аки

See also: яки and Appendix:Variations of "aki"

Bulgarian

Etymology

Childish onomatopoeic word.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈaki]
Audio (Standard Bulgarian): (file)
Rhymes: -aki
Syllabification^(key): а‧ки
Hyphenation^(key): аки

Noun

а́ки • (áki) n

(childish, uncountable) poo
Synonym: а́ко (áko)
(childish, countable) a piece of poo

Declension

Declension of а́ки
	singular	plural
indefinite	а́ки áki	а́кита ákita
definite	а́кито ákito	а́китата ákitata

Related terms

а́кам (ákam, “to poo”)

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.^[1]

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?)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /aki/

Noun

аки (aki)

(East Sakhalin) elder brother; big brother

Synonyms

Nivkh dialectal forms of ыкын (əkən, “elder brother”)
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Group	Location	Words
Southern Sakhalin	Poronaysk
Eastern Sakhalin	Chaivo	ньаки (ɲaki)
	Nyivo	аки (aki)
	Nogliki
	Chir-unvd	ньаки (ɲaki), аки (aki)
Northern Sakhalin	Kuegda	ыкыыкын (ɯkɯɯkɯn)
	Ten’gi	ньыкын (ɲɯkɯn), ыкын (ɯkɯn), ыкын (ɨkɨn)
	Tyk	ыкын (ɯkɯn)
	Trambaus	тувӈ (tuvŋ), акан (akan)
Amur	Men’shikova	ыкын (ɨkɨn)
	Machlavo	ыкын (ɨkɨn)
	Chomi	ыкын (ɨkɨn)
	Kol’-Nikol’sk	ыкын (ɨkɨn)
	Novo-Troitskoe	ыкын (ɨkɨn)
This table shows various dialectal forms in the Nivkh language. The classification is based on major dialectal groups.

References

^ Fortescue, Michael (2016), Comparative Nivkh Dictionary, München: LINCOM, page 10

丹菊逸治 (Itsuji Tangiku) (2014), ニヴフ語サハリン方言語彙集 (“Sakhalin Nivkh word list”)‎^[1] (in Japanese), Sapporo: 北海道大学アイヌ・先住民研究センター (“Center for Ainu and Indigenous Studies, Hokkaido University”), page 3

Northern Khanty

Etymology

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Northern Mansi аки (aki).”

Pronunciation

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Noun

аки (aki) (Kazym)

uncle

References

Solovar, V. N. (2014), “аки”, in Хантыйско-русский Словарь (казымский диалект) [Khanty-Russian Dictionary (Kazym Dialect)]‎^[2], 2nd edition, Khanty-Mansiysk: ООО «ФОРМАТ», →ISBN, page 15

Northern Mansi

Etymology

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.
Particularly: “Northern Khanty аки (aki)”

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈaki]
Hyphenation: аки
Rhymes: -ki

Noun

аки (aki)

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
1^st person sing.	аким (akim)	акиягум (akiâgum)	акиянум (akiânum)
2^rd person sing.	акин (akin)	акиягын (akiâgyn)	акиян (akiân)
3^rd person sing.	акитэ (akitè)	акияге (akiâge)	акиянэ (akiânè)
1^st person dual	акиме̄н (akimēn)	акиягаме̄н (akiâgamēn)	акиянаме̄н (akiânamēn)
2^rd person dual	акин (akin)	акиягы̄н (akiâgȳn)	акияны̄н (akiânȳn)
3^rd person dual	акитэ̄н (akitè̄n)	акияге̄н (akiâgēn)	акиянэ̄н (akiânè̄n)
1^st person plural	акиюв (akiûv)	акиягув (akiâguv)	акиянув (akiânuv)
2^rd person plural	акин (akin)	акиягы̄н (akiâgȳn)	акияны̄н (akiânȳn)
3^rd 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
1^st person sing.	аким (akim)	акияйум (akiâjum)	акиянум (akiânum)
2^rd person sing.	акин (akin)	акияйын (akiâjyn)	акиян (akiân)
3^rd person sing.	акитэ (akitè)	акияйе (akiâje)	акиянэ (akiânè)
1^st person dual	акиме̄н (akimēn)	акияйаме̄н (akiâjamēn)	акиянаме̄н (akiânamēn)
2^rd person dual	акин (akin)	акияйы̄н (akiâjȳn)	акияны̄н (akiânȳn)
3^rd person dual	акитэ̄н (akitè̄n)	акияйе̄н (akiâjēn)	акиянэ̄н (akiânè̄n)
1^st person plural	акиюв (akiûv)	акияйув (akiâjuv)	акиянув (akiânuv)
2^rd person plural	акин (akin)	акияйы̄н (akiâjȳn)	акияны̄н (akiânȳn)
3^rd 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

Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic акы (aky).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈakʲɪ]
Audio: (file)

Adverb

а́ки • (áki)

(archaic, ironic) like, as
Synonym: (regular term) как (kak)

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

[1] Fortescue, Michael (2016), Comparative Nivkh Dictionary, München: LINCOM, page 10

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