aki

See also: Appendix:Variations of "aki"

Abenaki

Alternative forms

• ki

Etymology

Cognate to Mohegan-Pequot ahki, Unami hàki. From Proto-Algonquian *askyi.

Noun

aki

1. land

References

• Joseph Laurent (1884) New Familiar Abenakis and English Dialogues, Quebec: Leger Brousseau, page 40

Afar

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈki/ [ʔʌˈkɪ]
• Hyphenation: a‧ki

Determiner

akí

1. other, another

References

• E. M. Parker, R. J. Hayward (1985) “aki”, in An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN
• Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015) L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie)‎^[1], Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis)

Ainu

Noun

aki (Kana spelling アキ)

1. Alternative form of ak

Bikol Central

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʔakiʔ/ [ˈʔa.kiʔ]

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: a‧ki

Noun

akì (Basahan spelling ᜀᜃᜒ)

1. child; kid

   Synonym: akos

2. (by extension) baby; infant

   Synonym: umboy

Adjective

akì (plural araki, intensified akion, plural intensified arakion, Basahan spelling ᜀᜃᜒ)

1. young; junior

   Synonym: hoben

   Antonym: gurang

2. naive (too young)

   Synonym: inosente

Derived terms

• kaakian
• mag-aki
• mang-aki
• paaki
• pagkaaki
• pang-aki
• pangaki

 

See also

• buldang
• butalnak
• pasngak

 

Hungarian

ed  Table of Correlatives (cf. H. demonstrative adverbs)
question		this	that	same	every-/all	no-	relative	some	any	else
		e/i-	a/o-	ugyan	mind(en)-	se(m/n)-	a- + qu.	vala	akár bár	más
who	ki	ő		u	mindenki	senki	aki	v	a b	m
what	mi	ez	az	u u	minden	semmi	ami / amely	v	a b	m
which	melyik				mindegyik mind	semelyik egyik sem	amelyik	v	a b	m
how	hogy(an) miként	így	úgy	u u	mindenhogy mindenhogyan	sehogy(an) semmiképpen	(a)mint ahogy(an)	v v	a b a b	m/m m/m
what…like what kind	milyen miféle	ilyen efféle	olyan afféle	u u	mindenféle	semmilyen semmiféle	amilyen	v v	a b a b	m m/m
where	hol	itt	ott	u u	mindenhol mindenütt	sehol	ahol	v	a b	m m
from wh.	honnan	innen	onnan	u u	mindenhonnan	sehonnan	ahonnan	v	a b	m
to where	hova hová	ide	oda	u u	mindenhova mindenhová	sehova sehová	ahova ahová	v v	a b a b	m m
from which way	merről	erről	arról	u u	mindenfelől	semerről	amerről	v	a b	m
which way	merre merrefelé	erre errefelé	arra arrafelé	u u	mindenfelé	semerre	amerre	v	a b	m
why	miért	ezért	azért	u u	mindenért	semmiért	amiért	v	a b	m
how many	hány	ennyi	annyi	u u	mind az összes	sehány	ahány	v	a b	–
how much	mennyi					semennyi	amennyi	v	a b
wh. extent	mennyire	ennyire	annyira	u u	(teljesen)	semennyire	amennyire	v	a b	–
what size	mekkora	ekkora	akkora	u u	(az egész)	semekkora	amekkora	v	a b	–
what time	mikor	ekkor	akkor	u u	mindig	soha/sose(m) sohase(m)	amikor	v	a b	m
how long how far	meddig	eddig	addig	u u	(végig)*	semeddig	ameddig	v	a b	–
*: Mindeddig/-addig mean “up until this/that point” (= egészen eddig/addig). Csak following relative pronouns expresses “-ever”, e.g. aki csak (“whoever”); is after “any” pronouns emphasizes “no matter”: akármit is (“no matter what”). né- (“some”) forms compounds with few words.

Etymology

az +‎ ki

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɒki]

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: aki
• Rhymes: -ki

Pronoun

aki

1. (relative) who

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, front unrounded harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	aki	akik
accusative	akit	akiket
dative	akinek	akiknek
instrumental	akivel	akikkel
causal-final	akiért	akikért
translative	akivé	akikké
terminative	akiig	akikig
essive-formal	akiként	akikként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	akiben	akikben
superessive	akin	akiken
adessive	akinél	akiknél
illative	akibe	akikbe
sublative	akire	akikre
allative	akihez	akikhez
elative	akiből	akikből
delative	akiről	akikről
ablative	akitől	akiktől
non-attributive possessive - singular	akié	akiké
non-attributive possessive - plural	akiéi	akikéi

Possessive forms of aki
possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	akim	akijeim (or akiim)
2nd person sing.	akid	akijeid (or akiid)
3rd person sing.	akije	akijei (or akii)
1st person plural	akink	akijeink (or akiink)
2nd person plural	akitek	akijeitek (or akiitek)
3rd person plural	akijük	akijeik (or akiik)

Derived terms

Expressions

• aki időt nyer, életet nyer
• aki kapja, marja
• aki kíváncsi, hamar megöregszik
• aki korpa közé keveredik, megeszik a disznók
• aki mer, az nyer
• aki sokat markol, keveset fog
• aki szelet vet, vihart arat

 

Further reading

• aki in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
• aki in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024).

