Etymology

akanye

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Today it means: A case of vowel reduction in Slavic languages; the merger of pretonic non-high vowel phonemes (/o/, /e/ and /a/). Full definition →

Russian а́канье (ákanʹje)
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  1. Russianа (a)
  2. Russianа́кать (ákatʹ)
  3. Russianа́канье (ákanʹje)
  4. English todayakanye

Borrowed from Russian а́канье (ákanʹje).

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