See also: hōkū and hǫku

Ainu

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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hoku (Kana spelling ホク)

  1. husband (male spouse)

Antonyms

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  • mat (wife)

Finnish

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Etymology

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hokea +‎ -u

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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hoku (rare)

  1. rhyme
    Synonym: loru

Declension

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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

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Anagrams

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Hawaiian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Polynesian (F, S)otu.

Pronunciation

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hoku

  1. Night of the full moon

References

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  • Hawaiian Dictionary, by Pukui and Elbert

Japanese

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Romanization

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hoku

  1. Rōmaji transcription of ほく

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Noun

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

  1. (pre-1917) alternative form of hake

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Tokelauan

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Determiner

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hoku

  1. (inalienable, indefinite) my

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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 to mātou oku, ota1 o māua o o mātou
incl. to tāua to to tātou o tāua o o tātou
2nd person toulua toutou ō oulua outou
3rd person tona to lāua to to lātou ona o lāua o 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 ta mātou aku, ata1 a māua a a mātou
incl. ta tāua ta ta tātou a tāua a a tātou
2nd person tau taulua tautou au aulua autou
3rd person tana ta lāua ta ta lātou ana a lāua a 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 ho mātou ni oku,
ni ota1
ni o māua ni o ni o mātou
incl. ho tāua ho ho tātou ni o tāua ni o ni o tātou
2nd person houlua houtou ni ō ni oulua ni outou
3rd person hona ho lāua ho ho lātou ni ona ni o lāua ni o 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 ha mātou ni aku,
ni ata1
ni a māua ni a ni a mātou
incl. ha tāua ha ha tātou ni a tāua ni a ni a tātou
2nd person hau haulua hautou ni au ni aulua ni autou
3rd person hana ha lāua ha ha lātou ni ana ni a lāua ni a ni a lātou

1) Sympathetic

References

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