aket
Ao
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
- (Chungli) IPA(key): /a˥.kɯt˥/, [a˥.kɯt˥]
Verb
aket
- (Chungli) to have, possess (inalienably)
- Coordinate term: aka
- 1967, “1 Corinthians 11:15”, in Ao Naga Common Language Bible, Bible Society of India:
- Saka tetsür ku talang ketra...
- But if a woman has long hair...
Inflection
| Affirmative | Negative | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Past | Simple | aket | maket |
| Perfect | ketogo | meketogo | |
| Present | Simple | aketer | maketer |
| Progressive | ketdar ketdagi |
meketdar meketdagi | |
| Future/infinitive | akettsü | makettsü | |
| Imperative | ketang | taket | |
| Present participle | keta | meketi | |
| Conditional | ketra ketrabang |
meketra meketrabang | |
Etymology 2
From Proto-Central Naga *a-khu(t).
Pronunciation
- (Chungli) IPA(key): /a˥.kɯt˩/, [a˥.kɯt˩]
Verb
aket
- (Chungli) to cough
Inflection
| Affirmative | Negative | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Past | Simple | aket | maket |
| Perfect | aketogo | maketogo | |
| Present | Simple | aketer | maketer |
| Progressive | aketdar aketdagi |
maketdar maketdagi | |
| Future/infinitive | akettsü | makettsü | |
| Imperative | aketang | taket | |
| Present participle | aketa | maketi | |
| Conditional | aketra aketrabang |
maketra maketrabang | |
Gothic
Romanization
akēt
- romanization of 𐌰𐌺𐌴𐍄
Further reading
- ("to have")
- Bruhn, Daniel Wayne (2014), A Phonological Reconstruction of Proto-Central Naga[1], Berkeley: University of California, page 54
- (to cough)
- Bruhn, Daniel Wayne (2014), A Phonological Reconstruction of Proto-Central Naga[2], Berkeley: University of California, pages 56, 200
- Gowda, K. S. Gurubasave (1985), Ao-English-Hindi Dictionary, Mysore: Central Institute of Indian Languages, page 1
- Clark, Mary M. (1893), Ao Naga grammar with illustrative phrases and vocabulary, Molung: Assam Secretariat Printing Office, page 106