ак

See also: ақ, аҡ, як, -ак, and Appendix:Variations of "ak"

Chuvash

Etymology 1

Uncertain. Possibilities include:

• From *av-ki, from earlier Proto-Bulgar *ä-gü
• From a Finno-Ugric language, compare Erzya эка (eka).

Alternative forms

• акӑ (ak̬ă)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈak]

Particle

ак • (ak)

1. Proximate demonstrative particle, used in combination with a demonstrative pronoun; this (here)

   ак ҫак ― ak śak ― this one here

2. Used before a statement to draw attention to a conclusion or result; so, that's why, then

   Ак эп те килтӗм. ― Ak ep te k̬ilt̬ĕm. ― And so I arrived.

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *ek- (“to sow”). Cognate with Khalaj həkmək, Turkish ekmek, Uzbek ekmoq and Southern Altai экер (eker, “to aim at, curve”).

Verb

ак • (ak)

1. (transitive, agriculture) to sow (a field)

   ыраша пилӗк кунта акса хӑварчӗҫ ― yraš̬a p̬ilĕk kunt̬a aksa hăvarč̬ĕś ― Rye was sown in five days.

2. (transitive) to squander

   хулара пин тенкӗ акса килчӗ ― hulara p̬in t̬enk̬ĕ aksa kilč̬ĕ ― He squandered a thousand rubles in the city.

Derived terms

• ака (ak̬a)

References

• Jegorov, V. G. (1964), “ак”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ čuvašskovo jazyka [Etymological Dictionary of the Chuvash Language] (in Russian), Cheboksary: Čuvašskoje knižnoje izdatelʹstvo, pages 22-23
• Fedotov, M. R. (1996), “ак”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ čuvašskovo jazyka [Etymological Dictionary of the Chuvash Language] (in Russian), volume I, Cheboksary: Chuvash State Institute of Humanities, pages 30-31

Further reading

• “ак”, in Электронлӑ сӑмахсар [Elektronlă s̬ămahsar]‎^[1] (overall work in Russian and Chuvash), 1996.

Ket

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Ketic *ak (“musk deer”, Moschus moschiferus), as reconstructed by VWdJS. Featured without reconstruction in CHYD.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [aˑk˧]

Noun

ак (āk) f or m (plural акын)

1. musk deer (Moschus moschiferus)

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Ketic *aˤgʌ (“cambium layer beneath outer birch bark”), possibly derived from Proto-Yeniseian *akʰ (“hinter, behind”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ak͉˥˩], [aɣ˥˩]

Noun

ак (àk) n (no plural)

1. hard, stiffened birchbark

Further reading

• Werner, Heinrich (2002), Vergleichendes Wörterbuch der Jenissej-Sprachen, volume 1, Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag, →ISBN, pages 83, 94
• Kotorova, Elizaveta; Nefedov, Andrey (2015), Большой словарь кетского языка, Münich: LINCOM, →ISBN, page 79

Kyrgyz

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Turkic *āk

Kyrgyz ак

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *āk.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aq/

• Audio:

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Adjective

ак • (ak) (comparative [please provide], superlative [please provide], Arabic spelling اق)

1. white

See also

Colors in Kyrgyz · өңдөр (öŋdör), түстөр (tüstör) (layout · text)

ак (ak)	боз (boz)	кара (kara)
кызыл (kızıl); кара кочкул (kara kockul)	кызгылт сары (kızgılt sarı); күрөң (küröŋ)	сары (sarı); каймак түстүү (kaymak tüstüü)
саргыч жашыл (sargıc jaşıl)	жашыл (jaşıl)	жалбыз түстүү (jalbız tüstüü)
көгүш (kögüş)	көгүлтүр (kögültür),	көк (kök)
кызгылт көгүш (kızgılt kögüş); кочкул көк (kockul kök)	кочкул кызыл (kockul kızıl); кызгылт көк (kızgılt kök)	кызгылт (kızgılt)

Nogai

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Turkic *āk

Nogai ак

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *āk.

