eduki

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Basque

Etymology

From *edun (to have) +‎ -ki, from the Proto-Basque root *-dun-.[1] The adjective and noun senses are derived from the verb.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /eduki/
  • Rhymes: -uki
  • Hyphenation: e‧du‧ki

Verb

eduki du (imperfect participle edukitzen, future participle edukiko, short form eduki, verbal noun edukitze)

  1. to support, sustain
  2. to keep
  3. (Southern) to have, possess
    Synonyms: izan (Southern), ukan (Northern)
  4. to take for
  5. to believe, think
  6. to stay true, remain faithful

Conjugation

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Adjective

eduki (comparative edukiago, superlative edukien, excessive edukiegi)

  1. rich
  2. stingy, cheap

Declension

Noun

eduki inan or anim

  1. content, possession, goods
  2. rich person
  3. stingy, cheap person

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References

  1. ^ *edun” in Etymological Dictionary of Basque by R. L. Trask, sussex.ac.uk

Further reading

  • eduki”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
  • eduki”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

Esperanto

Etymology

From French éduquer, English educate, Italian educare etc., all from Latin ēducō.

Pronunciation

Verb

eduki (present edukas, past edukis, future edukos, conditional edukus, volitive eduku)

  1. to educate
  2. to bring up, to raise (children)

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