nuka

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Greenlandic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Inuit *nuka- (“younger sibling of the same sex”), from Proto-Eskimo *nuka- (“younger sibling”).

Pronunciation

Noun

nuka (plural nukat, and nukkat)

  1. younger sibling of someone of equal gender

Declension

Declension of nuka
singular plural
absolutive nuka nukat
ergative nukap nukat
allative nukamut nukanut
ablative nukamit nukanit
prosecutive nukakkut nukatigut
locative nukami nukani
instrumental nukamik nukanik
equative nukatut nukatut

Ingrian

Etymology

Borrowed from Estonian nuga.

Pronunciation

Noun

nuka

  1. Synonym of veitsi

Declension

Declension of nuka (type 3/koira, k- gradation, gemination)
singular plural
nominative nuka nuat
genitive nuan nukkiin
partitive nukkaa nukkia
illative nukkaa nukkii
inessive nuas nuis
elative nuast nuist
allative nualle nuille
adessive nual nuil
ablative nualt nuilt
translative nuaks nuiks
essive nukanna, nukkaan nukinna, nukkiin
exessive1) nukant nukint
1) obsolete
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
**) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

References

  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 349

Japanese

Romanization

nuka

  1. Rōmaji transcription of ぬか

Lozi

Noun

nuka

  1. river

References

  • R. M. Mukuni, Silozi-English Phrase Book (1991)

Phuthi

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-nùnka.

Verb

-nuka

  1. to smell (bad)
    Synonym: -nkgha

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Rwanda-Rundi

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-nùnka.

Verb

-nūka (infinitive kunūka, perfective -nūtse)

  1. stink, smell bad

Swahili

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-nùnka.

Pronunciation

  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Verb

-nuka (infinitive kunuka)

  1. (intransitive) to smell, stink

Conjugation

Conjugation of -nuka
Positive present -nanuka
Subjunctive -nuke
Negative -nuki
Imperative singular nuka
Infinitives
Positive kunuka
Negative kutonuka
Imperatives
Singular nuka
Plural nukeni
Tensed forms
Habitual hunuka
Positive past positive subject concord + -linuka
Negative past negative subject concord + -kunuka
Positive present (positive subject concord + -nanuka)
Singular Plural
1st person ninanuka/nanuka tunanuka
2nd person unanuka mnanuka
3rd person m-wa(I/II) ananuka wananuka
other classes positive subject concord + -nanuka
Negative present (negative subject concord + -nuki)
Singular Plural
1st person sinuki hatunuki
2nd person hunuki hamnuki
3rd person m-wa(I/II) hanuki hawanuki
other classes negative subject concord + -nuki
Positive future positive subject concord + -tanuka
Negative future negative subject concord + -tanuka
Positive subjunctive (positive subject concord + -nuke)
Singular Plural
1st person ninuke tunuke
2nd person unuke mnuke
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anuke wanuke
other classes positive subject concord + -nuke
Negative subjunctive positive subject concord + -sinuke
Positive present conditional positive subject concord + -ngenuka
Negative present conditional positive subject concord + -singenuka
Positive past conditional positive subject concord + -ngalinuka
Negative past conditional positive subject concord + -singalinuka
Gnomic (positive subject concord + -anuka)
Singular Plural
1st person nanuka twanuka
2nd person wanuka mwanuka
3rd person m-wa(I/II) anuka wanuka
m-mi(III/IV) wanuka yanuka
ji-ma(V/VI) lanuka yanuka
ki-vi(VII/VIII) chanuka vyanuka
n(IX/X) yanuka zanuka
u(XI) wanuka see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) kwanuka
pa(XVI) panuka
mu(XVIII) mwanuka
Perfect positive subject concord + -menuka
"Already" positive subject concord + -meshanuka
"Not yet" negative subject concord + -januka
"If/When" positive subject concord + -kinuka
"If not" positive subject concord + -siponuka
Consecutive kanuka / positive subject concord + -kanuka
Consecutive subjunctive positive subject concord + -kanuke
Object concord (indicative positive)
Singular Plural
1st person -ninuka -tunuka
2nd person -kunuka -wanuka/-kunukeni/-wanukeni
3rd person m-wa(I/II) -mnuka -wanuka
m-mi(III/IV) -unuka -inuka
ji-ma(V/VI) -linuka -yanuka
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -kinuka -vinuka
n(IX/X) -inuka -zinuka
u(XI) -unuka see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -kunuka
pa(XVI) -panuka
mu(XVIII) -munuka
Reflexive -jinuka
Relative forms
General positive (positive subject concord + (object concord) + -nuka- + relative marker)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -nukaye -nukao
m-mi(III/IV) -nukao -nukayo
ji-ma(V/VI) -nukalo -nukayo
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -nukacho -nukavyo
n(IX/X) -nukayo -nukazo
u(XI) -nukao see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -nukako
pa(XVI) -nukapo
mu(XVIII) -nukamo
Other forms (subject concord + tense marker + relative marker + (object concord) + -nuka)
Singular Plural
m-wa(I/II) -yenuka -onuka
m-mi(III/IV) -onuka -yonuka
ji-ma(V/VI) -lonuka -yonuka
ki-vi(VII/VIII) -chonuka -vyonuka
n(IX/X) -yonuka -zonuka
u(XI) -onuka see n(X) or ma(VI) class
ku(XV/XVII) -konuka
pa(XVI) -ponuka
mu(XVIII) -monuka
Some forms not commonly seen in modern Standard Swahili are absent from the table. See Appendix:Swahili verbs for more information.

