See also: hu·k

Indonesian edit

Etymology edit

From Dutch hoek (corner, angle), from Middle Dutch hoec, huoc, from Old Dutch *huok, from Proto-Germanic *hōkaz (hook), from Proto-Indo-European *kog-, *keg-, *keng- (peg, hook, claw).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

huk (first-person possessive hukku, second-person possessive hukmu, third-person possessive huknya)

  1. (colloquial) land or building at the corner.

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Norwegian Bokmål edit

Verb edit

huk

  1. imperative of huke

Polish edit

Etymology edit

Onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /xuk/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -uk
  • Syllabification: huk

Noun edit

huk m inan

  1. noise, boom, bang, crash, rumble

Declension edit

Further reading edit

  • huk in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • huk in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Quechua edit

Quechua cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : huk
    Ordinal : hukñiqi

Alternative forms edit

Numeral edit

huk

  1. one

Adjective edit

huk

  1. another, other

Serbo-Croatian edit

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

hȗk m (Cyrillic spelling ху̑к)

  1. rumble, roar, rumble (indefinite noise or murmur)
  2. roar (of water falling or flowing)
  3. whistle (of wind)
  4. hoot (cry of an owl)

Declension edit

Swedish edit

Etymology edit

From huka (crouch, squat). Attested since 1750.

Noun edit

huk

  1. (in some expressions) a squatting position

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Tok Pisin edit

Etymology edit

From English hook.

Noun edit

huk

  1. a hook, especially a fish hook.

Verb edit

huk intrans., transitive hukim

  1. (intransitive) to fish.