akana
Appearance
Finnish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Finnic *akana (compare Estonian agan, Livonian agānd, Votic akanõ), borrowed from Proto-Germanic *aganō (“chaff”) (compare Swedish agn).[1] Attested since the time of Mikael Agricola (output c. 1543–1552).[2]
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈɑkɑnɑ/, [ˈɑ̝kɑ̝nɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -ɑkɑnɑ
- Syllabification(key): a‧ka‧na
- Hyphenation(key): aka‧na
Noun
[edit]akana
- husk (of a grain); (in the plural) chaff (inedible parts of a plant whose seeds are eaten as grain).
- Akanoiden erottamiseksi varhaisissa kulttuureissa heitettiin viljaa ilmaan ja annettiin tuulen puhaltaa pois kevyemmät akanat.
- To separate out the chaff, early cultures tossed baskets of grain into the air and let the wind blow away the lighter chaff.
Declension
[edit]| Inflection of akana (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | akana | akanat | |
| genitive | akanan | akanoiden akanoitten | |
| partitive | akanaa | akanoita | |
| illative | akanaan | akanoihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | akana | akanat | |
| accusative | nom. | akana | akanat |
| gen. | akanan | ||
| genitive | akanan | akanoiden akanoitten akanain rare | |
| partitive | akanaa | akanoita | |
| inessive | akanassa | akanoissa | |
| elative | akanasta | akanoista | |
| illative | akanaan | akanoihin | |
| adessive | akanalla | akanoilla | |
| ablative | akanalta | akanoilta | |
| allative | akanalle | akanoille | |
| essive | akanana | akanoina | |
| translative | akanaksi | akanoiksi | |
| abessive | akanatta | akanoitta | |
| instructive | — | akanoin | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Santeri Junttila, Petri Kallio, Sampsa Holopainen, Juha Kuokkala, Juho Pystynen, editors (2020–), “akana”, in Suomen vanhimman sanaston etymologinen verkkosanakirja[1] (in Finnish), retrieved 1 January 2024
- ^ Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004), Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja [Modern Finnish Etymological Dictionary] (in Finnish), Juva: WSOY, →ISBN
Further reading
[edit]- “akana”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023
Anagrams
[edit]Ingrian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Finnic *akana. Cognates include Finnish akana and Estonian agan.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈɑkɑnɑ/, [ˈɑkɑˑn]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈɑkɑːnɑ/, [ˈɑkˑɑːnɑ]
- (Hevaha) IPA(key): /ˈɑkɑːnɑ/, [ˈɑkːɑːnɑ]
- Rhymes: -ɑkɑn, -ɑkɑːnɑ
- Hyphenation: a‧ka‧na
Noun
[edit]akana
- husk (of grain)
Declension
[edit]| Declension of akana (type 3/kana, no gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | akana | akanat |
| genitive | akanan | akanoin |
| partitive | akanaa | akanoja |
| illative | akanaa | akanoihe |
| inessive | akanaas | akanois |
| elative | akanast | akanoist |
| allative | akanalle | akanoille |
| adessive | akanaal | akanoil |
| ablative | akanalt | akanoilt |
| translative | akanaks | akanoiks |
| essive | akananna, akanaan | akanoinna, akanoin |
| exessive1) | akanant | akanoint |
| 1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive. | ||
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971), Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 10
- Arvo Laanest (1997), Isuri keele Hevaha murde sõnastik, Eesti Keele Instituut, page 18
Romani
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Sanskrit आ क्षणम् (ā kṣaṇam).
Adverb
[edit]akana
Further reading
[edit]- "Curs de limba rromani" by Gheorghe Sarău
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “ā kṣaṇam”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 823
Ye'kwana
[edit]| ALIV | akana |
|---|---|
| Brazilian standard | akaana |
| New Tribes | acaana |
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]akana
- plain (flat land)
References
[edit]- Cáceres, Natalia (2011), “akana”, in Grammaire Fonctionnelle-Typologique du Ye’kwana[3], Lyon
Categories:
- Finnish terms inherited from Proto-Finnic
- Finnish terms derived from Proto-Finnic
- Finnish terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Finnish 3-syllable words
- Finnish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Finnish/ɑkɑnɑ
- Rhymes:Finnish/ɑkɑnɑ/3 syllables
- Finnish lemmas
- Finnish nouns
- Finnish terms with usage examples
- Finnish kulkija-type nominals
- Ingrian terms inherited from Proto-Finnic
- Ingrian terms derived from Proto-Finnic
- Ingrian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Ingrian/ɑkɑn
- Rhymes:Ingrian/ɑkɑn/3 syllables
- Rhymes:Ingrian/ɑkɑːnɑ
- Rhymes:Ingrian/ɑkɑːnɑ/3 syllables
- Ingrian lemmas
- Ingrian nouns
- izh:Botany
- Romani terms inherited from Sanskrit
- Romani terms derived from Sanskrit
- Romani lemmas
- Romani adverbs
- Ye'kwana terms with IPA pronunciation
- Ye'kwana lemmas
- Ye'kwana nouns