akata

Saramaccan

Noun

akata

1. Alternative spelling of àkàtà
2. Alternative spelling of akáta

Sranan Tongo

FWOTD – 8 October 2023

Etymology

Probably from Kongo n-káta (“porter's pad”), from Proto-Bantu *-kata (“headpad”).^[1] Cognate of Saramaccan àkàtà.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈakata/, [ˈa̠ka̠ta̠], [ˈɑ̟kɑ̟tɑ̟]

Noun

akata

1. cotton headpad for carrying loads
   • 1984, “Nioni”, in Telefôn' mi koe mi koenoe, performed by The Exmo Stars and Boogie:

     Te yu no man fu tyari akata / yu no mu trobi matuku

     If you aren't able to carry a headpad / you shouldn't bother with a basket

References

1. Norval Smith (2015) “A preliminary list of probable Kikongo (KiKoongo) lexical items in the Surinam Creoles”, in P. Muysken, N. Smith, editors, Surviving the Middle Passage: The West Africa-Surinam Sprachbund, Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton, →ISBN, page 426

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish acatar, from Old Spanish acatar, from Vulgar Latin *accattāre, from Late Latin cattāre, from Latin captāre.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ʔakaˈta/ [ʔɐ.xɐˈt̪a]
• Rhymes: -a
• Syllabification: a‧ka‧ta

Noun

akatá (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜃᜆ)

1. looking after; attending to; paying attention to; taking care of

   Synonym: asikaso

Derived terms

• akatahin
• iakata
• umakata

Related terms

• desakato

Further reading

• “akata”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Yámana

Verb

akata

1. come

Yoruba

akátá

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ā.ká.tá/

Noun

akátá

1. serval, panther

   Synonym: ẹtà

2. (sometimes derogatory) A term for African-Americans. It was coined by Nigerian students in the U.S. during the 60s-70s in honor of the Black Panther Party; but now perceived as having derogatory connotations.

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ā.kā.tā/

Noun

akata

1. administrative division, unit

Etymology 3

Akata

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ā.kā.tā/

Noun

akata

1. spinning wheel

   Synonyms: rànwú-rànwú, arànwú

Etymology 4

Akátá

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ā.ká.tá/

Noun

akátá

1. The plant Rauvolfia vomitoria