aket

Ao

Etymology 1

    Pronunciation

    • (Chungli) IPA(key): /a˥.kɯt˥/, [a˥.kɯt˥]

    Verb

    aket

    1. (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
    Inflection of aket (Chungli)
    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

      1. (Chungli) to cough
      Inflection
      Inflection of aket (Chungli)
      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

      1. 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