Derived terms

Waray-Waray

Noun

nuka

  1. (anatomy) scab

Xhosa

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-nùnka.

Verb

-nuka

  1. to smell, to stink
    Synonym: -joja

Inflection

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Zulu

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-nùnka.

Verb

-nuka

  1. (intransitive) to smell (have a particular odour)
  2. (transitive) to smell (detect the odour of)

Inflection

Tone L
Infinitive ukunuka
Positive Negative
Infinitive ukunuka ukunganuki
Imperative
Simple + object concord
Singular nuka -nuke
Plural nukani -nukeni
Present
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngiyanuka, nginuka enginukayo, enginuka nginuka anginuki enginganuki nginganuki
2nd singular uyanuka, unuka onukayo, onuka unuka awunuki onganuki unganuki
1st plural siyanuka, sinuka esinukayo, esinuka sinuka asinuki esinganuki singanuki
2nd plural niyanuka, ninuka eninukayo, eninuka ninuka aninuki eninganuki ninganuki
Class 1 uyanuka, unuka onukayo, onuka enuka akanuki onganuki enganuki
Class 2 bayanuka, banuka abanukayo, abanuka benuka abanuki abanganuki benganuki
Class 3 uyanuka, unuka onukayo, onuka unuka awunuki onganuki unganuki
Class 4 iyanuka, inuka enukayo, enuka inuka ayinuki enganuki inganuki
Class 5 liyanuka, linuka elinukayo, elinuka linuka alinuki elinganuki linganuki
Class 6 ayanuka, anuka anukayo, anuka enuka awanuki anganuki enganuki
Class 7 siyanuka, sinuka esinukayo, esinuka sinuka asinuki esinganuki singanuki
Class 8 ziyanuka, zinuka ezinukayo, ezinuka zinuka azinuki ezinganuki zinganuki
Class 9 iyanuka, inuka enukayo, enuka inuka ayinuki enganuki inganuki
Class 10 ziyanuka, zinuka ezinukayo, ezinuka zinuka azinuki ezinganuki zinganuki
Class 11 luyanuka, lunuka olunukayo, olunuka lunuka alunuki olunganuki lunganuki
Class 14 buyanuka, bunuka obunukayo, obunuka bunuka abunuki obunganuki bunganuki
Class 15 kuyanuka, kunuka okunukayo, okunuka kunuka akunuki okunganuki kunganuki
Class 17 kuyanuka, kunuka okunukayo, okunuka kunuka akunuki okunganuki kunganuki
Recent past
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular nginukile, nginukē enginukile, enginukē nginukile, nginukē anginukanga enginganukanga nginganukanga
2nd singular unukile, unukē onukile, onukē unukile, unukē awunukanga onganukanga unganukanga
1st plural sinukile, sinukē esinukile, esinukē sinukile, sinukē asinukanga esinganukanga singanukanga
2nd plural ninukile, ninukē eninukile, eninukē ninukile, ninukē aninukanga eninganukanga ninganukanga
Class 1 unukile, unukē onukile, onukē enukile, enukē akanukanga onganukanga enganukanga
Class 2 banukile, banukē abanukile, abanukē benukile, benukē abanukanga abanganukanga benganukanga
Class 3 unukile, unukē onukile, onukē unukile, unukē awunukanga onganukanga unganukanga
Class 4 inukile, inukē enukile, enukē inukile, inukē ayinukanga enganukanga inganukanga
Class 5 linukile, linukē elinukile, elinukē linukile, linukē alinukanga elinganukanga linganukanga
Class 6 anukile, anukē anukile, anukē enukile, enukē awanukanga anganukanga enganukanga
Class 7 sinukile, sinukē esinukile, esinukē sinukile, sinukē asinukanga esinganukanga singanukanga
Class 8 zinukile, zinukē ezinukile, ezinukē zinukile, zinukē azinukanga ezinganukanga zinganukanga
Class 9 inukile, inukē enukile, enukē inukile, inukē ayinukanga enganukanga inganukanga
Class 10 zinukile, zinukē ezinukile, ezinukē zinukile, zinukē azinukanga ezinganukanga zinganukanga
