raki

See also: räki, rakı, and rak'i

English

Etymology

From Turkish rakı,[1] from Arabic عَرَقِيّ (ʿaraqiyy, of liquor), from عَرَق (ʿaraq, arrack, arak), literally, “condensate,” which refers to an ouzo-like liqueur made of raisins.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɹækə/, /ɹæˈkɜː/, /ˈɹæki/

Noun

raki (countable and uncountable, plural rakis)

  1. A Turkish liqueur flavored with anise.

Translations

See also

References

  1. "raki." The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2004.

Anagrams


Albanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish [script needed] (rāqī), from Arabic عَرَقِيّ (ʿaraqiyy, of liquor), from عَرَق (ʿaraq, arrack, arak, literally condensate), which refers to an ouzo-like liqueur made of raisins.

Noun

raki f (indefinite plural raki, definite singular rakia, definite plural rakitë)

  1. a national drink of Albania, raki is an anise-flavored liqueur not similar to ouzo, but made with fermented grapes or plums. It has an alcohol content similar to vodka.

Finnish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈrɑki/, [ˈrɑki]

Noun

raki

  1. raki

Declension

Inflection of raki (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative raki rakit
genitive rakin rakien
partitive rakia rakeja
illative rakiin rakeihin
singular plural
nominative raki rakit
accusative nom. raki rakit
gen. rakin
genitive rakin rakien
partitive rakia rakeja
inessive rakissa rakeissa
elative rakista rakeista
illative rakiin rakeihin
adessive rakilla rakeilla
ablative rakilta rakeilta
allative rakille rakeille
essive rakina rakeina
translative rakiksi rakeiksi
instructive rakein
abessive rakitta rakeitta
comitative rakeineen

Anagrams


Hausa

Noun

rākī̀ m (possessed form rākìn)

  1. fear, cowardice
  2. argumentativeness

Icelandic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈraːcɪ/
  • Rhymes: -aːcɪ

Noun

raki m (genitive singular raka, no plural)

  1. moisture, dampness, humidity
    Synonym: deigja

Declension

Derived terms

  • rakaefni (humectant)
  • rakagjafi (humectant)
  • rakur (damp; humid)

Verb

raki

  1. first-person singular active present subjunctive of raka
  2. third-person singular active present subjunctive of raka
  3. third-person plural active present subjunctive of raka

Ladino

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish [script needed] (rāqī) (compare modern Turkish rakı), from Arabic عَرَقِيّ (ʿaraqiyy, of liquor), from عَرَق (ʿaraq).

Noun

raki m (Latin spelling, Hebrew spelling ראקי)

  1. arak

Latvian

Verb

raki

  1. 2nd person singular past indicative form of rakt

Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈrakʲi/

Noun

raki

  1. nominative plural of rak
  2. accusative plural of rak

Mauritian Creole

Etymology

From Hindi राखी (rākhī)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʁaki/, /ɾakʰi/

Noun

raki

  1. An ornamental wristband given by a young woman to a brother
  2. Raksha Bandhan; religious ceremony

Alternative forms


Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈra.kʲi/

Noun

raki

  1. nominative, accusative, and vocative plural of rak

Quechua

Noun

raki

  1. storehouse
  2. Alternative spelling of rak'i

Declension

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