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Ainu
Etymology
Borrowed from a language of the Sakhalin Island. Compare Orok луча (luča), Nivkh нуча (nuț’a). See also Daur luaaq, Manchu ᠯᠣᠴᠠ (loca), Yakut нуучча (nuucca), Nanai лоча (loca), Evenki лӯча (lūça), Even ню̄чи (ņūci), etc.
Pronunciation
Noun
nuca (Kana spelling ヌチャ)
- a Russian (person)
Proper noun
nuca • (nuca)
- Russia (A transcontinental country in Eastern Europe and North Asia)
- Russian (language)
Synonyms
- (Russia): ヌチャ モシㇼ (nuca mosir), ヌチャ モシㇽ (nuca mosir)
- (the Russian language): ヌチャ イタㇰ (nuca itak)
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Medieval Latin nucha, from Arabic نُخَاع (nuḵāʕ).
Pronunciation
Noun
nuca f (plural nuques)
- nape, back of the neck
Further reading
Italian
Etymology
From Medieval Latin nucha, from Arabic نُخَاع (nuḵāʕ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnu.ka/
- Rhymes: -uka
- Hyphenation: nù‧ca
Noun
nuca f (plural nuche)
- (anatomy) nape, back of the neck
Anagrams
Piedmontese
Pronunciation
Noun
nuca f (plural nuche)
- nape
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Medieval Latin nucha, from Arabic نُخَاع (nuḵāʕ).[1][2]
Pronunciation
Noun
nuca f (plural nucas)
- nape (back part of the neck)
Derived terms
References
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Medieval Latin nucha, from Arabic نُخَاع (nuḵāʕ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnuka/
- Rhymes: -uka
- Syllabification: nu‧ca
Noun
nuca f (plural nucas)
- (anatomy) nape (back of the neck)
- Synonym: cogote
Further reading