akan

See also: Akan, akán, Akán, and àkan

Alak

Noun

akan

1. (Alak) woman

Alternative forms

• kan (Harak)

Further reading

• Theraphan L. Thongkum, The place of Lawi, Harak and Tariang within Bahnaric (1997), in The Mon-Khmer Studies Journal, volume 27

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑkɑn/, [ˈɑ̝kɑ̝n]
• Rhymes: -ɑkɑn
• Hyphenation^(key): akan

Etymology 1

From Akan Akan.

Alternative forms

• akani

Noun

akan

1. Akan (West African language spoken mainly in Ghana and Ivory Coast)

Declension

Inflection of akan (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		akan	—
genitive		akanin	—
partitive		akania	—
illative		akaniin	—
		singular	plural
nominative		akan	—
accusative	nom.	akan	—
	gen.	akanin
genitive		akanin	—
partitive		akania	—
inessive		akanissa	—
elative		akanista	—
illative		akaniin	—
adessive		akanilla	—
ablative		akanilta	—
allative		akanille	—
essive		akanina	—
translative		akaniksi	—
abessive		akanitta	—
instructive		—	—
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of akan (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative akanini — accusative nom. akanini — gen. akanini genitive akanini — partitive akaniani — inessive akanissani — elative akanistani — illative akaniini — adessive akanillani — ablative akaniltani — allative akanilleni — essive akaninani — translative akanikseni — abessive akanittani — instructive — — comitative — — second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative akanisi — accusative nom. akanisi — gen. akanisi genitive akanisi — partitive akaniasi — inessive akanissasi — elative akanistasi — illative akaniisi — adessive akanillasi — ablative akaniltasi — allative akanillesi — essive akaninasi — translative akaniksesi — abessive akanittasi — instructive — — comitative — — first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative akanimme — accusative nom. akanimme — gen. akanimme genitive akanimme — partitive akaniamme — inessive akanissamme — elative akanistamme — illative akaniimme — adessive akanillamme — ablative akaniltamme — allative akanillemme — essive akaninamme — translative akaniksemme — abessive akanittamme — instructive — — comitative — — second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative akaninne — accusative nom. akaninne — gen. akaninne genitive akaninne — partitive akanianne — inessive akanissanne — elative akanistanne — illative akaniinne — adessive akanillanne — ablative akaniltanne — allative akanillenne — essive akaninanne — translative akaniksenne — abessive akanittanne — instructive — — comitative — — third-person possessor singular plural nominative akaninsa — accusative nom. akaninsa — gen. akaninsa genitive akaninsa — partitive akaniaan akaniansa — inessive akanissaan akanissansa — elative akanistaan akanistansa — illative akaniinsa — adessive akanillaan akanillansa — ablative akaniltaan akaniltansa — allative akanilleen akanillensa — essive akaninaan akaninansa — translative akanikseen akaniksensa — abessive akanittaan akanittansa — instructive — — comitative — —

Etymology 2

Noun

akan

1. genitive singular of akka

Anagrams

• -kaan, kana

Gun

Àkán

Etymology

From Proto-Gbe *akã́. Cognates include Fon akán, Saxwe Gbe akán, Adja akan, Ewe aka

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /à.kã́/

Noun

àkán (plural àkán lɛ́ or àkán lẹ́)

1. charcoal

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• kan, 'kan (clipping)

Etymology

Inherited from Malay akan, from Proto-Malayic *akən, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *akən.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈakan/ [ˈa.kan]
• Rhymes: -akan
• Syllabification: a‧kan

Verb

akan

1. (auxiliary) Used to mark future tense.

   Aku akan makan setelah menyapu lantai.

   I'm going to eat after sweeping the floor.

Preposition

akan

1. of, about
2. (obsolete) for

Derived terms

• akan-akan
• akanan
• akankan
• berakan
• berseakan
• keakanan
• keseakanan
• mengakan
• seakan-akan

 

Compounds

• akan tetapi

 

Further reading

• “akan” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

Alternative forms

• kan (clipping)

Etymology

From Classical Malay اكن (akan), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *aken (“preposition, on, upon; applicative marker”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /akan/
• Rhymes: -kan, -an
• Hyphenation: a‧kan

Verb

akan (Jawi spelling اکن)

1. will

   Saya akan membesar.

