akong
Amis
Etymology
Borrowed from Hokkien 阿公 (a-kong, “grandfather”).
Noun
akong
Ao
Etymology
From Proto-Central Naga *a-kuŋ.
Pronunciation
- (Chungli) IPA(key): /a˥.kuŋ˥/, [a˥.kuŋ˥]
Verb
akong
- (Chungli) to be or become dry
Inflection
| Affirmative | Negative | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Past | Simple | akong | makong |
| Perfect | kongogo | mekongogo | |
| Present | Simple | akonger | makonger |
| Progressive | kongdar kongdagi |
mekongdar mekongdagi | |
| Future/infinitive | akongtsü | makongtsü | |
| Imperative | kongang | takong | |
| Present participle | konga | mekongi | |
| Conditional | kongra kongrabang |
mekongra mekongrabang | |
Derived terms
- kongra
Further reading
- Bruhn, Daniel Wayne (2014), A Phonological Reconstruction of Proto-Central Naga[1], Berkeley: University of California, pages 54, 247
- Gowda, K. S. Gurubasave (1985), Ao-English-Hindi Dictionary, Mysore: Central Institute of Indian Languages, page 2
- Clark, Mary M. (1893), Ao Naga grammar with illustrative phrases and vocabulary, Molung: Assam Secretariat Printing Office, page 114
Kangean
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Sinitic 阿公 (āgōng, “grandfather”).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: a‧kong
Noun
akong
- (Sino-Kangeanic) grandfather (both paternal and maternal)
Yilan Creole
Etymology
Borrowed from Hokkien 阿公 (a-kong, “grandfather”).
Noun
akong