oku

See also: Appendix:Variations of "oku"

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈoku]

Noun

oku

1. dative/locative singular of oko

Japanese

Romanization

oku

1. Rōmaji transcription of おく

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔ.ku/
• Rhymes: -ɔku
• Syllabification: o‧ku

Noun

oku n

1. dative/locative singular of oko

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

oku

1. dative/locative singular of oko

Noun

oku

1. accusative singular of oka

Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɔku]

Noun

oku

1. dative/locative singular of oko

Tokelauan

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *o-ku. Cognates include Maori ōku.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈo.ku]
• Hyphenation: o‧ku

Pronoun

o oku

1. (inalienable) mine

See also

Tokelauan possessive pronouns

inalienable (O-type)	singular	dual		plural
		long	short
1st person (exclusive)	o oku, o kita1	o māua	o mā	o mātou
1st person (inclusive)	―	o tāua	o tā	o tātou
2nd person	o ōu, o koe	o koulua		o koutou
3rd person	o ona	o lāua	o lā	o lātou
alienable (A-type)	singular	dual		plural
		long	short
1st person (exclusive)	a aku, a kita1	a māua	a mā	a mātou
1st person (inclusive)	―	a tāua	a tā	a tātou
2nd person	a āu, a koe	a koulua		a koutou
3rd person	a ana	a lāua	a lā	a lātou

¹⁾ Sympathetic
Only the singular pronouns differ from the personal pronouns.

Determiner

oku

1. (inalienable) 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^[1], Auckland: Office of Tokelau Affairs, page 35

Tongan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /o.ku/

Verb

oku

1. To be

   Pamphlets in the Tonga language, "Koe Hisitolia o Natula", page 58:

   Oku faa vahe ae kalasi huhu kihe faahiga e hiva, o behe:—

   1. Koe manu nima ua (Bimana)

   There are nine things like parts called the classes which have breasts, like so:—

   1. The animals with two hands (Bimana)

Turkish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /oˈku/
• Hyphenation: o‧ku

Etymology 1

Noun

oku

1. accusative singular of ok
2. third-person singular possessive of ok

Etymology 2

Verb

oku

1. second-person singular imperative of okumak

Xhosa

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ôːku]

Pronoun

ôku

1. this; class 15 proximal demonstrative.

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ôːku]

Pronoun

ôku

1. this; class 17 proximal demonstrative.

Yoruba

Etymology

From ò- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ kú (“to die”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ò.kú/

Noun

òkú

1. corpse, deceased

Derived terms

• jòkújòkú (“scavenger”)
• sìnkú (“to bury the dead”)
• ìsìnkú (“burial”)