nåkäs

Westrobothnian

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²noːkɛs/, /²nɒːkɛs/, /²nɑːkɛs/
    Rhymes: -òːkɛs, -ɛs

Etymology 1

Like Scanian nága (“to reach”) from Middle Low German naken, from Proto-Germanic *nēkijaną. Related to Swedish nalkas and Icelandic nálgast.

Verb

nåkäs

  1. reach, approach, meet, catch
    Ji nåkäs int fensträ.
    I can't reach the window.
    Nakes do uti tömlitja?
    Are you able to reach the rein loop?

Etymology 2

From nåk.

Verb

nåkäs

  1. be fake, malicious, scornful
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