aka

See also: Aka, AKA, A.K.A., åka, akā, āķa, a/k/a, and a.k.a.

English

Preposition

aka

1. Alternative letter-case form of AKA

Anagrams

• aak

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Faroese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛaːʰka/
• Rhymes: -ɛaːʰka

Verb

aka (third person singular past indicative ók, third person plural past indicative óku, supine ikið)

1. to drive

Conjugation

   Conjugation of aka

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infinitive	aka
present participle	akandi
past participle a26	ikin
supine	ikið
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!

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Icelandic

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈaːka/
• Rhymes: -aːka

Verb

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

1. (transitive, intransitive, governs dative) to drive (a vehicle)

   Aki maður gegn rauðu ljósi má hann eiga von á sekt.

   If a man drives against (i.e. past) a red light, he may expect a fine.

   Að aka bifreið er harla ólíkt því að aka hestvagni.

   Driving a motorcar is very different from driving a horse-drawn carriage.

2. to move slightly, to budge

Conjugation

aka — active voice (germynd)

infinitive (nafnháttur)		að aka
supine (sagnbót)		ekið
present participle (lýsingarháttur nútíðar)		akandi
	indicative (framsöguháttur)			subjunctive (viðtengingarháttur)
present (nútíð)	ég ek	við ökum	present (nútíð)	ég aki	við ökum
	þú ekur	þið akið		þú akir	þið akið
	hann, hún, það ekur	þeir, þær, þau aka		hann, hún, það aki	þeir, þær, þau aki
past (þátíð)	ég ók	við ókum	past (þátíð)	ég æki	við ækjum
	þú ókst	þið ókuð		þú ækir	þið ækjuð
	hann, hún, það ók	þeir, þær, þau óku		hann, hún, það æki	þeir, þær, þau ækju
imperative (boðháttur)	ak (þú)	akið (þið)
	Forms with appended personal pronoun
	aktu	akiði *
* Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

akast — mediopassive voice (miðmynd)

infinitive (nafnháttur)		að akast
supine (sagnbót)		ekist
present participle (lýsingarháttur nútíðar)		akandist ** ** the mediopassive present participle is extremely rare and normally not used; it is never used attributively or predicatively, only for explicatory subclauses
	indicative (framsöguháttur)			subjunctive (viðtengingarháttur)
present (nútíð)	ég ekst	við ökumst	present (nútíð)	ég akist	við ökumst
	þú ekst	þið akist		þú akist	þið akist
	hann, hún, það ekst	þeir, þær, þau akast		hann, hún, það akist	þeir, þær, þau akist
past (þátíð)	ég ókst	við ókumst	past (þátíð)	ég ækist	við ækjumst
	þú ókst	þið ókust		þú ækist	þið ækjust
	hann, hún, það ókst	þeir, þær, þau ókust		hann, hún, það ækist	þeir, þær, þau ækjust
imperative (boðháttur)	akst (þú)	akist (þið)
	Forms with appended personal pronoun
	akstu	akisti *
* Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

ekinn — past participle (lýsingarháttur þátíðar)

strong declension (sterk beyging)	singular (eintala)				plural (fleirtala)
	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)		masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)
nominative (nefnifall)	ekinn	ekin	ekið		eknir	eknar	ekin
accusative (þolfall)	ekinn	ekna	ekið		ekna	eknar	ekin
dative (þágufall)	eknum	ekinni	eknu		eknum	eknum	eknum
genitive (eignarfall)	ekins	ekinnar	ekins		ekinna	ekinna	ekinna
weak declension (veik beyging)	singular (eintala)				plural (fleirtala)
	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)		masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)
nominative (nefnifall)	ekni	ekna	ekna		eknu	eknu	eknu
accusative (þolfall)	ekna	eknu	ekna		eknu	eknu	eknu
dative (þágufall)	ekna	eknu	ekna		eknu	eknu	eknu
genitive (eignarfall)	ekna	eknu	ekna		eknu	eknu	eknu

