aket

Chungli Ao

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a˥.kɯt˥/, [a˥.kɯt˥]

Verb

aket

1. to have, possess (inalienably)

   Coordinate term: aka

   • 1967, “1 Corinthians 11:15”, in Ao Naga Common Language Bible, Bible Society of India:

     Saka tetsür ku talang ketra...

     But if a woman has long hair...

Inflection

Inflection of aket (Chungli)

		Affirmative	Negative
Past	Simple	aket	maket
	Perfect	ketogo	meketogo
Present	Simple	aketer	maketer
	Progressive	ketdar ketdagi	meketdar meketdagi
Future/infinitive		akettsü	makettsü
Imperative		ketang	taket
Present participle		keta	meketi
Conditional		ketra ketrabang	meketra meketrabang

Etymology 2

From Proto-Central Naga *a-khu(t).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a˥.kɯt˩/, [a˥.kɯt˩]

Verb

aket

1. to cough

Inflection

Inflection of aket (Chungli)

		Affirmative	Negative
Past	Simple	aket	maket
	Perfect	aketogo	maketogo
Present	Simple	aketer	maketer
	Progressive	aketdar aketdagi	maketdar maketdagi
Future/infinitive		akettsü	makettsü
Imperative		aketang	taket
Present participle		aketa	maketi
Conditional		aketra aketrabang	maketra maketrabang

Gothic

Romanization

akēt

1. romanization of 𐌰𐌺𐌴𐍄

Further reading

• ("to have")
  • Bruhn, Daniel Wayne (2014), A Phonological Reconstruction of Proto-Central Naga‎^[1], Berkeley: University of California, page 54
• (to cough)
  • Bruhn, Daniel Wayne (2014), A Phonological Reconstruction of Proto-Central Naga‎^[2], Berkeley: University of California, pages 56, 200
  • Gowda, K. S. Gurubasave (1985), Ao-English-Hindi Dictionary, Mysore: Central Institute of Indian Languages, page 1
  • Clark, Mary M. (1893), Ao Naga grammar with illustrative phrases and vocabulary, Molung: Assam Secretariat Printing Office, page 106