   I will grow.

2. about to
3. going to

Derived terms

• akan-akan
• seakan-akan
• mengakan
• mengakankan
• keakanan

Descendants

• Indonesian: akan
• Peranakan Indonesian: aken

Mokilese

Verb

akan

1. (transitive) to ignite, set on fire

References

• Harrison, Sheldon P., Mokilese-English Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1977

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

akan m (definite singular akanen, uncountable)

1. Akan language

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

akan m (definite singular akanen, uncountable)

1. Akan language

Olukumi

Etymology

Possibly related to Èkìtì Yoruba ịgọ́n, Ọ̀wọ̀ Yoruba igán

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /á.kã́/

Noun

ákán

1. hawk

Related terms

• ugo (“eagle”)
• ẹyẹ (“bird”)

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈkɐ̃/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈkan/

Noun

akan m (uncountable)

1. the Akan language

Quechua

Verb

akan

1. third-person singular present indicative of akay

Rade

Etymology

From Proto-Chamic *ʔikaːn, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hikan, from Proto-Austronesian *Sikan.

Noun

akan (classifier drei)

1. fish

Derived terms

• akan kê̌ñ

 

References

• James A. Tharp, Y-Bhăm Ƀuôn-yǎ (1980) A Rhade-English Dictionary with English-Rhade Finderlist (Pacific Linguistics. Series C-58)‎^[1], Canberra: Pacific Linguistics, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, The Australian National University, →ISBN, archived from the original on 1 November 2021, page 3

Sicilian

Noun

akan f

1. (uncountable) Akan (language)

South Central Dinka

Noun

akan

1. deleb palm

References

• Dinka-English Dictionary‎^[2], 2005

Spanish

Alternative forms

• acano

Noun

akan m (uncountable)

1. Akan (Niger-Congo language)
2. Akan (language group spoken in Ghana)

Sumerian

Romanization

akan

1. Romanization of 𒁛 (akan)

Yoruba

Akàn

Etymology

Proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruboid *á-kɪ̃ã̀rã́. Cognates include Nupe kara, Igala íkáakàla, Olukumi akakara, Khana àka, Ayere anká

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ā.kã̀/

Noun

akàn

1. crab

Synonyms

Yoruba Varieties and Languages - akàn (“crab”)
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Language Family	Variety Group	Variety/Language	Subdialect	Location	Words
Proto-Itsekiri-SEY	Ìtsẹkírì			Ìwẹrẹ	idibi
	Olùkùmi			Ugbódù	akakara
Proto-Yoruba	Northwest Yoruba	Standard Yorùbá		Nàìjíríà	akàn, alákàn
				Bɛ̀nɛ̀	akàn, alákàn
	Northeast Yoruba/Okun	Owé		Kabba	akọ̀n
	Ede Languages/Southwest Yoruba	Ifɛ̀		Akpáré	akã̀rã́
				Atakpamé	akã̀rã́
				Tchetti	akã̀rã́
Note: This amalgamation of terms comes from a number of different academic papers focused on the unique varieties and languages spoken in the Yoruboid dialectal continuum which extends from eastern Togo to southern Nigeria. The terms for spoken varieties, now deemed dialects of Yorùbá in Nigeria (i.e. Southeast Yorùbá, Northwest Yorùbá, Central Yorùbá, and Northeast Yorùbá), have converged with those of Standard Yorùbá leading to the creation of what can be labeled Common Yorùbá (Funṣọ Akere, 1977). It can be assumed that the Standard Yorùbá term can also be used in most Nigerian varieties alongside native terms, especially amongst younger speakers. This does not apply to the other Nigerian Yoruboid languages of Ìṣẹkírì and Olùkùmi, nor the Èdè Languages of Benin and Togo.