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puk

See also: Puk, puk-, puk⁷, puk⁸, pu·k, pük, and пук

Albanian

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Etymology

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From Latin publica.[1]

Noun

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puk m (plural puka, definite puki, definite plural pukat)

  1. fool
  2. idiot

References

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  1. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “puk”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 346

Chuukese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English book.

Noun

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puk

  1. book

Czech

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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puk m inan

  1. (ice hockey) puck
    Synonyms: kotouč, touš
  2. bud
  3. fissure, crack
  4. puff of smoke
  5. pleat, fold

Declension

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Declension of puk (velar masculine inanimate)
singular plural
nominative puk puky
genitive puku puků
dative puku pukům
accusative puk puky
vocative puku puky
locative puku pucích
instrumental pukem puky

Noun

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puk m anim

  1. (rare, folklore) puck (mischievous spirit)

Declension

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Declension of puk (velar masculine animate)
singular plural
nominative puk pukové
genitive puka puků
dative pukovi, puku pukům
accusative puka puky
vocative puku pukové
locative pukovi, puku pucích
instrumental pukem puky

Further reading

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  • “puk”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • “puk”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
  • “puk”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

Mokilese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English book, from Middle English bok, book, from Old English bōc, from Proto-West Germanic *bōk, from Proto-Germanic *bōks

Noun

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puk

  1. book

Inflection

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Forms of puk
Demonstrative formss Singular Plural
1st person (near speaker) pukke pukkai
2nd person (near hearer) pukken pukken
3rd person (near neither speaker nor hearer) pukko pukkok
Article forms
indefinite pukkoaw pukpwi
definite pukwa pukwa

Naga Pidgin

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Etymology

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Inherited from Assamese পোক (pük).

Noun

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puk

  1. insect
    Synonym: kira

Norman

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Northern French poque, puque (compare Old French puche, modern French poche), from Old Norse poki. Compare also English pocket, poke (noun) from the same source through Anglo-Norman.

Noun

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puk f (plural puks)

  1. (Sark) bag

Old Tupi

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Etymology

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Cognate with Mbyá Guaraní pu.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈpuk]
  • Rhymes: -uk
  • Hyphenation: puk

Verb

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puk (first-person singular active indicative apuk, first-person singular negative active indicative n'apuki, first-person singular gerund gûipuka, noun puka) (intransitive)

  1. to be perforated
  2. to break (to end up in two or more pieces)[1]
    Synonyms: bok, îeká
  3. to be forced (to be forcibly open)[2]
    Synonym: îeká
  4. to be deflorated
    • 16th century, Joseph of Anchieta, compiled by Eduardo de Almeida Navarro and Helder Perri Ferreira, Poemas: lírica portuguesa e tupi (Poetas do Brasil; 5), 2nd edition, São Paulo: Martins Fontes, published 2004, →ISBN, page 88:
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      [ […] I puke'ỹme nhẽ o'a oúpa.]
      He was indeed being born without her deflorating.
  5. to have pollution (to ejaculate outside of sexual intercourse)
    • 1622, anonymous author, “Polução ter”, in Vocabulario na lingoa Braſilica, volume 2 (overall work in Old Tupi and Portuguese), Piratininga, page 80; republished as Carlos Drummond, editor, Vocabulário na Língua Brasílica, 2nd edition, São Paulo: USP, 1953:
      Apuapuc […]
      [Apuapuk […] ]
      I keep having pollutions.
  6. (of stormy weather) to clear up[3]

Conjugation

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    Conjugation of puk (intransitive, consonant ending) (See Appendix:Old Tupi verbs)
Note: not all forms are attested, most of the table is reconstructed based on known patterns.
Causative momuk
Causative-comitative eropuk
Deverbals
-ba'e opukyba'e
-sab(a) pukaba
-sar(a) pukara
Singular Singular & Plural Plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person exclusive 1st person inclusive 2nd person
Verbal forms
Active
Indicative apuk erepuk opuk oropuk îapuk pepuk
Permissive t'apuk t'erepuk t'opuk t'oropuk t'îapuk ta pepuk
Imperative epuk pepuk
Negative indicative n'apuki n'erepuki n'opuki n'oropuki n'îapuki na pepuki
Negative permissive t'apuk umẽ t'erepuk umẽ t'opuk umẽ t'oropuk umẽ t'îapuk umẽ ta pepuk umẽ
Negative imperative epuk umẽ pepuk umẽ
Gerund
Affirmative gûipuka epuka opuka oropuka îapuka pepuka
Negative gûipuke'yma epuke'yma opuke'yma oropuke'yma îapuke'yma pepuke'yma
Nominal forms
Infinitive
Affirmative puka
Negative puke'yma
Circumstantial
Affirmative xe puki i puki oré puki îandé puki
Negative xe puke'ymi i puke'ymi oré puke'ymi îandé puke'ymi

