akan

See also: Akan, akán, and àkan

Alak

Noun

akan

  1. (Alak) woman

Alternative forms

Further reading

Finnish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑkɑn/, [ˈɑ̝kɑ̝n]
  • Rhymes: -ɑkɑn
  • Syllabification(key): a‧kan

Noun

akan

  1. genitive singular of akka

Etymology 2

From Akan Akan.

Alternative forms

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 — —

Anagrams

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

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.kan/
  • Rhymes: -kan

Verb

akan

  1. will/shall
    Ini pun akan berlalu. ― This too shall pass.
  2. about to
  3. going to
    Aku akan membelikan ibu seikat bunga. ― I am going to buy a bunch of flowers for mother.

Derived terms

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

Preposition

akan

  1. regarding, concerning, as for
    Aku penasaran akan isi tasmu. ― I am curious about the contents of your bag.
    Mereka yakin akan adanya Tuhan. ― They are sure of the existence of God.

Derived terms

Further reading

Malay

Alternative forms

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

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

Portuguese

Pronunciation

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)‎, 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, 2005

Spanish

Alternative forms

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
    Synonym: alákàn
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