huk

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See also: Huk, huk⁸, and hu·k

Epigraphic Mayan

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Numeral

huk

  1. seven

Indonesian

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Etymology

From Dutch hoek (“corner, angle”), from Middle Dutch hoec, huoc, from Old Dutch *huok, from Proto-Germanic *hōkaz (“hook”), from Proto-Indo-European *kog-, *keg-, *keng- (“peg, hook, claw”).

Pronunciation

Noun

huk

  1. (colloquial) land or building at the corner
  2. (colloquial, dialectal) corner (of the room)

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

huk

  1. imperative of huke

Polish

Etymology

Onomatopoeic. Compare Serbo-Croatian huk.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxuk/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -uk
  • Syllabification: huk
  • Homophone: Huk

Noun

huk m inan

  1. noise, boom, bang, crash, rumble

Declension

Declension of huk
singular plural
nominative huk huki
genitive huku huków
dative hukowi hukom
accusative huk huki
instrumental hukiem hukami
locative huku hukach
vocative huku huki

Further reading

  • huk in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • huk in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Quechua

Quechua cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : huk
    Ordinal : ñawpaq ñiqi

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Pronunciation

Numeral

huk

  1. one

Adjective

huk

  1. another, other

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

Noun

hȗk m (Cyrillic spelling ху̑к)

  1. rumble, roar, rumble (indefinite noise or murmur)
  2. roar (of water falling or flowing)
  3. whistle (of wind)
  4. hoot (cry of an owl)

Declension

Declension of huk
singular
nominative huk
genitive huka
dative huku
accusative huk
vocative huče
locative huku
instrumental hukom

Swedish

Etymology

From huka (“crouch, squat”). Attested since 1750.

Noun

huk

  1. (in some expressions) a squatting position

References

Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English hook.

Noun

huk

  1. a hook, especially a fish hook.

Verb

huk intrans., transitive hukim

  1. (intransitive) to fish.
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