ак

See also: ақ, аҡ, як, -ак, and Appendix:Variations of "ak"

Chuvash

Etymology 1

Uncertain. Possibilities include:

  • From *av-ki, from earlier Proto-Bulgar *ä-gü
  • From a Finno-Ugric language, compare Erzya эка (eka).

Alternative forms

  • акӑ (ak̬ă)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈak]

Particle

ак • (ak)

  1. Proximate demonstrative particle, used in combination with a demonstrative pronoun; this (here)
    ак ҫакak śakthis one here
  2. Used before a statement to draw attention to a conclusion or result; so, that's why, then
    Ак эп те килтӗм.Ak ep te k̬ilt̬ĕm.And so I arrived.

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *ek- (to sow). Cognate with Khalaj həkmək, Turkish ekmek, Uzbek ekmoq and Southern Altai экер (eker, to aim at, curve).

Verb

ак • (ak)

  1. (transitive, agriculture) to sow (a field)
    ыраша пилӗк кунта акса хӑварчӗҫyraš̬a p̬ilĕk kunt̬a aksa hăvarč̬ĕśRye was sown in five days.
  2. (transitive) to squander
    хулара пин тенкӗ акса килчӗhulara p̬in t̬enk̬ĕ aksa kilč̬ĕHe squandered a thousand rubles in the city.
Derived terms

References

  • Jegorov, V. G. (1964), “ак”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ čuvašskovo jazyka [Etymological Dictionary of the Chuvash Language] (in Russian), Cheboksary: Čuvašskoje knižnoje izdatelʹstvo, pages 22-23
  • Fedotov, M. R. (1996), “ак”, in Etimologičeskij slovarʹ čuvašskovo jazyka [Etymological Dictionary of the Chuvash Language] (in Russian), volume I, Cheboksary: Chuvash State Institute of Humanities, pages 30-31

Further reading

  • ак”, in Электронлӑ сӑмахсар [Elektronlă s̬ămahsar]‎[1] (overall work in Russian and Chuvash), 1996.

Ket

Etymology 1

Inherited from Proto-Ketic *ak (musk deer, Moschus moschiferus), as reconstructed by VWdJS. Featured without reconstruction in CHYD.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [aˑk˧]

Noun

ак (ākf or m (plural акын)

  1. musk deer (Moschus moschiferus)

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Ketic *aˤgʌ (cambium layer beneath outer birch bark), possibly derived from Proto-Yeniseian *akʰ (hinter, behind).[2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ak͉˥˩], [aɣ˥˩]

Noun

ак (àkn (no plural)

  1. hard, stiffened birchbark

References

  1. ^ Vajda, Edward; Werner, Heinrich (2022), Comparative-Historical Yeniseian Dictionary (Languages of the World/Dictionaries; 79, 80), Muenchen: LINCOM GmbH, →ISBN, page 24
  2. ^ Vajda, Edward; Werner, Heinrich (2022), Comparative-Historical Yeniseian Dictionary (Languages of the World/Dictionaries; 79, 80), Muenchen: LINCOM GmbH, →ISBN, page 15

Further reading

  • Werner, Heinrich (2002), Vergleichendes Wörterbuch der Jenissej-Sprachen, volume 1, Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag, →ISBN, pages 83, 94
  • Kotorova, Elizaveta; Nefedov, Andrey (2015), Большой словарь кетского языка, Münich: LINCOM, →ISBN, page 79

Kyrgyz

Etymology

    Inherited from Proto-Turkic *āk.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /aq/
    • Audio:(file)

    Adjective

    ак • (ak) (comparative [please provide], superlative [please provide], Arabic spelling اق)

    1. white

    See also

    Colors in Kyrgyz · өңдөр (öŋdör), түстөр (tüstör) (layout · text)
         ак (ak)      боз (boz)      кара (kara)
                 кызыл (kızıl); кара кочкул (kara kockul)              кызгылт сары (kızgılt sarı); күрөң (küröŋ)              сары (sarı); каймак түстүү (kaymak tüstüü)
                 саргыч жашыл (sargıc jaşıl)              жашыл (jaşıl)              жалбыз түстүү (jalbız tüstüü)
                 көгүш (kögüş)              көгүлтүр (kögültür),              көк (kök)
                 кызгылт көгүш (kızgılt kögüş); кочкул көк (kockul kök)              кочкул кызыл (kockul kızıl); кызгылт көк (kızgılt kök)              кызгылт (kızgılt)

    Nogai

    Etymology

      Inherited from Proto-Turkic *āk.

