Huk
See also: huk
English
editEtymology
editClipping of Hukbalahap, from Tagalog Hukbalahap, an abbreviation of Hukbong Bayan Laban sa Hapon (“People's Army Against the Japanese”). The initial word itself where the abbreviation comes from is from Tagalog hukbo (“army”), which itself is derived from Hokkien 服務/服务 (ho̍k-bū, “service”).
Noun
editHuk (plural Huks)
- (Philippines, US, historical) A member of the Hukbalahap.
Anagrams
editCzech
editPronunciation
editProper noun
editHuk m anim
- a male surname
Declension
editFurther reading
edit- Huk at prijmeni.cz
Polish
editEtymology
editFrom Polish huk (“loud noise”).
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editHuk m pers
- a male surname
Declension
editDeclension of Huk
Proper noun
editHuk f (indeclinable)
- a female surname
Further reading
edit- “Huk”, in Internetowy słownik nazwisk w Polsce [Internet dictionary of surnames in Poland], 2022
Slovak
editPronunciation
editProper noun
editHuk m anim (feminine Huková)
- a male surname
Further reading
edit- “Huk”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024
Tagalog
editEtymology
editBorrowed from English Huk, a clipping of Hukbalahap, an abbreviation of Hukbong Bayan Laban sa Hapon (“People's Army Against the Japanese”). The initial word itself where the abbreviation comes from is hukbo (“army”), derived from Hokkien 服務/服务 (ho̍k-bū, “service”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈhuk/ [ˈhuk]
- Rhymes: -uk
- Syllabification: Huk
Noun
editHuk (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜓᜃ᜔)
- (historical) member of the Hukbalahap
- 1996, Renato Constantino, Ang bagong lumipas: 1940-1965, University of Philippines Press, →ISBN:
- Pinayuhan din ni Whitney si MacArthur na magpalabas ng proklamasyong nag-uutos sa mga Huk na isuko ang kanilang armas sa "pinakamalapit na komandante ng US military..."48
- Whitney also advised MacArthur to release a proclamation ordering the Huks to surrender their arms to "the nearest US military commander..."
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