akong
Amis
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Hokkien 阿公 (a-kong, “grandfather”).
Noun
[edit]akong
Ao
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Central Naga *a-kuŋ.
Verb
[edit]akong
- (Chungli) to be or become dry
Further reading
[edit]- Bruhn, Daniel Wayne (2014), A Phonological Reconstruction of Proto-Central Naga[1], Berkeley: University of California, pages 54, 247
- Gowda, K. S. Gurubasave (1985), Ao-English-Hindi Dictionary, Mysore: Central Institute of Indian Languages, page 2
- Clark, Mary M. (1893), Ao Naga grammar with illustrative phrases and vocabulary, Molung: Assam Secretariat Printing Office, page 114
Kangean
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Sinitic 阿公 (āgōng, “grandfather”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- Hyphenation: a‧kong
Noun
[edit]akong
- (Sino-Kangeanic) grandfather (both paternal and maternal)
Yilan Creole
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Hokkien 阿公 (a-kong, “grandfather”).
Noun
[edit]akong
Categories:
- Amis terms borrowed from Hokkien
- Amis terms derived from Hokkien
- Amis lemmas
- Amis nouns
- ami:Male family members
- Ao terms inherited from Proto-Central Naga
- Ao terms derived from Proto-Central Naga
- Ao lemmas
- Ao verbs
- Kangean terms derived from Sinitic languages
- Kangean lemmas
- Kangean nouns
- Yilan Creole terms borrowed from Hokkien
- Yilan Creole terms derived from Hokkien
- Yilan Creole lemmas
- Yilan Creole nouns
- ycr:Male family members