"akan" meaning in Malay

See akan in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Preposition

IPA: [a.kan] Forms: اکن [Jawi], kan [alternative]
Rhymes: -kan, -an Etymology: Inherited from Classical Malay اكن (akan), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *aken (“preposition, on, upon; applicative marker”). Doublet of -kan. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|ms|ms-cla|اكن|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=akan|ts=}} Classical Malay اكن (akan), {{inh+|ms|ms-cla|اكن|tr=akan}} Inherited from Classical Malay اكن (akan), {{inh|ms|poz-pro|*aken|t=preposition, on, upon; applicative marker}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *aken (“preposition, on, upon; applicative marker”), {{doublet|ms|-kan}} Doublet of -kan Head templates: {{ms-prep|j=اکن}} akan (Jawi spelling اکن)
  1. (literary) For. Tags: literary Synonyms: untuk, bagi, buat, pada
    Sense id: en-akan-ms-prep-0VGuz1AB Categories (other): Malay entries with incorrect language header, Malay links with redundant alt parameters, Malay links with redundant wikilinks Disambiguation of Malay entries with incorrect language header: 13 31 29 27 Disambiguation of Malay links with redundant alt parameters: 15 27 29 30 Disambiguation of Malay links with redundant wikilinks: 14 27 30 29
  2. (literary) Used to connect intransitive verbs with nouns. Tags: literary
    Sense id: en-akan-ms-prep-GdRSOLSu Categories (other): Malay entries with incorrect language header, Malay links with redundant alt parameters, Malay links with redundant wikilinks, Malay prepositions Disambiguation of Malay entries with incorrect language header: 13 31 29 27 Disambiguation of Malay links with redundant alt parameters: 15 27 29 30 Disambiguation of Malay links with redundant wikilinks: 14 27 30 29 Disambiguation of Malay prepositions: 20 40 21 20
  3. (literary) About, in regards to. Tags: literary Synonyms: mengenai, tentang, perihal, adapun
    Sense id: en-akan-ms-prep-RAM382TK Categories (other): Malay entries with incorrect language header, Malay links with redundant alt parameters, Malay links with redundant wikilinks Disambiguation of Malay entries with incorrect language header: 13 31 29 27 Disambiguation of Malay links with redundant alt parameters: 15 27 29 30 Disambiguation of Malay links with redundant wikilinks: 14 27 30 29

Verb

IPA: [a.kan] Forms: اکن [Jawi], kan [alternative]
Rhymes: -kan, -an Etymology: Inherited from Classical Malay اكن (akan), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *aken (“preposition, on, upon; applicative marker”). Doublet of -kan. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|ms|ms-cla|اكن|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=akan|ts=}} Classical Malay اكن (akan), {{inh+|ms|ms-cla|اكن|tr=akan}} Inherited from Classical Malay اكن (akan), {{inh|ms|poz-pro|*aken|t=preposition, on, upon; applicative marker}} Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *aken (“preposition, on, upon; applicative marker”), {{doublet|ms|-kan}} Doublet of -kan Head templates: {{ms-verb|j=اکن}} akan (Jawi spelling اکن)
  1. (modal, auxiliary) Will, to be going to. Tags: auxiliary, modal Synonyms: bakal, nak
    Sense id: en-akan-ms-verb-Qq9vKhxr Categories (other): Malay entries with incorrect language header, Malay links with redundant alt parameters, Malay links with redundant wikilinks Disambiguation of Malay entries with incorrect language header: 13 31 29 27 Disambiguation of Malay links with redundant alt parameters: 15 27 29 30 Disambiguation of Malay links with redundant wikilinks: 14 27 30 29

Alternative forms

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          "text": "Saya akan melawat datuk saya.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Will, to be going to."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Will",
          "will"
        ],
        [
          "going to",
          "going to"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(modal, auxiliary) Will, to be going to."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "bakal"
        },
        {
          "word": "nak"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "auxiliary",
        "modal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[a.kan]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-kan"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-an"
    }
  ],
  "word": "akan"
}

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