taku

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See also: Taku and tāku

Japanese

Romanization

taku

  1. Rōmaji transcription of たく

Latvian

Noun

taku f

  1. inflection of taka:
    1. accusative/instrumental singular
    2. genitive plural

Maori

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *taʻaku. Compare Hawaiian kaʻu.

Pronoun

taku

  1. my

Usage notes

This is the neutral form for referring to a single possessed item. This form is not governed by the usual a / o distinction. This word must be followed by a noun.

Declension

Maori possessive pronouns
singular object dual/plural object
singular subject A category O category Neutral A category O category Neutral
1st person tāku tōku taku āku ōku aku
2nd person tāu tōu tō āu ōu ō
3rd person tāna tōna tana āna ōna ana
dual subject
1st person, inclusive tā tāua tō tāua - ā tāua ō tāua -
1st person, exclusive tā māua tō māua - ā māua ō māua -
2nd person tā kōrua tō kōrua - ā kōrua ō kōrua -
3rd person tā rāua tō rāua - ā rāua ō rāua -
plural subject
1st person, inclusive tā tātou tō tātou - ā tātou ō tātou -
1st person, exclusive tā mātou tō mātou - ā mātou ō mātou -
2nd person tā koutou tō koutou - ā koutou ō koutou -
3rd person tā rātou tō rātou - ā rātou ō rātou -
A category: alienable possession; possessor has control of the relationship.
O category: inalienable possession; possessor has no control over the relationship.

Quechua

Adjective

taku

  1. rough
  2. resistant to getting drunk, having a high tolerance
  3. mixed, mixed up

See also

Noun

taku

  1. red soil, iron(III) oxide

Declension

declension of taku
singular plural
nominative taku takukuna
accusative takuta takukunata
dative takuman takukunaman
genitive takup takukunap
locative takupi takukunapi
terminative takukama takukunakama
ablative takumanta takukunamanta
instrumental takuwan takukunawan
comitative takuntin takukunantin
abessive takunnaq takukunannaq
comparative takuhina takukunahina
causative takurayku takukunarayku
benefactive takupaq takukunapaq
associative takupura takukunapura
distributive takunka takukunanka
exclusive takulla takukunalla
possessive forms of taku
ñuqap - first-person singular
ñuqap (my) singular plural
nominative takuy takuykuna
accusative takuyta takuykunata
dative takuyman takuykunaman
genitive takuypa takuykunap
locative takuypi takuykunapi
terminative takuykama takuykunakama
ablative takuymanta takuykunamanta
instrumental takuywan takuykunawan
comitative takuynintin takuykunantin
abessive takuyninnaq takuykunannaq
comparative takuyhina takuykunahina
causative takuyrayku takuykunarayku
benefactive takuypaq takuykunapaq
associative takuypura takuykunapura
distributive takuyninka takuykunanka
exclusive takuylla takuykunalla
qampa - second-person singular
qampa (your) singular plural
nominative takuyki takuykikuna
accusative takuykita takuykikunata
dative takuykiman takuykikunaman
genitive takuykipa takuykikunap
locative takuykipi takuykikunapi
terminative takuykikama takuykikunakama
ablative takuykimanta takuykikunamanta
instrumental takuykiwan takuykikunawan
comitative takuykintin takuykikunantin
abessive takuykinnaq takuykikunannaq
comparative takuykihina takuykikunahina
causative takuykirayku takuykikunarayku
benefactive takuykipaq takuykikunapaq
associative takuykipura takuykikunapura
distributive takuykinka takuykikunanka
exclusive takuykilla takuykikunalla
paypa - third-person singular
paypa (his/her/its) singular plural
nominative takun takunkuna
accusative takunta takunkunata
dative takunman takunkunaman
genitive takunpa takunkunap
locative takunpi takunkunapi
terminative takunkama takunkunakama
ablative takunmanta takunkunamanta
instrumental takunwan takunkunawan
comitative takunintin takunkunantin
abessive takunninnaq takunkunannaq
comparative takunhina takunkunahina
causative takunrayku takunkunarayku
benefactive takunpaq takunkunapaq
associative takunpura takunkunapura
distributive takuninka takunkunanka
exclusive takunlla takunkunalla
ñuqanchikpa - first-person inclusive plural
ñuqanchikpa (our(incl)) singular plural
nominative takunchik takunchikkuna
accusative takunchikta takunchikkunata
dative takunchikman takunchikkunaman
genitive takunchikpa takunchikkunap
locative takunchikpi takunchikkunapi
terminative takunchikkama takunchikkunakama
ablative takunchikmanta takunchikkunamanta
instrumental takunchikwan takunchikkunawan
comitative takunchiknintin takunchikkunantin
abessive takunchikninnaq takunchikkunannaq
comparative takunchikhina takunchikkunahina
causative takunchikrayku takunchikkunarayku
benefactive takunchikpaq takunchikkunapaq
associative takunchikpura takunchikkunapura
distributive takunchikninka takunchikkunanka
exclusive takunchiklla takunchikkunalla
ñuqaykup - first-person exclusive plural
ñuqaykup (our(excl)) singular plural
nominative takuyku takuykukuna
accusative takuykuta takuykukunata
dative takuykuman takuykukunaman
genitive takuykupa takuykukunap
locative takuykupi takuykukunapi
terminative takuykukama takuykukunakama
ablative takuykumanta takuykukunamanta
instrumental takuykuwan takuykukunawan
comitative takuykuntin takuykukunantin
abessive takuykunnaq takuykukunannaq
comparative takuykuhina takuykukunahina
causative takuykurayku takuykukunarayku
benefactive takuykupaq takuykukunapaq
associative takuykupura takuykukunapura
distributive takuykunka takuykukunanka
exclusive takuykulla takuykukunalla
qamkunap - second-person plural
qamkunap (your(pl)) singular plural
nominative takuykichik takuykichikkuna
accusative takuykichikta takuykichikkunata
dative takuykichikman takuykichikkunaman
genitive takuykichikpa takuykichikkunap
locative takuykichikpi takuykichikkunapi
terminative takuykichikkama takuykichikkunakama
ablative takuykichikmanta takuykichikkunamanta
instrumental takuykichikwan takuykichikkunawan
comitative takuykichiknintin takuykichikkunantin
abessive takuykichikninnaq takuykichikkunannaq
comparative takuykichikhina takuykichikkunahina
causative takuykichikrayku takuykichikkunarayku
benefactive takuykichikpaq takuykichikkunapaq
associative takuykichikpura takuykichikkunapura
distributive takuykichikninka takuykichikkunanka
exclusive takuykichiklla takuykichikkunalla
paykunap - third-person plural
paykunap (their) singular plural
nominative takunku takunkukuna
accusative takunkuta takunkukunata
dative takunkuman takunkukunaman
genitive takunkupa takunkukunap
locative takunkupi takunkukunapi
terminative takunkukama takunkukunakama
ablative takunkumanta takunkukunamanta
instrumental takunkuwan takunkukunawan
comitative takunkuntin takunkukunantin
abessive takunkunnaq takunkukunannaq
comparative takunkuhina takunkukunahina
causative takunkurayku takunkukunarayku
benefactive takunkupaq takunkukunapaq
associative takunkupura takunkukunapura
distributive takunkunka takunkukunanka
exclusive takunkulla takunkukunalla

