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akja

akja noun: larger pulk (low-slung boatlike sled, used for man-hauling supplies across snow and ice).

akja: larger pulk (low-slung boatlike sled, used for man-hauling supplies across snow and ice)
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Noun

akja (plural akjas)

  1. larger pulk (low-slung boatlike sled, used for man-hauling supplies across snow and ice)

Forms of akja

pluralakjas

Origin of akja

Borrowed from German Akja, Swedish ackja, Finnish akkia, from older Finnish ahkio or older Sami akio, akje, ultimately from a Proto-Uralic *aškɜ, or Proto-Norse *ᚨᚲᛃᛟ (*akjō), corresponding to Swedish äcka, Icelandic ekja (“driving, fording”), to the root ak (Swedish åk), “drive, ford, ride”. Cognates include: Finnish ahkio, akkio, akkia; Karelian ahkivo, Sami akio, akje; Swedish ackja, German Akia, Akja, Ackja.

Questions about akja

What does akja mean?
Akja means larger pulk (low-slung boatlike sled, used for man-hauling supplies across snow and ice).
What part of speech is akja?
Akja is a noun.
What is the plural of akja?
The plural of akja is akjas.

Words near akja in the dictionary

  1. Akitsu
  2. Akiva
  3. Akiyama
  4. Akiyamas
  5. akiyami
  6. akja
  7. AKK
  8. Akk.
  9. akka
  10. Akkad
  11. Akkadia

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