Synonyms

• (drive): keyra

Derived terms

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

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Japanese

Romanization

aka

1. Rōmaji transcription of あか
2. Rōmaji transcription of アカ

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Kashubian

Noun

aka

1. hoe

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Latvian

Aka

Etymology

From Proto-Baltic *ak- (with an extra -ā), from Proto-Indo-European *okʷ-, from *h₃okʷ-, *h₃ekʷ- “eye”, whence also Latvian acs “eye”, (q.v.); in fact, aka is, historically speaking, a variant of acs. The semantic relation goes clearly via the similarity of a hole (from which one obtains water) to an eye. Initially probably used for “ice-hole” (like its Lithuanian cognate), and later “well.” Cognates (in addition to those listed under acs include Lithuanian akà, ãkas (“ice-hole”), Old Church Slavonic око (oko, “eye”) (gen. очесе (očese)), Russian poetic о́ко (óko), Bulgarian око́ (okó), Czech, Polish oko, Ancient Greek ὀπή (opḗ, “hole, opening, cave; visiion”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [aka]

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Noun

aka f (4th declension)

1. well (a hole in the ground, from which water can be obtained)

   artēziskā aka ― artesian well

   drenāžas aka ― drain well

   akas ūdens ― well water

   akas vinda ― well winch

   akas grodi ― well curb

   rakt aku ― to dig a well

   iet uz aku pēc ūdens ― to go to a well for (= to get) water

   tumšs kā akā ― as dark as in a well (= very dark)

   Līču pagalmā ir... dziļa un stipriem grodiem izbūvēta aka ― in the backyard of the Līcis (family)... there is a deep well, built with a strong curb

Declension

Declension of aka (4th declension)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	aka	akas
accusative (akuzatīvs)	aku	akas
genitive (ģenitīvs)	akas	aku
dative (datīvs)	akai	akām
instrumental (instrumentālis)	aku	akām
locative (lokatīvs)	akā	akās
vocative (vokatīvs)	aka	akas

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Lavukaleve

Conjunction

aka

1. then

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Maori

Etymology

From Proto-Eastern Polynesian *aka, from Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *aka, from Proto-Polynesian *aka, from Proto-Oceanic *(w)akaʀ, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *(w)akaʀ, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *(w)akaʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(w)akaʀ.

Noun

aka

1. root (of plant)

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Maquiritari

Alternative forms

• (De'kwana): a'ka

Preposition

aka

1. (Ye'kwana dialect) within, inside

References

• Cáceres, Natalia. Grammaire Fonctionelle-Typologique du Ye'kwana.

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Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *akaną, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ-. Cognates include Latin agō (“I drive”), Ancient Greek ἄγω (ágō, “to lead”) and Sanskrit t (t, “to drive, propel, cast”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ak‧a

Verb

aka (singular past indicative ók, plural past indicative óku, past participle akinn)

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

Descendants

• Danish: age
• Faroese: aka
• Icelandic: aka

• Norwegian: ake
• → Scots: aik, oag
• Swedish: åka

References

• aka in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

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Old Swedish

Etymology

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

Verb

aka

1. to drive

Conjugation

Conjugation of aka (strong)

	present			past
infinitive	aka			—
participle	akandi, akande			akin
active voice	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
iæk	aker	aki, ake	—	ōk	ōki, ōke
þū	aker	aki, ake	ak	ōkt	ōki, ōke
han	aker	aki, ake	—	ōk	ōki, ōke
vīr	akum, akom	akum, akom	akum, akom	ōkum, ōkom	ōkum, ōkom
īr	akin	akin	akin	ōkin	ōkin
þēr	aka	akin	—	ōku, -o	ōkin
mediopassive voice	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
iæk	aks	akis, akes	—	ōks	ōkis, ōkes
þū	aks	akis, akes	—	ōkts	ōkis, ōkes
han	aks	akis, akes	—	ōks	ōkis, ōkes
vīr	akums, -oms	akums, akoms	—	ōkums, ōkoms	ōkums, ōkoms
īr	akins	akins	—	ōkins	ōkins
þēr	akas	akins	—	ōkus, ōkos	ōkins

Descendants

• Swedish: åka

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Rapa Nui

Etymology

From Proto-Eastern Polynesian *aka, from Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *aka, from Proto-Polynesian *aka, from Proto-Oceanic *(w)akaʀ, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *(w)akaʀ, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *(w)akaʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(w)akaʀ.

