raki

See also: räki, rakı, and rak'i

English

Alternative forms

• rakee

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish راقی (rakı), from Arabic عَرَقِيّ (ʕaraqiyy, “of liquor”), from عَرَق (ʕaraq, “arrack, arak”), literally, “sweat”, “condensate,” which refers to an ouzo-like liqueur made of raisins. Doublet of rakija.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɹækə/, /ɹæˈkɜː/, /ˈɹæki/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -æki

Noun

raki (countable and uncountable, plural rakis)

1. A Turkish liqueur flavored with anise.

Related terms

• rakija, arrack, arak

Translations

liqueur flavored with anise

• Afrikaans: raki
• Albanian: raki (sq) f
• Bulgarian: раки́я (bg) f (rakíja)
• Greek: ρακή (el) f (rakí), ρακί (el) f (rakí)
• Kazakh: арақ (araq)
• Macedonian: ракија (mk) f (rakija)
• Ottoman Turkish: راقی (rakı)
• Romanian: rachiu (ro) n
• Russian: ракы́ (ru) n (raký), ара́к (ru) m (arák), ра́кия (ru) f (rákija)
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: ра̀кија f

  Roman: ràkija (sh) f

• Turkish: rakı (tr)

See also

• Wikipedia article on raki

Anagrams

• kira, raik, rika, Rika, Arik, krai, ikra, Irak, Kira, Kari

Albanian

Alternative forms

• raqi — archaic, dialectal

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish راقی (rakı).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɾaˈki/
• Rhymes: -i

Noun

raki f (plural raki, definite rakia)

1. brandy, rakija

   raki kumbulle ― plum brandy

Derived terms

• rakishitës
• rakixhi

 

Descendants

• → Aromanian: rãchii

References

• “raki”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎^[2] (in Albanian), 1980, page 1632b
• Bufli, G., Rocchi, L. (2021) “raki”, in A historical-etymological dictionary of Turkisms in Albanian (1555–1954), Trieste: Edizioni Università di Trieste, page 389
• Mann, S. E. (1948) “rakí”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 422b
• Meyer, G. (1891) “raḱī́”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch der albanesischen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in German), Strasbourg: Karl J. Trübner, →DOI, page 361

Estonian

Noun

raki

1. genitive singular of rakk

Finnish

Etymology

From Turkish rakı.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɑki/, [ˈrɑ̝k̟i]
• Rhymes: -ɑki
• Hyphenation^(key): ra‧ki

