аки

See also: яки

Nivkh

Alternative forms

• (North Sakhalin) ыкыыкын (əkəəkən)
• (North Sakhalin) ыкʼын (əkʼən)
• (South Sakhalin) акан (akan)
• (East Sakhalin) аканд (akand)
• (East Sakhalin) акад (akad)
• (Amur) ыкын (əkən)
• (Amur) ыкыдь (əkəd̦)

Etymology

Proto-Nivkh *akan, *aki.

Possibly related to Proto-Tungusic *ake; compare Evenki акин (akin), Mongolic *aka, compare Mongolian ах (ax), and also Ainu アㇰ (ak, “younger brother”). (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

Noun

аки (aki)

1. (East Sakhalin) elder brother; big brother

Northern Mansi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [aki]

Noun

аки (aki)

1. uncle (fraternal)

Declension

Sosva:

Inflection of аки (aki)
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	аки (aki)	акийиг (akijig)	акит (akit)
locative	акит (akit)	акийигт (akijigt)	акитт (akitt)
lative	акин (akin)	акийигн (akijign)	акитн (akitn)
ablative	акиныл (akinyl)	акийигныл (akijignyl)	акитныл (akitnyl)
instrumental	акил (akil)	акийигтыл (akijigtyl)	акитыл (akityl)
translative	акийиг (akijig)	――	――

Possessive forms of аки (aki)
possessor	single possession	double possession	multiple possession
1st person sing.	аким (akim)	акиягум (akiâgum)	акиянум (akiânum)
2nd person sing.	акин (akin)	акиягын (akiâgyn)	акиян (akiân)
3rd person sing.	акитэ (akitè)	акияге (akiâge)	акиянэ (akiânè)
1st person dual	акиме̄н (akimēn)	акиягаме̄н (akiâgamēn)	акиянаме̄н (akiânamēn)
2nd person dual	акин (akin)	акиягы̄н (akiâgȳn)	акияны̄н (akiânȳn)
3rd person dual	акитэ̄н (akitè̄n)	акияге̄н (akiâgēn)	акиянэ̄н (akiânè̄n)
1st person plural	акиюв (akiûw)	акиягув (akiâguw)	акиянув (akiânuw)
2nd person plural	акин (akin)	акиягы̄н (akiâgȳn)	акияны̄н (akiânȳn)
3rd person plural	акияныл (akiânyl)	акияганыл (akiâganyl)	акиянаныл (akiânanyl)

Upper Lozva:

Inflection of аки (aki)
	singular	dual	plural
nominative	аки (aki)	акийий (akijij)	акит (akit)
locative	акит (akit)	акийийт (akijijt)	акитт (akitt)
lative	акин (akin)	акийийн (akijijn)	акитн (akitn)
ablative	акиныл (akinyl)	акийийныл (akijijnyl)	акитныл (akitnyl)
instrumental	акил (akil)	акийийтыл (akijijtyl)	акитыл (akityl)
translative	акийий (akijij)	――	――

Possessive forms of аки (aki)
possessor	single possession	double possession	multiple possession
1st person sing.	аким (akim)	акияйум (akiâjum)	акиянум (akiânum)
2nd person sing.	акин (akin)	акияйын (akiâjyn)	акиян (akiân)
3rd person sing.	акитэ (akitè)	акияйе (akiâje)	акиянэ (akiânè)
1st person dual	акиме̄н (akimēn)	акияйаме̄н (akiâjamēn)	акиянаме̄н (akiânamēn)
2nd person dual	акин (akin)	акияйы̄н (akiâjȳn)	акияны̄н (akiânȳn)
3rd person dual	акитэ̄н (akitè̄n)	акияйе̄н (akiâjēn)	акиянэ̄н (akiânè̄n)
1st person plural	акиюв (akiûw)	акияйув (akiâjuw)	акиянув (akiânuw)
2nd person plural	акин (akin)	акияйы̄н (akiâjȳn)	акияны̄н (akiânȳn)
3rd person plural	акияныл (akiânyl)	акияйаныл (akiâjanyl)	акиянаныл (akiânanyl)

References

• Afanasʹjeva, K. V., Sobjanina, S. A. (2012) “аки”, in Školʹnyj mansijsko-russkij slovarʹ) [Mansi-Russian school dictionary], Khanty-Mansiysk: RIO IRO
• “аки”, in Northern Mansi-Hungarian dictionary, Tromsø: University of Tromsø, 2023

Northern Khanty

Noun

аки (aki) (Kazym)

1. uncle

References

• Solovar, V. N. (2014) “аки”, in Хантыйско-русский Словарь (казымский диалект) [Khanty-Russian Dictionary (Kazym Dialect)]‎^[1], Khanty-Mansiysk: ООО «ФОРМАТ», →ISBN, page 15

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic акы (aky).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈakʲɪ]

• Audio:

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Adverb

а́ки • (áki)

1. (archaic, ironic) like, as

   Synonym: (regular term) как (kak)

   ржал а́ки конь ― ržal áki konʹ ― laughed like a horse