laku

Basque

Etymology

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Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /laku/ [la.ku]
• Rhymes: -aku
• Hyphenation: la‧ku

Noun

laku inan

1. lake

Declension

Declension of laku (inanimate, ending in vowel)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	laku	lakua	lakuak
ergative	lakuk	lakuak	lakuek
dative	lakuri	lakuari	lakuei
genitive	lakuren	lakuaren	lakuen
comitative	lakurekin	lakuarekin	lakuekin
causative	lakurengatik	lakuarengatik	lakuengatik
benefactive	lakurentzat	lakuarentzat	lakuentzat
instrumental	lakuz	lakuaz	lakuez
inessive	lakutan	lakuan	lakuetan
locative	lakutako	lakuko	lakuetako
allative	lakutara	lakura	lakuetara
terminative	lakutaraino	lakuraino	lakuetaraino
directive	lakutarantz	lakurantz	lakuetarantz
destinative	lakutarako	lakurako	lakuetarako
ablative	lakutatik	lakutik	lakuetatik
partitive	lakurik	—	—
prolative	lakutzat	—	—

Synonyms

• aintzira

Further reading

• “laku”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
• “laku”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

Finnish

Etymology

Clipping of lakritsi +‎ -u

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɑku/, [ˈlɑ̝ku]
• Rhymes: -ɑku
• Syllabification^(key): la‧ku

Noun

laku (colloquial)

1. liquorice, small piece of liquorice
2. (derogatory) black (person)

Declension

Inflection of laku (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		laku	lakut
genitive		lakun	lakujen
partitive		lakua	lakuja
illative		lakuun	lakuihin
		singular	plural
nominative		laku	lakut
accusative	nom.	laku	lakut
	gen.	lakun
genitive		lakun	lakujen
partitive		lakua	lakuja
inessive		lakussa	lakuissa
elative		lakusta	lakuista
illative		lakuun	lakuihin
adessive		lakulla	lakuilla
ablative		lakulta	lakuilta
allative		lakulle	lakuille
essive		lakuna	lakuina
translative		lakuksi	lakuiksi
abessive		lakutta	lakuitta
instructive		—	lakuin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of laku (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative lakuni lakuni accusative nom. lakuni lakuni gen. lakuni genitive lakuni lakujeni partitive lakuani lakujani inessive lakussani lakuissani elative lakustani lakuistani illative lakuuni lakuihini adessive lakullani lakuillani ablative lakultani lakuiltani allative lakulleni lakuilleni essive lakunani lakuinani translative lakukseni lakuikseni abessive lakuttani lakuittani instructive — — comitative — lakuineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative lakusi lakusi accusative nom. lakusi lakusi gen. lakusi genitive lakusi lakujesi partitive lakuasi lakujasi inessive lakussasi lakuissasi elative lakustasi lakuistasi illative lakuusi lakuihisi adessive lakullasi lakuillasi ablative lakultasi lakuiltasi allative lakullesi lakuillesi essive lakunasi lakuinasi translative lakuksesi lakuiksesi abessive lakuttasi lakuittasi instructive — — comitative — lakuinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative lakumme lakumme accusative nom. lakumme lakumme gen. lakumme genitive lakumme lakujemme partitive lakuamme lakujamme inessive lakussamme lakuissamme elative lakustamme lakuistamme illative lakuumme lakuihimme adessive lakullamme lakuillamme ablative lakultamme lakuiltamme allative lakullemme lakuillemme essive lakunamme lakuinamme translative lakuksemme lakuiksemme abessive lakuttamme lakuittamme instructive — — comitative — lakuinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative lakunne lakunne accusative nom. lakunne lakunne gen. lakunne genitive lakunne lakujenne partitive lakuanne lakujanne inessive lakussanne lakuissanne elative lakustanne lakuistanne illative lakuunne lakuihinne adessive lakullanne lakuillanne ablative lakultanne lakuiltanne allative lakullenne lakuillenne essive lakunanne lakuinanne translative lakuksenne lakuiksenne abessive lakuttanne lakuittanne instructive — — comitative — lakuinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative lakunsa lakunsa accusative nom. lakunsa lakunsa gen. lakunsa genitive lakunsa lakujensa partitive lakuaan lakuansa lakujaan lakujansa inessive lakussaan lakussansa lakuissaan lakuissansa elative lakustaan lakustansa lakuistaan lakuistansa illative lakuunsa lakuihinsa adessive lakullaan lakullansa lakuillaan lakuillansa ablative lakultaan lakultansa lakuiltaan lakuiltansa allative lakulleen lakullensa lakuilleen lakuillensa essive lakunaan lakunansa lakuinaan lakuinansa translative lakukseen lakuksensa lakuikseen lakuiksensa abessive lakuttaan lakuttansa lakuittaan lakuittansa instructive — — comitative — lakuineen lakuinensa

