luka

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lǫka.

• IPA^(key):

luka n pl

1. Alternative form of louka (“meadow”)

• “luka”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “luka”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “luka”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

luk (“hole”) +‎ -a (possessive suffix)

• IPA^(key):
• Hyphenation: lu‧ka

luka

1. Alternative form of lyuka, third-person singular single-possession possessive of luk

Inherited from Malay luka, from Proto-Malayic *luka, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *luka, Proto-Austronesian *Nuka.

• IPA^(key): /ˈlu.ka/
• Rhymes: -uka
• Hyphenation: lu‧ka

luka

1. wound:
   1. An injury, such as a cut, stab, or tear, to a (usually external) part of the body.
   2. (figurative) A hurt to a person's feelings, reputation, prospects, etc.

luka

1. wounded:
   1. Suffering from a wound, especially one acquired in battle from a weapon, such as a gun or a knife.
   2. (figurative) Suffering from an emotional injury.

• Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*Nuka”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI

luka

1. to weave

• luken

luka m or f

1. definite feminine singular of luke

luka f

1. definite singular of luke

From Proto-Germanic *lūkaną.

lūka

1. to close, shut

From Old Norse lúka, from Proto-Germanic *lūkaną.

lūka

1. to close, shut

From Proto-Cushitic. Cognates include Burji lukka, Hadiyya lokko and Sidamo lekka.

luka

1. leg

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Borrowed from German Lücke.^[1] Aleksander Brückner believed that the term had come from Luke (“hatch”).^[2]

• IPA^(key): /ˈlu.ka/

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• Rhymes: -uka
• Syllabification: lu‧ka

luka f

1. gap, blank

   wypełniać lukę ― to fill in the blank

2. hatch

   Synonyms: luk m, właz m

3. loophole, an exploitable "hole" in a system

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

• kula

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *lǫka.

• IPA^(key): /lǔːka/
• Hyphenation: lu‧ka

lúka f (Cyrillic spelling лу́ка)

1. harbor; harbour
2. seaport
3. port

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

luka (Cyrillic spelling лука)

1. genitive singular of luk

• IPA^(key): /lùːka/

lúka f

1. harbor; harbour
2. seaport
3. port

The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.

• “luka”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2024

From Proto-Bantu *-dʊ̀ka.

-luka

1. (transitive) to plait
2. (transitive) to weave

• C. M. Doke, B. W. Vilakazi (1972) “luka”, in Zulu-English Dictionary, →ISBN: “luka (6.3)”