akre

See also: åkre

Abau

Etymology

Possibly related to lakre akre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /akre/

Verb

akre

1. to win, overtake, take the lead.

Conjugation

Conjugation of akre

	imperfective	perfective
∅	akrê	akrè
manner prefixes
nak (acc (accompaniment))	nakakrê	nakakrè
hiy (caus (causative))	hiyakrê	hiyakrè
non (du (dual accompaniment))	nonakrê	nonakrè
saw (spd (speed, urgency))	sawakrê	sawakrè
kor (lim (limitation))	korakrê	korakrè
kiy (act (actuality))	kiyakrê	kiyakrè
nuw (int (intensity))	nuwakrê	nuwakrè
ma (rpt (repetitive))	maakrê	maakrè
directional prefixes
a (at some distance)	aakrê	aakrè
amor (right there)	amorakrê	amorakrè
am (near)	amakrê	amakrè
ka (side)	kaakrê	kaakrè
kay (across)	kayakrê	kayakrè
lay (straight forward (horizontally))	layakrê	layakrè
lak (towards the river)	lakakrê	lakakrè
lam (away from the river)	lamakrê	lamakrè
lik (alongside the river, downstream)	likakrê	likakrè
lim (alongside the river, upstream)	limakrê	limakrè
kyor (downward (vertically))	kyorakrê	kyorakrè
ar (upward (vertically))	arakrê	arakrè

References

• SIL International (2020), “Abau Dictionary”, in Webonary.org‎^[1]

Esperanto

Etymology

akra +‎ -e

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈakre/
• Rhymes: -akre
• Syllabification: a‧kre

Adverb

akre

1. harshly, sharply

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish acre, from English acre, from Middle English acre, aker, from Old English æcer (“field where crops are grown”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈʔakɾe/ [ˈʔak.ɾɛ]
• Rhymes: -akɾe
• Syllabification: ak‧re

Noun

akre (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜃ᜔ᜇᜒ)

1. acre (unit of surface area)
   • 1933, Ang Banal na kasulatan na kinalalamnan‎^[2], American Bible Society:

     At yaon ang unang pagpatay na ginawa ni Jonathan at ng kaniyang tagadala ng sandata, sa may dalawang pung lalake, sa may pagitan ng kalahating akre ng lupa.

     And there was the first killing made by Jonathan and his weapons carrier, to the twenty men, in the middle of the half acre of land.

   • 1961, Farm Progress Magazine‎^[3], Agricultural Information Division, Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources.:

     Sa iba namang uri ng halaman gaya ng strawberry ay nakatitipid ng buhat sa $75 hanggang $100 sa bawa't akre […]

     On other types of plants like strawberry, causing to save around $75 up to $100 for every acre […]

   • 1908, Ang Matandang Tipan sa makatuid baga, i, el Antiguo Testamento nang Santa Biblia‎^[4], American Bible Society:

     Sapagkat sampuong akre ng uvasan ay magbubunga ng isang […]

     Because ten acres of grapevines can yield one […]