# akan
## Alak
### Noun

akan
* (Alak) woman

#### Alternative forms

* kan (Harak)

### Further reading

* Theraphan L. Thongkum, The place of Lawi, Harak and Tariang within Bahnaric (1997), in The Mon-Khmer Studies Journal, volume 27

## Finnish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɑkɑn/, [ˈɑ̝kɑ̝n]
* Rhymes: -ɑkɑn
* Hyphenation: akan

### Etymology 1

From Akan Akan.

#### Alternative forms

* akani

#### Noun

akan
* Akan (West African language spoken mainly in Ghana and Ivory Coast)

##### Declension

Possessive forms of akan (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
akanini
accusative
nom.
akanini
gen.
akanini
genitive
akanini
partitive
akaniani
inessive
akanissani
elative
akanistani
illative
akaniini
adessive
akanillani
ablative
akaniltani
allative
akanilleni
essive
akaninani
translative
akanikseni
abessive
akanittani
instructive
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
akanisi
accusative
nom.
akanisi
gen.
akanisi
genitive
akanisi
partitive
akaniasi
inessive
akanissasi
elative
akanistasi
illative
akaniisi
adessive
akanillasi
ablative
akaniltasi
allative
akanillesi
essive
akaninasi
translative
akaniksesi
abessive
akanittasi
instructive
comitative
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
akanimme
accusative
nom.
akanimme
gen.
akanimme
genitive
akanimme
partitive
akaniamme
inessive
akanissamme
elative
akanistamme
illative
akaniimme
adessive
akanillamme
ablative
akaniltamme
allative
akanillemme
essive
akaninamme
translative
akaniksemme
abessive
akanittamme
instructive
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
akaninne
accusative
nom.
akaninne
gen.
akaninne
genitive
akaninne
partitive
akanianne
inessive
akanissanne
elative
akanistanne
illative
akaniinne
adessive
akanillanne
ablative
akaniltanne
allative
akanillenne
essive
akaninanne
translative
akaniksenne
abessive
akanittanne
instructive
comitative
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
akaninsa
accusative
nom.
akaninsa
gen.
akaninsa
genitive
akaninsa
partitive
akaniaan akaniansa
inessive
akanissaan akanissansa
elative
akanistaan akanistansa
illative
akaniinsa
adessive
akanillaan akanillansa
ablative
akaniltaan akaniltansa
allative
akanilleen akanillensa
essive
akaninaan akaninansa
translative
akanikseen akaniksensa
abessive
akanittaan akanittansa
instructive
comitative

### Etymology 2
#### Noun

akan
* genitive singular of akka

### Anagrams

* -kaan, kana

## Gun
### Etymology

From Proto-Gbe *akã́. Cognates include Fon akán, Saxwe Gbe akán, Adja akan, Ewe aka

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /à.kã́/

### Noun

àkán (plural àkán lɛ́ or àkán lẹ́)
* charcoal

## Indonesian
### Alternative forms

* kan, 'kan (clipping)

### Etymology

Inherited from Malay akan, from Proto-Malayic *akən, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *akən.

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Indonesian) IPA: /ˈakan/ [ˈa.kan]
* Rhymes: -akan
* Syllabification: a‧kan

### Verb

akan
* (auxiliary) Used to mark future tense.
    Aku akan makan setelah menyapu lantai.I'm going to eat after sweeping the floor.

### Preposition

akan
* of, about
    kaya akan keberagaman/tradisi ― rich in diversity/traditions
* (obsolete) for

#### Derived terms

* akan-akan
* akanan
* akankan
* berakan
* berseakan
* keakanan
* keseakanan
* mengakan
* seakan-akan

#### Compounds

* akan tetapi

### Further reading

* “akan” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

## Malay
### Alternative forms

* kan (clipping)

### Etymology

Inherited from Classical Malay اكن (akan), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *aken (“preposition, on, upon; applicative marker”). Doublet of -kan.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [a.kan]
* Rhymes: -kan, -an
* Hyphenation: a‧kan

### Preposition

akan (Jawi spelling اکن)
* (literary) For.
    Synonyms: untuk, bagi, buat, pada
    Beli buku akan daku.Buy a book for me.
* (literary) Used to connect intransitive verbs with nouns.
    Adam suka akan bahasa Jepun.Adam likes Japanese.
* (literary) About, in regards to.
    Synonyms: mengenai, tentang, perihal, adapun

### Verb

akan (Jawi spelling اکن)
* (modal, auxiliary) Will, to be going to.
    Synonyms: bakal, nak
    Saya akan melawat datuk saya.I will visit my grandfather.

#### Affixations

* akan-akan
* akankan (archaic)
* keakanan
* mengakan (archaic)
* seakan-akan

#### Descendants

* Indonesian: akan
* Peranakan Indonesian: aken

### Further reading

* “akan” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

## Mokilese
### Verb

akan
* (transitive) to ignite, set on fire

#### References

* Harrison, Sheldon P., Mokilese-English Dictionary, University of Hawaii Press 1977

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Noun

akan m (definite singular akanen, uncountable)
* Akan language

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Noun

akan m (definite singular akanen, uncountable)
* Akan language

## Olukumi
### Etymology

Possibly related to Èkìtì Yoruba ịgọ́n, Ọ̀wọ̀ Yoruba igán

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /á.kã́/

### Noun

ákán
* hawk

#### Related terms

* ugo (“eagle”)
* ẹyẹ (“bird”)

## Portuguese
### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /aˈkɐ̃/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ɐˈkan/

### Noun

akan m (uncountable)
* Alternative spelling of acã

### Noun

akan m or f by sense (plural akans)
* Alternative spelling of acã

## Quechua
### Verb

akan
* third-person singular present indicative of akay

## Rade
### Etymology

From Proto-Chamic *ʔikaːn, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hikan, from Proto-Austronesian *Sikan.

### Noun

akan (classifier drei)
* fish

#### Derived terms

* akan kê̌ñ

### References

* James A. Tharp, Y-Bhăm Ƀuôn-yǎ (1980) A Rhade-English Dictionary with English-Rhade Finderlist (Pacific Linguistics. Series C-58)‎, Canberra: Pacific Linguistics, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, The Australian National University, →ISBN, archived from the original on 1 November 2021, page 3

## Sicilian
### Noun

akan f
* (uncountable) Akan (language)

## South Central Dinka
### Noun

akan
* deleb palm

### References

* Dinka-English Dictionary‎, 2005

## Spanish
### Alternative forms

* acano

### Noun

akan m (uncountable)
* Akan (Niger-Congo language)
* Akan (language group spoken in Ghana)

## Sumerian
### Romanization

akan
* Romanization of 𒁛 (akan)

## Yoruba
### Etymology

Proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruboid *á-kɪ̃ã̀rã́. Cognates include Nupe kara, Igala íkáakàla, Olukumi akakara, Khana àka, Ayere anká

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ā.kã̀/

### Noun

akàn
* crab

#### Synonyms

Yoruba Varieties and Languages - akàn (“crab”) :
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| Language Family | Variety Group | Variety/Language | Subdialect | Location | Words |
| Proto-Itsekiri-SEY | Ìtsẹkírì | Ìtsẹkírì | Ìtsẹkírì | Ìwẹrẹ | idibi |
| Proto-Itsekiri-SEY | Olùkùmi | Olùkùmi | Olùkùmi | Ugbódù | akakara |
| Proto-Yoruba | Northwest Yoruba | Standard Yorùbá | Standard Yorùbá | Nàìjíríà | akàn, alákàn |
| Proto-Yoruba | Northwest Yoruba | Standard Yorùbá | Standard Yorùbá | Bɛ̀nɛ̀ | akàn, alákàn |
| Proto-Yoruba | Northeast Yoruba/Okun | Owé | Owé | Kabba | akọ̀n |
| Proto-Yoruba | Ede Languages/Southwest Yoruba | Ifɛ̀ | Ifɛ̀ | Akpáré | akã̀rã́ |
| Proto-Yoruba | Ede Languages/Southwest Yoruba | Ifɛ̀ | Ifɛ̀ | Atakpamɛ | akã̀rã́ |
| Proto-Yoruba | Ede Languages/Southwest Yoruba | Ifɛ̀ | Ifɛ̀ | Tchetti (Tsɛti, Cɛti) | akã̀rã́ |
| Note: This amalgamation of terms comes from a number of different academic papers focused on the unique varieties and languages spoken in the Yoruboid dialectal continuum which extends from eastern Togo to southern Nigeria. The terms for spoken varieties, now deemed dialects of Yorùbá in Nigeria (i.e. Southeast Yorùbá, Northwest Yorùbá, Central Yorùbá, and Northeast Yorùbá), have converged with those of Standard Yorùbá leading to the creation of what can be labeled Common Yorùbá (Funṣọ Akere, 1977). It can be assumed that the Standard Yorùbá term can also be used in most Nigerian varieties alongside native terms, especially amongst younger speakers. This does not apply to the other Nigerian Yoruboid languages of Ìṣẹkírì and Olùkùmi, nor the Èdè Languages of Benin and Togo. ||||||