raki
English
Alternative forms
- rakee
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish راقی (rakı), from Arabic عَرَقِيّ (ʿaraqiyy, “of liquor”), from عَرَق (ʿaraq, “arrack, arak”), literally, “sweat”, “condensate,” which refers to an ouzo-like liqueur made of raisins. Doublet of rakija.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɹækə/, /ɹæˈkɜː/, /ˈɹæki/
- Rhymes: -æki
Noun
raki (countable and uncountable, plural rakis)
- A Turkish liqueur flavored with anise.
Related terms
- rakija, arrack, arak
Translations
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See also
- Wikipedia article on raki
Anagrams
- Arik, Irak, Kari, Kira, Rika, ikra, krai, raik, rika
Albanian
Alternative forms
- rakee
Etymology
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish راقی (rakı), from Arabic عَرَقِيّ (ʿaraqiyy, “of liquor”), from عَرَق (ʿaraq, “arrack, arak”, literally “sweat; condensate”), which refers to an ouzo-like liqueur made of raisins.
Noun
raki f (indefinite plural raki, definite singular rakia, definite plural rakitë)
- a national drink of Albania, raki is an anise-flavored liqueur not similar to ouzo, but made with fermented grapes or plums. It has an alcohol content similar to vodka.
Descendants
→ Aromanian: rãchii
Estonian
Noun
raki
- genitive singular of rakk
Finnish
Etymology
From Turkish rakı.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈrɑki/, [ˈrɑki]
- Rhymes: -ɑki
- Syllabification(key): ra‧ki
Noun
raki
- raki
Declension
Inflection of raki (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
---|---|---|---|
nominative | raki | rakit | |
genitive | rakin | rakien | |
partitive | rakia | rakeja | |
illative | rakiin | rakeihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | raki | rakit | |
accusative | nom. | raki | rakit |
gen. | rakin | ||
genitive | rakin | rakien | |
partitive | rakia | rakeja | |
inessive | rakissa | rakeissa | |
elative | rakista | rakeista | |
illative | rakiin | rakeihin | |
adessive | rakilla | rakeilla | |
ablative | rakilta | rakeilta | |
allative | rakille | rakeille | |
essive | rakina | rakeina | |
translative | rakiksi | rakeiksi | |
instructive | — | rakein | |
abessive | rakitta | rakeitta | |
comitative | — | rakeineen |
Possessive forms of raki (type risti) | ||
---|---|---|
possessor | singular | plural |
1st person | rakini | rakimme |
2nd person | rakisi | rakinne |
3rd person | rakinsa |
Anagrams
- Irak, Kari, arki, kari
Hausa
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɽáː.kìː/
- (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [ɽáː.cìː]
Noun
rākī̀ m (possessed form rākìn)
- fear, cowardice
- argumentativeness
Icelandic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈraːcɪ/
- Rhymes: -aːcɪ
Noun
raki m (genitive singular raka, no plural)
- moisture, dampness, humidity
- Synonym: deigja
Declension
m-w1 | singular | |
---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | |
nominative | raki | rakinn |
accusative | raka | rakann |
dative | raka | rakanum |
genitive | raka | rakans |
Derived terms
- rakaefni (“humectant”)
- rakagjafi (“humectant”)
Related terms
- rakur (“damp; humid”)
Verb
raki
- first-person singular active present subjunctive of raka
- third-person singular active present subjunctive of raka
- third-person plural active present subjunctive of raka
Ladino
Etymology
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish راقی (rakı), from Arabic عَرَقِيّ (ʿaraqiyy, “of liquor”), from عَرَق (ʿaraq, “sweat; liquor”).
Noun
raki m (Latin spelling, Hebrew spelling ראקי)
- arak
Latvian
Verb
raki
- 2nd person singular past indicative form of rakt
Lower Sorbian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈrakʲi/
Noun
raki
- nominative plural of rak
- accusative plural of rak
Maori
Etymology
From Proto-Oceanic *laki (“westerly wind”) (cognate with Fijian draki "weather" and Hawaiian laʻi "stillness, calm, peace");[1][2] sense of "dry" perhaps originally a semantic extension from the weather conditions brought by the wind surrounding New Zealand.
