#limping rhythm
- Aksak rhythm — An ethnomusicological term of Turkish origin (meaning 'limping') structurally utilized to define a special class of asymmetrical (divisional) musical rhythms, characterized by the unequal alternation of binary and ternary beats (for instance, 5/8, 7/8, 9/8, or 11/8 meters); as an adjective, it describes a traditional dance, folk melody, or rhythmic structure featuring this specific, alternating pulsation. This complex metric system forms the foundation of musical folklore in the Balkan Peninsula, Turkey, and the Near East, being theorized in Romania under the name of asymmetrical rhythm or rhythmaksak.