Sakizaya

Pronunciation

Noun

taku

  1. lake; pond; pool

Tokelauan

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Hyphenation: ta‧ku

Etymology 1

From Proto-Polynesian *te-qa-ku. Cognates include Hawaiian kaʻu and Samoan laʻu.

Determiner

taku

  1. (inalienable, definite) my
See also
Tokelauan possessive determiners
Definite inalienable (O-type)
singular reference plural reference
sg du pl sg du pl
long short long short
1st person (excl.) toku,
tota1 		to māua to mā to mātou oku,
ota1 		o māua o mā o mātou
1st person (incl.) ― to tāua to tā to tātou ― o tāua o tā o tātou
2nd person tō toulua toutou ō oulua outou
3rd person tona to lāua to lā to lātou ona o lāua o lā o lātou
Definite alienable (A-type)
singular reference plural reference
sg du pl sg du pl
long short long short
1st person (excl.) taku,
tata1 		ta māua ta mā ta mātou aku,
ata1 		a māua a mā a mātou
1st person (incl.) ― ta tāua ta tā ta tātou ― a tāua a tā a tātou
2nd person tau taulua tautou au aulua autou
3rd person tana ta lāua ta lā ta lātou ana a lāua a lā a lātou
Indefinite inalienable (O-type)
singular reference plural reference
sg du pl sg du pl
long short long short
1st person (excl.) hoku,
hota1 		ho māua ho mā ho mātou ni oku,
ni ota1 		ni o māua ni o mā ni o mātou
1st person (incl.) ― ho tāua ho tā ho tātou ― ni o tāua ni o tā ni o tātou
2nd person hō houlua houtou ni ō ni oulua ni outou
3rd person hona ho lāua ho lā ho lātou ni ona ni o lāua ni o lā ni o lātou
Indefinite alienable (A-type)
singular reference plural reference
sg du pl sg du pl
long short long short
1st person (excl.) haku,
hata1 		ha māua ha mā ha mātou ni aku,
ni ata1 		ni a māua ni a mā ni a mātou
1st person (incl.) ― ha tāua ha tā ha tātou ― ni a tāua ni a tā ni a tātou
2nd person hau haulua hautou ni au ni aulua ni autou
3rd person hana ha lāua ha lā ha lātou ni ana ni a lāua ni a lā ni a lātou
1) Sympathetic

Etymology 2

From Proto-Polynesian *taku. Cognates include Maori taku and Samoan ta'u.

Verb

taku

  1. (intransitive) to tell
  2. (intransitive) to announce
  3. (transitive) to say, pronounce
  4. (transitive) to report
  5. (transitive) to confess
Derived terms

References

  • R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎, Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 361
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