akain

See also: åka in

Basque

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /akai̯n/, [a.kãĩ̯n]

Noun

akain anim

1. tick (arthropod)

   Synonyms: kapar, lakasta

Declension

Declension of akain (animate, ending in consonant)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	akain	akaina	akainak
ergative	akainek	akainak	akainek
dative	akaini	akainari	akainei
genitive	akainen	akainaren	akainen
comitative	akainekin	akainarekin	akainekin
causative	akainengatik	akainarengatik	akainengatik
benefactive	akainentzat	akainarentzat	akainentzat
instrumental	akainez	akainaz	akainez
inessive	akainengan	akainarengan	akainengan
locative	—	—	—
allative	akainengana	akainarengana	akainengana
terminative	akainenganaino	akainarenganaino	akainenganaino
directive	akainenganantz	akainarenganantz	akainenganantz
destinative	akainenganako	akainarenganako	akainenganako
ablative	akainengandik	akainarengandik	akainengandik
partitive	akainik	—	—
prolative	akaintzat	—	—

Derived terms

• akain-belar (“castor oil plant”)

 

Further reading

• "akain" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
• “akain” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], euskaltzaindia.eus

Wauja

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈkaĩ/

Noun

akain

1. pequi tree or its fruit, Caryocar brasiliense

   Kalahan, ta-ka-pai yeetsopou, akain taka yeetsopou, punupa pikityeko-je-eu.

   Eh, in days to come, when the pequi [fruit] starts to fall, [in the season when] when it falls, you see… then will your voice be heard.

   Iya onupakona, epetepe papisuntumpa. Wekepe kata akain jouno.

   [They] went to have a look, to visit [the ashes of] their lover. [In that place] was [a] gigantic pequi [tree].

   Ayama ju! Hoona! Iyapai otepo. Onupene otepoga akain! Eh! Ewetemewi, ju! Hokotawi tsiiiii!

   "Let's go [visit the tree] once again, dear!" [the older sister said to the younger]. "All right!" [the younger sister agreed]. [They] went under [the tree]. They saw pequi fruit [on the ground] beneath [the tree]! "Ah! Let's taste it, dear!" [She] cut [it] open: tsiiiii!

   Ka naatsa piya ja akain yiu? uma pakai ipitsi. Katsa ja wa kainyalawapai yiu? uma pa kai ipitsi.

   "Where did you get that pequi [fruit]?" [he] asked it [i.e., the parrot]. "What is that fragrant stuff? [he] demanded of it.

Derived terms

• akaintsaku (“pequi grove”)
• akaintye (“manioc porridge flavored with fermented pequi mash”)

Related terms

• imi (“[pequi] oil”)

References

• "Kalahan, akain" uttered by Itsautaku, shaman and elder, recounting traditional Wauja tale, "The Man who Drowned in Honey" (Paistyawalu). Recorded in Piyulaga village in the presence of his adult daughter, adolescent son, and others, December 1989, transcript p. 32. This brief excerpt from the story refers to a very large frog (Leptodactylus latrans) that can be heard croaking in the season when the pequi fruit falls from the trees.
• "Iya onupakona" (transcript, p. 69), "Ayama ju!" (p. 72), and "Ka naatsa" (p. 77), uttered by Aruta, storyteller and elder, as he recounted the traditional tale, "The Caiman Spirit" (Yakaojokuma). Recorded in Piyulaga village in the presence of assembled elders and others, November 1989.