Aka

English: (noun) clearing up, cleared area


Source: Peter Martin's Kelabit Dictionary


Related to Aka


aka': saliva

akal: intelligence, wisdom, ingenuity

akang: scarecrow (made of old clothes hung on sticks)

akat 1: stubbornness, defiance, answering back rudely

akat 2: bravery, courage

akat akat: undaunted

baka: bearded pig, wild boar

bakad: shirt, blouse

bakae: Unusual male practice of performing tasks meant for women, e.g. cooking. This is considered 'bakae'.

bakang: wide apart, of the feet while standing

bua' nakan: jackfruit

kato raka: stick insect

kebakadan: too full from overeating

makat: brave

makat (m-akat): brave, courageous

mekakang (ng-pekakang): to spread or force apart, of forceps

naka (in-aka): cleared area

nakan: a small jackfruit variety

nakat (in-akat): defiant, stobborn

nebakang (ng-te-bakang): make someone else's feet wide apart, spread someone's legs, force apart forceps; stand over someone or something with feet wide apart

ngaka (ng-aka): to clear away grass

ngelaka': to click the tongue

pakay: to use

pekakang: to be spread apart, stretched (of forceps that have been forced apart)

raka': dead twig

simbakang (t-in-e-bakang): stood over someone with legs wide apart

taka: lake

tasinah menakan: aunt, aunty

telaka': small frog

teraka': thin, emaciated