No words for the cardinal directions can be unambiguously reconstructed for Proto-Polynesian, as there would be little use for them on the small Polynesian islands. However, on the much larger North Island (Te Ika-a-Māui) and South Island (Te Waipounamu) of New Zealand, the usefulness of such terminology led the Māori to adopt this word for "north".[3]
Noun
raki
- north
- Synonyms: tokerau, tūāraki
- drought
Coordinate terms
(compass points)
tapatapātiu | tokerau, raki | kārapu |
uru | ![]() | rāwhiti |
uru-mā-tonga | tonga | pitonga |
Adjective
- dry
References
- Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “laki”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online
- Tregear, Edward (1891) Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary, Wellington, New Zealand: Lyon and Blair, page 388
- Bruce Biggs (1994), “New Words for a New World”, in A. K. Pawley; M. D. Ross, editors, Austronesian Terminologies: Continuity and Change (Pacific Linguistics Series C; 127), Australian National University, DOI: , page 26.
Further reading
- “raki” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori-English, English-Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.
Mauritian Creole
Etymology
From Hindi राखी (rākhī).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʁaki/, /ɾakʰi/
Noun
raki
- An ornamental wristband given by a young woman to a brother
- Raksha Bandhan; religious ceremony
Alternative forms
- rakhi
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈra.ki/
- Rhymes: -aki
- Syllabification: ra‧ki
Noun
raki
- nominative/accusative/vocative plural of rak
Quechua
Noun
raki
- storehouse
- Alternative spelling of rak'i
Declension
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | raki | rakikuna |
accusative | rakita | rakikunata |
dative | rakiman | rakikunaman |
genitive | rakip | rakikunap |
locative | rakipi | rakikunapi |
terminative | rakikama | rakikunakama |
ablative | rakimanta | rakikunamanta |
instrumental | rakiwan | rakikunawan |
comitative | rakintin | rakikunantin |
abessive | rakinnaq | rakikunannaq |
comparative | rakihina | rakikunahina |
causative | rakirayku | rakikunarayku |
benefactive | rakipaq | rakikunapaq |
associative | rakipura | rakikunapura |
distributive | rakinka | rakikunanka |
exclusive | rakilla | rakikunalla |
ñuqap (my) | singular | plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | rakiy | rakiykuna |
accusative | rakiyta | rakiykunata |
dative | rakiyman | rakiykunaman |
genitive | rakiypa | rakiykunap |
locative | rakiypi | rakiykunapi |
terminative | rakiykama | rakiykunakama |
ablative | rakiymanta | rakiykunamanta |
instrumental | rakiywan | rakiykunawan |
comitative | rakiynintin | rakiykunantin |
abessive | rakiyninnaq | rakiykunannaq |
comparative | rakiyhina | rakiykunahina |
causative | rakiyrayku | rakiykunarayku |
benefactive | rakiypaq | rakiykunapaq |
associative | rakiypura | rakiykunapura |
distributive | rakiyninka | rakiykunanka |
exclusive | rakiylla | rakiykunalla |
qampa (your) | singular | plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | rakiyki | rakiykikuna |
accusative | rakiykita | rakiykikunata |
dative | rakiykiman | rakiykikunaman |
genitive | rakiykipa | rakiykikunap |
locative | rakiykipi | rakiykikunapi |
terminative | rakiykikama | rakiykikunakama |
ablative | rakiykimanta | rakiykikunamanta |
instrumental | rakiykiwan | rakiykikunawan |
comitative | rakiykintin | rakiykikunantin |
abessive | rakiykinnaq | rakiykikunannaq |
comparative | rakiykihina | rakiykikunahina |
causative | rakiykirayku | rakiykikunarayku |
benefactive | rakiykipaq | rakiykikunapaq |
associative | rakiykipura | rakiykikunapura |
distributive | rakiykinka | rakiykikunanka |
exclusive | rakiykilla | rakiykikunalla |
paypa (his/her/its) | singular | plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | rakin | rakinkuna |
accusative | rakinta | rakinkunata |
dative | rakinman | rakinkunaman |