Adjective

ак • (ak)

1. white

References

• N. A. Baskakov, S.A Kalmykov, editor (1963), “ак”, in Nogajsko-Russkij Slovarʹ [Nogai-Russian Dictionary], Moscow: karačajevo-čerkesskij naučno- issledovatelʹskij institut jazyka, literatury i istorii, →ISBN

Northern Altai

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Turkic *āk

Northern Altai ак

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *āk.

Adjective

ак • (ak)

1. white

References

• N. A Baskakov, editor (1972), “ак”, in Severnyje dialekty Altajskovo (Ojrotskovo Jazyka- Dialekt kumandincev(Kumandin Kiži) [Northern Dialect of Altai -Kumandin Dialect(Kumandin kiži)], Moskva: glavnaja redakcija vostočnoja literatury, →ISBN
• N. A. Baskakov, editor (1985), “ак”, in Severnyje Dialekty Altajskovo( Ojrotskovo) Jazyka- Dialekt Lebedinskix Tatar-čalkancev(kuu-kiži) [Northern Altai language-Dialect of Chelkan], Moskva: glavnaja redakcija vostočnoj literatury, →ISBN

Southern Altai

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Turkic *āk

Southern Altai ак

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *āk.

Adjective

ак • (ak)

1. white

Antonyms

• кара (kara)

Derived terms

• агартым (agartïm)

Tatar

Other scripts

Cyrillic	ак (aq)‍
Zamanälif	aq‍
Jaꞑalif	aq
Yaña imlâ	‍ئاق (aq)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Turkic *āk

Tatar ак

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *āk.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑq/

Adjective

ак • (aq)

1. white

Derived terms

• аккош (aqqoş, “swan”, literally “white bird”)
• Агыйдел (Ağidel), Ак Идел (Aq İdel)

See also

Colors in Tatar · төсләр (töslär) (layout · text)

ак (aq)	соры (sorı)	кара (qara)
кызыл (qızıl); кырмызы (qırmızı)	әфлисун (äflisun); көрән (körän)	сары (sarı)
сары-яшел (sarı-yäşel), лайм (laym)	яшел (yäşel)	куе яшел (quyı yäşel)
яшел-зәңгәр (yäşel-zäñgär), күк (kük), фирәзә (firäzä); зәңгәр-яшел (zäñgär-yäşel)	зәңгәрсу (zäñgärsu)	зәңгәр (zäñgär)
шәмәхә (şämäxä); миләүшә (miläwşä)	кызыл-шәмәхә (qızıl-şämäxä), гөлчәчәк (gölçäçäk); шәмәхә (şämäxä)	алсу (alsu)

Tuvan

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Turkic *āk

Tuvan ак

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *āk.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aq/

Adjective

ак • (ak)

1. white

Noun

ак • (ak) (definite accusative акты, plural актар)

1. white (colour)

See also

Colors in Tuvan · өңнер (öñner) (layout · text)

ак (ak)	куу (kuu)	кара (kara)
кызыл (kızıl); ягаан (yagaan)	кызыл-сарыг (kızıl-sarıg); хүрең (xüreñ)	сарыг (sarıg); ак-сарыг (ak-sarıg)
сарыг-ногаан (sarıg-nogaan)	ногаан (nogaan)
	ак-көк (ak-kök)	көк (kök)
	өкпең (ökpeñ)	ак-кызыл (ak-kızıl)

Yakut

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Turkic *āk

Yakut ак

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *āk.

Adjective

ак • (ak)

1. white

See also

Colors in Yakut · өҥнөр (öŋnör) (layout · text)

үрүҥ (ürüŋ), маҥан (maŋan), (less common) ак (ak)	бороҥ (boroŋ), сур (sur)	хара (qara)
кыһыл (kïhïl), тэтэркэй (teterkey); [Term?]	[Term?]; кугас (kugas)	араҕас (arağas), саһархай (saharqay); хоҥор (qoŋor)
[Term?]	күөх (küöq)	от күөҕэ (ot küöğe); [Term?]
халлаан күөх (qallaan küöq); күөх (küöq)	[Term?]	[Term?]
[Term?]; [Term?]	[Term?]; [Term?]	кыһаан (kïhaan)