Lithuanian

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Ūkis (1)

Etymology

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Traditionally derived from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ewk- (to become accustomed), and compared with Sanskrit ओकस् (okas, house), Lithuanian jaukìnti (to domesticate), Proto-Slavic *učiti (to teach), Tocharian B oskiye (abode).[1]

Smoczynski is implicitly skeptical of the above etymology, and suggests either a borrowing from dialectal German Hucke (load on one's back) (for which see hocken (to squat, crouch) for more), or, if native, from a Proto-Indo-European uh₂k-yos, from *weh₂k- (collect), connecting the word to the seemingly obscure vókti (to gather and hide grain under a roof), as well as Latvian vâkt (to collect grain). However, for the latter derivation, he proposes no possible cognates outside of Baltic.[2]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ū́kis m (plural ū́kiai) stress pattern 1

  1. farm
    Synonym: ferma
    • 2019, Kišūnaitė, R. and Balionis, G., Beveidė[2], Naujas vardas:
      [...] seneliai turėjo nedidelį ūkį: karvę, pora avių, kelių lysvių daržą ir reikėjo visa tai prižiūrėti.
      [...] the grandparents had a small farm: a cow, a pair of sheep, a garden of several beds, and all this had to be taken care of.
  2. farming
    žemės ūkisagriculture
  3. economy
    • 1994, Lietuvos Krikščionių demokratų partijos dokumentai: pirmasis rinkinys, 1992 m. kovas-1994 m. gegužė., Vilnius: LKDP, →ISBN:
      Lietuvos ūkis turi būti orientuotas į Lietuvos ir išorės rinkoje paklausios produkcijos gamybą.
      The Lithuanian economy must be focused on the production of products in demand in the Lithuanian and foreign markets.

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ ūkis”, in Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė [Lithuanian etymological dictionary database], 2007–2012
  2. ^ Smoczyński, Wojciech (2007) “ū́kis”, in Słownik etymologiczny je̜zyka litewskiego[1] (in Polish), Vilnius: Uniwersytet Wileński, pages 701-2