акан

Even

Etymology

From Proto-Tungusic *akin, compare Evenki акин (akin), Nanai ага (aga).

Noun

акан (akan)

1. elder brother

Nivkh

Etymology

From Tungusic. Related to Even акан (akan), Evenki акин (akin), Nanai ага (aga). (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /akan/

Noun

акан (akan)

1. (South Sakhalin) elder brother

Related terms

• аки (aki) (East Sakhalin)

Russian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɐˈkan]

Noun

ака́н • (akán) m inan (genitive ака́на, uncountable, relational adjective ака́нский)

1. Akan (Niger-Congo language)

Declension

Declension of ака́н (inan sg-only masc-form hard-stem accent-a) 

	singular
nominative	ака́н akán
genitive	ака́на akána
dative	ака́ну akánu
accusative	ака́н akán
instrumental	ака́ном akánom
prepositional	ака́не akáne