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akta

Pronunciation: /ˈakta/

“akta” is an Indonesian word. Its 2 meanings in English:

noun

  1. certificate
  2. a deed; a legal contract

Etymology

Inherited from Malay akta, from Portuguese acta, (pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1990 in Portugal) of ata; still used where the agreement hasn’t come into effect and may occur as a sporadic misspelling), from Latin ācta, plural of āctum, from agō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ-. The further usage is semantic loan from Dutch akte, which makes the difference in usage between…

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