aks

== Translingual == === Symbol === aks (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Akaselem. === See also === Wiktionary’s coverage of Akaselem terms == English == === Etymology === From Old English acsian (“ask”); see ax for more. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /æks/, /ɑːks/ Rhymes: -æks, -ɑːks === Verb === aks (third-person singular simple present aks or akses, present participle aksing, simple past and past participle aksed) (dialectal, now chiefly West Africa, African-American Vernacular, MLE, Bermuda, West Country, Maori English and Ireland) To ask. ==== Descendants ==== Sranan Tongo: aksi, haksi, hakisi (superseded)Aukan: aksiSaramaccan: hákísi === Anagrams === ASK, Ask, KAs, KSA, SAK, SKA, ask, kas, ska == Danish == === Etymology === From Old Norse ax. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aks/ === Noun === aks n (singular definite akset, plural indefinite aks) ear (fruiting body of a grain plant) spike (ear of grain) ==== Inflection ==== === Further reading === “aks” in Den Danske Ordbog “aks” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog == Dutch == === Alternative forms === aaks (dated) akst (archaic, literary) === Etymology === From Middle Dutch aex, from Old Dutch acus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɑks/ Hyphenation: aks Rhymes: -ɑks === Noun === aks f (plural aksen, no diminutive) an axe, usually denoting a heavy axe Synonym: bijl ==== Descendants ==== Negerhollands: aks → Sranan Tongo: aksi === Further reading === “aks” in Woordenlijst Nederlandse Taal – Officiële Spelling, Nederlandse Taalunie. [the official spelling word list for the Dutch language] == Guyanese Creole English == === Etymology === From dialectal English aks, from ask. === Noun === aks to ask === References === Samad, Daizal R.; Harripersaud, Ashwannie (2023), A Dictionary of Guyanese Words and Expressions, Blue Rose Publishers, →ISBN, page 2 Henry, Edgar A. (2022), The Guyanese Slang Alphabet, Dorrance Publishing Company, →ISBN, page 37 == Jamaican Creole == === Alternative forms === aaks, ax === Etymology === From English ask. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɑːks/, /ˈɔːks/ Hyphenation: aks === Verb === aks to ask === Further reading === Richard Allsopp, editor (1996), Dictionary of Caribbean English Usage, Kingston, Jamaica: University of the West Indies Press, published 2003, →ISBN, page 20 == Nigerian Pidgin == === Etymology === From English ask. === Verb === aks ask == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === From Old Norse ax. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aks/ === Noun === aks n (definite singular akset, indefinite plural aks, definite plural aksa or aksene) ear (fruiting body of a grain plant) spike (ear of grain) ==== Derived terms ==== kornaks === References === “aks” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB). == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === From Old Norse ax. === Noun === aks n (definite singular akset, indefinite plural aks, definite plural aksa) ear (fruiting body of a grain plant) ==== Derived terms ==== kornaks moldaks skjæraks (may be of other origin) === References === “aks” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Tsimshian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ʔaks] === Noun === aks water === Verb === aks (ambitransitive) drink (intransitive) be wet === References === John Asher Dunn, Sm'algyax: A Reference Dictionary and Grammar (1995, →ISBN == Turkish == === Etymology === Borrowed from French axe, from Latin axis, from Proto-Italic *aksis, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱs-i-s. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɑks/ === Noun === aks (definite accusative aksi, plural aksler) axis ==== Synonyms ==== dingil eksen === References === “aks”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu == Uzbek == === Etymology === Borrowed from Arabic عَكْس (ʕaks). Compare Turkish akis (“reverse, opposite”) === Adjective === aks (comparative aksroq, superlative eng aks) contrary, adverse, reverse ==== Derived terms ====