akja

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noun

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

OriginGerman Akja ← Swedish ackja ← Finnish akkia →
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Meanings

nounakja (plural akjas)

plural akjas

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

Origin

  1. Proto-Norse*ᚨᚲᛃᛟ
  2. Proto-Uralic*aškɜ
  3. Finnishahkio
  4. Finnishakkia
  5. Swedishackja
  6. GermanAkja
  7. Englishakja

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.

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Translations

Finnish ahkio, akkio
  • ahkioakja
  • akkioakja
  • akkiaakja
German Akia, Akja
  • Akiaakja
  • Akjaakja
  • Ackjaakja
Swedish ackja
  • ackjaakja

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

akja. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/akja

MLA

“akja.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/akja. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “akja,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/akja.

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