ak

Symbol

ak

1. (international standards) ISO 639-1 language code for Akan.

Noun

ak (dual akrom, plural aigon)

1. egg

Alternative forms

• aki

Noun

ak (Kana spelling アㇰ)

1. younger brother

Verb

ak (Kana spelling アㇰ)

1. to shoot with an arrow

Conjunction

ak

1. and; connects two noun phrases.

Preposition

ak

1. with

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ʔɑk/, /ʔɑhk/

Noun

ak

1. turtle

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ak/

Preposition

ak

1. (Quebec, informal) Pronunciation spelling of avec.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɑk/

Adjective

ak (comparative daha ak, superlative en ak)

1. white

Romanization

ak

1. Romanization of 𐌰𐌺

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ak/

Conjunction

ak

1. and; connects two noun phrases.

Preposition

ak

1. with
   • Synonyms: avè, avèk

Alternative forms

• aq (alay)
• q (alay)

Pronoun

ak

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

Noun

ak

1. turtle, tortoise
2. A constellation.

Noun

ak

1. lemongrass (Cymbopogon citratus)

Interjection

ak

1. used to indicate various feelings: joy, excitement, fear, distress; oh! ah!
   • ak, cik lieliski! ― oh! how great!
   • ak, kāda laime! ― oh, such happiness!
   • ak, kas par prieku! ― oh, what joy!
   • ak, kā patīk! ― oh, how pleasant!
   • ak, briesmas! ― oh! danger!
   • ak, brīvība! tā ir vitamīns, kas dzelzij un akmenim cauri ēdas ― ah! freedom! that is a vitamin that eats through stone and iron
   • vai tu viņus atradi? ak, mani bērni, mani bērniņi! ― have you found them? oh, my children, my (poor) little children!
   • “matemātika”, zēns bubina un izņem grāmatu... ak vai, ak vai, un visi citi jau guļ! ― “mathematics,” the boy whispered and took the book... oh, oh (= poor me!), and all others are already sleeping (but I must study)!
2. used to express certain mental states — e.g., surprise, disappointment, disapproval — in an emotional but also intelligent, perceptive way; ah! oh!
   • ak, ko es redzu! ― ah! what do I see (here)!
   • ak, kas par godu! ― ah! what an honor!
   • ak, kā jāstrādā! ― oh! what should be done?
   • ak, kaut es dabūtu! ― ah! if only I could get (that)!
   • ak, tas tikai sīkums! ― oh, that's just a trifle
   • ak, vasara, vasara, kā tu vari mulsināt jaunu meiču sirdis! ― ah! summer, summer, how you can confuse young girls' hearts!
3. (often in combination with the pronoun tu (“you”)) used to reinforce an interjection by either literally or metaphorically attributing some characteristic to the hearer; (ah,) you ... ! you ... ! oh ...!
   • ak (tu) neprāts! ― ah, you crazy one!
   • ak tu palaidnis tāds! ― (ah,) you rascal!
   • ak (tu) kungs! ― oh Lord!
   • ak (tu) dievs! ― oh God!
   • ak (tu) velns! ― oh devil!
   • ak (tu) ļauna pasaule! ― oh evil world!
   • nē, nē, māt, pavasarī gan grūti mirt; visas puķītes zied, putniņi dzied, ak tu jaukā pasaulīte! ― no, no, mother, it is difficult to die in spring; all the little flowers are blooming, the birds are singing, oh (you) lovely world!
   • “ak tu mūžs, kas te to zvēru!” māte iesaucās, redzot pēdas sniegā ― “ah life, what wild beast is that!” the mother exclaimed, seeing tracks in the snow

Particle

ak

1. used to give an interjectional flavor to an utterance, especially when expressing surprise; oh!
   • ak tu tas esi! ― oh! that's you!
   • ak tad tā! ― oh, it's like that, then!
   • ak paspēji gan! ― oh, you did it!
   • ak tāds tu esi! ― oh, that's what you're like!
   • ak jā! ak nē! ak tā! ― oh, yes! oh, no! oh!... (expressions used when suddenly remembering something)
   • ak jā, gandrīz būtu piemirsis: labasdienas, māt, no Līzes ― oh yes, I had almost forgotten: greetings, mother, from Līze
   • “ak tad tur tā vaina!” Ozols beidzot saprata ― “ooh, there then is the blame (= problem)!” Ozols finally understood

Pronunciation

• (phonetic) IPA: [ɑk]
• (phonemic) IPA: /ɰæk/
• Bender phonemes: {hak}

Conjunction

ak

1. but
2. or

Preposition

ak

1. but

Noun

ak

1. frigatebird

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈaːk/

Adverb

āk

1. also, too

Conjunction

ak

1. but

Pronoun

ak

1. I (non-emphatic)

Verb

ak

1. to lie down

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ak/

Conjunction

ak

1. if

Noun

ak (plural aꞌak)

1. arroyo

Romanization

ak

1. Romanization of 𒀝 (ak)

Alternative forms

• aq

Noun

ak

1. Abbreviation of akademisk kvart.
2. Abbreviation of automatkarbin.

Anagrams

• k:a

Noun

ak ?

1. eye

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈɑk/

Adjective

ak

1. white
   • Synonym: beyaz
   • Antonyms: kara, siyah
2. (figuratively) clean
3. (figuratively) honest
4. (figuratively) comfortable
5. (archaic) south

Noun

ak (definite accusative akı, plural aklar)

1. white

Verb

ak

1. second-person singular imperative of akmak

Pronunciation

• IPA: /aːk/

Adjective

ak (comparative akrak, superlative iň ak)

1. white

Noun

ak

1. (old) woman

Conjunction

ak

1. and