Synonyms

• (liquorice): lakritsi

Further reading

• “laku”, 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

• Luka, alku, kalu

Indonesian

Etymology

From Malay laku, from Classical Malay لاکو (laku).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlaku/
• Hyphenation: la‧ku

Noun

laku (first-person possessive lakuku, second-person possessive lakumu, third-person possessive lakunya)

1. deed, act, action, behavior

   Synonyms: tingkah, perbuatan, tindakan

Derived terms

• berlaku
• diberlakukan
• dilakukan
• diperlakukan
• keberlakuan
• kelakuan
• lakuan
• melakukan
• memberlakukan
• memperlakukan
• pelaku
• pemberlakuan
• perlakuan
• selaku

 

• laku biadab
• laku binatang
• laku dramatis
• laku karakter
• laku lancung
• laku pokok
• laku sosial
• laku tirakat

 

Related terms

• lakon

 

Adjective

laku

1. saleable

   Synonym: laris

2. authentic, authoritative

   Synonym: sah

Further reading

• “laku” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Javanese

Romanization

laku

1. Romanization of ꦭꦏꦸ

Kambera

Verb

laku

1. (intransitive) to walk, to to

   Mbàda laku-na-ka.

   He's already gone.

References

• Marian Klamer (1998) A Grammar of Kambera, Berlin, New York: Mouton de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 37

Latvian

Noun

laku f

1. inflection of laka:
   1. accusative/instrumental singular
   2. genitive plural

Verb

laku

1. first-person singular past indicative of lakt

Ngaju

Noun

laku

1. a request

Old Javanese

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *lakaw (“to go, to walk”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /la.ku/
• Rhymes: -ku
• Hyphenation: la‧ku

Noun

laku

1. going
2. course
3. gait, walk
4. progress
5. journey
6. conduct, way of acting

Preposition

laku

1. like, in the manner of

Derived terms

• alaku
• alaku-laku
• alakwa-lakwan
• alalakon
• alalaku
• aṅlaku
• aṅlaku-laku
• aṅlakwani
• kalaku
• kalaku-laku
• kalakun
• kalakwan
• kalakwan
• laku-laku
• lakwa-lakwan
• lakwan
• lalakon
• linaku
• linakwakĕn
• linakwan
• lumaku
• lumaku-laku
• lumakwakĕn
• lumakwani
• malaku
• malaku-laku
• paṅlaku
• salaku

 

• pati lumaku

 

Descendants

• > Javanese: ꦭꦏꦸ (laku) (inherited)
• >? Malay: laku
  • Tagalog: lako
  • > Indonesian: laku (inherited)

Further reading

• "laku" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈla.ku/
• Rhymes: -aku
• Syllabification: la‧ku

Noun

laku m inan

1. genitive/locative/vocative singular of lak

Sakizaya

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /la.ˈku/, [la.ˈku]

Noun

laku

1. rice paddy

Serbo-Croatian

Adjective

laku

1. inflection of lak:
   1. indefinite masculine/neuter dative/locative singular
   2. feminine accusative singular

Ternate

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈla.ku]

Adverb

laku

1. too, too much

   totorifu laku ― I'm too full

References

• Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh