akay

Hanunoo

Etymology

Compare Tagalog akay.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʔakaj/ [ˈʔa.kɐj]
• Rhymes: -akaj
• Syllabification: a‧kay

Noun

akay (Hanunoo spelling ᜠᜣᜬ᜴)

1. direction; guidance; aid; help

Derived terms

• pagpaakayan

Further reading

• Conklin, Harold C. (1953), Hanunóo-English Vocabulary (University of California Publications in Linguistics), volume 9, London, England: University of California Press, →OCLC, page 23

Quechua

Noun

akay

1. excretion, defecation

Declension

Declension of akay

	singular	plural
nominative	akay	akaykuna
accusative	akayta	akaykunata
dative	akayman	akaykunaman
genitive	akaypa	akaykunap
locative	akaypi	akaykunapi
terminative	akaykama	akaykunakama
ablative	akaymanta	akaykunamanta
instrumental	akaywan	akaykunawan
comitative	akaynintin	akaykunantin
abessive	akayninnaq	akaykunannaq
comparative	akayhina	akaykunahina
causative	akayrayku	akaykunarayku
benefactive	akaypaq	akaykunapaq
associative	akaypura	akaykunapura
distributive	akayninka	akaykunanka
exclusive	akaylla	akaykunalla

Possessive forms of akay

ñuqap - first-person singular ñuqap (my) singular plural nominative akayniy akayniykuna accusative akayniyta akayniykunata dative akayniyman akayniykunaman genitive akayniypa akayniykunap locative akayniypi akayniykunapi terminative akayniykama akayniykunakama ablative akayniymanta akayniykunamanta instrumental akayniywan akayniykunawan comitative akayniynintin akayniykunantin abessive akayniyninnaq akayniykunannaq comparative akayniyhina akayniykunahina causative akayniyrayku akayniykunarayku benefactive akayniypaq akayniykunapaq associative akayniypura akayniykunapura distributive akayniyninka akayniykunanka exclusive akayniylla akayniykunalla qampa - second-person singular qampa (your) singular plural nominative akayniyki akayniykikuna accusative akayniykita akayniykikunata dative akayniykiman akayniykikunaman genitive akayniykipa akayniykikunap locative akayniykipi akayniykikunapi terminative akayniykikama akayniykikunakama ablative akayniykimanta akayniykikunamanta instrumental akayniykiwan akayniykikunawan comitative akayniykintin akayniykikunantin abessive akayniykinnaq akayniykikunannaq comparative akayniykihina akayniykikunahina causative akayniykirayku akayniykikunarayku benefactive akayniykipaq akayniykikunapaq associative akayniykipura akayniykikunapura distributive akayniykinka akayniykikunanka exclusive akayniykilla akayniykikunalla paypa - third-person singular paypa (his/her/its) singular plural nominative akaynin akayninkuna accusative akayninta akayninkunata dative akayninman akayninkunaman genitive akayninpa akayninkunap locative akayninpi akayninkunapi terminative akayninkama akayninkunakama ablative akayninmanta akayninkunamanta instrumental akayninwan akayninkunawan comitative akayninintin akayninkunantin abessive akayninninnaq akayninkunannaq comparative akayninhina akayninkunahina causative akayninrayku akayninkunarayku benefactive akayninpaq akayninkunapaq associative akayninpura akayninkunapura distributive akaynininka akayninkunanka exclusive akayninlla akayninkunalla ñuqanchikpa - first-person inclusive plural ñuqanchikpa (our(incl)) singular plural nominative akayninchik akayninchikkuna accusative akayninchikta akayninchikkunata dative akayninchikman akayninchikkunaman genitive akayninchikpa akayninchikkunap locative akayninchikpi akayninchikkunapi terminative akayninchikkama akayninchikkunakama ablative akayninchikmanta akayninchikkunamanta instrumental akayninchikwan akayninchikkunawan comitative akayninchiknintin akayninchikkunantin abessive akayninchikninnaq akayninchikkunannaq comparative akayninchikhina akayninchikkunahina causative akayninchikrayku akayninchikkunarayku benefactive akayninchikpaq akayninchikkunapaq associative akayninchikpura akayninchikkunapura distributive akayninchikninka akayninchikkunanka exclusive akayninchiklla akayninchikkunalla ñuqaykup - first-person exclusive plural ñuqaykup (our(excl)) singular plural nominative akayniyku akayniykukuna accusative akayniykuta akayniykukunata dative akayniykuman akayniykukunaman genitive akayniykupa akayniykukunap locative akayniykupi akayniykukunapi terminative akayniykukama akayniykukunakama ablative akayniykumanta akayniykukunamanta instrumental akayniykuwan akayniykukunawan comitative akayniykuntin akayniykukunantin abessive akayniykunnaq akayniykukunannaq comparative akayniykuhina akayniykukunahina causative akayniykurayku akayniykukunarayku benefactive akayniykupaq akayniykukunapaq associative akayniykupura akayniykukunapura distributive akayniykunka akayniykukunanka exclusive akayniykulla akayniykukunalla qamkunap - second-person plural qamkunap (your(pl)) singular plural nominative akayniykichik akayniykichikkuna accusative akayniykichikta akayniykichikkunata dative akayniykichikman akayniykichikkunaman genitive akayniykichikpa akayniykichikkunap locative akayniykichikpi akayniykichikkunapi terminative akayniykichikkama akayniykichikkunakama ablative akayniykichikmanta akayniykichikkunamanta instrumental akayniykichikwan akayniykichikkunawan comitative akayniykichiknintin akayniykichikkunantin abessive akayniykichikninnaq akayniykichikkunannaq comparative akayniykichikhina akayniykichikkunahina causative akayniykichikrayku akayniykichikkunarayku benefactive akayniykichikpaq akayniykichikkunapaq associative akayniykichikpura akayniykichikkunapura distributive akayniykichikninka akayniykichikkunanka exclusive akayniykichiklla akayniykichikkunalla paykunap - third-person plural paykunap (their) singular plural nominative akayninku akayninkukuna accusative akayninkuta akayninkukunata dative akayninkuman akayninkukunaman genitive akayninkupa akayninkukunap locative akayninkupi akayninkukunapi terminative akayninkukama akayninkukunakama ablative akayninkumanta akayninkukunamanta instrumental akayninkuwan akayninkukunawan comitative akayninkuntin akayninkukunantin abessive akayninkunnaq akayninkukunannaq comparative akayninkuhina akayninkukunahina causative akayninkurayku akayninkukunarayku benefactive akayninkupaq akayninkukunapaq associative akayninkupura akayninkukunapura distributive akayninkunka akayninkukunanka exclusive akayninkulla akayninkukunalla

Verb

akay

1. (transitive) to defecate

Conjugation

Conjugation of akay

infinitive		akay
agentive		akaq
present participle		akaspa
past participle		akasqa
future participle		akana
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person inclusive	1st person exclusive	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		ñuqa	qam	pay	ñuqanchik	ñuqayku	qamkuna	paykuna
	present	akani	akanki	akan	akanchik	akayku akaniku1	akankichik	akanku
	past (experienced)	akarqani	akarqanki	akarqan	akarqanchik	akarqayku akarqaniku	akarqankichik	akarqanku
	past (reported)	akasqani	akasqanki	akasqan	akasqanchik	akasqayku akasqaniku	akasqankichik	akasqanku
	future	akasaq	akanki	akanqa	akasunchik	akasaqku	akankichik	akanqaku
imperative		—	qam	pay	ñuqanchik	—	qamkuna	paykuna
	affirmative	—	akay	akachun	akasun2 akasunchik	—	akaychik	akachunku
	negative	—	ama akaychu	ama akachunchu	ama akasunchu ama akasunchikchu	—	ama akaychikchu	ama akachunkuchu

¹ The conjugation -niku is only for the Ayacucho-Chanca variety.
² The form -sun refers to "you and I together", while the form -sunchik refers to "you and I and other people".

See also

• aka
• ismay

Senhaja de Srair

Alternative forms

• akal (Zerqet)
• akaj (Taghzut)

Etymology

From earlier akal, inherited from Proto-Berber *a-ʔḱal (“earth”).

Cognate with Central Atlas Tamazight ⴰⴽⴰⵍ (akal), ⴰⵛⴰⵍ (acal, “earth”), Tashelhit akal (“earth”), Kabyle akal (“earth”), Awjila ašal (“earth”), Tuareg ăkal (“earth”), Zenaga aʔgäy (“earth”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /akaj/

Noun

akay m (Tifinagh spelling ⴰⴽⴰⵢ)

1. earth, ground, soil, land

   Synonym: takka

Declension

Inflection of akay

	singular	plural
free state	akay	—
annexed state	wakay	—

References

• Gutova, Evgeniya; Byler, Jonathan (2025), “Senhaja de Srair - English Dictionary”, in Webonary‎^[1], retrieved 2025
• Gutova, Evgeniya (2021) Senhaja Berber Varieties: Phonology, Morphology, and Morphosyntax (Thesis)‎^[2], Paris, France: HAL

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Philippine *ákay (“to guide, direct the motion of someone or something, as a herd of animals”). Compare Ilocano akay and Hanunoo akay.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈʔakaj/ [ˈʔaː.xaɪ̯]
• Rhymes: -akaj
• Syllabification: a‧kay

Noun

akay (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜃᜌ᜔)

1. act of leading someone by hand
2. (figurative) guidance; training

Adjective

akay (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜃᜌ᜔)

1. led by hand
2. (figurative) guided; led; trained (by someone)

Derived terms

• akayan
• akayin
• inakay
• mag-akay
• pag-aakay
• pag-akay
• tagaakay
• umakay

References

• “akay”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
• “akay”, in Pinoy Dictionary, 2010–2026.
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*ákay”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Anagrams

• kaya

Yami

Noun

akay

1. grandfather