"akansa" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Sranan Tongo]

IPA: /akansa/, [a̠ka̠nsa̠], [ɑ̟kɑ̟nsɑ̟]
Etymology: Probably from Fon akasá (“porridge”) and Yoruba àkàsù (“cornmeal lump”). Compare Portuguese acaçá, Haitian Creole akasan. Etymology templates: {{der|srn|fon|akasá||porridge}} Fon akasá (“porridge”), {{der|srn|yo|àkàsù||cornmeal lump}} Yoruba àkàsù (“cornmeal lump”), {{cog|pt|acaçá}} Portuguese acaçá, {{cog|ht|akasan}} Haitian Creole akasan Head templates: {{head|srn|noun}} akansa
  1. a firm porridge or pudding made of maize Wikipedia link: John A. Holm, nl:Instituut ter Bevordering van de Surinamistiek, nl:Pieter Muysken
    Sense id: en-akansa-srn-noun-qfgE77ZA Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Sranan Tongo entries with incorrect language header
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    [
      "akasá",
      "akasá#Fon"
    ],
    [
      "àkàsù",
      "akasu#Yoruba"
    ],
    [
      "acaçá",
      "acaçá#Portuguese"
    ],
    [
      "akasan",
      "akasan#Haitian_Creole"
    ]
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "srn",
        "2": "fon",
        "3": "akasá",
        "4": "",
        "5": "porridge"
      },
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      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "srn",
        "2": "yo",
        "3": "àkàsù",
        "4": "",
        "5": "cornmeal lump"
      },
      "expansion": "Yoruba àkàsù (“cornmeal lump”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pt",
        "2": "acaçá"
      },
      "expansion": "Portuguese acaçá",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ht",
        "2": "akasan"
      },
      "expansion": "Haitian Creole akasan",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Probably from Fon akasá (“porridge”) and Yoruba àkàsù (“cornmeal lump”). Compare Portuguese acaçá, Haitian Creole akasan.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "srn",
        "2": "noun"
      },
      "expansion": "akansa",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Sranan Tongo",
  "lang_code": "srn",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Sranan Tongo entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              6,
              12
            ]
          ],
          "english": "I'm still the same old me.",
          "ref": "1904, Henri François Rikken, Codjo, de brandstichter. Oorspronkelijk historisch-romantisch verhaal uit het jaar 1832 [Codjo, the arsonist. An original historico-romantic story from the year 1832], Paramaribo: J. Timmerman, pages 68-69:",
          "text": "Mi na akansa, allatem mi de toe foe wan sren",
          "translation": "I'm still the same old me.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a firm porridge or pudding made of maize"
      ],
      "id": "en-akansa-srn-noun-qfgE77ZA",
      "links": [
        [
          "porridge",
          "porridge"
        ],
        [
          "pudding",
          "pudding"
        ],
        [
          "maize",
          "maize"
        ]
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
        "John A. Holm",
        "nl:Instituut ter Bevordering van de Surinamistiek",
        "nl:Pieter Muysken"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/akansa/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[a̠ka̠nsa̠]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ɑ̟kɑ̟nsɑ̟]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "akansa"
}
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      "akasá",
      "akasá#Fon"
    ],
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      "àkàsù",
      "akasu#Yoruba"
    ],
    [
      "acaçá",
      "acaçá#Portuguese"
    ],
    [
      "akasan",
      "akasan#Haitian_Creole"
    ]
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "fon",
        "3": "akasá",
        "4": "",
        "5": "porridge"
      },
      "expansion": "Fon akasá (“porridge”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "srn",
        "2": "yo",
        "3": "àkàsù",
        "4": "",
        "5": "cornmeal lump"
      },
      "expansion": "Yoruba àkàsù (“cornmeal lump”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pt",
        "2": "acaçá"
      },
      "expansion": "Portuguese acaçá",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ht",
        "2": "akasan"
      },
      "expansion": "Haitian Creole akasan",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Probably from Fon akasá (“porridge”) and Yoruba àkàsù (“cornmeal lump”). Compare Portuguese acaçá, Haitian Creole akasan.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "srn",
        "2": "noun"
      },
      "expansion": "akansa",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Sranan Tongo",
  "lang_code": "srn",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
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        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
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        "Sranan Tongo lemmas",
        "Sranan Tongo nouns",
        "Sranan Tongo terms derived from Fon",
        "Sranan Tongo terms derived from Yoruba",
        "Sranan Tongo terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Sranan Tongo terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
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            [
              6,
              12
            ]
          ],
          "english": "I'm still the same old me.",
          "ref": "1904, Henri François Rikken, Codjo, de brandstichter. Oorspronkelijk historisch-romantisch verhaal uit het jaar 1832 [Codjo, the arsonist. An original historico-romantic story from the year 1832], Paramaribo: J. Timmerman, pages 68-69:",
          "text": "Mi na akansa, allatem mi de toe foe wan sren",
          "translation": "I'm still the same old me.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
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        "a firm porridge or pudding made of maize"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "porridge",
          "porridge"
        ],
        [
          "pudding",
          "pudding"
        ],
        [
          "maize",
          "maize"
        ]
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
        "John A. Holm",
        "nl:Instituut ter Bevordering van de Surinamistiek",
        "nl:Pieter Muysken"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/akansa/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[a̠ka̠nsa̠]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ɑ̟kɑ̟nsɑ̟]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "akansa"
}

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