Noun

raki

1. raki

Declension

Inflection of raki (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		raki	rakit
genitive		rakin	rakien
partitive		rakia	rakeja
illative		rakiin	rakeihin
		singular	plural
nominative		raki	rakit
accusative	nom.	raki	rakit
	gen.	rakin
genitive		rakin	rakien
partitive		rakia	rakeja
inessive		rakissa	rakeissa
elative		rakista	rakeista
illative		rakiin	rakeihin
adessive		rakilla	rakeilla
ablative		rakilta	rakeilta
allative		rakille	rakeille
essive		rakina	rakeina
translative		rakiksi	rakeiksi
abessive		rakitta	rakeitta
instructive		—	rakein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative rakini rakini accusative nom. rakini rakini gen. rakini genitive rakini rakieni partitive rakiani rakejani inessive rakissani rakeissani elative rakistani rakeistani illative rakiini rakeihini adessive rakillani rakeillani ablative rakiltani rakeiltani allative rakilleni rakeilleni essive rakinani rakeinani translative rakikseni rakeikseni abessive rakittani rakeittani instructive — — comitative — rakeineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative rakisi rakisi accusative nom. rakisi rakisi gen. rakisi genitive rakisi rakiesi partitive rakiasi rakejasi inessive rakissasi rakeissasi elative rakistasi rakeistasi illative rakiisi rakeihisi adessive rakillasi rakeillasi ablative rakiltasi rakeiltasi allative rakillesi rakeillesi essive rakinasi rakeinasi translative rakiksesi rakeiksesi abessive rakittasi rakeittasi instructive — — comitative — rakeinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative rakimme rakimme accusative nom. rakimme rakimme gen. rakimme genitive rakimme rakiemme partitive rakiamme rakejamme inessive rakissamme rakeissamme elative rakistamme rakeistamme illative rakiimme rakeihimme adessive rakillamme rakeillamme ablative rakiltamme rakeiltamme allative rakillemme rakeillemme essive rakinamme rakeinamme translative rakiksemme rakeiksemme abessive rakittamme rakeittamme instructive — — comitative — rakeinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative rakinne rakinne accusative nom. rakinne rakinne gen. rakinne genitive rakinne rakienne partitive rakianne rakejanne inessive rakissanne rakeissanne elative rakistanne rakeistanne illative rakiinne rakeihinne adessive rakillanne rakeillanne ablative rakiltanne rakeiltanne allative rakillenne rakeillenne essive rakinanne rakeinanne translative rakiksenne rakeiksenne abessive rakittanne rakeittanne instructive — — comitative — rakeinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative rakinsa rakinsa accusative nom. rakinsa rakinsa gen. rakinsa genitive rakinsa rakiensa partitive rakiaan rakiansa rakejaan rakejansa inessive rakissaan rakissansa rakeissaan rakeissansa elative rakistaan rakistansa rakeistaan rakeistansa illative rakiinsa rakeihinsa adessive rakillaan rakillansa rakeillaan rakeillansa ablative rakiltaan rakiltansa rakeiltaan rakeiltansa allative rakilleen rakillensa rakeilleen rakeillensa essive rakinaan rakinansa rakeinaan rakeinansa translative rakikseen rakiksensa rakeikseen rakeiksensa abessive rakittaan rakittansa rakeittaan rakeittansa instructive — — comitative — rakeineen rakeinensa

Further reading

• “raki”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[3] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

Anagrams

• Irak, Kari, arki, kari

French

Etymology

From Turkish rakı.

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Noun

raki m (plural rakis)

1. raki

References

• “raki”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Hausa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɽáː.kìː/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [ɽáː.cìː]

Noun

rākī̀ m (possessed form rākìn)

1. fear, cowardice
2. argumentativeness

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈraːcɪ/
• Rhymes: -aːcɪ

Etymology 1

Noun

raki m (genitive singular raka, no plural)

1. moisture, dampness, humidity

   Synonym: deigja

Declension

Declension of raki (sg-only masculine)

	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	raki	rakinn
accusative	raka	rakann
dative	raka	rakanum
genitive	raka	rakans

Derived terms

• rakaefni (“humectant”)
• rakagjafi (“humectant”)

Related terms

• rakur (“damp; humid”)

Etymology 2

Verb

raki

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

Ladino

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish راقی (rakı), from Arabic عَرَقِيّ (ʕaraqiyy, “of liquor”), from عَرَق (ʕaraq, “sweat; liquor”).

Noun

raki m (Latin spelling, Hebrew spelling ראקי)

1. arak

Latvian

Verb

raki

1. second-person singular past indicative of rakt

Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrakʲi/

Noun

raki

1. nominative plural of rak
2. accusative plural of rak

Maori

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *laki (“westerly wind”) (cognate with Fijian draki "weather" and Hawaiian laʻi "stillness, calm, peace"); sense of "dry" perhaps originally a semantic extension from the weather conditions brought by the wind surrounding New Zealand.

No words for the cardinal directions can be unambiguously reconstructed for Proto-Polynesian, as there would be little use for them on the small Polynesian islands. However, on the much larger North Island (Te Ika-a-Māui) and South Island (Te Waipounamu) of New Zealand, the usefulness of such terminology led the Māori to adopt this word for "north".

Noun

raki

1. north

   Synonyms: tokerau, tūāraki

2. drought

Coordinate terms

(compass points)

tapatapātiu	tokerau, raki	kārapu
uru		rāwhiti
uru-mā-tonga	tonga	pitonga

Adjective

raki

1. dry

Further reading

• “raki” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.

