akas

See also: akās

Indonesian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈa.kas/
  • Rhymes: -kas, -as, -s
  • Hyphenation: a‧kas

Etymology 1

Inherited from Malay akas (dexterous).

Adjective

akas

  1. dexterous
    Synonyms: cekatan, gesit
Derived terms
  • keakasan

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Hindi आकाश (ākāś), from Sanskrit आकाश (ākāśa).

Noun

akas (plural akas-akas, first-person possessive akasku, second-person possessive akasmu, third-person possessive akasnya)

  1. Alternative spelling of angkasa

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Sundanese [Term?] and Borrowed from Javanese ꦲꦏꦱ꧀ (akas, crusty: hard and dry), from Old Javanese akas (hard, inflexible, unyielding, obstinate), kas (hardness, inflexibility).

Noun

akas (plural akas-akas, first-person possessive akasku, second-person possessive akasmu, third-person possessive akasnya)

  1. iron and steel alloy

Adjective

akas

  1. crusty: hard and dry

Etymology 4

Borrowed from Minangkabau [Term?]

Verb

akas

  1. to split in two lengthways

Etymology 5

Inherited from Malay akas, from Arabic عَكْس (ʕaks, contrary; reverse; opposite).

Noun

akas (first-person possessive akasku, second-person possessive akasmu, third-person possessive akasnya)

  1. opposite
    Synonyms: kebalikan, lawan

Further reading

Kom (Cameroon)

Noun

akas

  1. iron
  2. metal used as roofing material

References

  • Randy Jones, Provisional Kom - English lexicon (2001, Yaoundé, Cameroon)

Latvian

Noun

akas f

  1. genitive singular form of aka
  2. nominative plural form of aka
  3. vocative plural form of aka
  4. accusative plural form of aka

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English acacia.

Noun

akas

  1. acacia tree
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