araka

See also: aʼrakaʼ

Malagasy

Etymology 1

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *aRak (“walk single-file; be positioned one behind the other”).

Preposition

araka

  1. according to; following

Noun

araka

  1. following; accompanying
  2. imitation

Etymology 2

Adjective

araka

  1. (dialectal, Betsimisaraka) synonym of sasatra

Etymology 3

From Arabic عَرَق (ʕaraq, “arrack”).

Noun

araka

  1. (dialectal) rum

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic عَرَق (ʕaraq).[1]

Pronunciation

  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Noun

araka class IX (plural araka class X)

  1. arrack (alcoholic drink)

References

  1. ^ Baldi, Sergio (30 November 2020), Dictionary of Arabic Loanwords in the Languages of Central and East Africa (Handbuch der Orientalistik; Erste Abteilung: Der Nahe und der Mittlere Osten; 145), Leiden • Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 205-206 Nr. 1847
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