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akela

akela is the alternative letter-case form of Akela.

Proper noun capitalized: Akela

Akela

  1. A fictional wolf character in Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book.

Noun capitalized: Akela

Akela (plural Akelas)

  1. The leader of a pack of Cub Scouts.
    • Many packs have a sixer's council where the sixers, and sometimes the seconds, meet with Akela and some of the other leaders.1995, Boy Scouts of Canada. National Council, The Cub Book
    • The incident that cost him his licence, flying his plane too close to a Scout hut, followed the discovery that his wife was having an affair with a local Akela.2023 October 12, Alan Partridge, Alan Partridge: Big Beacon, Hachette UK, →ISBN

Forms of akela

pluralakelas
pluralAkelas
alternative formakela

Origin of akela

Borrowed from Hindustani اَکیلَا (akelā) / अकेला (akelā, “alone”).

Questions about akela

What does akela mean?
Akela means a fictional wolf character in Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book.
What is akela the alternative letter-case form of?
Akela is the alternative letter-case form of Akela.
What part of speech is akela?
Akela can be a proper noun or a noun.

Words near akela in the dictionary

  1. Akei
  2. akekee
  3. akekees
  4. akeki
  5. Akel
  6. akela
  7. akelas
  8. Akeldama
  9. Akeldamas
  10. Akeley
  11. Akeleys

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