puk

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See also: Puk, puk-, puk⁷, puk⁸, pu·k, pük, and пук

Albanian

Etymology

From Latin publica.

Noun

puk m (plural puka, definite puki, definite plural pukat)

  1. fool
  2. idiot

References

  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “puk”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 346

Chuukese

Etymology

Borrowed from English book.

Noun

puk

  1. book

Czech

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Pronunciation

Noun

puk m inan

  1. (ice hockey) puck
    Synonyms: kotouč, touš
  2. bud
  3. fissure, crack
  4. puff of smoke
  5. pleat, fold

Declension

Declension of puk (velar masculine inanimate)
singular plural
nominative puk puky
genitive puku puků
dative puku pukům
accusative puk puky
vocative puku puky
locative puku pucích
instrumental pukem puky

Noun

puk m anim

  1. (folklore) puck (mischievous spirit)
    Synonyms: kotouč, touš

Declension

Declension of puk (velar masculine animate)
singular plural
nominative puk pukové
genitive puka puků
dative pukovi, puku pukům
accusative puka puky
vocative puku pukové
locative pukovi, puku pucích
instrumental pukem puky

Further reading

  • puk in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • puk in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
  • puk in Internetová jazyková příručka

Mokilese

Etymology

Borrowed from English book, from Middle English bok, book, from Old English bōc, from Proto-West Germanic *bōk, from Proto-Germanic *bōks

Noun

puk (indefinite pukkoaw)

  1. book

Naga Pidgin

Etymology

Inherited from Assamese পোক (pük).

Noun

puk

  1. insect
    Synonym: kira

Norman

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Northern French poque, puque (compare Old French puche, modern French poche), from Old Norse poki. Compare also English pocket, poke (noun) from the same source through Anglo-Norman.

Noun

puk f (plural puks)

  1. (Sark) bag

Polish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Deverbal from pukać.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /puk/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -uk
  • Syllabification: puk
  • Homophone: Puk

Interjection

puk

  1. knock knock (used in lieu of knocking (e.g. on the door), when it is not possible to knock)

Noun

puk m inan

  1. (rare) knock (abrupt rapping sound, as from an impact of a hard object against wood)
    Synonyms: pukanie, stukanie

Declension

Declension of puk
singular plural
nominative puk puki
genitive puku puków
dative pukowi pukom
accusative puk puki
instrumental pukiem pukami
locative puku pukach
vocative puku puki

Further reading

  • puk in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Semai

Etymology

From Proto-Aslian *puk (“chicken”).

Noun

puk

  1. chicken

Synonyms

References

  1. ^ Basrim bin Ngah Aching (2008) Kamus Engròq Semay – Engròq Malaysia, Kamus Bahasa Semai – Bahasa Malaysia, Bangi: Institut Alam dan Tamadun Melayu, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From earlier *puok, from older plk, from Proto-Slavic *pъlkъ, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *fulkaz.

Pronunciation

Noun

pȗk m (Cyrillic spelling пу̑к)

  1. folk, people

Declension

Declension of puk
singular plural
nominative pȗk púkovi / pȗci
genitive pȗka púkova / pȗkā
dative pȗku púkovima / pȗcima
accusative pȗk púkove / pȗke
vocative pȗče púkovi / pȗci
locative pȗku púkovima / pȗcima
instrumental pȗkom púkovima / pȗcima

Further reading

  • “puk” in Hrvatski jezični portal
  • “puk” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Tulu-Bohuai

Pronunciation

Noun

puk

  1. banana

Further reading

  • Bohuai
  • Malcolm Ross, Proto Oceanic and the Austronesian Languages of Western Melanesia, Pacific Linguistics, series C-98 (1988)
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