Ibaloi

Noun

aki

1. monkey

Iban

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /akiʔ/
• Hyphenation: a‧ki
• Rhymes: -ki

Noun

aki

1. grandfather

Icelandic

Verb

aki

1. first-person singular active present subjunctive of aka
2. third-person singular active present subjunctive of aka
3. third-person plural active present subjunctive of aka

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈa.ki/, [ˈa.ki]
• Hyphenation: a‧ki

Etymology 1

Inherited from Malay aki.

Noun

aki (plural aki-aki, first-person possessive akiku, second-person possessive akimu, third-person possessive akinya)

1. grandfather

   Synonyms: datuk, kakek

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Dutch accu (“battery”), from accumulator, from French accumulateur, from Latin accumulātor.

Noun

aki (plural aki-aki, first-person possessive akiku, second-person possessive akimu, third-person possessive akinya)

1. battery, a device storing electricity.

   Synonyms: aki, akumulator, baterai, batu

   Synonyms: akumulator, penumpuk (Standard Malay)

2. accumulator

Etymology 3

Noun

aki (first-person possessive akiku, second-person possessive akimu, third-person possessive akinya)

1. Acronym of ayun kiri (“left swing”).

Further reading

• “aki” 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.

Japanese

Romanization

aki

1. Rōmaji transcription of あき

Ladino

Etymology

From Old Spanish aqui (“here”).

Adverb

aki (Latin spelling, Hebrew spelling אקי)

1. here

Malay

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaki/ [ˈa.ki]
• Hyphenation: a‧ki

Noun

aki (Jawi spelling اکي, plural aki-aki, informal 1st possessive akiku, 2nd possessive akimu, 3rd possessive akinya)

1. grandfather

   Synonym: datuk

Derived terms

• aki-aki

 

References

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

Mouk-Aria

Noun

aki

1. water
   • 1994, Tom Dutton, Darrell T. Tryon, Language Contact and Change in the Austronesian World, →ISBN:

     aki ka basex — ti-basex aki

     this water is spilling — they are spilling water

Further reading

• W. R. Thurston, The Bibling Languages of Northwestern New Britain, in M. D. Ross, Studies in Languages of New Britain and New Ireland (Canberra: Pacific Linguistics, 1996)

Ojibwe

Etymology

From Proto-Algonquian *atkyi.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʌˈkʰɪ/

Noun

aki inan (plural akiin, diminutive akiins, locative akiing, locative distributive akiikaang, stem aky-)

1. earth, land, ground

   Nimiigaadaan indakiim ji-ganawendamaan.

   I'm fighting to keep my land.

2. country, nation
3. moss

Derived terms

• akii-mazinaʼigan
• akiikaa
• akiiwan
• akiiwe-wiigiwaam
• akiiwi
• gichi-mookomaan-aki

 

Related terms

• -akamig-
• -aky-
• -akyi
• odakiimi

 

See also

• aasaakamig

References

• https://ojibwe.lib.umn.edu/main-entry/aki-ni

Old Norse

Verb

aki

1. third-person singular/plural present active subjunctive of aka

Papiamentu

Etymology

From Portuguese aqui and Spanish aquí.

Pronoun

aki

1. here

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈki/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈki/

• Hyphenation: a‧ki

Adverb

aki

1. (Brazil, Internet slang) Alternative spelling of aqui (“here”)

Sema

Noun

aki

1. house

References

• Amos B. Teo, A phonological and phonetic description of Sumi, a Tibeto-Burman language of Nagaland (2014, Asia-Pacific Linguistics Open Access Monographs, SEAsian Mainland Languages E-Series (SEAMLES), Canberra, College of Asia and the Pacific The Australian National University)

Sundanese

Noun

aki

1. grandfather

Tangam

Etymology

From Proto-Tani *aki.

Noun

aki

1. guts

References

• Mark W. Post (2017) The Tangam Language: Grammar, Lexicon and Texts, →ISBN

Ternate

Etymology

From Proto-North Halmahera *akir ("tongue").

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈa.ki]

Noun

aki

1. (anatomy) tongue

References

• Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh
• Gary Holton, Marian Klamer (2018) The Papuan languages of East Nusantara and the Bird's Head‎^[2]

Thao

Noun

aki

1. god; deity

Ye'kwana

Variant orthographies

ALIV	aki
Brazilian standard	aki
New Tribes	aqui

Alternative forms

• aaki (Cunucunuma River dialect)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [aki]

Noun

aki (obligatorily possessed; possessed akiyü)

1. (Caura River dialect and Brazil) blood

   Synonym: munu

References

• Cáceres, Natalia (2011) “aki”, in Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana‎^[3], Lyon
• Costa, Isabella Coutinho, Silva, Marcelo Costa da, Rodrigues, Edmilson Magalhães (2021) “akiiyö”, in Portal Japiim: Dicionário Ye'kwana‎^[4], Museu do Índio/FUNAI
• Hall, Katherine Lee (1988) The morphosyntax of discourse in De'kwana Carib, volumes I and II, Saint Louis, Missouri: PhD Thesis, Washington University, page 289
• Hall, Katherine (2007) “munu”, in Mary Ritchie Key & Bernard Comrie, editors, The Intercontinental Dictionary Series‎^[5], Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, published 2021