hoku

See also: hōkū and hǫku

Ainu

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hòꜛkú/

Noun

hoku (Kana spelling ホク)

1. husband (male spouse)

Antonyms

• mat (“wife”)

Finnish

Etymology

hokea +‎ -u

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhoku/, [ˈho̞ku]
• Rhymes: -oku
• Hyphenation^(key): ho‧ku

Noun

hoku (rare)

1. rhyme

   Synonym: loru

Declension

Inflection of hoku (Kotus type 1*D/valo, k-∅ gradation)
nominative		hoku	hout
genitive		houn	hokujen
partitive		hokua	hokuja
illative		hokuun	hokuihin
		singular	plural
nominative		hoku	hout
accusative	nom.	hoku	hout
	gen.	houn
genitive		houn	hokujen
partitive		hokua	hokuja
inessive		houssa	houissa
elative		housta	houista
illative		hokuun	hokuihin
adessive		houlla	houilla
ablative		houlta	houilta
allative		houlle	houille
essive		hokuna	hokuina
translative		houksi	houiksi
abessive		houtta	houitta
instructive		—	houin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of hoku (Kotus type 1*D/valo, k-∅ gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative hokuni hokuni accusative nom. hokuni hokuni gen. hokuni genitive hokuni hokujeni partitive hokuani hokujani inessive houssani houissani elative houstani houistani illative hokuuni hokuihini adessive houllani houillani ablative houltani houiltani allative houlleni houilleni essive hokunani hokuinani translative houkseni houikseni abessive houttani houittani instructive — — comitative — hokuineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative hokusi hokusi accusative nom. hokusi hokusi gen. hokusi genitive hokusi hokujesi partitive hokuasi hokujasi inessive houssasi houissasi elative houstasi houistasi illative hokuusi hokuihisi adessive houllasi houillasi ablative houltasi houiltasi allative houllesi houillesi essive hokunasi hokuinasi translative houksesi houiksesi abessive houttasi houittasi instructive — — comitative — hokuinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative hokumme hokumme accusative nom. hokumme hokumme gen. hokumme genitive hokumme hokujemme partitive hokuamme hokujamme inessive houssamme houissamme elative houstamme houistamme illative hokuumme hokuihimme adessive houllamme houillamme ablative houltamme houiltamme allative houllemme houillemme essive hokunamme hokuinamme translative houksemme houiksemme abessive houttamme houittamme instructive — — comitative — hokuinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative hokunne hokunne accusative nom. hokunne hokunne gen. hokunne genitive hokunne hokujenne partitive hokuanne hokujanne inessive houssanne houissanne elative houstanne houistanne illative hokuunne hokuihinne adessive houllanne houillanne ablative houltanne houiltanne allative houllenne houillenne essive hokunanne hokuinanne translative houksenne houiksenne abessive houttanne houittanne instructive — — comitative — hokuinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative hokunsa hokunsa accusative nom. hokunsa hokunsa gen. hokunsa genitive hokunsa hokujensa partitive hokuaan hokuansa hokujaan hokujansa inessive houssaan houssansa houissaan houissansa elative houstaan houstansa houistaan houistansa illative hokuunsa hokuihinsa adessive houllaan houllansa houillaan houillansa ablative houltaan houltansa houiltaan houiltansa allative houlleen houllensa houilleen houillensa essive hokunaan hokunansa hokuinaan hokuinansa translative houkseen houksensa houikseen houiksensa abessive houttaan houttansa houittaan houittansa instructive — — comitative — hokuineen hokuinensa

See also

• hokema

Further reading

• “hoku”, 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 2023-07-02

Anagrams

• kohu

Hawaiian

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian (F, S)otu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈho.ku/

Noun

hoku

1. Night of the full moon

References

• Hawaiian Dictionary, by Pukui and Elbert

Japanese

Romanization

hoku

1. Rōmaji transcription of ほく

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

hòku f (definite singular hòko, indefinite plural hòkur, definite plural hòkune)

1. (pre-1917) alternative form of hake

Anagrams

• huko

Tokelauan

Etymology

From Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *se-o-ku.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈhʲo.ku]
• Hyphenation: ho‧ku

Determiner

hoku

1. (inalienable, indefinite) my

See also

Tokelauan possessive determiners

Definite inalienable (O-type)
		singular reference				plural reference
		sg	du		pl	sg	du		pl
			long	short			long	short
1st person	excl.	toku, tota1	to māua	to mā	to mātou	oku, ota1	o māua	o mā	o mātou
	incl.	―	to tāua	to tā	to tātou	―	o tāua	o tā	o tātou
2nd person		tō	toulua		toutou	ō	oulua		outou
3rd person		tona	to lāua	to lā	to lātou	ona	o lāua	o lā	o lātou
Definite alienable (A-type)
		singular reference				plural reference
		sg	du		pl	sg	du		pl
			long	short			long	short
1st person	excl.	taku, tata1	ta māua	ta mā	ta mātou	aku, ata1	a māua	a mā	a mātou
	incl.	―	ta tāua	ta tā	ta tātou	―	a tāua	a tā	a tātou
2nd person		tau	taulua		tautou	au	aulua		autou
3rd person		tana	ta lāua	ta lā	ta lātou	ana	a lāua	a lā	a lātou
Indefinite inalienable (O-type)
		singular reference				plural reference
		sg	du		pl	sg	du		pl
			long	short			long	short
1st person	excl.	hoku, hota1	ho māua	ho mā	ho mātou	ni oku, ni ota1	ni o māua	ni o mā	ni o mātou
	incl.	―	ho tāua	ho tā	ho tātou	―	ni o tāua	ni o tā	ni o tātou
2nd person		hō	houlua		houtou	ni ō	ni oulua		ni outou
3rd person		hona	ho lāua	ho lā	ho lātou	ni ona	ni o lāua	ni o lā	ni o lātou
Indefinite alienable (A-type)
		singular reference				plural reference
		sg	du		pl	sg	du		pl
			long	short			long	short
1st person	excl.	haku, hata1	ha māua	ha mā	ha mātou	ni aku, ni ata1	ni a māua	ni a mā	ni a mātou
	incl.	―	ha tāua	ha tā	ha tātou	―	ni a tāua	ni a tā	ni a tātou
2nd person		hau	haulua		hautou	ni au	ni aulua		ni autou
3rd person		hana	ha lāua	ha lā	ha lātou	ni ana	ni a lāua	ni a lā	ni a lātou

¹⁾ Sympathetic

References

• R. Simona, editor (1986), Tokelau Dictionary‎^[2], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 322