akere

See also: åkere

Loloda

Etymology

From Proto-North Halmahera *aker (“water”).

Noun

akere

1. 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^[1]

Tobelo

Etymology

From Proto-North Halmahera *aker (“water”).

Noun

akere

1. 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^[2]

Yoruba

Alternative forms

• àkèé

Etymology

From Proto-Yoruba *à-kèré, from Proto-Edekiri *à-kèré, ultimately proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruboid *à-kèlé. Cognate with Igala àkèlé, Igbo àkèle, Nupe kèrégi, Edo ẹkirẹ, Idoma akere, and Urhobo okere.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /à.kè.ɾé/

Noun

àkèré

1. 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