aking

English

Verb

aking

1. present participle and gerund of ake

Anagrams

• Kinga, kiang

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From ake (“to sled, slide”) +‎ -ing (“action/result-forming noun suffix”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²ɑː.kɪŋ/, [ˈɑ̂ː.kɪŋ]
• Rhymes: -ɑːkɪŋ
• Hyphenation: a‧king

Noun

aking f or m (definite singular akinga or akingen, indefinite plural akinger, definite plural akingene)

1. sledding, tobogganing; the recreational activity of sliding downhill on a sled, toboggan or similar object

   Det var perfekte forhold for aking. ― The conditions were perfect for sledding.

2. (sports) luge; a winter sport in which competitors race down an ice-covered track while lying on their backs, feet first, on a small sled
   • 2026 January 12, Fredrik Lyngås Pedersen and Jørn Sundby, “aking”, in Lille norske leksikon‎^[1]:

     Aking er en idrett hvor det er om å gjøre å være raskest ned en isete bane på en kjelke.

     Luge is a sport in which the aim is to be the fastest down an icy track on a sled.

Derived terms

• kjelkeaking (“sledding, tobogganing”)

Related terms

• ake (“to sled, slide”)
• aker (“sledder, luge athlete”)
• akebakke (“sledding hill”)
• akesport (“sledding sport, luge”)

References

• “ake” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “ake” in Norwegian Academy Dictionary (NAOB).
• Rolf Bryhn (17 December 2025), “akesport”, in Store norske leksikon‎^[2]
• Fredrik Lyngås Pedersen and Jørn Sundby (12 January 2026), “aking”, in Lille norske leksikon‎^[3]

Nyishi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /akiŋ/

Numeral

aking

1. one