aken.

Brit.

/ˈaki/, U.S.

/ˈæki/, New Zealand English

/ˈʌke/,

/ˈʌki/

Forms: 1800s aki, 1800s akki, 1800s haki, 1800s– ake.

Origin: A borrowing from Maori. Etymon: Maori ake.

Etymology: < Maori ake. Compare akeake n.Despite the suggestion made in quot. 1951, the word is probably not related to Maori āke forever.

New Zealand. Now rare.

= akeake n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > names applied to various species of trees or shrubs > [noun]

purslanec1400

mast tree1597

laburnum1693

whitebark1700

jatropha1754

quince1794

honey bush1813

snake-wood1832

ake1835

akeake1841

fire tree1851

flame-tree1866

subtree1878

1820 T. Kendall & S. Lee Gram. & Vocab. Lang. N.Z. 133 A'ke, name of a certain tree.]

1835 W. Yate Acct. N.Z. (ed. 2) ii. 47 Aki, called the Lignum vitæ of New Zealand.

1840 J. S. Polack Manners & Customs New Zealanders II. 261 The Akki a species of lignum vitæ, when young is much used for boat-timbers.

1844 Barnicoat's Jrnl. (MS.) 188 New Zealand woods, totara, haki, mairi.

1851 E. Wilson New Zealand 43 The ake (Dodonæa spatulata) and towai..are almost equal, in point of colour, to rosewood.

1879 J. Hector Handbk. N.Z. 94 Ake.—A small tree, 6–12 feet high. Wood very hard, variegated black and white; used for Native clubs.

1912 R. Quinton Strange Adventures Captain Quinton ii. 17 These [war] clubs are usually made from the wood of the ake tree, which is excessively hard and strong and variegated black and white.

1951 A. L. Hunt Confessions 137 The wood of some of them is so remarkably durable..that the Maoris call them Ake, which means ‘for ever’ or eternal.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	ake
释义	aken. Brit. /ˈaki/, U.S. /ˈæki/, New Zealand English /ˈʌke/, /ˈʌki/ Forms: 1800s aki, 1800s akki, 1800s haki, 1800s– ake. Origin: A borrowing from Maori. Etymon: Maori ake. Etymology: < Maori ake. Compare akeake n.Despite the suggestion made in quot. 1951, the word is probably not related to Maori āke forever. New Zealand. Now rare. = akeake n. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > names applied to various species of trees or shrubs > [noun] purslanec1400 mast tree1597 laburnum1693 whitebark1700 jatropha1754 quince1794 honey bush1813 snake-wood1832 ake1835 akeake1841 fire tree1851 flame-tree1866 subtree1878 1820 T. Kendall & S. Lee Gram. & Vocab. Lang. N.Z. 133 A'ke, name of a certain tree.] 1835 W. Yate Acct. N.Z. (ed. 2) ii. 47 Aki, called the Lignum vitæ of New Zealand. 1840 J. S. Polack Manners & Customs New Zealanders II. 261 The Akki a species of lignum vitæ, when young is much used for boat-timbers. 1844 Barnicoat's Jrnl. (MS.) 188 New Zealand woods, totara, haki, mairi. 1851 E. Wilson New Zealand 43 The ake (Dodonæa spatulata) and towai..are almost equal, in point of colour, to rosewood. 1879 J. Hector Handbk. N.Z. 94 Ake.—A small tree, 6–12 feet high. Wood very hard, variegated black and white; used for Native clubs. 1912 R. Quinton Strange Adventures Captain Quinton ii. 17 These [war] clubs are usually made from the wood of the ake tree, which is excessively hard and strong and variegated black and white. 1951 A. L. Hunt Confessions 137 The wood of some of them is so remarkably durable..that the Maoris call them Ake, which means ‘for ever’ or eternal. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1835
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