Class 11 lunukile, lunukē olunukile, olunukē lunukile, lunukē alunukanga olunganukanga lunganukanga
Class 14 bunukile, bunukē obunukile, obunukē bunukile, bunukē abunukanga obunganukanga bunganukanga
Class 15 kunukile, kunukē okunukile, okunukē kunukile, kunukē akunukanga okunganukanga kunganukanga
Class 17 kunukile, kunukē okunukile, okunukē kunukile, kunukē akunukanga okunganukanga kunganukanga
Remote past
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngānuka engānuka ngānuka anginukanga enginganukanga nginganukanga
2nd singular wānuka owānuka wānuka awunukanga onganukanga unganukanga
1st plural sānuka esānuka sānuka asinukanga esinganukanga singanukanga
2nd plural nānuka enānuka nānuka aninukanga eninganukanga ninganukanga
Class 1 wānuka owānuka ānuka akanukanga onganukanga enganukanga
Class 2 bānuka abānuka bānuka abanukanga abanganukanga benganukanga
Class 3 wānuka owānuka wānuka awunukanga onganukanga unganukanga
Class 4 yānuka eyānuka yānuka ayinukanga enganukanga inganukanga
Class 5 lānuka elānuka lānuka alinukanga elinganukanga linganukanga
Class 6 ānuka ānuka ānuka awanukanga anganukanga enganukanga
Class 7 sānuka esānuka sānuka asinukanga esinganukanga singanukanga
Class 8 zānuka ezānuka zānuka azinukanga ezinganukanga zinganukanga
Class 9 yānuka eyānuka yānuka ayinukanga enganukanga inganukanga
Class 10 zānuka ezānuka zānuka azinukanga ezinganukanga zinganukanga
Class 11 lwānuka olwānuka lwānuka alunukanga olunganukanga lunganukanga
Class 14 bānuka obānuka bānuka abunukanga obunganukanga bunganukanga
Class 15 kwānuka okwānuka kwānuka akunukanga okunganukanga kunganukanga
Class 17 kwānuka okwānuka kwānuka akunukanga okunganukanga kunganukanga
Potential
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular nginganuka — nginganuka ngingenuke — ngingenuke
2nd singular unganuka — unganuka ungenuke — ungenuke
1st plural singanuka — singanuka singenuke — singenuke
2nd plural ninganuka — ninganuka ningenuke — ningenuke
Class 1 anganuka — enganuka angenuke — engenuke
Class 2 banganuka — benganuka bangenuke — bengenuke
Class 3 unganuka — unganuka ungenuke — ungenuke
Class 4 inganuka — inganuka ingenuke — ingenuke
Class 5 linganuka — linganuka lingenuke — lingenuke
Class 6 anganuka — enganuka angenuke — engenuke
Class 7 singanuka — singanuka singenuke — singenuke
Class 8 zinganuka — zinganuka zingenuke — zingenuke
Class 9 inganuka — inganuka ingenuke — ingenuke
Class 10 zinganuka — zinganuka zingenuke — zingenuke
Class 11 lunganuka — lunganuka lungenuke — lungenuke
Class 14 bunganuka — bunganuka bungenuke — bungenuke
Class 15 kunganuka — kunganuka kungenuke — kungenuke
Class 17 kunganuka — kunganuka kungenuke — kungenuke
Immediate future
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngizonuka engizonuka ngizonuka angizunuka engingezunuka ngingezunuka
2nd singular uzonuka ozonuka uzonuka awuzunuka ongezunuka ungezunuka
1st plural sizonuka esizonuka sizonuka asizunuka esingezunuka singezunuka
2nd plural nizonuka enizonuka nizonuka anizunuka eningezunuka ningezunuka
Class 1 uzonuka ozonuka ezonuka akazunuka ongezunuka engezunuka
Class 2 bazonuka abazonuka bezonuka abazunuka abangezunuka bengezunuka
Class 3 uzonuka ozonuka uzonuka awuzunuka ongezunuka ungezunuka
Class 4 izonuka ezonuka izonuka ayizunuka engezunuka ingezunuka
Class 5 lizonuka elizonuka lizonuka alizunuka elingezunuka lingezunuka
Class 6 azonuka azonuka ezonuka awazunuka angezunuka engezunuka