      Adjective

      ак • (ak)

      1. white

      References

      • N. A. Baskakov, S.A Kalmykov, editor (1963), “ак”, in Nogajsko-Russkij Slovarʹ [Nogai-Russian Dictionary], Moscow: karačajevo-čerkesskij naučno- issledovatelʹskij institut jazyka, literatury i istorii, →ISBN

      Northern Altai

      Etymology

        Inherited from Proto-Turkic *āk.

        Adjective

        ак • (ak)

        1. white

        References

        • N. A Baskakov, editor (1972), “ак”, in Severnyje dialekty Altajskovo (Ojrotskovo Jazyka- Dialekt kumandincev(Kumandin Kiži) [Northern Dialect of Altai -Kumandin Dialect(Kumandin kiži)], Moskva: glavnaja redakcija vostočnoja literatury, →ISBN
        • N. A. Baskakov, editor (1985), “ак”, in Severnyje Dialekty Altajskovo( Ojrotskovo) Jazyka- Dialekt Lebedinskix Tatar-čalkancev(kuu-kiži) [Northern Altai language-Dialect of Chelkan], Moskva: glavnaja redakcija vostočnoj literatury, →ISBN

        Southern Altai

        Etymology

          Inherited from Proto-Turkic *āk.

          Adjective

          ак • (ak)

          1. white

          Antonyms

          Derived terms

          • агартым (agartïm)

          Tatar

          Other scripts
          Cyrillic ак (aq)
          Zamanälif aq
          Jaꞑalif aq
          Yaña imlâ ئاق (aq)

          Etymology

            Inherited from Proto-Turkic *āk.

            Pronunciation

            • IPA(key): /ɑq/

            Adjective

            ак • (aq)

            1. white

            Derived terms

            • аккош (aqqoş, swan, literally white bird)
            • Агыйдел (Ağidel), Ак Идел (Aq İdel)

            See also

            Colors in Tatar · төсләр (töslär) (layout · text)
                 ак (aq)      соры (sorı)      кара (qara)
                         кызыл (qızıl); кырмызы (qırmızı)              әфлисун (äflisun); көрән (körän)              сары (sarı)
                         сары-яшел (sarı-yäşel), лайм (laym)              яшел (yäşel)              куе яшел (quyı yäşel)
                         яшел-зәңгәр (yäşel-zäñgär), күк (kük), фирәзә (firäzä); зәңгәр-яшел (zäñgär-yäşel)              зәңгәрсу (zäñgärsu)              зәңгәр (zäñgär)
                         шәмәхә (şämäxä); миләүшә (miläwşä)              кызыл-шәмәхә (qızıl-şämäxä), гөлчәчәк (gölçäçäk); шәмәхә (şämäxä)              алсу (alsu)

            Tuvan

            Etymology

              Inherited from Proto-Turkic *āk.

              Pronunciation

              • IPA(key): /aq/

              Adjective

              ак • (ak)

              1. white

              Noun

              ак • (ak) (definite accusative акты, plural актар)

              1. white (colour)

              See also

              Colors in Tuvan · өңнер (öñner) (layout · text)
                   ак (ak)      куу (kuu)      кара (kara)
                           кызыл (kızıl); ягаан (yagaan)              кызыл-сарыг (kızıl-sarıg); хүрең (xüreñ)              сарыг (sarıg); ак-сарыг (ak-sarıg)
                           сарыг-ногаан (sarıg-nogaan)              ногаан (nogaan)             
                                        ак-көк (ak-kök)              көк (kök)
                                        өкпең (ökpeñ)              ак-кызыл (ak-kızıl)

              Yakut

              Etymology

                Inherited from Proto-Turkic *āk.

                Adjective

                ак • (ak)

                1. white

                See also

                Colors in Yakut · өҥнөр (öŋnör) (layout · text)
                     үрүҥ (ürüŋ), маҥан (maŋan),
                (less common) ак (ak)
                     бороҥ (boroŋ), сур (sur)      хара (qara)
                             кыһыл (kïhïl), тэтэркэй (teterkey); [Term?]              [Term?]; кугас (kugas)              араҕас (arağas), саһархай (saharqay);
                хоҥор (qoŋor)
                             [Term?]              күөх (küöq)              от күөҕэ (ot küöğe); [Term?]
                             халлаан күөх (qallaan küöq); күөх (küöq)              [Term?]              [Term?]
                             [Term?]; [Term?]              [Term?]; [Term?]              кыһаан (kïhaan)