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aq

See also: AQ, A Q, .aq, and (aq)

English

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Noun

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aq

  1. (physical chemistry) Abbreviation of aqueous solution.

Adjective

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aq (not comparable)

  1. Initialism of as quoted (used on a menu to indicate that the price is not listed because it varies depending on the composition of a dish (as in a charcuterie or cheese platter) or because it is particularly high)

Usage notes

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  • The abbreviation mp (“market price”) is more common, but mp is formally only correct if the price of the ingredients changes (as for seafood), not if the price of the dish changes due to the composition changing.

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Anagrams

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Albanian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Ultimately a formation from Proto-Indo-European *kʷ-. Akin to kaq for which compare Proto-Slavic *jakъ ~ *kakъ.

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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aq

  1. so much, so, to a certain degree
    aq më i madh ― so much bigger
  2. very
    Synonym: shumë

Derived terms

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References

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  • “aq”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎[1] (in Albanian), 1980, page 43ab
  • Demiraj, B. (1997) “áqë”, in Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz [Albanian Etymologies: […]] (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 7)‎[2] (in German), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 80
  • Meyer, G. (1891) “aḱɛ”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch der albanesischen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in German), Strasbourg: Karl J. Trübner, →DOI, page 7
  • Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “aq”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 6

Crimean Tatar

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Adjective

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aq

  1. white

Indonesian

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Pronoun

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aq

  1. (text messaging, slang) Abbreviation of aku.

Juǀ'hoan

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Letter

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aq (upper case Aq)

  1. A letter of the Juǀ'hoan alphabet, written in the Latin script.

Kaqchikel

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Etymology

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From Proto-Mayan *ahq. "Woodlouse" sense influenced by Spanish cochinilla (literally “little pig”).

Noun

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aq

  1. pig
  2. woodlouse

References

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  • anonymous author (17th c.) Uocabulario copioso de las lenguas cakchikel y ꜭiche‎[3] (in Spanish), page 3: “Ak. el puerco.”
  • Brown, R. McKenna, Maxwell, Judith M., Little, Walter E. (2006) ¿La ütz awäch? Introduction to Kaqchikel Maya Language, Austin: University of Texas Press, page 206
  • Ruyán Canú, Déborah, Coyote Tum, Rafael, Munson L., Jo Ann (1991) Diccionario cakchiquel central y español‎[4] (in Spanish), Instituto Lingüístico de Verano de Centroamérica, page 5

Karakalpak

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Etymology

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From Proto-Turkic *āk.

Adjective

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aq

  1. white

References

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  • N. A. Baskakov, editor (1958), “ақ”, in Karakalpaksko-Russkij Slovarʹ [Karakalpak-Russian Dictionary], Moscow: Akademija Nauk Uzbekskoj SSR, →ISBN

Portuguese

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Adverb

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aq

  1. (Brazil, Internet slang, text messaging) Abbreviation of aqui (“here”).

Salar

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Etymology

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From Proto-Turkic *āk. Cognate with Turkish ak.

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Adjective

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aq

  1. white

References

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  • Yakup, Abdurishid (2002) “aq”, in An Ili Salar Vocabulary: Introduction and a Provisional Salar-English Lexicon‎[5], Tokyo: University of Tokyo, →ISBN, pages 34-36

Swedish

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Noun

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aq

  1. Abbreviation of akademisk kvart.

Turkish

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Phrase

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aq

  1. (Internet) Initialism of amına koyayım.
    bu iyi aq
    this is fucking good
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