aksen

Abenaki

Etymology

From English oxen, plural form of ox.

Noun

aksen (animate, plural aksenak)

1. an ox

Dutch

Pronunciation

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Noun

aksen

1. plural of aks

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch accent, from Middle Dutch accent, ultimately from Latin accentus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈak.sɛn/
• Hyphenation: ak‧sèn

Noun

aksèn (plural aksen-aksen)

1. accent:
   1. (linguistics) a higher-pitched or stronger articulation of a particular syllable of a word or phrase in order to distinguish it from the others or to emphasize it

      Synonym: tekanan

   2. (linguistics) the distinctive manner of pronouncing a language associated with a particular region, social group, etc., whether of a native speaker or a foreign speaker; the phonetic and phonological aspects of a dialect

      Synonym: logat

   3. (orthography) a mark or character used in writing, in order to indicate the place of the spoken accent, or to indicate the nature or quality of the vowel marked
   4. emphasis laid on a part of an artistic design or composition; an emphasized detail, in particular a detail in sharp contrast to its surroundings

Derived terms

• beraksen

• aksen cahaya

Related terms

• aksentuasi

Further reading

• “aksen”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Malay

Etymology

From English accent, from Middle English accent, from Medieval Latin accentus and Old French accent, acent, both from Latin accentus, past participle of accinō (“sing to, sing along”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɛk.sən], [ak.sen]
• Rhymes: -sən, -ən
• Hyphenation: ak‧sen

Noun

aksen (Jawi spelling اکسين, plural aksen-aksen)

1. Accent:
   1. (linguistics) A higher-pitched or stronger (louder or longer) articulation of a particular syllable of a word or phrase in order to distinguish it from the others or to emphasize it.

      Synonym: tekanan

   2. (linguistics) Manner of pronouncing a language.

      Synonyms: loghat, pelat, telor

      aksen Malaysia ― Malaysian accent

   3. (orthography) A diacritical mark.

      Synonym: diakritik

Affixations

• aksenkan (“to stress”)
• pengaksenan (“act of stressing”)

Further reading

• "aksen" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
  (also see "aksen" at PRPM first version)

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

aksen m

1. definite singular of akse

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

aksen m

1. definite singular of akse

Tarao

Adjective

aksen

1. pure

References

• Chungkham Yashwanta Singh (2002), Tarao Grammar (in Tarao)