Noun

aka

1. root (of plant)

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Sranan Tongo

Etymology

From Dutch haak.

Noun

aka

1. hook

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Tongan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *aka, from Proto-Polynesian *aka, from Proto-Oceanic *(w)akaʀ, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *(w)akaʀ, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *(w)akaʀ, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(w)akaʀ.

Noun

aka

1. root (of plant)

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Torres Strait Creole

Noun

aka

1. grandmother

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Tsonga

Etymology

Cognate with Zulu -akha.

Verb

-aka

1. to build, to construct, to erect
2. to inhabit
3. to be ingrained

Inflection

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References

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Turkish

Noun

aka

1. dative singular of ak

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Uzbek

Other scripts
Cyrillic	ака‍
Roman	aka‍
Perso-Arabic	‍‍

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *(i)āka

Noun

aka (plural akalar)

1. brother

Declension

Inflection of aka

	singular	plural
nominative	aka	akalar
genitive	akaning	akalarning
dative	akaga	akalarga
accusative	akani	akalarni
locative	akada	akalarda
ablative	akadan	akalardan

possessive forms of aka

my	singular	plural
nominative	akam	akalarim
genitive	akamning	akalarimning
dative	akamga	akalarimga
accusative	akamni	akalarimni
locative	akamda	akalarimda
ablative	akamdan	akalarimdan
your	singular	plural
nominative	akang	akalaring
genitive	akangning	akalaringning
dative	akangga	akalaringga
accusative	akangni	akalaringni
locative	akangda	akalaringda
ablative	akangdan	akalaringdan
her/his/its	singular	plural
nominative	akasi	akalari
genitive	akasining	akalarining
dative	akasiga	akalariga
accusative	akasini	akalarini
locative	akasida	akalarida
ablative	akasidan	akalaridan
our	singular	plural
nominative	akamiz	akalarimiz
genitive	akamizning	akalarimizning
dative	akamizga	akalarimizga
accusative	akamizni	akalarimizni
locative	akamizda	akalarimizda
ablative	akamizdan	akalarimizdan
your	singular	plural
nominative	akangiz	akalaringiz
genitive	akangizning	akalaringizning
dative	akangizga	akalaringizga
accusative	akangizni	akalaringizni
locative	akangizda	akalaringizda
ablative	akangizdan	akalaringizdan
their	singular	plural
nominative	akasi	akalari
genitive	akasining	akalarining
dative	akasiga	akalariga
accusative	akasini	akalarini
locative	akasida	akalarida
ablative	akasidan	akalaridan

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Wauja

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈka/

Interjection

aka

1. ow, ouch (expressing pain, esp. sharp pain, or pain at being struck)

   Aka! Tyenho hokota natu.

   Ouch! The knife cut me.

   Aka! Kaupai nutanaka!

   Ow! My back hurts!

   Aka! Ata onuka natu!

   Ouch! That branch hit me.

   Mainyataitsawi. Aka! Aka! Aka! umawi.

   They struck [him] repeatedly. Ow! Ow! Ow! [he] said.

2. oh, oops (expressing startlement, embarrassment, surprise, or shock)

   Aka! Takata nuutsa.

   Oops! I dropped it. (lit., [it] simply fell from me.)

3. oh, aah (expressing alarm, fright, shock or grief)

   Aka! Pityahoma! Talukene minya aitsu!

   Aah! Run fast, [or] they'll bite us!

   [Said when village dogs were chasing us.]

   Aka! Aminya!

   Oh! Don't [do that]! (Watch out!)

References

• E. Ireland field notes. Need to be checked by native speaker.

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Yemsa

Noun

aka

1. water
2. river

References

• R. J. Hayward, Omotic Language Studies ISBN 113634960X, 2012), page 116
• The Sound of Indo-european: Phonetics, Phonemics ISBN 8763538385, 2012), page 8: Omotic: (North) Yemsa aka id. (Appleyard 2006, 144)