aq

See also: AQ, A Q, .aq, and (aq)

English

Noun

aq

1. (physical chemistry) Abbreviation of aqueous solution.

Adjective

aq (not comparable)

1. as quoted (used on a menu to indicate that the price is not listed because it varies depending on the composition of a dish (as in a charcuterie or cheese platter) or because it is particularly high)

Usage notes

• The abbreviation mp (“market price”) is more common, but mp is formally only correct if the price of the ingredients changes (as for seafood), not if the price of the dish changes due to the composition changing.

Synonyms

• mp (market price)
• price available upon request

References

• A.Q. abbreviation on restaurant menus, Google answers (on Wayback machine)
• (Not about) Food words I'd like to never see again. – Das Ubergeek, Feb 28, 2009

Anagrams

• Q & A, Q&A, QA

Albanian

Alternative forms

• aqë — earlier

Etymology

Ultimately a formation from Proto-Indo-European *kʷ-. Akin to kaq for which compare Proto-Slavic *jakъ ~ *kakъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ac/

Adverb

aq

1. so much, so, to a certain degree

   aq më i madh ― so much bigger

2. very

   Synonym: shumë

Derived terms

• aq sa
• aqherë

 

References

• “aq”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎^[1] (in Albanian), 1980, page 43ab
• Demiraj, B. (1997) “áqë”, in Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz [Albanian Etymologies: […]] (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 7)‎^[2] (in German), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 80
• Meyer, G. (1891) “aḱɛ”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch der albanesischen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in German), Strasbourg: Karl J. Trübner, →DOI, page 7
• Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “aq”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 6

Crimean Tatar

Adjective

aq

1. white

Indonesian

Alternative forms

• ak
• q (alay)

Pronoun

aq

1. (text messaging, slang) Abbreviation of aku.

Juǀ'hoan

Pronunciation

• The pharyngealized vowel IPA^(key): /aˤ/

Letter

aq (upper case Aq)

1. A letter of the Juǀ'hoan alphabet, written in the Latin script.

Kaqchikel

Alternative forms

• ak (obsolete)

Etymology

From Proto-Mayan *ahq. "Woodlouse" sense influenced by Spanish cochinilla (literally “little pig”).

Noun

aq

1. pig
2. woodlouse

References

• anonymous author (17th c.) Uocabulario copioso de las lenguas cakchikel y ꜭiche‎^[3] (in Spanish), page 3: “Ak. el puerco.”
• Brown, R. McKenna, Maxwell, Judith M., Little, Walter E. (2006) ¿La ütz awäch? Introduction to Kaqchikel Maya Language, Austin: University of Texas Press, page 206
• Ruyán Canú, Déborah, Coyote Tum, Rafael, Munson L., Jo Ann (1991) Diccionario cakchiquel central y español‎^[4] (in Spanish), Instituto Lingüístico de Verano de Centroamérica, page 5

Portuguese

Adverb

aq

1. (Brazil, Internet slang, text messaging) Abbreviation of aqui (“here”).

Salar

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *āk. Cognate with Turkish ak.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɑχ]

Adjective

aq

1. white

References

• Yakup, Abdurishid (2002) “aq”, in An Ili Salar Vocabulary: Introduction and a Provisional Salar-English Lexicon‎^[5], Tokyo: University of Tokyo, →ISBN, pages 34-36

Swedish

Alternative forms

• ak

Noun

aq

1. Abbreviation of akademisk kvart.

Turkish

Phrase

aq

1. (Internet) Initialism of amına koyayım.

   bu iyi aq

   this is fucking good

Related terms

• amk