Mauritian Creole

Etymology

From Hindi राखी (rākhī).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɰaki/, /ɾakʰi/

Noun

raki

1. An ornamental wristband given by a young woman to a brother
2. Raksha Bandhan; religious ceremony

Alternative forms

• rakhi

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈra.ki/
• Rhymes: -aki
• Syllabification: ra‧ki

Noun

raki

1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of rak

Quechua

Noun

raki

1. storehouse
2. Alternative spelling of rak'i

Declension

declension of raki

	singular	plural
nominative	raki	rakikuna
accusative	rakita	rakikunata
dative	rakiman	rakikunaman
genitive	rakip	rakikunap
locative	rakipi	rakikunapi
terminative	rakikama	rakikunakama
ablative	rakimanta	rakikunamanta
instrumental	rakiwan	rakikunawan
comitative	rakintin	rakikunantin
abessive	rakinnaq	rakikunannaq
comparative	rakihina	rakikunahina
causative	rakirayku	rakikunarayku
benefactive	rakipaq	rakikunapaq
associative	rakipura	rakikunapura
distributive	rakinka	rakikunanka
exclusive	rakilla	rakikunalla

possessive forms of raki

ñuqap - first-person singular

ñuqap (my)	singular	plural
nominative	rakiy	rakiykuna
accusative	rakiyta	rakiykunata
dative	rakiyman	rakiykunaman
genitive	rakiypa	rakiykunap
locative	rakiypi	rakiykunapi
terminative	rakiykama	rakiykunakama
ablative	rakiymanta	rakiykunamanta
instrumental	rakiywan	rakiykunawan
comitative	rakiynintin	rakiykunantin
abessive	rakiyninnaq	rakiykunannaq
comparative	rakiyhina	rakiykunahina
causative	rakiyrayku	rakiykunarayku
benefactive	rakiypaq	rakiykunapaq
associative	rakiypura	rakiykunapura
distributive	rakiyninka	rakiykunanka
exclusive	rakiylla	rakiykunalla

qampa - second-person singular

qampa (your)	singular	plural
nominative	rakiyki	rakiykikuna
accusative	rakiykita	rakiykikunata
dative	rakiykiman	rakiykikunaman
genitive	rakiykipa	rakiykikunap
locative	rakiykipi	rakiykikunapi
terminative	rakiykikama	rakiykikunakama
ablative	rakiykimanta	rakiykikunamanta
instrumental	rakiykiwan	rakiykikunawan
comitative	rakiykintin	rakiykikunantin
abessive	rakiykinnaq	rakiykikunannaq
comparative	rakiykihina	rakiykikunahina
causative	rakiykirayku	rakiykikunarayku
benefactive	rakiykipaq	rakiykikunapaq
associative	rakiykipura	rakiykikunapura
distributive	rakiykinka	rakiykikunanka
exclusive	rakiykilla	rakiykikunalla

paypa - third-person singular

paypa (his/her/its)	singular	plural
nominative	rakin	rakinkuna
accusative	rakinta	rakinkunata
dative	rakinman	rakinkunaman
genitive	rakinpa	rakinkunap
locative	rakinpi	rakinkunapi
terminative	rakinkama	rakinkunakama
ablative	rakinmanta	rakinkunamanta
instrumental	rakinwan	rakinkunawan
comitative	rakinintin	rakinkunantin
abessive	rakinninnaq	rakinkunannaq
comparative	rakinhina	rakinkunahina
causative	rakinrayku	rakinkunarayku
benefactive	rakinpaq	rakinkunapaq
associative	rakinpura	rakinkunapura
distributive	rakininka	rakinkunanka
exclusive	rakinlla	rakinkunalla

