acah

Central Nahuatl

Pronoun

acah

1. someone, somebody.

Classical Nahuatl

Alternative forms

• aca

Etymology

From āc (“who?”) +‎ -ah (“unspecified determinative”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈakaʔ/

Pronoun

acah (plural acahmeh)

1. Someone; somebody.

References

• Karttunen, Frances (1983) An Analytical Dictionary of Nahuatl, Austin: University of Texas Press, page 1
• Lockhart, James (2001) Nahuatl as Written: Lessons in Older Written Nahuatl, with Copious Examples and Texts, Stanford: Stanford University Press, page 210

Malay

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [a.t͡ʃah]

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• Rhymes: -t͡ʃah, -ah
• Hyphenation: a‧cah

Verb

acah (Jawi spelling اچه)

1. (coloquial) feign; pretend; pose

   Synonym: pura-pura

Derived terms

• acahan
• beracah-acah
• mengacah
• mengacah-acah

Further reading

• “acah” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.