akan

See also: Akan, akán, and àkan

Alak

Noun

akan

1. (Alak) woman

Alternative forms

• kan (Harak)

Further reading

• Theraphan L. Thongkum, The place of Lawi, Harak and Tariang within Bahnaric (1997), in The Mon-Khmer Studies Journal, volume 27

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑkɑn/, [ˈɑ̝kɑ̝n]
• Rhymes: -ɑkɑn
• Syllabification^(key): a‧kan

Etymology 1

From Akan Akan.

Alternative forms

• akani

Noun

akan

1. Akan (West African language spoken mainly in Ghana and Ivory Coast)

Declension

Inflection of akan (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		akan	—
genitive		akanin	—
partitive		akania	—
illative		akaniin	—
		singular	plural
nominative		akan	—
accusative	nom.	akan	—
	gen.	akanin
genitive		akanin	—
partitive		akania	—
inessive		akanissa	—
elative		akanista	—
illative		akaniin	—
adessive		akanilla	—
ablative		akanilta	—
allative		akanille	—
essive		akanina	—
translative		akaniksi	—
abessive		akanitta	—
instructive		—	—
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of akan (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative akanini — accusative nom. akanini — gen. akanini genitive akanini — partitive akaniani — inessive akanissani — elative akanistani — illative akaniini — adessive akanillani — ablative akaniltani — allative akanilleni — essive akaninani — translative akanikseni — abessive akanittani — instructive — — comitative — — second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative akanisi — accusative nom. akanisi — gen. akanisi genitive akanisi — partitive akaniasi — inessive akanissasi — elative akanistasi — illative akaniisi — adessive akanillasi — ablative akaniltasi — allative akanillesi — essive akaninasi — translative akaniksesi — abessive akanittasi — instructive — — comitative — — first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative akanimme — accusative nom. akanimme — gen. akanimme genitive akanimme — partitive akaniamme — inessive akanissamme — elative akanistamme — illative akaniimme — adessive akanillamme — ablative akaniltamme — allative akanillemme — essive akaninamme — translative akaniksemme — abessive akanittamme — instructive — — comitative — — second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative akaninne — accusative nom. akaninne — gen. akaninne genitive akaninne — partitive akanianne — inessive akanissanne — elative akanistanne — illative akaniinne — adessive akanillanne — ablative akaniltanne — allative akanillenne — essive akaninanne — translative akaniksenne — abessive akanittanne — instructive — — comitative — — third-person possessor singular plural nominative akaninsa — accusative nom. akaninsa — gen. akaninsa genitive akaninsa — partitive akaniaan akaniansa — inessive akanissaan akanissansa — elative akanistaan akanistansa — illative akaniinsa — adessive akanillaan akanillansa — ablative akaniltaan akaniltansa — allative akanilleen akanillensa — essive akaninaan akaninansa — translative akanikseen akaniksensa — abessive akanittaan akanittansa — instructive — — comitative — —

Etymology 2

Noun

akan

1. genitive singular of akka

Anagrams

• -kaan, kana

Gun

Àkán

Etymology

From Proto-Gbe *akã́. Cognates include Fon akán, Saxwe Gbe akán, Adja akan, Ewe aka

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /à.kã́/

Noun

àkán (plural àkán lɛ́ or àkán lẹ́)

1. charcoal

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• 'kan, kan (clipping)

Etymology

From Malay akan, from Classical Malay اكن (akan), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *aken (“preposition, on, upon; applicative marker”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.kan/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -kan

Verb

akan

1. will/shall

   Ini pun akan berlalu. ― This too shall pass.

2. about to
3. going to

   Aku akan membelikan ibu seikat bunga. ― I am going to buy a bunch of flowers for mother.

Derived terms

• akan-akan
• akanan
• berakan
• berseakan
• keakanan
• keseakanan
• mengakan
• mengakankan
• seakan-akan

 

Preposition

akan

1. regarding, concerning, as for

   Aku penasaran akan isi tasmu. ― I am curious about the contents of your bag.

   Mereka yakin akan adanya Tuhan. ― They are sure of the existence of God.

Derived terms

• akan tetapi

 

Further reading

• “akan” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

Alternative forms

• kan (clipping)

Etymology

From Classical Malay اكن (akan), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *aken (“preposition, on, upon; applicative marker”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /akan/
• Rhymes: -kan, -an
• Hyphenation: a‧kan

Verb

akan (Jawi spelling اکن)

1. will

   Saya akan membesar.

   I will grow.

2. about to
3. going to

Derived terms

• akan-akan
• seakan-akan
• mengakan
• mengakankan
• keakanan

Descendants

• Indonesian: akan
• Peranakan Indonesian: aken

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

akan m (definite singular akanen, uncountable)

1. Akan language

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

akan m (definite singular akanen, uncountable)

1. Akan language

Olukumi

Etymology

Possibly related to Èkìtì Yoruba ịgọ́n, Ọ̀wọ̀ Yoruba igán

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /á.kã́/

Noun

ákán

1. hawk

Related terms

• ugo (“eagle”)
• ẹyẹ (“bird”)

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aˈkɐ̃/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈkan/

Noun

akan m (uncountable)

1. the Akan language

Quechua

Verb

akan

1. third-person singular present indicative of akay

Rade

Etymology

From Proto-Chamic *ʔikaːn, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hikan, from Proto-Austronesian *Sikan.

Noun

akan (classifier drei)

1. fish

Derived terms

• akan kê̌ñ

 

References

• James A. Tharp, Y-Bhăm Ƀuôn-yǎ (1980) A Rhade-English Dictionary with English-Rhade Finderlist (Pacific Linguistics. Series C-58)‎^[1], Canberra: Pacific Linguistics, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, The Australian National University, →ISBN, archived from the original on 1 November 2021, page 3

Sicilian

Noun

akan f

1. (uncountable) Akan (language)

South Central Dinka

Noun

akan

1. Deleb palm

References

• Dinka-English Dictionary‎^[2], 2005

Spanish

Alternative forms

• acano

Noun

akan m (uncountable)

1. Akan (Niger-Congo language)
2. Akan (language group spoken in Ghana)

Sumerian

Romanization

akan

1. Romanization of 𒁛 (akan)

Yoruba

Akàn

Etymology

Proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruboid *á-kɪ̃ã̀rã́. Cognates include Nupe kara, Igala íkáakàla, Olukumi akakara, Khana àka, Ayere anká

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ā.kã̀/

Noun

akàn

1. crab

   Synonym: alákàn