genitive | rakinpa | rakinkunap |
locative | rakinpi | rakinkunapi |
terminative | rakinkama | rakinkunakama |
ablative | rakinmanta | rakinkunamanta |
instrumental | rakinwan | rakinkunawan |
comitative | rakinintin | rakinkunantin |
abessive | rakinninnaq | rakinkunannaq |
comparative | rakinhina | rakinkunahina |
causative | rakinrayku | rakinkunarayku |
benefactive | rakinpaq | rakinkunapaq |
associative | rakinpura | rakinkunapura |
distributive | rakininka | rakinkunanka |
exclusive | rakinlla | rakinkunalla |
ñuqanchikpa (our(incl)) | singular | plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | rakinchik | rakinchikkuna |
accusative | rakinchikta | rakinchikkunata |
dative | rakinchikman | rakinchikkunaman |
genitive | rakinchikpa | rakinchikkunap |
locative | rakinchikpi | rakinchikkunapi |
terminative | rakinchikkama | rakinchikkunakama |
ablative | rakinchikmanta | rakinchikkunamanta |
instrumental | rakinchikwan | rakinchikkunawan |
comitative | rakinchiknintin | rakinchikkunantin |
abessive | rakinchikninnaq | rakinchikkunannaq |
comparative | rakinchikhina | rakinchikkunahina |
causative | rakinchikrayku | rakinchikkunarayku |
benefactive | rakinchikpaq | rakinchikkunapaq |
associative | rakinchikpura | rakinchikkunapura |
distributive | rakinchikninka | rakinchikkunanka |
exclusive | rakinchiklla | rakinchikkunalla |
ñuqaykup (our(excl)) | singular | plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | rakiyku | rakiykukuna |
accusative | rakiykuta | rakiykukunata |
dative | rakiykuman | rakiykukunaman |
genitive | rakiykupa | rakiykukunap |
locative | rakiykupi | rakiykukunapi |
terminative | rakiykukama | rakiykukunakama |
ablative | rakiykumanta | rakiykukunamanta |
instrumental | rakiykuwan | rakiykukunawan |
comitative | rakiykuntin | rakiykukunantin |
abessive | rakiykunnaq | rakiykukunannaq |
comparative | rakiykuhina | rakiykukunahina |
causative | rakiykurayku | rakiykukunarayku |
benefactive | rakiykupaq | rakiykukunapaq |
associative | rakiykupura | rakiykukunapura |
distributive | rakiykunka | rakiykukunanka |
exclusive | rakiykulla | rakiykukunalla |
qamkunap (your(pl)) | singular | plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | rakiykichik | rakiykichikkuna |
accusative | rakiykichikta | rakiykichikkunata |
dative | rakiykichikman | rakiykichikkunaman |
genitive | rakiykichikpa | rakiykichikkunap |
locative | rakiykichikpi | rakiykichikkunapi |
terminative | rakiykichikkama | rakiykichikkunakama |
ablative | rakiykichikmanta | rakiykichikkunamanta |
instrumental | rakiykichikwan | rakiykichikkunawan |
comitative | rakiykichiknintin | rakiykichikkunantin |
abessive | rakiykichikninnaq | rakiykichikkunannaq |
comparative | rakiykichikhina | rakiykichikkunahina |
causative | rakiykichikrayku | rakiykichikkunarayku |
benefactive | rakiykichikpaq | rakiykichikkunapaq |
associative | rakiykichikpura | rakiykichikkunapura |
distributive | rakiykichikninka | rakiykichikkunanka |
exclusive | rakiykichiklla | rakiykichikkunalla |
paykunap (their) | singular | plural |
---|---|---|
nominative | rakinku | rakinkukuna |
accusative | rakinkuta | rakinkukunata |
dative | rakinkuman | rakinkukunaman |
genitive | rakinkupa | rakinkukunap |
locative | rakinkupi | rakinkukunapi |
terminative | rakinkukama | rakinkukunakama |
ablative | rakinkumanta | rakinkukunamanta |
instrumental | rakinkuwan | rakinkukunawan |
comitative | rakinkuntin | rakinkukunantin |
abessive | rakinkunnaq | rakinkukunannaq |
comparative | rakinkuhina | rakinkukunahina |
causative | rakinkurayku | rakinkukunarayku |
benefactive | rakinkupaq | rakinkukunapaq |
associative | rakinkupura | rakinkukunapura |
distributive | rakinkunka | rakinkukunanka |
exclusive | rakinkulla | rakinkukunalla |
Ternate
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɾa.ki]
Noun
raki
- a plantation
References
- Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh