See also: akár, ākär, and akár-

Bahnar

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Etymology

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From Proto-Bahnaric *ʔəkaːr. Cognate with Sedang kéa. Compare Proto-Katuic *ʔŋkar (whence Ngeq ŋkar).

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Noun

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akar 

  1. skin

Hungarian

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Etymology

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Uncertain. Perhaps from Proto-Ugric [Term?] + -r (obsolete frequentative suffix).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈɒkɒr]
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  • Hyphenation: akar
  • Rhymes: -ɒr

Verb

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akar

  1. (auxiliary with an infinitive or transitive) to want
    Egyetemre akart menni.S/he wanted to go to university.
    • 1912, Dezső Kosztolányi, Akarsz-e játszani?:
      A játszótársam, mondd, akarsz-e lenni, / akarsz-e mindig, mindig játszani, / akarsz-e együtt a sötétbe menni, / gyerekszívvel fontosnak látszani, / borból-vízből mértékkel tölteni, / gyöngyöt dobálni, semminek örülni, / sóhajtva rossz ruhákat ölteni?
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

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References

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  1. ^ akar in Zaicz, Gábor (ed.). Etimológiai szótár: Magyar szavak és toldalékok eredete (‘Dictionary of Etymology: The origin of Hungarian words and affixes’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2006, →ISBN.  (See also its 2nd edition.)

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  • akar in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
  • (dialectal, archaic form of akár): akar in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
  • akar in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024).

Iban

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayic *akar, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *akar, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *(w)akar, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(w)akaʀ.

Noun

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akar

  1. root (of plant)

Indonesian

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Etymology

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From Malay akar, from Classical Malay اكر (akar), from Proto-Malayic *akar, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *akar, from Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *(w)akar, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(w)akaʀ.

  • Displaced Dutch wortel ((arithmetic) square root, root, literally root (plant)) by Komisi Bahasa Indonesia as published on Kanpō/Berita Pemerintah No.38 Year III Month 3 (2604) in 1944.

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akar (plural akar-akar)

  1. root:
    1. (literally) the part of a plant, generally underground, that anchors and supports the plant body, absorbs and stores water and nutrients.
    2. the part of a tooth extending into the bone holding the tooth in place.
      Synonym: akar gigi
    3. the part of a hair under the skin that holds the hair in place.
      Synonym: akar rambut
    4. (figurative) origin: the primary source.
      Synonym: sumber
    5. (arithmetic) of a number or expression, a number which, when raised to a specified power, yields the specified number or expression.
    6. (arithmetic) clipping of akar kuadrat (a square root).
    7. (linguistic morphology) the primary lexical unit of a word, which carries the most significant aspects of semantic content and cannot be reduced into smaller constituents.
      Synonym: akar kata
    8. (computing) in UNIX terminology, the first user account with complete access to the operating system and its configuration, found at the root of the directory structure; the person who manages accounts on a UNIX system.
      Synonyms: akun akar, pengguna akar

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Malay

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayic *akar, from Proto-Malayo-Chamic *akar, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(w)akaʀ.

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akar (Jawi spelling اکر, plural akar-akar, informal 1st possessive akarku, 2nd possessive akarmu, 3rd possessive akarnya)

  1. a root, a part of a plant that generally grow underground to absorbs water and nutrients.
  2. a creeping or climbing plant; liana.
  3. (figurative) origin or primary source.
  4. (of tooth) the part of a tooth that extending into the bone holding the tooth in place.
  5. (of hair) the part of a hair under the skin that holds the hair in place.
  6. (Indonesia, arithmetic) of a number or expression, a number which, when raised to a specified power, yields the specified number or expression.
  7. (linguistic morphology) the primary lexical unit of a word, which carries the most significant aspects of semantic content and cannot be reduced into smaller constituents. See akar kata.

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References

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  • Pijnappel, Jan (1875) “اکر akar”, in Maleisch-Hollandsch woordenboek, John Enschede en Zonen, Frederik Muller, page 15
  • Wilkinson, Richard James (1901) “اکر akar”, in A Malay-English dictionary, Hong Kong: Kelly & Walsh limited, page 27
  • Wilkinson, Richard James (1932) “akar”, in A Malay-English dictionary (romanised), volume I, Mytilene, Greece: Salavopoulos & Kinderlis, page 13
  • Wilkinson, Richard James. An Abridged Malay-English Dictionary. Macmillan. 1965.

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Sasak

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Etymology

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From Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan *(w)akar, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *(w)akaʀ.

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akar

  1. Alternative form of akah

Turkish

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Etymology 1

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From Ottoman Turkish عقار, from Arabic عَقَار (ʕaqār).

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akar (definite accusative akarı, plural akarlar)

  1. real estate

Etymology 2

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From French acare, from Ancient Greek ἀκαρί (akarí).

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akar (definite accusative akarı, plural akarlar)

  1. mite, tick

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Verb

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akar

  1. third-person singular indicative aorist of akmak

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Yámana

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akar

  1. house, hut, tent
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