different between rakija vs raki

English

Alternative forms

• rakia

Etymology

Borrowed from Serbo-Croatian rakija/??????, from Ottoman Turkish ????? (rak?), assumed from Arabic ?????? (?araq, “sweat; wine”) (as rakija or wine vapor drops are similar to drops of sweat). Doublet of raki.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /????k??/

Noun

rakija (countable and uncountable, plural rakijas)

1. A strong distilled alcoholic beverage made from various fruits, varieties of which (such as slivovitz) are found across the Balkans and the Mediterranean. (Compare brandy.)

Translations

Synonyms

• pálenka

Anagrams

• kajira

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish ????? (rak?), from Arabic ?????? (?araq, “sweat; wine”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /r?kija/
• Hyphenation: ra?ki?ja

Noun

ràkija f (Cyrillic spelling ???????)

1. (uncountable) rakija

Declension

English

Alternative forms

• rakee

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish ????? (rak?), from Arabic ????????? (?araqiyy, “of liquor”), from ?????? (?araq, “arrack, arak”), literally, “sweat”, “condensate,” which refers to an ouzo-like liqueur made of raisins. Doublet of rakija.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??æk?/, /?æ?k??/, /??æki/

Noun

raki (countable and uncountable, plural rakis)

1. A Turkish liqueur flavored with anise.

Related terms

• rakija, arrack, arak

Translations

See also

• Wikipedia article on raki

Anagrams

• Arik, Irak, Kari, Kira, Rika, ikra, krai, raik, rika

Albanian

Alternative forms

• rakee

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish ????? (rak?), from Arabic ????????? (?araqiyy, “of liquor”), from ?????? (?araq, “arrack, arak”, literally “sweat; condensate”), which refers to an ouzo-like liqueur made of raisins.

Noun

raki f (indefinite plural raki, definite singular rakia, definite plural rakitë)

1. a national drink of Albania, raki is an anise-flavored liqueur not similar to ouzo, but made with fermented grapes or plums. It has an alcohol content similar to vodka.

Estonian

Noun

raki

1. genitive singular of rakk

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?r?ki/, [?r?ki]
• Rhymes: -?ki
• Syllabification: ra?ki

Noun

raki

1. raki

Declension

Anagrams

• Irak, Kari, arki, kari

Hausa

Noun

r?k?? m (possessed form r?kìn)

1. fear, cowardice
2. argumentativeness

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ra?c?/
• Rhymes: -a?c?

Noun

raki m (genitive singular raka, no plural)

1. moisture, dampness, humidity

   Synonym: deigja

Declension

Derived terms

• rakaefni (“humectant”)
• rakagjafi (“humectant”)

Related terms

• rakur (“damp; humid”)

Verb

raki

1. first-person singular active present subjunctive of raka
2. third-person singular active present subjunctive of raka
3. third-person plural active present subjunctive of raka

Ladino

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish ????? (rak?), from Arabic ????????? (?araqiyy, “of liquor”), from ?????? (?araq, “sweat; liquor”).

Noun

raki m (Latin spelling, Hebrew spelling ?????)

1. arak

Latvian

Verb

raki

1. 2nd person singular past indicative form of rakt

Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?rak?i/

Noun

raki

1. nominative plural of rak
2. accusative plural of rak

Mauritian Creole

Etymology

From Hindi ???? (r?kh?)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?aki/, /?ak?i/

Noun

raki

1. An ornamental wristband given by a young woman to a brother
2. Raksha Bandhan; religious ceremony

Alternative forms

• rakhi

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ra.k?i/

Noun

raki

1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of rak

Quechua

Noun

raki

1. storehouse
2. Alternative spelling of rak'i

Declension