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Nheengatu: puka

References

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  1. ^ anonymous author (1622) “Arrebentar”, in Vocabulario na lingoa Braſilica (overall work in Portuguese), Piratininga; republished as Carlos Drummond, editor, Vocabulário na Língua Brasílica, 2nd edition, volume 1, São Paulo: USP, 1953, page 42: “Apuc. Aboc. [Apuk. Abok]”
  2. ^ anonymous author (1622) “Arrombarse assi”, in Vocabulario na lingoa Braſilica (overall work in Portuguese), Piratininga; republished as Carlos Drummond, editor, Vocabulário na Língua Brasílica, 2nd edition, volume 1, São Paulo: USP, 1953, page 44: “Apûc. Aiecâ. [Apuk. Aîeká]”
  3. ^ anonymous author (1622) “Esclarecer indo o dia chuiuoso”, in Vocabulario na lingoa Braſilica (overall work in Portuguese), Piratininga; republished as Carlos Drummond, editor, Vocabulário na Língua Brasílica, 2nd edition, volume 1, São Paulo: USP, 1953, page 123: “Apuc, […] Apucaib, […] Aiepirôc. [Apuk, […] Apukaíb, […] Aîepirok.]”

Polish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Deverbal from pukać.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /puk/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -uk
  • Syllabification: puk
  • Homophone: Puk

Interjection

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puk

  1. knock knock (used in lieu of knocking (e.g. on the door), when it is not possible to knock)

Noun

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puk m inan

  1. (rare) knock (abrupt rapping sound, as from an impact of a hard object against wood)
    Synonyms: pukanie, stukanie

Declension

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Declension of puk
singular plural
nominative puk puki
genitive puku puków
dative pukowi pukom
accusative puk puki
instrumental pukiem pukami
locative puku pukach
vocative puku puki

Further reading

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  • puk in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Semai

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Etymology

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From Proto-Aslian *puk (“chicken”).

Noun

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puk[1]

  1. chicken

Synonyms

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References

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  1. ^ Basrim bin Ngah Aching (2008) Kamus Engròq Semay – Engròq Malaysia, Kamus Bahasa Semai – Bahasa Malaysia, Bangi: Institut Alam dan Tamadun Melayu, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology

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From earlier *puok, from older plk, from Proto-Slavic *pъlkъ, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *fulkaz.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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pȗk m (Cyrillic spelling пу̑к)

  1. folk, people

Declension

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Declension of puk
singular plural
nominative pȗk púkovi / pȗci
genitive pȗka púkova / pȗkā
dative pȗku púkovima / pȗcima
accusative pȗk púkove / pȗke
vocative pȗče púkovi / pȗci
locative pȗku púkovima / pȗcima
instrumental pȗkom púkovima / pȗcima

Further reading

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  • “puk” in Hrvatski jezični portal
  • “puk” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Slovak

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English puck. First attested in the 20th century.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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puk m

  1. (ice hockey) puck

Declension

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Declension of puk
singular plural
nominative puk puky
genitive puku pukov
dative puku pukom
accusative puk puky
locative puke pukoch
instrumental pukom pukmi

References

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  1. ^ Králik, Ľubor (2016) “puk”, in Stručný etymologický slovník slovenčiny [Concise Etymological Dictionary of Slovak] (in Slovak), Bratislava: VEDA; JÚĽŠ SAV, →ISBN, page 483

Further reading

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  • “puk”, 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

Tulu-Bohuai

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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puk

  1. banana

Further reading

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  • Bohuai
  • Malcolm Ross, Proto Oceanic and the Austronesian Languages of Western Melanesia, Pacific Linguistics, series C-98 (1988)
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