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Definition: Aku

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. A Kwa language spoken by the Yoruba people in southwestern Nigeria.[Wordnet].

Source: WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

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"Aku" is a common misspelling or typo for: Baku, auk, auks, raku, SKU.

Date "Aku" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1830. (references)

Common Expressions: Aku

Expressions Definition
Aku (Gambia) Aku is a variety of Krio, an English-based Creole language of Western Africa. Aku is spoken in Gambia. The Aku are a minority that is about 1% of Gambia's population. Some estimates put the figure for this ethnic group higher. The Aku are descended from liberated slaves. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Abbreviations & Acronyms: Aku

The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted.
Entry Source Expression Field
AKU English Aga Khan University N/A
Aku German Akkumulator N/A
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Extended Definition: Aku

Aku

Aku can refer to:

  • The word for "me" or "I" in the Malay language
  • The name of a god of the moon, meaning "moon", in Babylonian mythology
  • An ethnic group in Gambia consisting of descendants of former slaves
  • The romaji spelling of the Japanese word for "evil", written "あく" in hiragana or, more commonly, "悪" in kanji
  • The antagonist of Samurai Jack
  • The Hawaiian word for skipjack tuna
  • An archaic work for the Yoruba people
  • A brand of Italian-made trekking shoes

As an abbreviation, AKU can stand for:

  • Adaptation kit upgrade, in computer terminology
  • Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
  • Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan
  • Aga Khan University, an international Pakistani university
  • Alkaptonuria, or black urine disease
  • Adaptation kit upgrade, a mechanism for updating Windows Mobile
  • Algemene Kunstzijde Unie, a former Dutch company now called Akzo Nobel

See also

  • Aku Aku, a video-game character
  • Aku-Aku, a book by Thor Heyerdahl

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia; from the article "Aku". Image Credit.
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Topics by Level of Interest: Aku

Topics sorted by level of Interest Level (1=low, 600=high)     Topics sorted Alphabetically Level (1=low, 600=high)
The Aku Infection 24     Aku 3
Jack versus Aku 23     Aku Aku 20
Aku Aku 20     Aku Ankka 5
Aku Cinta Padamu 8     Aku Cinta Padamu 8
Aku Ankka 5     Aku Cintakan Mu 5
Samurai Jack: The Shadow of Aku 5     Aku Ingin Menciummu Sekali Saja 5
Aku Ingin Menciummu Sekali Saja 5     Aku language 4
Aku Cintakan Mu 5     Aku Louhimies 3
Aku language 4     Aku no Hana 4
Aku no Hana 4     Aku people 2
Aku 3     Aper Aku Stadium 3
Aku Louhimies 3     Jack versus Aku 23
Aper Aku Stadium 3     Samurai Jack: The Shadow of Aku 5
Aku people 2     The Aku Infection 24

Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses).

"Aku" is a common misspelling or typo for: Baku, auk, auks, raku, SKU.

Synonym: Aku
Position Synonym (sorted by strength)

Other

 Yoruba.
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