akot

Hanunoo

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *hakut (“transport piecemeal; transport through repeated trips”), from Proto-Austronesian *SakuC (“transport piecemeal; transport through repeated trips”). Compare Tagalog hakot, Mansaka akot, and Maranao akot.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʔakut/ [ˈʔa.kot]
• Rhymes: -akut
• Syllabification: a‧kot

Noun

akot (Hanunoo spelling ᜠᜣᜳᜦ᜴)

1. packing, carrying, or slinging on one's back

Derived terms

• mag-akot

Further reading

• Conklin, Harold C. (1953), Hanunóo-English Vocabulary (University of California Publications in Linguistics), volume 9, London, England: University of California Press, →OCLC, page 23
• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*SakuC”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

Mansaka

Pronunciation

• Approx. IPA: /ʔaː.kot/
• Hyphenation: a·kot

NOTE: Based on personal notes in Mansaka-speaking communities (Pantukan, Davao De Oro, Philippines).

Verb

akot

1. to carry

Maranao

Verb

akot

1. to carry