aka

See also Aka, AKA, A.K.A., åka, a/k/a, and Appendix:ISO 639-3 language codes

English

Abbreviation

aka

1. alternative capitalization of AKA

Anagrams

• aak

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Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse aka (“to move, to drive”) from the Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ-. Cognates include the Latin agō, the Ancient Greek ἄγω (agō, “to lead”) and the Sanskrit अजति (ájati, “to drive, propel, cast”).

Verb

aka

1. to drive

Conjugation

aka, v-60
number	singular			plural
person	first	second	third	all
Indicative	eg	tú	hann / hon tað	vit, tit, teir / tær / tey tygum
Present	aki	ekur	ekur	aka
Past	ók	ók(st)	ók	óku
Imperative		tú		tit
Present	—	ak !	—	akið !
Infinitive	aka
Pres. part.	akandi
Past part. a26	ikin
Supine	ikið

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Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse aka (“to move, to drive”) from the Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ-. Cognates include the Latin agō, the Ancient Greek ἄγω (agō, “to lead”) and the Sanskrit अजति (ájati, “to drive, propel, cast”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈaːka/
• Rhymes: -aːka

Verb

aka strong verb (third person singular past indicative ók, third person plural past indicative óku, supine ekið)

1. (transitive, with dative) to drive something
2. (intransitive) to drive ^syn.

   Ég ók í vinnuna.

   I drove to work.

3. to move slightly, to budge

Derived terms

• aka sér (to squirm, to writhe)
• aka framhjá (to drive by, to drive past)

Synonyms

• (drive ^def.): keyra

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Japanese

Noun

aka (hiragana あか)

1. 赤: red
2. 垢: dirt, grime
3. 淦: bilge
4. 閼伽: water (old Japanese or used in Buddhism)

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Latvian

Noun

aka f.

1. well - (hole in ground, used to obtain water)

Declension

Fourth declension noun

	singular	plural
nominative	aka	akas
genitive	akas	aku
dative	akai	akām
accusative	aku	akas
locative	akā	akās

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Lavukaleve

Conjunction

aka

1. then

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Old Norse

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ak‧a

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *akanan, from Proto-Indo-European. Cognates include Ancient Greek ἄγω (“lead”), Latin agō (“do, drive”) and Sanskrit अजति (ajati, “drive, propel, cast”).

Verb

aka (past tense ók)

1. To drive (e.g. a cart).

Descendants

Danish: age Faroese: aka Icelandic: aka

Norwegian: ake Swedish: åka

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Rapa Nui

Etymology

See here.

Noun

aka

1. root

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Sranan Tongo

Etymology

From Dutch haak.

Noun

aka

1. hook

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Tongan

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian, compare Indonesian akar.

Noun

aka

1. root

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Torres Strait Creole

Noun

aka

1. grandmother

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Uzbek

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *(i)āka

Noun

aka

1. brother