name
Meaning 1
The capital city of Akita Prefecture, Japan.
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Standard Lemma guide
Akita
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CMU ARPABET: AH0 K IY1 T AH0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
name
Meaning 2
A prefecture of Japan.
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name
Meaning 3
A surname from Japanese.
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noun
Meaning 4
A large dog of a Japanese breed from the mountainous northern regions of Japan.
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History
Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese 秋(あき)田(た) (Akita).
Across languages
Translations
29 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Chinese Cantonese: 秋田 (cau1 tin4) — city in Japan
- Chinese Mandarin: 秋田 (Qiūtián) — city in Japan
- Hindi: अकिता (akitā) — city in Japan
- Japanese: 秋田 — city in Japan
- Marathi: आकिता (ākitā) — city in Japan
- Portuguese: Akita — city in Japan
- Russian: А́кита (Ákita) — city in Japan
- Tamil: அகித்தா (akittā) — city in Japan
- Thai: อากิตะ (aa-gì-dtà) — city in Japan
- Chinese Cantonese: 秋田 (cau1 tin4) — prefecture in Japan
- Chinese Mandarin: 秋田 (Qiūtián) — prefecture in Japan
- Hindi: अकिता (akitā) — prefecture in Japan
- Japanese: 秋田 — prefecture in Japan
- Portuguese: Akita — prefecture in Japan
- Russian: А́кита (Ákita) — prefecture in Japan
- Tamil: அகித்தா (akittā) — prefecture in Japan
- Thai: อากิตะ (aa-gì-dtà) — prefecture in Japan
- Chinese Mandarin: 秋田 (Qiūtián) — Japanese surname
- Hindi: अकिता (akitā) — Japanese surname
- Japanese: 秋田 — Japanese surname
- Russian: А́кита (Ákita) — Japanese surname
- Tamil: அகித்தா (akittā) — Japanese surname
- Chinese Mandarin: 秋田犬 (qiūtiánquǎn) — Japanese dog breed
- Finnish: akita — Japanese dog breed
- German: Akita — Japanese dog breed
- Japanese: 秋田犬 (Akita-inu) — Japanese dog breed
- Portuguese: akita — Japanese dog breed
- Russian: А́кита (Ákita) — Japanese dog breed
- Russian: А́кита-ину (Ákita-inu) — Japanese dog breed
Real reading context