tuku

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See also: tuků and tʉkʉ

Finnish

Etymology

Possibly from Swedish tacka (“ewe”).

Pronunciation

Interjection

tuku

  1. (often repeated) Used to call sheep (to move towards the speaker).

Further reading

Anagrams

Javanese

Romanization

tuku

  1. Romanization of ꦠꦸꦏꦸ

Kanakanabu

Noun

tuku

  1. hoe

Maori

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *tuku (“to let go, to release”) (compare with Tokelauan tuku, Samoan tuʻu, Tahitian tuʻu and Hawaiian kuʻu).

Verb

tuku

  1. to slacken, to let go
  2. to release
  3. to permit, allow
  4. to give up

Noun

tuku

  1. offering
  2. presentation, submission

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Tregear, Edward (1891) Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary‎, Wellington, New Zealand: Lyon and Blair, pages 549-50
  2. ^ Ross Clark and Simon J. Greenhill, editors (2011), “tukud”, in POLLEX-Online: The Polynesian Lexicon Project Online

Further reading

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

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtu.ku/
  • Rhymes: -uku
  • Syllabification: tu‧ku

Noun

tuku m inan

  1. genitive/locative/vocative singular of tuk

Quechua

Noun

tuku

  1. A great horned owl (Bubo virginianus); an owl, generally

Declension

declension of tuku
singular plural
nominative tuku tukukuna
accusative tukuta tukukunata
dative tukuman tukukunaman
genitive tukup tukukunap
locative tukupi tukukunapi
terminative tukukama tukukunakama
ablative tukumanta tukukunamanta
instrumental tukuwan tukukunawan
comitative tukuntin tukukunantin
abessive tukunnaq tukukunannaq
comparative tukuhina tukukunahina
causative tukurayku tukukunarayku
benefactive tukupaq tukukunapaq
associative tukupura tukukunapura
distributive tukunka tukukunanka
exclusive tukulla tukukunalla
possessive forms of tuku
ñuqap - first-person singular
ñuqap (my) singular plural
nominative tukuy tukuykuna
accusative tukuyta tukuykunata
dative tukuyman tukuykunaman
genitive tukuypa tukuykunap
locative tukuypi tukuykunapi
terminative tukuykama tukuykunakama
ablative tukuymanta tukuykunamanta
instrumental tukuywan tukuykunawan
comitative tukuynintin tukuykunantin
abessive tukuyninnaq tukuykunannaq
comparative tukuyhina tukuykunahina
causative tukuyrayku tukuykunarayku
benefactive tukuypaq tukuykunapaq
associative tukuypura tukuykunapura
distributive tukuyninka tukuykunanka
exclusive tukuylla tukuykunalla
qampa - second-person singular
qampa (your) singular plural
nominative tukuyki tukuykikuna
accusative tukuykita tukuykikunata
dative tukuykiman tukuykikunaman
genitive tukuykipa tukuykikunap
locative tukuykipi tukuykikunapi
terminative tukuykikama tukuykikunakama
ablative tukuykimanta tukuykikunamanta
instrumental tukuykiwan tukuykikunawan
comitative tukuykintin tukuykikunantin
abessive tukuykinnaq tukuykikunannaq
comparative tukuykihina tukuykikunahina
causative tukuykirayku tukuykikunarayku
benefactive tukuykipaq tukuykikunapaq
associative tukuykipura tukuykikunapura
distributive tukuykinka tukuykikunanka
exclusive tukuykilla tukuykikunalla
paypa - third-person singular
paypa (his/her/its) singular plural
nominative tukun tukunkuna
accusative tukunta tukunkunata
dative tukunman tukunkunaman
genitive tukunpa tukunkunap
locative tukunpi tukunkunapi
terminative tukunkama tukunkunakama
ablative tukunmanta tukunkunamanta
instrumental tukunwan tukunkunawan
comitative tukunintin tukunkunantin
abessive tukunninnaq tukunkunannaq
comparative tukunhina tukunkunahina
causative tukunrayku tukunkunarayku
benefactive tukunpaq tukunkunapaq
associative tukunpura tukunkunapura
distributive tukuninka tukunkunanka
exclusive tukunlla tukunkunalla
ñuqanchikpa - first-person inclusive plural
ñuqanchikpa (our(incl)) singular plural
nominative tukunchik tukunchikkuna
accusative tukunchikta tukunchikkunata
dative tukunchikman tukunchikkunaman
genitive tukunchikpa tukunchikkunap
locative tukunchikpi tukunchikkunapi
terminative tukunchikkama tukunchikkunakama
ablative tukunchikmanta tukunchikkunamanta
instrumental tukunchikwan tukunchikkunawan
comitative tukunchiknintin tukunchikkunantin
abessive tukunchikninnaq tukunchikkunannaq
comparative tukunchikhina tukunchikkunahina
causative tukunchikrayku tukunchikkunarayku
benefactive tukunchikpaq tukunchikkunapaq
associative tukunchikpura tukunchikkunapura
distributive tukunchikninka tukunchikkunanka
exclusive tukunchiklla tukunchikkunalla
ñuqaykup - first-person exclusive plural
ñuqaykup (our(excl)) singular plural
nominative tukuyku tukuykukuna
accusative tukuykuta tukuykukunata
dative tukuykuman tukuykukunaman
genitive tukuykupa tukuykukunap
locative tukuykupi tukuykukunapi
terminative tukuykukama tukuykukunakama
ablative tukuykumanta tukuykukunamanta
instrumental tukuykuwan tukuykukunawan
comitative tukuykuntin tukuykukunantin
abessive tukuykunnaq tukuykukunannaq
comparative tukuykuhina tukuykukunahina
causative tukuykurayku tukuykukunarayku
benefactive tukuykupaq tukuykukunapaq
associative tukuykupura tukuykukunapura
distributive tukuykunka tukuykukunanka
exclusive tukuykulla tukuykukunalla
qamkunap - second-person plural
qamkunap (your(pl)) singular plural
nominative tukuykichik tukuykichikkuna
accusative tukuykichikta tukuykichikkunata
dative tukuykichikman tukuykichikkunaman
genitive tukuykichikpa tukuykichikkunap
locative tukuykichikpi tukuykichikkunapi
terminative tukuykichikkama tukuykichikkunakama
ablative tukuykichikmanta tukuykichikkunamanta
instrumental tukuykichikwan tukuykichikkunawan
comitative tukuykichiknintin tukuykichikkunantin
abessive tukuykichikninnaq tukuykichikkunannaq
comparative tukuykichikhina tukuykichikkunahina
causative tukuykichikrayku tukuykichikkunarayku
benefactive tukuykichikpaq tukuykichikkunapaq
associative tukuykichikpura tukuykichikkunapura
distributive tukuykichikninka tukuykichikkunanka
exclusive tukuykichiklla tukuykichikkunalla
paykunap - third-person plural
paykunap (their) singular plural
nominative tukunku tukunkukuna
accusative tukunkuta tukunkukunata
dative tukunkuman tukunkukunaman
genitive tukunkupa tukunkukunap
locative tukunkupi tukunkukunapi
terminative tukunkukama tukunkukunakama
ablative tukunkumanta tukunkukunamanta
instrumental tukunkuwan tukunkukunawan
comitative tukunkuntin tukunkukunantin
abessive tukunkunnaq tukunkukunannaq
comparative tukunkuhina tukunkukunahina
causative tukunkurayku tukunkukunarayku
benefactive tukunkupaq tukunkukunapaq
associative tukunkupura tukunkukunapura
distributive tukunkunka tukunkukunanka
exclusive tukunkulla tukunkukunalla

Serbo-Croatian

Verb

tuku (Cyrillic spelling туку)

  1. third-person plural present of tući

Sumerian

Romanization

tuku

  1. Romanization of 𒌇 (tuku)

Tausug

Noun

tuku

  1. pole (used to support something)

Ternate

Pronunciation

Verb

tuku

  1. (stative) to be slanting, sloping

Conjugation

Conjugation of tuku
Singular Plural
Inclusive Exclusive
1st totuku fotuku mituku
2nd notuku nituku
3rd Masculine otuku ituku, yotuku†
Feminine motuku
Neuter ituku
† - archaic

References

  • Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

Tetum

Noun

tuku

  1. hour

Verb

tuku

  1. to beat, to strike

Tokelauan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *tuku. Cognates include Hawaiian kuʻu and Samoan tuʻu.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Hyphenation: tu‧ku

Noun

tuku

  1. A rope on a traditional canoe.

Verb

tuku

  1. (transitive) to put
  2. (transitive) to leave
  3. (transitive) to stop
  4. (transitive) to allow
  5. (transitive) to presume
  6. (transitive) to blame
  7. (transitive, of canoes) to move

Verb

tuku (plural tatuku)

  1. (transitive, of trees) to cut down
  2. (transitive, of blinds) to let down

Derived terms

References

  • R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎, Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 405

Tuvaluan

Verb

tuku

  1. To give

Yámana

Noun

tuku

  1. husband, wife, marriage
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