Class 7 sizonuka esizonuka sizonuka asizunuka esingezunuka singezunuka
Class 8 zizonuka ezizonuka zizonuka azizunuka ezingezunuka zingezunuka
Class 9 izonuka ezonuka izonuka ayizunuka engezunuka ingezunuka
Class 10 zizonuka ezizonuka zizonuka azizunuka ezingezunuka zingezunuka
Class 11 luzonuka oluzonuka luzonuka aluzunuka olungezunuka lungezunuka
Class 14 buzonuka obuzonuka buzonuka abuzunuka obungezunuka bungezunuka
Class 15 kuzonuka okuzonuka kuzonuka akuzunuka okungezunuka kungezunuka
Class 17 kuzonuka okuzonuka kuzonuka akuzunuka okungezunuka kungezunuka
Remote future
Positive absolute Positive relative Positive participial Negative absolute Negative relative Negative participial
1st singular ngiyonuka engiyonuka ngiyonuka angiyunuka engingeyunuka ngingeyunuka
2nd singular uyonuka oyonuka uyonuka awuyunuka ongeyunuka ungeyunuka
1st plural siyonuka esiyonuka siyonuka asiyunuka esingeyunuka singeyunuka
2nd plural niyonuka eniyonuka niyonuka aniyunuka eningeyunuka ningeyunuka
Class 1 uyonuka oyonuka eyonuka akayunuka ongeyunuka engeyunuka
Class 2 bayonuka abayonuka beyonuka abayunuka abangeyunuka bengeyunuka
Class 3 uyonuka oyonuka uyonuka awuyunuka ongeyunuka ungeyunuka
Class 4 iyonuka eyonuka iyonuka ayiyunuka engeyunuka ingeyunuka
Class 5 liyonuka eliyonuka liyonuka aliyunuka elingeyunuka lingeyunuka
Class 6 ayonuka ayonuka eyonuka awayunuka angeyunuka engeyunuka
Class 7 siyonuka esiyonuka siyonuka asiyunuka esingeyunuka singeyunuka
Class 8 ziyonuka eziyonuka ziyonuka aziyunuka ezingeyunuka zingeyunuka
Class 9 iyonuka eyonuka iyonuka ayiyunuka engeyunuka ingeyunuka
Class 10 ziyonuka eziyonuka ziyonuka aziyunuka ezingeyunuka zingeyunuka
Class 11 luyonuka oluyonuka luyonuka aluyunuka olungeyunuka lungeyunuka
Class 14 buyonuka obuyonuka buyonuka abuyunuka obungeyunuka bungeyunuka
Class 15 kuyonuka okuyonuka kuyonuka akuyunuka okungeyunuka kungeyunuka
Class 17 kuyonuka okuyonuka kuyonuka akuyunuka okungeyunuka kungeyunuka
Present subjunctive
Positive Negative
1st singular nginuke nginganuki
2nd singular unuke unganuki
1st plural sinuke singanuki
2nd plural ninuke ninganuki
Class 1 anuke anganuki
Class 2 banuke banganuki
Class 3 unuke unganuki
Class 4 inuke inganuki
Class 5 linuke linganuki
Class 6 anuke anganuki
Class 7 sinuke singanuki
Class 8 zinuke zinganuki
Class 9 inuke inganuki
Class 10 zinuke zinganuki
Class 11 lunuke lunganuki
Class 14 bunuke bunganuki
Class 15 kunuke kunganuki
Class 17 kunuke kunganuki
Past subjunctive
Positive Negative
1st singular nganuka nganganuka, anganuka, anganganuka
2nd singular wanuka wanganuka, awanuka, awanganuka
1st plural sanuka sanganuka, asanuka, asanganuka
2nd plural nanuka nanganuka, ananuka, ananganuka
Class 1 wanuka wanganuka, akanuka, akanganuka
Class 2 banuka banganuka, abanuka, abanganuka
Class 3 wanuka wanganuka, awanuka, awanganuka
Class 4 yanuka yanganuka, ayanuka, ayanganuka
Class 5 lanuka langanuka, alanuka, alanganuka
Class 6 anuka anganuka, awanuka, awanganuka
Class 7 sanuka sanganuka, asanuka, asanganuka
Class 8 zanuka zanganuka, azanuka, azanganuka
Class 9 yanuka yanganuka, ayanuka, ayanganuka
Class 10 zanuka zanganuka, azanuka, azanganuka
Class 11 lwanuka lwanganuka, alwanuka, alwanganuka
Class 14 banuka banganuka, abanuka, abanganuka
Class 15 kwanuka kwanganuka, akwanuka, akwanganuka
Class 17 kwanuka kwanganuka, akwanuka, akwanganuka

References

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