igala àkèlé and Igbo àkèle. Compare Nupe kèrégi, Edo ẹkirẹ, Idoma akere, and Urhobo okere.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /à.kè.ɾé/
Noun
àkèré
- A small, swift frog, known for being edible
- ayọ̀ àyọ̀jù ni àkèré fi ṣẹ araa rẹ̀ nítan ― It is excessive joy that causes the little frog to fracture its thigh