tuki

• Hyphenation: tu‧ki

tuki

1. a whale shark

tuki

1. to quiz

tuki

1. dung, manure

From Proto-Finnic *tuki, of unknown further origin. Cognate to Estonian tugi, Ingrian tuki, Karelian tuki, Veps tugi, Votic tugõ, and Livonian tiʼg.

• IPA^(key): /ˈtuki/,
• Rhymes: -uki
• Hyphenation^(key): tu‧ki

tuki

1. support, strut, prop, crutch (something which supports physically)
2. support, backing, back (something which support emotionally, financially, politically, etc.)

   Jos joskus tarvitset apua, niin pyydä. Tiedät, että sinulla on minun tukeni.

   If you ever need help, just ask. You know I have your back.

3. (social) allowance, dole, benefit

   Katja nostaa tukia.

   Katja is on the dole.

   (literally, “Katja withdraws allowances.”)

4. support, evidence (something that corroborates or supports one's e.g. claims)

• “tuki”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01

• IPA^(key): /ˈtuki/,
• Rhymes: -uki
• Hyphenation^(key): tu‧ki

tuki

1. third-person singular past indicative of tukea

• IPA^(key): /ˈtukiˣ/,
• Rhymes: -uki
• Hyphenation^(key): tu‧ki

tuki

1. inflection of tukkia:
   1. second-person singular present imperative
   2. second-person singular present active imperative connegative
   3. present active indicative connegative

• itku, kitu, kuti, tiku, ukit

tuki

1. to discuss

From Proto-Finnic *tuki. Cognates include Finnish tuki and Estonian tugi.

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈtuki/,
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈtuki/,
• Rhymes: -uki
• Hyphenation: tu‧ki

tuki

1. stick that is put against a haystack so it doesn't fall over

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈtuki/,
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈtuki/,
• Rhymes: -uki
• Hyphenation: tu‧ki

tuki

1. inflection of tukkia:
   1. present indicative connegative
   2. second-person singular imperative
   3. second-person singular imperative connegative

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 604

From Proto-Polynesian *tuki (compare with Hawaiian kuʻi, Tongan tuki)^[1][2] from Proto-Austronesian *tuktuk ultimately onomatopoeic.^[3]

tuki

1. to ram, to pound, to pestle
2. to punch

   Synonyms: moto, meke

3. to bunt

tuki

1. pestle

• tukituki

• “tuki” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.

• IPA^(key): /ˈtu.ki/
• Rhymes: -uki
• Syllabification: tu‧ki

tuki f

1. inflection of tuka:
   1. genitive singular
   2. nominative/accusative/vocative plural

• IPA^(key): /tu.ˈki/,

tuki

1. clock; watch