ñuqanchikpa - first-person inclusive plural

ñuqanchikpa (our(incl))	singular	plural
nominative	rakinchik	rakinchikkuna
accusative	rakinchikta	rakinchikkunata
dative	rakinchikman	rakinchikkunaman
genitive	rakinchikpa	rakinchikkunap
locative	rakinchikpi	rakinchikkunapi
terminative	rakinchikkama	rakinchikkunakama
ablative	rakinchikmanta	rakinchikkunamanta
instrumental	rakinchikwan	rakinchikkunawan
comitative	rakinchiknintin	rakinchikkunantin
abessive	rakinchikninnaq	rakinchikkunannaq
comparative	rakinchikhina	rakinchikkunahina
causative	rakinchikrayku	rakinchikkunarayku
benefactive	rakinchikpaq	rakinchikkunapaq
associative	rakinchikpura	rakinchikkunapura
distributive	rakinchikninka	rakinchikkunanka
exclusive	rakinchiklla	rakinchikkunalla

ñuqaykup - first-person exclusive plural

ñuqaykup (our(excl))	singular	plural
nominative	rakiyku	rakiykukuna
accusative	rakiykuta	rakiykukunata
dative	rakiykuman	rakiykukunaman
genitive	rakiykupa	rakiykukunap
locative	rakiykupi	rakiykukunapi
terminative	rakiykukama	rakiykukunakama
ablative	rakiykumanta	rakiykukunamanta
instrumental	rakiykuwan	rakiykukunawan
comitative	rakiykuntin	rakiykukunantin
abessive	rakiykunnaq	rakiykukunannaq
comparative	rakiykuhina	rakiykukunahina
causative	rakiykurayku	rakiykukunarayku
benefactive	rakiykupaq	rakiykukunapaq
associative	rakiykupura	rakiykukunapura
distributive	rakiykunka	rakiykukunanka
exclusive	rakiykulla	rakiykukunalla

qamkunap - second-person plural

qamkunap (your(pl))	singular	plural
nominative	rakiykichik	rakiykichikkuna
accusative	rakiykichikta	rakiykichikkunata
dative	rakiykichikman	rakiykichikkunaman
genitive	rakiykichikpa	rakiykichikkunap
locative	rakiykichikpi	rakiykichikkunapi
terminative	rakiykichikkama	rakiykichikkunakama
ablative	rakiykichikmanta	rakiykichikkunamanta
instrumental	rakiykichikwan	rakiykichikkunawan
comitative	rakiykichiknintin	rakiykichikkunantin
abessive	rakiykichikninnaq	rakiykichikkunannaq
comparative	rakiykichikhina	rakiykichikkunahina
causative	rakiykichikrayku	rakiykichikkunarayku
benefactive	rakiykichikpaq	rakiykichikkunapaq
associative	rakiykichikpura	rakiykichikkunapura
distributive	rakiykichikninka	rakiykichikkunanka
exclusive	rakiykichiklla	rakiykichikkunalla

paykunap - third-person plural

paykunap (their)	singular	plural
nominative	rakinku	rakinkukuna
accusative	rakinkuta	rakinkukunata
dative	rakinkuman	rakinkukunaman
genitive	rakinkupa	rakinkukunap
locative	rakinkupi	rakinkukunapi
terminative	rakinkukama	rakinkukunakama
ablative	rakinkumanta	rakinkukunamanta
instrumental	rakinkuwan	rakinkukunawan
comitative	rakinkuntin	rakinkukunantin
abessive	rakinkunnaq	rakinkukunannaq
comparative	rakinkuhina	rakinkukunahina
causative	rakinkurayku	rakinkukunarayku
benefactive	rakinkupaq	rakinkukunapaq
associative	rakinkupura	rakinkukunapura
distributive	rakinkunka	rakinkukunanka
exclusive	rakinkulla	rakinkukunalla

Spanish

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈraki/ [ˈra.ki]
• Rhymes: -aki
• Syllabification: ra‧ki

Noun

raki m (plural rakis)

1. raki

Further reading

• “raki”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

Ternate

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɾa.ki]

Noun

raki

1. a plantation

References

• Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh