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ák-mō̤ 鴨姆 the female duck.
ák-mō̤-ciŭ 鴨姆洲 a locality in Foochow, on the North bank of the Min below the bridge.
ák ⻍辵 to stop, to prevent.
ák-áuk 遏惡 to restrain the wicked.
ák-áuk-iòng-siêng 遏惡揚善 to repress his vices and proclaim his virtues.
ák-cī 遏止 to stop, (géng-cī).
ák-cié-sṳ̆-ṳ̆k 遏制私慾 to subdue one's lusts.
ák-diǎh 遏糴 prohibit buying rice, (in time of famine.)
ák-hǔk 遏服 to compel one to obey.
ak-sê̤ung 遏訟 to compel one to testify at law.
ák (or cák) ㄧㄚ a creaking, crushing sound, to grind, to crush.
ák-ák 軋軋 a creaking sound.
ák-huák-dŏ̤ 軋髮刀 hair clippers, (là̤-cēng).
ák ㄧㄚ to pull up, to eradicate.
ȧk the root of the nose, the frontal sinus.
àk (or iěng) to shut, to stop up, to obstruct.
ǎk ㄏㄛ a small box, (siŏng).
ǎk-cièng 盒錢 cumshaw, tip, (huǎ-chāi.)
ǎk-cṳ̄-chiǒng 盒子鎗 magazine or quick firing gun (kuái-chiŏng),
ǎk-giāng 盒仔 a small box.
ǎk 犭 犬 ㄒㄧㄚ intimate, familiar, to slight, to caress, to despise, to change.
ǎk-gê-īng-cīu 狎妓飲酒 debauchery and drunkenness.
ăk-nguâng 狎玩 to sport with, lustful dalliance.
ăk-nĭk 狎暱 familiar, intimate with.
ǎk-ū 狎侮 to slight, to insult.
ǎk, coll. (ă, ŏ̤) 阝阜 a prefix to titles.
ǎk-dēu 阿斗 a blockhead.
ǎk-diǎ 阿爹 father, (hô; nòng-bâ).
ǎk-gŏ̤ 阿哥 brother, (ī-gŏ̤; hiăng).
ǎk-mǎ 阿媽 mother, nurse-maid, (ĭ-nā̤; mū).
ǎk-nā̤ 阿奶 title given to an adopted mother, (ngiê-nā̤),