puku
English edit
Etymology 1 edit
Alternative forms edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
puku (plural pukus)
- A medium-sized antelope found in Central Africa (Kobus vardonii).
Translations edit
antelope
Etymology 2 edit
Pronunciation edit
- (New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈpʊkʉː/
Noun edit
puku (plural pukus or puku)
- (New Zealand) The belly.
- 2011, Anahera Gildea, Anita Tipene, Ann French, Huia Short Stories 9: Contemporary Maori Fiction, volume 9:
- He groaned loud with his mouth open. Then he wet himself. And then he rolled over on to his puku.
Finnish edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Noun edit
puku
- suit (set of clothes to be worn together, now especially a man's matching jacket and trousers)
- Synonym: sprigi
- Nick vuokrasi häihin laivastonsinisen puvun.
- Nick rented a navy-blue suit for the wedding.
- suit (single garment that is a complete attire for a given task or activity)
- avaruuspuku, suojapuku, uimapuku ― space suit, protective suit, swimsuit
- dress (item of clothing which both covers the upper part of the body and includes skirts below the waist)
- dress, apparel, clothing, attire, outfit
- (in compounds) changing, dressing (of clothes)
- Synonym: pukeutuminen
- pukuhuone ― changing room / dressing room
Declension edit
Inflection of puku (Kotus type 1*M/valo, k-v gradation) | ||||
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nominative | puku | puvut | ||
genitive | puvun | pukujen | ||
partitive | pukua | pukuja | ||
illative | pukuun | pukuihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | puku | puvut | ||
accusative | nom. | puku | puvut | |
gen. | puvun | |||
genitive | puvun | pukujen | ||
partitive | pukua | pukuja | ||
inessive | puvussa | puvuissa | ||
elative | puvusta | puvuista | ||
illative | pukuun | pukuihin | ||
adessive | puvulla | puvuilla | ||
ablative | puvulta | puvuilta | ||
allative | puvulle | puvuille | ||
essive | pukuna | pukuina | ||
translative | puvuksi | puvuiksi | ||
abessive | puvutta | puvuitta | ||
instructive | — | puvuin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Synonyms edit
Derived terms edit
compounds
- aamupuku
- aataminpuku
- aluspuku
- arkipuku
- asepuku
- avaruuspuku
- barokkipuku
- frakkipuku
- hiihtopuku
- housupuku
- hääpuku
- höyhenpuku
- iltapuku
- jakkupuku
- judopuku
- juhlapuku
- kansallispuku
- kansanpuku
- kesäpuku
- kevätpuku
- khakipuku
- kokopuku
- kotelopuku
- koulupuku
- kuivapuku
- kumipuku
- kuolinpuku
- kutupuku
- kävelypuku
- körttipuku
- lapinpuku
- lappalaispuku
- lenkkipuku
- lepakkopuku
- liitopuku
- liituraitapuku
- liivipuku
- lottapuku
- lumipuku
- lämpöpuku
- maastopuku
- merimiespuku
- mittapuku
- mittatilauspuku
- morsiuspuku
- muinaispuku
- mustalaispuku
- märkäpuku
- naamiaispuku
- nahkapuku
- narrinpuku
- neulepuku
- nunnanpuku
- näyttämöpuku
- paitapuku
- papinpuku
- paraatipuku
- partiopuku
- pelastuspuku
- pellavapuku
- pellepuku
- peruspuku
- piispanpuku
- pikkupuku
- pitäjänpuku
- potkupuku
- pukudraama
- pukuelokuva
- pukuharjoitus
- pukuhistoria
- pukuhuone
- pukujuhla
- pukukaappi
- pukukangas
- pukukoodi
- pukukoppi
- pukukoru
- pukulaukku
- pukumies
- pukunäytelmä
- pukuompelija
- pukuompelu
- pukupaita
- pukupakko
- pukupussi
- pukuraha
- pukusuoja
- pukusuunnittelija
- pukuvuokraamo
- puuvillapuku
- puvunhousut
- pyhäpuku
- raitapuku
- rantapuku
- ratsastuspuku
- rippipuku
- romanipuku
- saamelaispuku
- saamenpuku
- sadepuku
- safaripuku
- samettipuku
- siviilipuku
- smurffipuku
- soidinpuku
- sotilaspuku
- sukelluspuku
- sukkapuku
- suojapuku
- surupuku
- syntymäpuku
- talvipuku
- teatteripuku
- tonttupuku
- toppapuku
- turripuku
- tuulipuku
- työpuku
- uimapuku
- valepuku
- valmispuku
- vanginpuku
- verryttelypuku
- vihkipuku
- virkapuku
- voimistelupuku
- vuokrapuku
- yhdistelmäpuku
- ykköspuku
- yöpuku
- yöpukusillaan
- yöpukusilleen
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “puku”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (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
Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
puku
- puku (antelope Kobus vardonii)
Declension edit
Inflection of puku (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | puku | pukut | ||
genitive | pukun | pukujen | ||
partitive | pukua | pukuja | ||
illative | pukuun | pukuihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | puku | pukut | ||
accusative | nom. | puku | pukut | |
gen. | pukun | |||
genitive | pukun | pukujen | ||
partitive | pukua | pukuja | ||
inessive | pukussa | pukuissa | ||
elative | pukusta | pukuista | ||
illative | pukuun | pukuihin | ||
adessive | pukulla | pukuilla | ||
ablative | pukulta | pukuilta | ||
allative | pukulle | pukuille | ||
essive | pukuna | pukuina | ||
translative | pukuksi | pukuiksi | ||
abessive | pukutta | pukuitta | ||
instructive | — | pukuin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
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Anagrams edit
Guaraní edit
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
puku
Guinea-Bissau Creole edit
Etymology edit
From Portuguese pouco. Cognate with Kabuverdianu poku.
Pronoun edit
puku
Hawaiian edit
Alternative forms edit
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
puku
Derived terms edit
Italian edit
Noun edit
puku m (invariable)
- puku (Kobus vardonii)
Further reading edit
- puku in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Maori edit
Etymology edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
puku
Descendants edit
- → English: puku
Northern Sotho edit
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puku
Old Tupi edit
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Adjective edit
puku
References edit
- LEMOS BARBOSA, A. Curso de Tupi antigo. Rio de Janeiro: Livraria São José, 1956.
Tsou edit
Noun edit
puku
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